tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3790021311115201711.post7514673134350916507..comments2023-12-22T03:13:58.639-08:00Comments on Hip Hop Is Read: Raekwon - Only Built 4 Cuban Linx… II | Album ReviewIvanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11660266149449276033noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3790021311115201711.post-73982386174773920752009-12-08T02:31:25.685-08:002009-12-08T02:31:25.685-08:00BTW interestingly that wu-bangah that have RZA all...BTW interestingly that wu-bangah that have RZA all over the track but you guys think is j-dilla - house of flying daggers... well is 90% RZA. <br /><br />Fliping through my albums, that Ghostdog score has that beat, being the Samurai theme. Do your Wu homework and you'll see is RZA at the core.JZAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01748159292962133596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3790021311115201711.post-16066730834463165132009-11-02T15:31:08.063-08:002009-11-02T15:31:08.063-08:00Thanks for the praise, errybody!
L.: I never incl...Thanks for the praise, errybody!<br /><br />L.: I never include bonus/international tracks in my reviews. I like to think the version w/o bonus tracks is THE version. What would Abbey Road or TDSOTM if they had "bonus tracks"? Nah'mean?Ivanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11660266149449276033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3790021311115201711.post-86386163673046901812009-11-02T14:29:05.820-08:002009-11-02T14:29:05.820-08:00Been checkin this review kinda late I see, but got...Been checkin this review kinda late I see, but gotta give some props for the review itself. Well-constructed & well-written. Should have more of these around on the net.<br /><br />As for the album: to me, it's not a masterpiece, but a solid listen, except for a few tracks ("Penitentiary", "Mean Streets"), but that's where the skip-button is for. Or sequence the album myself to my liking. Gotta say I do like Ghost's album a little more.<br /><br /><br />Btw, The European version of OBFCL2 contains two more tracks; one of them, "The Badlands" is very good.L.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3790021311115201711.post-58750156953671573782009-10-17T23:12:41.245-07:002009-10-17T23:12:41.245-07:00Flawless review.
Great job on this.
Props.
I agre...Flawless review.<br />Great job on this.<br />Props.<br /><br />I agree with basically everything you say here.<br />I just didn't like Dre being on there, but I'm sure that was to have his name on the CD to get more sales.<br />But it's not like these tracks ruined the album or anything. After accepting the fact that he got production on here, the songs are actually pretty listenable.vergehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05343471576213122761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3790021311115201711.post-41087253874910810252009-10-14T08:15:53.389-07:002009-10-14T08:15:53.389-07:00I don't know wtf you guys are on but this albu...I don't know wtf you guys are on but this album is garbage. I'm trying to listen to the entire thing more than once but I find myself skipping through tracks, abreviating them to less than one minute each making this a sampler album.<br /><br />If anyone finds this album great, classic or even good then your choice of hip hop should be relegated to Hannah Montana raps.<br /><br />I'm force to think Rae and the entire Wu's time is over. Album after album they sound lamer and lamer(or 'stoopid' in Raekwon's terms)They had a time and place and nothing can ever bring them back to even a remote semblance of their former glory.<br /><br />But I will say this; certain members like Deck still have it and he needs a proper album to really shine on. Everyone else, including Ghost and Rza are fairy butt floss.Benovitehttp://www.rotten.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3790021311115201711.post-23964742171435101192009-10-11T22:00:28.074-07:002009-10-11T22:00:28.074-07:00absolutly loved this album, easily my favourite fo...absolutly loved this album, easily my favourite for the year so far. For the past week ive been going to bed with the eerie loops playing over in my head.DJ Raidanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3790021311115201711.post-56522148276820129092009-10-08T15:12:03.137-07:002009-10-08T15:12:03.137-07:00my favorite album so far...but waiting till Nov. 1...my favorite album so far...but waiting till Nov. 10 to see what marvelous shit the thornton brothers have cooked upiLLiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05998215097170409315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3790021311115201711.post-4434971494193832332009-10-08T12:45:04.529-07:002009-10-08T12:45:04.529-07:00Nice review Ivan. I had to listen to the album whi...Nice review Ivan. I had to listen to the album whilst listening to each track to do it justice. I'm liking your album reviews of late.<br /><br />My highlight of the album would be 'House Of Flying Daggers' & 'New-Wu'. They are the most often played tracks on my CD apart from the amazing 'Cold Outside'. <br /><br />Man the production on that is insane, and R.A.G.U do it justice all the way. What's the Ghostface bar? Something like 'who the fuck made christmas up we mad broke this shit don't make no sense'.