Mobb_Deep-Blood_Money-2006

[Eihtball]

OK, be warned (in case you care): 50 appears on "Backstage Pass" even tho it's not listed.  Only for like 5 seconds, tho.

So far, I'm alright with it...it ain't "The Infamous" (which isn't what I was expecting, anyway), but it lives up to G-Unit standards in terms of production and lyrics, so it's at least satisfying.

['EclipZe]

LMAO that creep beat sounds like those racks I used for math when i was like 8 or somethin

[i love men who take pictures with their booty's out]

shit sound good in the car///

[Eihtball]

Aiight, I'm up to the two bonus tracks, which I've already heard, so here's my impressions:

Pros:
-It's hardly pop at all (like everyone was scared would be the case), definitely the most street album ever to come outta G-Unit
-The production is some of the best they've ever had, even if it ain't necesarily what suits their style best
-Havoc comes through on this album on both the rhymes and the beats, which is important because he's better than P now, obviously
-Overall, it's definitely an improvement over "Infamy" and even "Amerikaz Nightmare" (which I actually thought was decent, in spite of all the hate it got)

Cons:
-It's still a major step down from "The Infamous" days - that is, no grimy street narratives or dope battle raps (but then again, that ain't what I was expecting)
-P is still lazy and gets easily outshined by Havoc and even 50 (plus, he can't seem to shut the fuck up about how rich they are now that they're on G-Unit)
-Even if it's not pop the way most of 50's club joints are, there's a lot of commercialism on here (references to cars and jewels and shit)
-There are definitely some weaker tracks

DOPE songs: "Stole Something", "Daydreamin", "The Infamous", "In Love With The Moula"
Songs I was feeling: "Smoke It", "Put Em In They Place", "Give It To Me", "Click Click", "Capital P, Capital H", "It's Alright"
Songs I wasn't feeling: "Creep", "Speakin So Freely", "Backstage Pass", "Pearly Gates"

Overall: 3.5 out of 5 sounds about right.  I'm still really dissappointed about "Nightmares" being left off, but all I can say is, maybe it was for the better if the song turned out wack...then it would just ruin the album for us.

[wcsoldier]

^^^^ that's a very good review imo, think almost the same about this album 

[Eihtball]

OK, I just noticed Havoc says "My daydreams are more like nightmares" on "Daydreamin'.  Hmmm...still sounds absolutely nothing like a Dre beat, but it is one of the best songs on the album.

[GangstaBoogy]

the album should be called "Featuring 50 Cent"

that track with Mary J. Blige is nice, but I don't see why 50 had to be on that.

[Eihtball]

OK, if you go to http://www.myspace.com/chadbeatz, it lists "Daydreamin" under his production credits, so I guess it's confirmed that he didn't do this song.  Excellent beat, tho, arguably better than anything Havoc did on this album.

the album should be called "Featuring 50 Cent"

that track with Mary J. Blige is nice, but I don't see why 50 had to be on that.

Who cares, as long as he still lets Mobb Deep do Mobb Deep.  And you gotta give him credit, he did just that.

[Mr. Nice Guy]

Can anyone hook up that Nightmares track?

[Jome]

You can end the producer speculation, dunno why y'all speculating and gossiping when The Vault is right in front of your nose. 

Advance tracklist/producers: http://www.dubcnn.com/connect/index.php?topic=106539.0
Retail tracklist/producers: http://www.dubcnn.com/connect/index.php?topic=108017.0

And "Nightmares" haven't leaked Nice Guy.

[Ðøšïå]

BLOOD MONEY = ABSOLUTE GARBAGE

[No Compute]

looks like Mobb Deep got Dre beats just like Banks, Buck and Yayo

['EclipZe]

actually , i like this album on a first listen  only the creep song is wack the rest is kinda dope, i think imma show this some love acutally..

[Larrabee]

Normally, I don't download albums but I decided I'ma do so with this one. Anyone with a link to it?

[ωεεźγ ғ]

besides Capital P/H, Stole Something and Give It To Me...this album blows even by Gunit standards