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DUBCC - Tha Connection => West Coast Classics => Topic started by: Sccit on October 30, 2012, 02:21:15 AM
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Seriously, peoples. Xzibit just dropped a great album with his latest release, “Napalm”… a true banger that slaps front-to-back. Are we going to sit here and act like it never happened? X to the Z is a certified west coast legend in the game, one of the greatest to ever do it, and he just gave us his best album in over a decade..
I’m beginning to wonder if the Kendrick Lamar hype is so overwhelming that most rap fans have completely overlooked Xzibit’s return? Don’t get me wrong, Kendrick Lamar dropped a really good conceptual album, and it’s nice to see the west finally get some proper shine, but can Xzibit please get his? This shit right here is the go. But this shit right here only sold 3,200 in its first week…. In comparison, Kendrick is projected to sell 245,000 copies in his first week with “good kid m.A.A.d city”! That difference is truly mind-boggling. Obviously, Xzibit’s album didn’t get the same promotion, hype, and financial backing as Kendrick got with Interscope/Aftermath, but X has paid his dues and undeniably deserves better recognition. Especially after coming with an LP of this caliber.
This is that authentic west coast sound that can’t be fucked with. You can tell by listening that an honest effort was put into the making of the music, which is refreshing in todays day and age, to say the least. The production-value is extremely high (especially for an independent release) and the flows are on point, as Xzibit gets deep as ever, painting vivid pictures with his thought-provoking lyricism over hard hitting beats, guaranteed to fuck your eardrums. Definitely much better than Xzibit’s last few albums, and I’d probably go as far as sayin’ album of the year. Stand-out tracks are “1983″, “Killers Remorse”, “Louis XIII”, “Dos Equise”, “Movie”, “Gangsta Gangsta”…fuck it, the whole album is one big highlight. FINAL RATING: 8/10
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nope.
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nope.
This^^
6.5/10
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must not be xzibit fans...this is his best work since "man vs machine". possibly even "restless".
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must not be xzibit fans...this is his best work since "man vs machine". possibly even "restless".
Believe I got all dudes albums. It's good for an underground album, really. But no more than 6.5/10
Kendrick only got a 7.5/10 from me. It's hotter but it ain't a masterpiece or close
Peace
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its a dope album but until recently I didn't know that Xzibit was still alive, thats how much promo he got
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must not be xzibit fans...this is his best work since "man vs machine". possibly even "restless".
Believe I got all dudes albums. It's good for an underground album, really. But no more than 6.5/10
Kendrick only got a 7.5/10 from me. It's hotter but it ain't a masterpiece or close
Peace
in comparison to other reviewers, your rating is low. allhiphop.com actually gave it an 8.5/10, hiphopsite.com and dubcnn gave it a 4/5, and rapreviews gave it a 7.5/10.....6.5 seems low for an album of this quality. bump it again.
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must not be xzibit fans...this is his best work since "man vs machine". possibly even "restless".
Believe I got all dudes albums. It's good for an underground album, really. But no more than 6.5/10
Kendrick only got a 7.5/10 from me. It's hotter but it ain't a masterpiece or close
Peace
in comparison to other reviewers, your rating is low. allhiphop.com actually gave it an 8.5/10, hiphopsite.com and dubcnn gave it a 4/5, and rapreviews gave it a 7.5/10.....6.5 seems low for an album of this quality. bump it again.
Lol no disrespect but I could equally say their ratings are too high. Albums decent but there's too many weaker points to even be a 7, it's a fairly slick independent effort don't get me wrong. Won't be in my top 5, cool if it's yours my dude.
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must not be xzibit fans...this is his best work since "man vs machine". possibly even "restless".
Believe I got all dudes albums. It's good for an underground album, really. But no more than 6.5/10
Kendrick only got a 7.5/10 from me. It's hotter but it ain't a masterpiece or close
Peace
in comparison to other reviewers, your rating is low. allhiphop.com actually gave it an 8.5/10, hiphopsite.com and dubcnn gave it a 4/5, and rapreviews gave it a 7.5/10.....6.5 seems low for an album of this quality. bump it again.
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http://blog.weserious.com/?p=188
Seriously, peoples. Xzibit just dropped a great album with his latest release, “Napalm”… a true banger that slaps front-to-back. Are we going to sit here and act like it never happened? X to the Z is a certified west coast legend in the game, one of the greatest to ever do it, and he just gave us his best album in over a decade..
I’m beginning to wonder if the Kendrick Lamar hype is so overwhelming that most rap fans have completely overlooked Xzibit’s return? Don’t get me wrong, Kendrick Lamar dropped a really good conceptual album, and it’s nice to see the west finally get some proper shine, but can Xzibit please get his? This shit right here is the go. But this shit right here only sold 3,200 in its first week…. In comparison, Kendrick is projected to sell 245,000 copies in his first week with “good kid m.A.A.d city”! That difference is truly mind-boggling. Obviously, Xzibit’s album didn’t get the same promotion, hype, and financial backing as Kendrick got with Interscope/Aftermath, but X has paid his dues and undeniably deserves better recognition. Especially after coming with an LP of this caliber.
This is that authentic west coast sound that can’t be fucked with. You can tell by listening that an honest effort was put into the making of the music, which is refreshing in todays day and age, to say the least. The production-value is extremely high (especially for an independent release) and the flows are on point, as Xzibit gets deep as ever, painting vivid pictures with his thought-provoking lyricism over hard hitting beats, guaranteed to fuck your eardrums. Definitely much better than Xzibit’s last few albums, and I’d probably go as far as sayin’ album of the year. Stand-out tracks are “1983″, “Killers Remorse”, “Louis XIII”, “Dos Equise”, “Movie”, “Gangsta Gangsta”…fuck it, the whole album is one big highlight. FINAL RATING: 8/10
I 100% agree with you on this. X dropped a solid "West Coast" album keeping it real. I haven't heard anything in sooooo long that had this type of production from a WC artist.
