King T - They Kingdom Come Appreciation Thread

[TraceOneInfinite Flat Earther 96']

Time for this album to get some of the love and respect that it sadly never received.

...This shit is banging.  I heard recently King T was one of B.I.G.'s influences, and it really makes sense to me now.  King T is like a West Coast Biggie (without the overdose of perversion and sexual content in Biggie's records) if you look at his voice, flow, lyrical ability.  Then you got Dre's team behind the boards, I mean.. this is even an album that can grow on you—because at the time Dre was trying to set trends—he wasn't doing this Detox routine of going out and buying beats from outside cats who have a more updated sound.  

The beats are somewhat subtle like the shit Dre was doing with "Been there Done That"—it is more simple, and smooth so some fools who lack insight may overlook the beats—but less is more—and when you get into it that shit is bangin and can even knock you on your fuckin ass if you got the right system.  

"Speak On It"-  fuckin bangs! and King T's lyrics are hard to match!
"Money" - Dre drops 16 on this one, signature Dre banger from that era
"Da Kron" - I think it's a little play on that Jerry Maguire "quan" concept, dope concept and Dre bringin some freshness with the beat, original sound, whistles, high keys
"Got It Locked" - This was the single, kind of a party joint, shit bumps, King T's flow is unfuckwitable, clever metaphors
"That's Drama" - uses that same beat Dre used with that dope Dre solo unreleased "Smoke Weed" with King showin his melodic voice on the hook

...those are some of the highlights, but you really don't have to skip any tracks

[Fresh Bone]

Even with all the Dr. Dre beats on it, I still think "Let's Make A V" is a classic. DJ Quik produced it and smashed the verse, no disrespect to King T and Frost but Quik should have kept that beat for himself and rapped all 3 verses. El DeBarge dropped a classic chorus on it too. What a waste on an album that didn't even get a proper release. Man, Quik was on FIRE those days.

[Hack Wilson - real]

still waiting for the song he did w/ Crooked I to leak


those 19th street era Crooked verses were always fire

[JonnyTanna]

I was thinking about Dre being fussy and was always very picky... He must have lost all of that when he dropped 'I need a doctor' that song was so embarrassingly shit. I don't get how people listen to this soft clichéd shit. Point being this makes this album more of a lost opportunity. He could have still dropped it and advertised Eminem's album in the sleeve.

Man I am so disappointed with Dre

[prince]

does anybody have the high quality MP3 of Step On By ft. Dr.Dre off this album?

[Hack Wilson - real]

I was thinking about Dre being fussy and was always very picky... He must have lost all of that when he dropped 'I need a doctor' that song was so embarrassingly shit. I don't get how people listen to this soft clichéd shit. Point being this makes this album more of a lost opportunity. He could have still dropped it and advertised Eminem's album in the sleeve.

Man I am so disappointed with Dre

every detox song was awful

[MUHFUKKA]

infant just now heard this for the first time

[donfathaimmortal]

every detox song was awful

[doggfather]

One of the best released unreleased album of all time.

[TraceOneInfinite Flat Earther 96']

I was thinking about Dre being fussy and was always very picky... He must have lost all of that when he dropped 'I need a doctor' that song was so embarrassingly shit. I don't get how people listen to this soft clichéd shit.

Dre was testing the waters a bit with the releases of "Kush" and "I Need A Doctor".  I thought they were worthy singles, and he probably made some money off advertisements, "I Need A doctor" was like a gatorade commercial

[Will_B]

every detox song was awful

[TraceOneInfinite Flat Earther 96']

every detox song was awful

Even "Topless"?  

I agree, most of it was off target—but one track I don't think anyone can deny is "Topless".  Had Dre done two verses over Em and TI's references—and then Nas offered a spectacular 16.... how can you say EVERY song was awful?

[Will_B]

Nothing comparable to Dre's previous solo work

[Blood$]

lol at Infinite just now hearing everything that everyone else heard 10 years ago

[Matty]

you mention five tracks but not 'Lets Make A V'