West Coast Connection Forum
DUBCC - Tha Connection => West Coast Classics => Topic started by: blockstar on November 11, 2004, 08:44:04 PM
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01 State Of The Union 01:30
02 LAX 03:45
03 Cold World 03:51
04 Saturday Night Live 04:20
05 Muthafucka 02:55
06 Beware Of Us 04:10
07 Judgement Day 03:23
08 Criminal Set 03:17
09 Hey Now (Mean Muggin) 04:21
10 Ride Or Die 04:01
11 Crazy Ho 04:25
12 Big Barking 00:54
13 Tough Guy 04:25
14 Scent Of A Woman 04:20
15 Klack 05:15
16 Back 2 The Way It Was 03:58
.. R I P P E R ' S N O T E S ..
In the ESCAPE crew we dont hate, we appreciate.
So we'd like to take the time to give props
to the mad pre's that has been taking place
lately, like Snoop, Chingy, Lil Jon, The Diplamats
and the list goes on.
We'd like join in on the fun, so while this
album is due out in december, with the E - S - C
it's christmas already.
Enjoy this fine album, love from Escape.
Oh before we forget, scans are included..
"some peeps always ask for those, we dont know why"
even the scans says CERTIFIED :D
"Weapons of Mass Destruction" have turned up, thanks to
Xzibit.
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That's the title of X-to-the-Z's forthcoming album, on
which the Los Angeles MC rants about the president and
the war in Iraq, among other things. "I have always been
aware of my surroundings ," Xzibit said. "So not putting
that in the forefront of my creativity would be a
travesty. I had to put it out there."
On the track "State of the Union," X takes direct aim at
George W. Bush by turning the president's own words on
him and comparing him with the violent terrorists he
often rails against. X also comments on the war in Iraq
via the sociopolitical track "Cold World," produced by
Strong Arm Steady protege Jelly Roll.
"The last verse is about a young boy in Iraq," the rapper
explained. "For us, Iraq is a cut-out replica of what the
country looks like ... in actuality, Iraq is just like
New York. It's just like Detroit. It's where people live
and raise their families. We have all these military
actions and people coming with 88,000 tons of missiles
and bombs to take out a guy he may have never even heard
of. So I'm writing from that perspective. If you never
put yourself in the next man's shoes, you'll never know
how hard his struggle is."
"Weapons of Mass Destruction" isn't all about the
politics of the day, however. X turns things up on the
Timbaland-produced lead single, "Hey Now (Mean Muggin)."
"Timbaland was crazy to work with," he said. "When he
stepped in the studio, it was like working with Morpheus
from 'The Matrix' he stepped in with three beats and
said, 'Pick one.' They all sounded crazy, but I could
only pick one. I picked one and he hooked me up. I never
wrote like that before either. He scatted out something
for me and then I wrote the lyrics to it."
X also enlisted the production help of Rick Rock,
Battlecat, Denaun Porter (a.k.a. Kon Artis) of D12,
Hi-Tek and Sir Jinx for the set. Guest appearances
include X's Strong Arm Steady clique and R&B newcomer
Keri Hilson. Busta Rhymes also turns up on the
braggadocio track "Tough Guy."
"Busta Rhymes is my brother from another mother," Xzibit
said. "He did his thing. He just signed to Aftermath, so
he's working with the circle tightly. Me and Busta
Rhymes' vocals together sound like iron and gravel
scraping together."
Due December 7, "Weapons of Mass Destruction" is all
about balance for Xzibit.
"The album has a wide variety of music," said X. "It's
not just preachy or political. It's a little bit of
everything. The fans don't really like to be preached to.
They want to get the message, but don't stand on no
soapbox, homey. So, it's how you get the message across
and how clearly you can articulate it to them without
talking down to them. That's what I strived to do on this
record."