I'm not digging KL as his style doesn't feel WC to me. I'm sure a lot of people like it, and that's fine.
The only thing I'm really looking forward to is Roscoe which seems to keep it WC.
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Xzibit has a waaaay better album...A damn shame it wasnt appreciated .Kendrick put out bullshit , but had Interscope telling everyone it was a classic and brainwashed people into buying into it.
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must not be xzibit fans...this is his best work since "man vs machine". possibly even "restless".
Believe I got all dudes albums. It's good for an underground album, really. But no more than 6.5/10
Kendrick only got a 7.5/10 from me. It's hotter but it ain't a masterpiece or close
Peace
in comparison to other reviewers, your rating is low. allhiphop.com actually gave it an 8.5/10, hiphopsite.com and dubcnn gave it a 4/5, and rapreviews gave it a 7.5/10.....6.5 seems low for an album of this quality. bump it again.
Lol no disrespect but I could equally say their ratings are too high. Albums decent but there's too many weaker points to even be a 7, it's a fairly slick independent effort don't get me wrong. Won't be in my top 5, cool if it's yours my dude.
i'm with you here... I liked Xzibit's album for what it is... it's a solid release, nice lyricism overall, flow is on point most of the time, the production is always decent and very dope at times... the beats sound crisp and hard hitting but there are too many fillers. some songs are really uninspired and boring even though the beat is tight, and X flows kinda nice. there are songs that sound literally the same, and songs where the beat is so damn repetitive and X talks about that same westcoast bragadoccio / profane lyrics it just doesn't sound fresh anymore. I always liked Xzibit for his lyricism, and always hated when he tried to convey that "hard" persona (understand I always like Xzibit pre Restless and never thoroughly enjoyed Restless and post Restless Xzibit), and there are unnecessary songs where he does just that in the album. that being said there are extremely dope tracks, 1983, Louis XIII, Movies, the song with Slim, the song with B-Real, the song with E-40 is growing on me too.
so for me it's a 6.5/10, maybe 7. not more. but that's a good enough release in my book, i bump it everyday on my way too work. I just don't rate it as high as you do, Nik.
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It is what it is. Xzibit didn't only sell X amount of copies because of the Kendrick hype. It's not like it's unheard of people to buy more than two albums in the same month. Xzibit's album is solid, that's with or without K. Dot's album being factored in, but the promotion is lacking. That has nothing to do with Kendrick's album.
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nope.
This^^
6.5/10
Willie B, how are you listening to this? Please don't tell me your headphones.... Sonically, this album is a monster and you need a system with good bass to truly appreciate this, if not a sub-woofer.
I've listened to this album at least 10 full times through, favourites many more and I'd have to give it an 8. If he took off 3-4 filler tracks, I'd probably bump it up to a 9.
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its a dope album but until recently I didn't know that Xzibit was still alive, thats how much promo he got
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must not be xzibit fans...this is his best work since "man vs machine". possibly even "restless".
Believe I got all dudes albums. It's good for an underground album, really. But no more than 6.5/10
Kendrick only got a 7.5/10 from me. It's hotter but it ain't a masterpiece or close
Peace
in comparison to other reviewers, your rating is low. allhiphop.com actually gave it an 8.5/10, hiphopsite.com and dubcnn gave it a 4/5, and rapreviews gave it a 7.5/10.....6.5 seems low for an album of this quality. bump it again.
Lol no disrespect but I could equally say their ratings are too high. Albums decent but there's too many weaker points to even be a 7, it's a fairly slick independent effort don't get me wrong. Won't be in my top 5, cool if it's yours my dude.
i'm with you here... I liked Xzibit's album for what it is... it's a solid release, nice lyricism overall, flow is on point most of the time, the production is always decent and very dope at times... the beats sound crisp and hard hitting but there are too many fillers. some songs are really uninspired and boring even though the beat is tight, and X flows kinda nice. there are songs that sound literally the same, and songs where the beat is so damn repetitive and X talks about that same westcoast bragadoccio / profane lyrics it just doesn't sound fresh anymore. I always liked Xzibit for his lyricism, and always hated when he tried to convey that "hard" persona (understand I always like Xzibit pre Restless and never thoroughly enjoyed Restless and post Restless Xzibit), and there are unnecessary songs where he does just that in the album. that being said there are extremely dope tracks, 1983, Louis XIII, Movies, the song with Slim, the song with B-Real, the song with E-40 is growing on me too.
so for me it's a 6.5/10, maybe 7. not more. but that's a good enough release in my book, i bump it everyday on my way too work. I just don't rate it as high as you do, Nik.
fsheez...i gotta say, though, if u didn't enjoy "Restless", then we gunna have a difference of opinion when it comes to Xzibit. but as long as u enjoyed the album, keep bumpin it. maybe it'll grow on u. the singles grew on me, as i wasnt really feelin them at first..they sound better with the flow of the album, though.
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If he took off 3-4 filler tracks, I'd probably bump it up to a 9.
Lol
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i loved restless sonically, don't get me wrong, i just never really bought into the gangsta persona that X adopted, and I always thought it was kinda forced and didn't go with X's character. therefore i rate his first two albums higher, and i think they're more authentic. but restless is one of these dope ass westcoast albums that flourished in the wake of Dre's 2001 (along with tha eastsidaz, doggy's angels, dillinger & young gotti, etc.)
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If he took off 3-4 filler tracks, I'd probably bump it up to a 9.
