This is decent, but that's about it. Again, it's an example of a late '90s rap album with too many skits that slows the album down. There's not a lot that made me take too much note for a 70 minute album across my few listens. Some of the most ear-catching moments are the Meth feature and the signature sounding Daz produced track, 'Brownsville II Long Beach'.
Beats: ★★★
Rapping/Bars: ★★★
Hooks: ★★☆
Best Tracks: Gunz 'N Onez (Iz U wit Me), Chicka Woo, Brownsville II Long Beach, Sean Wigginz, Hold Your Head Up
This starts off nicely, but loses its luster as it progresses. The highs are really high. I have always adored the Dead Prez and Static-X collab, 'Hip Hop, since I heard it many years ago, but then there are other moments like 'Only When I'm Drunk' that don't work at all for me. The verses on some songs such as 'Make Room' are dope, but then the rock artist's vocals bring the song down with the hook.
Best Tracks: Shame, Make Room, Hip Hop
1. Shame 90
2. Make Room 74
3. Hip Hop 100
4. Los Angeles Times 74
5. Shook Ones Part II 80
6. Wu-Tang Clan Ain't Nothing Ta Fuck Wit 70
7. Only When I'm Drunk 34
8. What U See Is What U Get 60
9. How Bout Some Hardcore 50
10. For Heaven's Sake 2000 67
11. Caribbean Connection 50
12. Survival of the Fittest 54
13. Still Not a Player 55
Point continued to dropped off with his third album here. 'R U Ready to Die' is the one song that really catches my attention due to the energy in the instrumentation, the chorus and all of the features. Other than that, it's all forgettable and just comes and goes. It sounds like a very generic late '90s rap album.
Beats: ★★☆
Rapping/Bars: ★★★
Hooks: ★★☆
Best Tracks: N-Tha-Do', R U Ready to Die, Hood Stars
I've revisited this years after checking it out for the first time and it still doesn't click. It's all okay, from the rapping to the instrumentation, but there is just very little memorable here.
Best Tracks: Money an Fame, The Realist, All Sides, Be Real
There are some strong Game songs here that according to the song tags are all produced by Dr Dre. The bookends bang like a hairstylist. Some versions have 'Breathe Eazy' on the tracklist but that's not a Dre produced track so it doesn't fit here.
Best Tracks: Feels Good, My Bitch
1. Feels Good 90
2. Wonderful Life 80
3. Around the Way (Demo) 70
4. Won't Stop 82
6. Murda 74
7. My Bitch (50 Cent, Jay-Z and Suge Knight Diss) 90
