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After one full listen DA is no worse or better than The Doc. Game seems to have pretty much re-created the same concept with this album and luckily he has a story to tell (No Dre). DA is definitely a more Westcoast sounding album.
Jonathan Rotem produced the 2 best tracks on the album. I'm not surprised. Storch, Kanye, Swizz & Blaze, maybe the 4 biggest names, all delivered sub-par beats. Xzibit fuckin owned Game on his own shit. While there's few weak tracks, the album doesn't have a cohesive sound, the beats are all over the place. Dope album, but like predicted, not better than Documentary; beats are worse, and the subject matter is pretty much the same, Game improved his flow though.
Damn, why didnt the Timbaland cut make the track ? I wish they'd cut that Nas track to 5 mins and add that Timbo joint
First thing, IMO "The Documentary" was overrated. Wasn't a fan of it because of the influence of G-Unit was stamped on this, and it seemed too commercial. Don't get me wrong, it's a good album, but it's not a hot album.However, this album blows "The Documentary" out of the water. This is by far the best mainstream rap album to drop this year. First, no horrible skits, bangin' music from beginning to end. The overall production on here is better than The Documentary (and yes this includes some of the tracks Dre produced), and the production on here shits on the non-Dre produced tracks on The Documentary. A lot of tracks sound like they came straight from the golden era of west coast rap. "California Vacation" is ridiculous, and could potentially be a California anthem. That track should be a single, cuz it could be a monster, especially if he does a Bay 2 LA remix or something. But another song people are overlooking is "Remedy". This beat sounds just like something Snoop DOGGY Dogg and Dr. Dre would rap over in 1993, and sounds like Just Blaze stole this beat from the DR vaults.This is the first album in a while I'm actually looking forward to buying in the store that'll be worth the $12.
Quote from: Jome on October 30, 2006, 04:28:45 PM Jonathan Rotem produced the 2 best tracks on the album. I'm not surprised. Storch, Kanye, Swizz & Blaze, maybe the 4 biggest names, all delivered sub-par beats. Xzibit fuckin owned Game on his own shit. While there's few weak tracks, the album doesn't have a cohesive sound, the beats are all over the place. Dope album, but like predicted, not better than Documentary; beats are worse, and the subject matter is pretty much the same, Game improved his flow though.Agreed. The main problem with this album and plenty of other rap albums is the amount of different producers. The album doesnt have a vibe, its again a universal album. 3,4 tracks sound completley out of place.