Lol
Are you gonna answer my question? Because if its through headphones or shitty computer speakers I can't count your opinion amigo
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It is what it is. Xzibit didn't only sell X amount of copies because of the Kendrick hype. It's not like it's unheard of people to buy more than two albums in the same month. Xzibit's album is solid, that's with or without K. Dot's album being factored in, but the promotion is lacking. That has nothing to do with Kendrick's album.
people have been waiting for a great west coast album. the kendrick hype possibly coulda overshadowed and killed any hype x would've potentially gained if everyone wasn't talkin about kendrick. it deserves more attention. 3,200 in comparison to 245,000 is a big difference.
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i loved restless sonically, don't get me wrong, i just never really bought into the gangsta persona that X adopted, and I always thought it was kinda forced and didn't go with X's character. therefore i rate his first two albums higher, and i think they're more authentic. but restless is one of these dope ass westcoast albums that flourished in the wake of Dre's 2001 (along with tha eastsidaz, doggy's angels, dillinger & young gotti, etc.)
I like Xzibit's first 2 lyrically, and I like "Restless" production-wise. Overall, I'd say all of his first 3 are west coast classics, and this is the closest he's gotten to that form since.
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Agreed.
it's all opinion and preference though.
My opinion is X - 7.5/10
Kendrick - 5/10 - sorry guys this shit bored me
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I thought the response to X's album was mostly positive on this board, album slapped. Veto did a great job on the mastering.
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If he took off 3-4 filler tracks, I'd probably bump it up to a 9.
Lol
Are you gonna answer my question? Because if its through headphones or shitty computer speakers I can't count your opinion amigo
iPod sub/base station. If it was a better album the CD would've been ordered right after I heard the leak
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iPod sub/base station. If it was a better album the CD would've been ordered right after I heard the leak
Will that is very unfortunate, my condolences. I've heard those Ispeakers, like Altec Lansing and Logitech and they just don't do rap or electronic music justice. You need real speakers that can output bass to truly enjoy this album.
Technically speaking, its amazing. It's mastered well and if you have the right shit, Xs voice willl even grumble through the low-end. Production and mixing/mastering are probably a 9/10 for me, maybe even 9.5. Haven't "heard" an album like this in awhile. I've mixed rap before and this would be something to look up to as a great example or goal.
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iPod sub/base station. If it was a better album the CD would've been ordered right after I heard the leak
Will that is very unfortunate, my condolences. I've heard those Ispeakers, like Altec Lansing and Logitech and they just don't do rap or electronic music justice. You need real speakers that can output bass to truly enjoy this album.
Technically speaking, its amazing. It's mastered well and if you have the right shit, Xs voice willl even grumble through the low-end. Production and mixing/mastering are probably a 9/10 for me, maybe even 9.5. Haven't "heard" an album like this in awhile. I've mixed rap before and this would be something to look up to as a great example or goal.
I appreciate your eloquent efforts to push the album, really I do.
I'm not listening only for production finesse. Yes a lot of it is dope, but a lot of it Xzibit sounds uninspired, or the beats/tracks/hooks are unambitious/corny. On his past album sessions, a lot of the tracks would be b-sides or leftovers
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Another thread about Kendrick's album? Come on, man. Xzibit is in my Top 5 and the new album was dope, but "GKMC" is better.
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it really sounds like it's well mastered, even through my profane ears. that's the first thing i thought as i heard the first track. need to bump it on a better sound system though. but as will said some songs just sound uninspired and the beat is monotonous, even though it is really crisp.
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some songs just sound uninspired and the beat is monotonous, even though it is really crisp.
that's "westcoast" sounding Beats for u. Obviously it isnt all bad but its far from all good either. but i'll admit that it goes like that for all regions too even tho at the same time aint nobody really thinking "regional" sounds making music nowadays which is just as much of a + as it is a - For more or less most artist seem to go into the studio doing what they wanna do
i previewed this album in i-tunes but that was only just to get familiar with it a little. I think he just did thus for his hardcore-stans and becuz he hasnt had an album out in a while. Even tho he's okay here n there on Features his solo career is dead. He's at a point where he should be focusing on TV/Films and other ventures. Props to him tho, get tha $ and do what u love.
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some songs just sound uninspired and the beat is monotonous, even though it is really crisp.
that's "westcoast" sounding Beats for u.
On the real tho if West Coast beats are meant to be no more than this (standardised), and West Coast MC's are 'meant' to be non-lyrical and 'stick to a script' then wtf is the Coast's musical output worth these days?
And that question ain't for you, I'm just pickin up on what ppl be sayin of late
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iPod sub/base station. If it was a better album the CD would've been ordered right after I heard the leak
Will that is very unfortunate, my condolences. I've heard those Ispeakers, like Altec Lansing and Logitech and they just don't do rap or electronic music justice. You need real speakers that can output bass to truly enjoy this album.
Technically speaking, its amazing. It's mastered well and if you have the right shit, Xs voice willl even grumble through the low-end. Production and mixing/mastering are probably a 9/10 for me, maybe even 9.5. Haven't "heard" an album like this in awhile. I've mixed rap before and this would be something to look up to as a great example or goal.
on point
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but a lot of it Xzibit sounds uninspired
this is just wrong...xzibit, on this album, is spitting with more passion and meaning than i've heard him spit with in quite a while. i suggest you do as walter suggested and slap this album in an actual system.
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Another thread about Kendrick's album? Come on, man. Xzibit is in my Top 5 and the new album was dope, but "GKMC" is better.
this piece is actually about xzibit's album, and how a lot of the west has overlooked it through the kendrick hype. if u think kendrick's album is better, cool. i personally dont.
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Another thread about Kendrick's album? Come on, man. Xzibit is in my Top 5 and the new album was dope, but "GKMC" is better.
this piece is actually about xzibit's album, and how a lot of the west has overlooked it through the kendrick hype. if u think kendrick's album is better, cool. i personally dont.
