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Every since its been leaked that Good Music would be doing a
compilation album the expectations of what could possibly come from the house
that Kanye built have been crazy, making it one of the most anticipated albums
of the year. And considering the Good Music roster, and all of the people that
have been assembled and affiliated with GOOD and Kanye we pretty much expected
if not a classic, an album that would rival for one of the best albums of the
year. Well hold up on the high
expectations, because as with most compilations it’s a different product than
an album. I think many of us expected an album that sounded and felt like
collaborative album rather than just a mixtape or features of GOOD music
artist. Its like any other compilation album really, no real focus, direction
or theme. I don’t even think it represents the label as a whole. Yasin Bey aka
Mos Def is nowhere to be found, Common and Cyhi only appears once, John Legend,
Kid Cuddi twice. The album doesn’t really seem like a unified team effort, to
make people aware of everyone on the label and the firepower they should be
looking out for in the future. Honestly it doesn’t even seem like fresh
material or material not rushed for the album, it doesn’t seem like everyone
was working on the album together in a truly collaborative effort, or they just
don’t work well together, which is possible with strong minded creative artist
used to being in control. All of the songs that stand out have already been
heard and played to death; “ The One” is probably the only other song worth
checking for. The production, originality and creativity is especially
disappointing and doesn’t live up to expectation of anything Kanye West is
associated. Cruel summer is average, and not even Kanye average just average. I
give it 3 stars
DMX - Undisputed –
Its been a long time since DMX has blessed the Mic, after being away doing
other project, and dealing with things in his personal life the Dark Man
returns to the scene with a brand new album, his first in 6 years Undisputed. DMX is the same as we last remember, which is
both a gift and a curse. He has never
been a lyrical heavy weight or gymnast, so don’t expect any of that from him on
Undisputed, its simple straightforward heartfelt passionate, emotional, and
hype music as always. The song making
ability is average, the versatility of flows is low but the subject range is
vast. The production is average, a few
samples that were unexpected no great standout beats. The replay value and
entertainment value are kind of low. Honestly this album is out of its time,
there has been no growth in DMX style musically since the last time we heard
him. It’s a flat consistent line, no growth or decline. It would have been a
good album in the late 90’s or early 2000’s but it doesn’t compete well with what’s
out. I’m not sure there’s a radio single and its average. It’s not what we
expect from DMX, but its what we expect from DMX at the same time, he just
hasn’t changed with the times. Many of the songs sound remind you of songs he
has already made. I give the DMX Undisputed album a weak 3 stars due to the lack of a
stand out track.
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