Man, I love this album.  some of yall hate on it.  I can't find anything wrong with this album.  it's a great crusin album.  it bumps, and daz comes off tight as hell.  what more can I ask for?  I recently just broke out RAW, too.  and I say, IMO, that THIS LIFE I LEAD is a better album.  the Production on here is just so nice.  comepare this to the shit Snoop comes out with and 90% of the bull shit out there today.  this is nice stuff.  


-Nate

7 outta 10

I've always given this albums props.  Shit, I cant understand how anyone could not feel this album.. Simply non-negotiable if you ask me.. but different strokes I guess.  

Tracks that standout: (must be play loud with headphones)

Aint That Somethin
The bass drum hits way too hard on this one.. with tight ass keyboard effects too.. (i.e. them 3 "orchestra hits" that start at the beginning of the beat..) I dig that lil ass computer voice too.. haha.. Shits hot.

Live Everyday Like I Could Die
One of his smoothest post Deathrow beats hes dropped.  I love the Guitar that sneaks up every so often.  You can hear it way in the back.. this crazy "Wwaahh. Wwaahh" echo'N type of sound.  I remember noticing that for the first time and was like.. Daamn!  Classic.

Load Up
Keyboard acrobatics!!  Mike Dean is all over the place on some improv type shit..  Another bass heavy song!

Run The Streets
Love this beat.  He came with them old No Limit sounding hi hats.. but did it westcoast style over a tight bassline.. which was a great move seeing as how the south was (is) hot then.

We Do This Passion
"who claim for the fame, puttin somethin up in you bustaz.."  He basically killed it on the lyrics.  You can actually hear Daz come from the pit of his stomach like Pac used too.  Just belching it out.   He put alot into his vocals and it comes off like not other song on this album.  You can really hear him pick up speed from about 1:50 on.. Of course the beat is hot.

Where You Headed
I was all into this song just from the sample alone.  That old cut "Makin Love In The Rain.."  forgot who that was by.. but they flipped this sample oh so well.  Love the way Kurupt comes in soft on a totally opposite flow from Daz.  Tru duo.  This song is real.. heart felt shit.

aaiight.. Imma shutup now.

Ax

ill rate it 7 outta 10!
got some dope ass bangers on there!

I think it's a very well produced album, has a much more professional sound and vibe than RAW did, so to me its hard to compare those 2 albums. Musically RAW was real ghetto, real street, this one was more like some high class gangsta shit

Aint That Somethin is the shit, i really liked PFN and Crystal and like Ax said that bass is just hard, head nod shit. Drama, Run the Streetz, Do This With Passion, Load Up, Lonely, I like all those tracks. Hot album imo, cant wait for the new one

i think its still a pretty tite cd but i like RAW a little more cuz i love the choruss on alot of those songs and it is a longer cd but TLIL is still really tite

true true

what really bugged me about TLIL was that Daz reused a lot of verses or partial verses from other songs he's been on.. kinda irritated me

8 out of 10