Bumped GKMC today, it's actually quite boring IMO on consecutive listens. Still beats Xzibit but not by much.
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some songs just sound uninspired and the beat is monotonous, even though it is really crisp.
that's "westcoast" sounding Beats for u.
On the real tho if West Coast beats are meant to be no more than this (standardised), and West Coast MC's are 'meant' to be non-lyrical and 'stick to a script' then wtf is the Coast's musical output worth these days?
And that question ain't for you, I'm just pickin up on what ppl be sayin of late
if u liked the beats on kendrick's album better, then u simply dont prefer west coast sound any longer. i dunno how peeps here can call the album "uninspired", u can tell that xzibit poured his heart and soul into this one and truly wanted to come with a strong effort. maybe were not hearing the same album? or maybe ur just bumpin it in ur computer speakers and not doing the album any justice...nobody is meant to "stick to a script". but if xzibit made an album over trance beats, i'd be pretty pissed. some would say he's "breaking borders" and what not, but i dont want dwight howard shooting threes. stick to what u best at, and xzibit did just that.
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i like xzibit but kendrick album is more original ,specially the production ..
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i like xzibit but kendrick album is more original ,specially the production ..
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i like xzibit but kendrick album is more original, specially the production ..
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This is his best album since "At the speed of life" I've had this cd in my car deck for the past week alternating between it and a Motown greatest hits disc and I'm still not sick of it. It's a complete album not the 12 track bullshit artists are making now a day's. I skip pretty much 1 or 2 tracks on it. So I give it a 8 out of 10. A lot of you guy's that don't like it are probably skipping through it and actually not listening to the album. Xzbit is rapping his ass off spitting out his heart and heat on this.
I'm happy that a lot of you dudes like the Kendrick album and are enjoying it so much. For me I don't like nor am I feeling his album. It puts me to sleep way to boring. Yes kendrick has skills but god damn THIS ALBUM SIMPLY DOESNT KNOCK AT ALL... lol
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must not be xzibit fans...this is his best work since "weapons of mass destruction''
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i like xzibit but kendrick album is more original ,specially the production ..
original conceptually, but as far as production, a good portion of it is very young moneyesque and sounds current with the music of the times. the more interesting stuff is outkastesque. wouldnt call it "more original"...i'd say "1983" is more original than anything on "good kid m.A.A.d city". u got a west coast banger slappin that hard, then outa nowhere, u get a deep track with only strings+no drums to take u back 2 reality. a few tracks later, u got x goin hard on an authentic soundin rock track. original. i know what u mean, a lot of it does have that classic xzibit sound, but thats part of what makes it so great. its a signature sound of his own, nobody else.
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i like xzibit but kendrick album is more original ,specially the production ..
original conceptually, but as far as production, a good portion of it is very young moneyesque and sounds current with the music of the times. the more interesting stuff is outkastesque. wouldnt call it "more original"...i'd say "1983" is more original than anything on "good kid m.A.A.d city". u got a west coast banger slappin that hard, then outa nowhere, u get a deep track with only strings+no drums to take u back 2 reality. a few tracks later, u got x goin hard on an authentic soundin rock track. original. i know what u mean, a lot of it does have that classic xzibit sound, but thats part of what makes it so great. its a signature sound of his own, nobody else.
Lol at K Dot sounding like a Young Money album, you tripping homie. Xzibits album was dope but he wasn't pushing any boundaries, it was standard west coast sounds.
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i like xzibit but kendrick album is more original ,specially the production ..
original conceptually, but as far as production, a good portion of it is very young moneyesque and sounds current with the music of the times. the more interesting stuff is outkastesque. wouldnt call it "more original"...i'd say "1983" is more original than anything on "good kid m.A.A.d city". u got a west coast banger slappin that hard, then outa nowhere, u get a deep track with only strings+no drums to take u back 2 reality. a few tracks later, u got x goin hard on an authentic soundin rock track. original. i know what u mean, a lot of it does have that classic xzibit sound, but thats part of what makes it so great. its a signature sound of his own, nobody else.
Lol at K Dot sounding like a Young Money album, you tripping homie. Xzibits album was dope but he wasn't pushing any boundaries, it was standard west coast sounds.
If u don't hear the Young Money influence on certain aspects of the sound, then we guna have 2 agree 2 disagree brodie
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i like xzibit but kendrick album is more original ,specially the production ..
original conceptually, but as far as production, a good portion of it is very young moneyesque and sounds current with the music of the times. the more interesting stuff is outkastesque. wouldnt call it "more original"...i'd say "1983" is more original than anything on "good kid m.A.A.d city". u got a west coast banger slappin that hard, then outa nowhere, u get a deep track with only strings+no drums to take u back 2 reality. a few tracks later, u got x goin hard on an authentic soundin rock track. original. i know what u mean, a lot of it does have that classic xzibit sound, but thats part of what makes it so great. its a signature sound of his own, nobody else.
Lol at K Dot sounding like a Young Money album, you tripping homie. Xzibits album was dope but he wasn't pushing any boundaries, it was standard west coast sounds.
please enlighten me what new boundaries Kendrick;s album pushed cuz i didnt hear nothing new in his album
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i like xzibit but kendrick album is more original ,specially the production ..
original conceptually, but as far as production, a good portion of it is very young moneyesque and sounds current with the music of the times. the more interesting stuff is outkastesque. wouldnt call it "more original"...i'd say "1983" is more original than anything on "good kid m.A.A.d city". u got a west coast banger slappin that hard, then outa nowhere, u get a deep track with only strings+no drums to take u back 2 reality. a few tracks later, u got x goin hard on an authentic soundin rock track. original. i know what u mean, a lot of it does have that classic xzibit sound, but thats part of what makes it so great. its a signature sound of his own, nobody else.