<br /><br />4.5 is deserved. Although I may be tempted to say Stillmatic was/is the better sequel even if it wasn't meant as one.Minus UKnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3790021311115201711.post-68852382130932204852009-10-08T10:31:08.537-07:002009-10-08T10:31:08.537-07:00Yeah neither have I. I heard BP3 and I thought it ...Yeah neither have I. I heard BP3 and I thought it was a mess...haven't heard ghostface's or raekwon's but i'm kind of biased against them cuz of their wu affiliation every time I load them on my mp3 player lolAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3790021311115201711.post-89235354830174247012009-10-07T23:43:59.170-07:002009-10-07T23:43:59.170-07:00Haven't listened to it yet. That's not a k...Haven't listened to it yet. That's not a knock on Joe, 'cause I haven't even given Ghost's new album a chance either.Ivanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11660266149449276033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3790021311115201711.post-31837798253983011612009-10-07T22:59:26.495-07:002009-10-07T22:59:26.495-07:00Ivan, just curious... What did you think of Fat Jo...Ivan, just curious... What did you think of Fat Joe's Jealous Ones Still Envy 2, was it like the first one?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3790021311115201711.post-19561870907999437712009-10-07T18:40:18.977-07:002009-10-07T18:40:18.977-07:00Personally, I felt absolutely no remorse when I di...Personally, I felt absolutely no remorse when I discovered that U-God wasn't on the album. But you already knew that.Maxhttp://hiphopisntdead.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3790021311115201711.post-22535630484128120622009-10-07T18:00:30.609-07:002009-10-07T18:00:30.609-07:00Ivan: I guess you're right, Black Mozart could...Ivan: I guess you're right, Black Mozart could have been on 8 Diagrams. I do feel its alot better than most of 8 Diagrams. 8 diagrams wasn't that bad though. Just not Rza's best work IMO. I can respect what he was trying to do though.hlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3790021311115201711.post-61795174408647037682009-10-07T15:48:30.969-07:002009-10-07T15:48:30.969-07:00Detox is not coming out this year.Detox is not coming out this year.Ivanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11660266149449276033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3790021311115201711.post-85772105276340462662009-10-07T15:09:17.351-07:002009-10-07T15:09:17.351-07:004th quarter rush is coming.
Lupe FTW!!
Or Detox?...4th quarter rush is coming.<br /><br />Lupe FTW!!<br /><br />Or Detox?.....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3790021311115201711.post-88629561327023836962009-10-07T11:07:11.315-07:002009-10-07T11:07:11.315-07:00hl: That's my point exactly! "Black Mozar...hl: That's my point exactly! "Black Mozart" sounds like it could have been made for 8 Diagrams. And it's good. There's nothing "hip hop hippie" about any of it; it's ironic that Rae blends so well with those beats.Ivanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11660266149449276033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3790021311115201711.post-7659111596888173982009-10-07T10:33:59.359-07:002009-10-07T10:33:59.359-07:00Sorry, meant to say all the beats Rza did on CL2 w...Sorry, meant to say all the beats Rza did on CL2 were dope.hlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3790021311115201711.post-18669596948704556652009-10-07T10:33:19.505-07:002009-10-07T10:33:19.505-07:00I disagree that Black Mozart is "hippie hipho...I disagree that Black Mozart is "hippie hiphop". I think Rae was refering to 75% of the tracks on 8 Diagrams where Rza was trying to be innovative despite what the beats actually sounded like. Black Mozart is fire. Actually all the beats Rza did on black Mozart are dope.hlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3790021311115201711.post-62788448674683081652009-10-07T08:06:44.257-07:002009-10-07T08:06:44.257-07:00"inconsistent mess" - that perfectly des..."inconsistent mess" - that perfectly describes this album for me too.<br /><br />I can't foam over this shit. It's like a Wu-Target tape. All over the place and not pointing anywhere. It's not 8 Diagrams, it's Wu Diarrhea.<br /><br />The focus is gone. The hunger has turned into obesity. The vision has been clouded.<br /><br />And RZA? WTF is he on these days?<br /><br />NEXTBenovitehttp://myspace.com/benovitenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3790021311115201711.post-47104423994913464452009-10-07T07:38:33.496-07:002009-10-07T07:38:33.496-07:00I ain't a wu head, but this, this shit right h...I ain't a wu head, but this, this shit right hear..... STRAIGHT CRACK!Moosenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3790021311115201711.post-27635753372090222072009-10-07T05:46:25.783-07:002009-10-07T05:46:25.783-07:00Great review. You should do this more often.Great review. You should do this more often.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3790021311115201711.post-86897250128688393342009-10-07T01:55:18.484-07:002009-10-07T01:55:18.484-07:00Excellent review of a great album I.
I'm upse...Excellent review of a great album I.<br /><br />I'm upset Ghost wasn't on Ason Jones either. But he definitely contributed his fair share to the quality of this LP.<br /><br />When the main complaint about an album is that U-God wasn't on it, you know it's epic. Top 3 of the year, without a doubt!Dom Corleonehttp://holdthethrone.comnoreply@blogger.com