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105724, RE: My first impression - I respect it more than I like it...
Posted by Scrapluv, Thu Apr-24-08 02:45 AM
>I'm glad BG didn't make it, although I DO understand why it
>would be on there...
>
>Anyways, aside from "The Show", "Criminal" and "Rising Up",
>the tracks come off a bit cacophonic...I'm not really trippin'
>on it because it seemed to put the focus on the emcees...if
>that was the purpose, mission accompilshed...
>
>Other than that:
>
>- Thought sounds hungry again (I didn't hear him say "YOU ARE
>NOW ROCKING WITH THE BEST" at ALL...that's a good thing)
>- Common sounds out of place and it seems weird
>- Mos did good
>- "Rising Up" shoulda been the first single, but Def Jam ain't
>got the balls to do it, plus, it would embarass them...
>- Wale's not bad...but this is all I've heard of him...
>- *listens to end of "Lost Desire" and gives 15 that
>"AAAAAH!!! YOU DIRTY MOFO!!!" look*
>
>
>Overall, it seems like y'all took a few more chances this
>time, and even if I don't personally like it, I can respect
>it...I couldn't say that about "Tipping Point", but it speaks
>volumes that I can say that about "Game Theory" and now this
>one...
>
you thought GT was dope right? How many @'s would you give this jawn, if you could rate it at this point?