Lol at K Dot sounding like a Young Money album, you tripping homie. Xzibits album was dope but he wasn't pushing any boundaries, it was standard west coast sounds.
please enlighten me what new boundaries Kendrick;s album pushed cuz i didnt hear nothing new in his album
It's mainly about him takin a pen and a pad to the lab and doin a collab with a production team that were all on 'the same page' as him
It ain't some mythical shit, but's the process is a step in the right direction for making 'that type' of classic (but this isn't one)
GKMC is a 'damn good' album. But when mines arrives I probably wont bump it much on the real
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so there is nothing new to it ;) it was done before ;)
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so there is nothing new to it ;) it was done before ;)
Yeah *but* the beats, lyrics and hooks sound 2012 ;)
In short, people are connecting with Kendrick and the album coz it's FRESH™*
*and in hip-hop thats all you can ask for broadly speaking, for the scene to be alive
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I think what you have is Kendrick making a fresh hybrid hipster/west-coast rap album, basically something new. But, the sound of it isn't really new or mind-boggling, I think people find the concept being refreshing and original. The flow and sequencing (which Dre probably helped a lot) make it a cohesive album.
X stuck to the classic west-coast formula and did what he is good at, in 2012. That's probably why older heads (like me) appreciate this album. Its nostalgic of the mighty powerhouse the West once was...
Once upon a time in the West you could say lol.
Kendrick is the next generation, next "new" sound. These 2 albums are completely different.
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Napalm is clearly better than Good Kid, imo, but it's not all thaaat great to me. It has too many tracks that I have to skip over, and a truly great album is one where I can just play it through and not have to press "skip" on my system, you feel me? However, I'll focus on the positive, and X made some genuine, authentic Westcoast songs on here, so I'll give him props for having the courage to do that when for some reason a lot of other rappers are either scared to do it or just aren't interested in that sound (that's their prerogative, but I also pay those kinds of rappers no mind).
The tracks I like are Everything, Dos Equis, Something More, Gangsta Gangsta, Stand Tall, Spread it Out, Louis XIII, I Came to Kill -- eights songs, that's a lot of songs to like on a single album, these days...but the tracks I absolutely love are Gangsta Gangsta, Stand Tall and Spread it Out, pretty much in that order.
Kendrick's album -- I love maad city when the beat switches up with the MC Eiht part, and I like (don't love, just like) Money Trees. The rest of the album is either "ok" or flat-out boring to me.
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LOL. This kid won't rest. What a fucking loser.
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kenDICKS album was just sounded like he wanted to be a wannabe of lupe fiasco style of rapping and story telling nothing original for a new comer. but xzibit's album reallly gave me hope that there are a very few west coast rappers out there who care about there true wc fans. with snoop and daz going hollow lately.
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Napalm is clearly better than Good Kid, imo, but it's not all thaaat great to me. It has too many tracks that I have to skip over, and a truly great album is one where I can just play it through and not have to press "skip" on my system, you feel me? However, I'll focus on the positive, and X made some genuine, authentic Westcoast songs on here, so I'll give him props for having the courage to do that when for some reason a lot of other rappers are either scared to do it or just aren't interested in that sound (that's their prerogative, but I also pay those kinds of rappers no mind).
The tracks I like are Everything, Dos Equis, Something More, Gangsta Gangsta, Stand Tall, Spread it Out, Louis XIII, I Came to Kill -- eights songs, that's a lot of songs to like on a single album, these days...but the tracks I absolutely love are Gangsta Gangsta, Stand Tall and Spread it Out, pretty much in that order.
Kendrick's album -- I love maad city when the beat switches up with the MC Eiht part, and I like (don't love, just like) Money Trees. The rest of the album is either "ok" or flat-out boring to me.
you didnt feel "killers remorse", "movies", or "1983"?
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LOL. This kid won't rest. What a fucking loser.
you really wont, huh?
(http://img216.imageshack.us/img216/2208/faggptby1.jpg)
give it a break
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Is that Eden's gay pen pal? Back up, herb.
You've spent three weeks having backhanded ass things to say about this album. Just stay man, nigga.
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Is that Eden's gay pen pal? Back up, herb.
You've spent three weeks having backhanded ass things to say about this album. Just stay man, nigga.
pretty sure i also said it was good and even called it a great conceptual album...but u stay lickin my nuts over opinions. all good, son. it's your forte.
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Tell me I'm lying that you don't have a vendetta against him.
The discussion thread of his album is filled with you trying your best to defend "authentic" played out West Coast sound. Then you went out of your way to make a thread about him after everyone praised the album just to bring it down. Now you're back crying here because X just picked 15 true West Coast sounding beats & did his thing & you're mad Kendrick is getting all the love.
So you want to talk about nut licking? Any average human being can see you've been deepthroating Kendrick for three weeks now. You can try to act all unbiased with your "Well, I said he's good...& conceputally...I guess...if that's all I can point out about him....it was a great idea..". So backhanded. You ain't fooling anyone, clown. Take that shit back to your lame recreation rap group. Nobody living in 2012 wants to hear it.
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lolwhat?
:'( :'( :'(
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under rated & overlooked
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With all due respect , I didn't like Xzibits New album Napalm , wasn't feeling the beats mostly .
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i loved restless sonically, don't get me wrong, i just never really bought into the gangsta persona that X adopted, and I always thought it was kinda forced and didn't go with X's character. therefore i rate his first two albums higher, and i think they're more authentic. but restless is one of these dope ass westcoast albums that flourished in the wake of Dre's 2001 (along with tha eastsidaz, doggy's angels, dillinger & young gotti, etc.)
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You said everything I was thinking about Xzibits career
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i loved restless sonically, don't get me wrong, i just never really bought into the gangsta persona that X adopted, and I always thought it was kinda forced and didn't go with X's character. therefore i rate his first two albums higher, and i think they're more authentic. but restless is one of these dope ass westcoast albums that flourished in the wake of Dre's 2001 (along with tha eastsidaz, doggy's angels, dillinger & young gotti, etc.)
He took shit a bit too far with the rags and everything, but he always had some gangsta lyrics in in his albums even before "Restless".
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Its not a NIK topic till Cham comes in cryin n bitchin about somethin.
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I actually agree with this thread alot now. Kendricks album has grown boring too me where as X's album just gets betetr. Xzibit is lyrical as fuck on napalm, more lyrical than Kendrick and the album has better beats. Kendrick good to listen too but its not really a good album for a party or in your car.
The skits ruin kendricks album for me too.
Just my opinion but i like X's album better now where at first i like kendrick better and was disappointed with X. Looking back i think i got caught up in the Dre/afthermath association and hype.
Chino XL's album is WAY better than X and kendricks albums combined though! :P
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Its not a NIK topic till Cham comes in cryin n bitchin about somethin.
I'm not allowed to disagree? But you're European. Makes sense you fail with the idea of freedom of speech & thought.
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I actually agree with this thread alot now. Kendricks album has grown boring too me where as X's album just gets betetr. Xzibit is lyrical as fuck on napalm, more lyrical than Kendrick and the album has better beats. Kendrick good to listen too but its not really a good album for a party or in your car.
The skits ruin kendricks album for me too.
Just my opinion but i like X's album better now where at first i like kendrick better and was disappointed with X. Looking back i think i got caught up in the Dre/afthermath association and hype.
Chino XL's album is WAY better than X and kendricks albums combined though! :P
i'm the nostradamus of this shit, cuzz.....haven't gotten around to chino's album yet, but i doubt it could be "WAY" better.
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Violence Of Tha LAMBZ Will Shit On Both Of Those Albums Real Spit Straight Westcoast Shit
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Violence Of Tha LAMBZ Will Shit On Both Of Those Albums Real Spit Straight Westcoast Shit
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Hmm maybe not WAY better but it really is an incredible double album. Incredible lyrical ability and all different topics, not just punch lines. Great production, he just unique.
X's album has a great combination too though, dark/aggressive tracks, party tracks, deep meaningful/more emotional tracks, like Chino's just Chino more lyrical and has taht old school style production with dj'ing and scratching and not so many features. Even though i like teh features on X's album^^;
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Its not a NIK topic till Cham comes in cryin n bitchin about somethin.
I'm not allowed to disagree? But you're European. Makes sense you fail with the idea of freedom of speech & thought.
You fail again. Im from Jersey bitch fuck you get Europe from? I just get a kick out of you actin like some rap aficionado when you were born in like 95.
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Its not a NIK topic till Cham comes in cryin n bitchin about somethin.
I'm not allowed to disagree? But you're European. Makes sense you fail with the idea of freedom of speech & thought.
You fail again. Im from Jersey bitch fuck you get Europe from? I just get a kick out of you actin like some rap aficionado when you were born in like 95.
"Just get a kick"? You wouldn't make reference to it if it didn't bother you. Clearly it angers you that you're pushing 30 & a 20 year old is giving it to you straight.
Anyway, lmao Jersey. Niggas broadcasting live from a shack near the remains of the shore.
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I will find out today if Sccits post was on point. I'm just now finally getting around to buying the Kendrick Lamar album today. So far I've been 100% satisfied with the Xzibit album. I don't think we could of asked much more from Xzibit at this point. The album really deserves it's props and deserves to blow up and at least go gold. Even though I doubt it will break 100,000-200,000. Still Xzibit can probably turn a decent profit since it's sort of an independent release. Maybe X was having some tax problems or something because he sounds like he got some of his hunger back for this one. Standout cuts...
"State of Hip-Hop vs. Xzibit"
"Everything"
"Dos Equis" (RBX sounds sick over this beat)
"Forever A G"
"Stand Tall"
"Meaning of Life"
"Louis the 13"
"Killers Remorse"
XZIBIT IS BACK!!!!!! Great comeback album, reminds me of Snoop dropping Top Dogg after he fell off, or Nas dropping Stillmatic after he comeback. It certainly ranks up there with some of the top comeback albums.
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XZIBIT IS BACK!!!!!! Great comeback album
right!
+1
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Turns out my homie Sccit was spot on. I bought the Kendrick Lamar album and couldn't even make it through four songs. Dre's already a legend so no disrespect to Dre but I can't believe he would put out some wannabe South wannabe Lil Wayne shit like this. Dres always been a leader and not a follower, so why are they copying the Southern sound?
...so like Sccit says, if you want some real West Coast shit get Xzibits album instead. Shyne was right, Kendricks album is a huge dissapointment.
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Kendrick good to listen too but its not really a good album for a party or in your car.
So you just wanna listen to the beats?
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Checked out a couple songs like 1983 and the Alkaholiks one on Youtube and they were boring as fuck. Maybe the rest of the album is better, dunno, lost interest already.
Kendrick's album has some really captivating songs.
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Checked out a couple songs like 1983 and the Alkaholiks one on Youtube and they were boring as fuck. Maybe the rest of the album is better, dunno, lost interest already.
Kendrick's album has some really captivating songs.
spoken like a true eurowigger
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Checked out a couple songs like 1983 and the Alkaholiks one on Youtube and they were boring as fuck. Maybe the rest of the album is better, dunno, lost interest already.
Kendrick's album has some really captivating songs.
spoken like a true eurowigger
If you got a problem with it... enjoy your problem, dick sucker!
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Checked out a couple songs like 1983 and the Alkaholiks one on Youtube and they were boring as fuck. Maybe the rest of the album is better, dunno, lost interest already.
Kendrick's album has some really captivating songs.
spoken like a true eurowigger
If you got a problem with it... enjoy your problem, dick sucker!
no thanks
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Checked out a couple songs like 1983 and the Alkaholiks one on Youtube and they were boring as fuck. Maybe the rest of the album is better, dunno, lost interest already.
Kendrick's album has some really captivating songs.
spoken like a true eurowigger
Fail because a real euro wigger would be claiming both album GOAT :laugh:
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Checked out a couple songs like 1983 and the Alkaholiks one on Youtube and they were boring as fuck. Maybe the rest of the album is better, dunno, lost interest already.
Kendrick's album has some really captivating songs.
spoken like a true eurowigger
Fail because a real euro wigger would be claiming both album GOAT :laugh:
i only said that because his name is eurowigger.... in reality, he's probably a mexicanamerican
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The funny thing is Kendrick actually has pretty limited appeal in Europe and mainly in places like the UK and Ireland because you need to be fairly versed in the English language to appreciate his music.
Xzibit on the other hand is immensely popular because of beat-driven pop singles like Paparazzi, the TV show Pimp My Ride (which got licensed even to places that don't get MTV), and more recently internet meme pictures..
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yeah Nik was jokin though.
but yeah your typical Euro is more likely to be a Xzibit fan than a Kendrick fan... traditional westcoast sound, one of the frontmen of the 2001 era (with X being an emblematic single), Pimp My Ride too. on the other hand Kendrick is getting more popular these days because of the radio push and the Dre association but if anything it's more hipster rap over here.
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I've not heard X's album yet but I have the CD. I was disappointed with Kendrick's album after the first listen. He sounds like a Lil Wayne copy in both flow and sound for about half the CD. I nearly threw the CD out my car window at one point.
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I've not heard X's album yet but I have the CD. I was disappointed with Kendrick's album after the first listen. He sounds like a Lil Wayne copy in both flow and sound for about half the CD. I nearly threw the CD out my car window at one point.
That's what I did. No lie, I didn't throw it out of the window of the car but I did throw it in the trash can at the airport. I thought about giving it to someone else but that album is contaminated and I didn't want to spread it to anyone else.
I had to stop after the first four joints and I never heard the last 2/3rd's of the album... does it get any better?
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Checked out a couple songs like 1983 and the Alkaholiks one on Youtube and they were boring as fuck. Maybe the rest of the album is better, dunno, lost interest already.
Kendrick's album has some really captivating songs.
If your only going to check out a couple songs and judge the cd off of that then at least check out "Meaning of Life". "Meaning of Life" is the one, certifiable banger on the album. "Meaning of Life" can give you that "Papparazi" or "Best of Things" type of feel that made Xzibit one of the greats. All the tracks are good listens though, with the exception of the title track when he tried to make a rock song.
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I've not heard X's album yet but I have the CD. I was disappointed with Kendrick's album after the first listen. He sounds like a Lil Wayne copy in both flow and sound for about half the CD. I nearly threw the CD out my car window at one point.
That's what I did. No lie, I didn't throw it out of the window of the car but I did throw it in the trash can at the airport. I thought about giving it to someone else but that album is contaminated and I didn't want to spread it to anyone else.
I had to stop after the first four joints and I never heard the last 2/3rd's of the album... does it get any better?
the kendrick album has some good joints on it, only a couple truly west coast sounding joints, though (2nd half of "m.a.a.d city" with mc eiht was the highlight of the album)....it's not a masterpiece, but i wouldnt throw it out. there was still some very good sequencing by dre on the album, and lyrically, kendrick is good. i definitely can understand that it's not ur style of music, tho.
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Checked out a couple songs like 1983 and the Alkaholiks one on Youtube and they were boring as fuck. Maybe the rest of the album is better, dunno, lost interest already.
Kendrick's album has some really captivating songs.
If your only going to check out a couple songs and judge the cd off of that then at least check out "Meaning of Life". "Meaning of Life" is the one, certifiable banger on the album. "Meaning of Life" can give you that "Papparazi" or "Best of Things" type of feel that made Xzibit one of the greats. All the tracks are good listens though, with the exception of the title track when he tried to make a rock song.
i didnt like the title track "napalm" at first, but even thats good for what it is....
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Louis XIII sounds like Rocwilder to me, disappointing beat whoever produced it. But the chemistry between the emcees is great on that song. Shame alot of the guests and producers aren't on X's level on that LP.
Anything willing to associate itself with drake is for retardedshitheadedfaggots.
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Louis XIII sounds like Rocwilder to me, disappointing beat whoever produced it. But the chemistry between the emcees is great on that song. Shame alot of the guests and producers aren't on X's level on that LP.
Anything willing to associate itself with drake is for retardedshitheadedfaggots.
"Louis 13th" was produced by Dre, and that beat is dope like all of Dre's beats.
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the kendrick album has some good joints on it, only a couple truly west coast sounding joints, though (2nd half of "m.a.a.d city" with mc eiht was the highlight of the album)....it's not a masterpiece, but i wouldnt throw it out. there was still some very good sequencing by dre on the album, and lyrically, kendrick is good. i definitely can understand that it's not ur style of music, tho.
I may check out the MCEiht joint on youtube then
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Louis XIII sounds like Rocwilder to me, disappointing beat whoever produced it. But the chemistry between the emcees is great on that song. Shame alot of the guests and producers aren't on X's level on that LP.
Anything willing to associate itself with drake is for retardedshitheadedfaggots.
"Louis 13th" was produced by Dre, and that beat is dope like all of Dre's beats.
yea, it was a standout track, duno what charliebrown talkin bout
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the kendrick album has some good joints on it, only a couple truly west coast sounding joints, though (2nd half of "m.a.a.d city" with mc eiht was the highlight of the album)....it's not a masterpiece, but i wouldnt throw it out. there was still some very good sequencing by dre on the album, and lyrically, kendrick is good. i definitely can understand that it's not ur style of music, tho.
I may check out the MCEiht joint on youtube then
http://youtu.be/10yrPDf92hY?t=2m35s
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By the way, I didn't like the overall theme of the liner notes, album artwork etc.... Dude was just going out of his way to be ghetto ass fuck! And it wasn't artistic at all.
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http://youtu.be/10yrPDf92hY?t=2m35s
This song is dope, minus Kendrick Lamar trying to rap in a girly, faggotty voice similar to the way Lil Wayne does. The beat is nice and MC Eiht is dope
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i own both and i prefer xzibits new album which didnt surprise me
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only at dubcc i would read xzibits album is better than kendricks SMFH
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only at dubcc i would read xzibits album is better than kendricks SMFH
get off kendricks dick, ya ol' mainstream rap lovin lookin mufucka
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lol what? i started listening to him back in 08 when he dropped his a milli verse, when he was still k.dot, he just happened to blow up
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only at dubcc i would read xzibits album is better than kendricks SMFH
you are right
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lol what? i started listening to him back in 09 when he dropped his a milli verse, when he was still k.dot, he just happened to blow up
i bet u didnt even hear xzibits new album...if u did, u'd realize it's his best work in 10+ years.
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i heard it in september when it leaked, it was nothing mindblowing how yall making it out to seem
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i heard it in september when it leaked, it was nothing mindblowing how yall making it out to seem
neither Kendricks so what ur point?
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i heard it in september when it leaked, it was nothing mindblowing how yall making it out to seem
thats on you...most people who heard it thought it was dope. i thought kendrick's was dope too, but xzibit's is more my taste of music.
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Xzibit has a waaaay better album...A damn shame it wasnt appreciated .Kendrick put out bullshit , but had Interscope telling everyone it was a classic and brainwashed people into buying into it.
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ROFL! I stopped at "Seriously Peoples" LMFAO !!! My little niece says that all the time she got it from Disney Channel, wait are u my niece.....
But Xzibit himself acknowledged the decline in his status due to past poor decision making. Its in the albums tone, u think he didnt know what he was going up against with releasing the album. He knew exactly what he was doin, things will come full circle for him, sooner or later he will do a jayz and make a multiple album deal with a super producers beats. The only difference there is Xzibit is a bad business man but a Real Rtist with amazing Talent, jayz on the other hand is pure business but a fake rtist. jayz just inheirited BIGGIEs formula.....
I respect the album and even more I respect the X that conneX the WestXCoast.
Its Kendricks Time to rise though, game recognize game, Iv only herd the K.L. GKMaadC start to end, Once. Only because the lil peewees play that shit out.lol, and thats all good cause EyE remember playing Thuggish Ruggish Bone....besides im still tryn to catch the other big homies up on the erlier K.Dot, so callin Xzibits album slept on, no it was not, dude most likely saw it do more then he expected, i mean hes working with Dre and that whole circle, not to mention whats behind the scenes, not in the twitter world.... 1
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Xzibit has a waaaay better album...A damn shame it wasnt appreciated .Kendrick put out bullshit , but had Interscope telling everyone it was a classic and brainwashed people into buying into it.
plus the dr. dre affiliation.
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ROFL! I stopped at "Seriously Peaoples" LMFAO !!!
LMFAO! THAT IS HILARIOUS!!!
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Xzibit has a waaaay better album...A damn shame it wasnt appreciated .Kendrick put out bullshit , but had Interscope telling everyone it was a classic and brainwashed people into buying into it.
plus the dr. dre affiliation.
kendrick's not even that dope of a rapper....i don't get it.
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Xzibit has a waaaay better album...A damn shame it wasnt appreciated .Kendrick put out bullshit , but had Interscope telling everyone it was a classic and brainwashed people into buying into it.
plus the dr. dre affiliation.
kendrick's not even that dope of a rapper....i don't get it.
i agree.
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I heard T.I. got murdered by Kendrick on his own track and that's why he didn't put that song on the album. Is this true?
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I heard T.I. got murdered by Kendrick on his own track and that's why he didn't put that song on the album. Is this true?
mods shouldnt be able to troll..some cat's guna read ur comment and take it as a credible source, even though it's far from.
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I heard T.I. got murdered by Kendrick on his own track and that's why he didn't put that song on the album. Is this true?
sample clearances they jut shot the video. the beat has been retweeked and will be the first single for the hustle gang album. btw t.i. & b.o.b > kendrick.
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I heard T.I. got murdered by Kendrick on his own track and that's why he didn't put that song on the album. Is this true?
mods shouldnt be able to troll..some cat's guna read ur comment and take it as a credible source, even though it's far from.
I'm just a moderator, i don't work for DubCNN. You have no idea how many moderators have alias accounts here. I was just fuckin' with O.G. Classic Material.
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I heard T.I. got murdered by Kendrick on his own track and that's why he didn't put that song on the album. Is this true?
mods shouldnt be able to troll..some cat's guna read ur comment and take it as a credible source, even though it's far from.
I'm just a moderator, i don't work for DubCNN. You have no idea how many moderators have alias accounts here. I was just fuckin' with O.G. Classic Material.
what are Nimas alias's?
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I heard T.I. got murdered by Kendrick on his own track and that's why he didn't put that song on the album. Is this true?
mods shouldnt be able to troll..some cat's guna read ur comment and take it as a credible source, even though it's far from.
I'm just a moderator, i don't work for DubCNN. You have no idea how many moderators have alias accounts here. I was just fuckin' with O.G. Classic Material.
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remember i was writing these for weserious?
rud, you fucked up cuzzin.