chronic 2001 poll

Some L.A. Niggaz feat. MC Ren, Time Bomb, Defari, Xzibit, King Tee, Knoc-turn'al & Kokane

^^^ this

I've somehow managed never to hear a single track from this album. Hmm.

^ ban

I've never heard a Coldplay song either. Can't imagine I'm missing much in either case.

BAN NUDE SPOCK

voted 'the watcher,' incredible opener

http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee39/samgezee/dre2.jpg

Still D.R.E. feat. Snoop Dogg

that venn diagram is wrong

it claims that there are bitches who aren't hoes or tricks

also, there's not a "max" subset in "bitches"

nah just playin, i wish someone i disliked had set me up for that half-assed zing, my heart wasn't in it.

MAYBE THERE SHOULD BE A SUBSET FOR "ALEX'S JOKE" IN "SHIT" HUH

my mom is a bitch but she's no trick ass hoe

Still DRE i liked instantly. the other two singles i needed time for them to grow on me - i can't remember any good rhymes on 'Next Episode' but obv. the sample choice is great.

worst US TV comedy moment of the 00s:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ucLcN2ftiNo

somehow i kept watching Scrubs after that moment

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ldPS5q_28Rc

but for real, can't choose btw 'the watcher' and 'xxplosive'.

"What's the Difference feat. Phish, Xzibit & Eminem"

WTF.

My vote goes to "Next Episode" btw.

phish is the dude singing on the hook

yeah I just never knew of such a dude.

is that the same Phish from Project Blowed ?

or is it the guy for Jurasic Five?

"Fuck You" got my vote.

It's a fucking brilliant album tho.

dont sympathize with wack hoes and wimpy guys
you gotta recognize hittman is a enterprise

still dre is good but it rips off the sample from missing linx

this album is so classic

I had to go with Xxplosive for that beat. Good album altogether.

this album is so classic

-- deej, Friday, September 14, 2007 8:31 AM (Friday, September 14, 2007 8:31 AM) Bookmark Link

I nearly went w/ "Xxplosive", but decided who was I kidding and went w/ "The Next Episode".

The Slim Shady LP announced not only Eminem's arrival, but it established that his producer Dr. Dre was anything but passé, thereby raising expectations for 2001, the long-anticipated sequel to The Chronic. It suggested that 2001 wouldn't simply be recycled Chronic, and, musically speaking, that's more or less true. He's pushed himself hard, finding new variations in the formula by adding ominous strings, soulful vocals, and reggae, resulting in fairly interesting recontextualizations. Padded out to 22 tracks, 2001 isn't as consistent or striking as Slim Shady, but the music is always brimming with character. If only the same could be said about the rappers! Why does a producer as original as Dre work with such pedestrian rappers? Perhaps it's to ensure his control over the project, or to mask his own shortcomings as an MC, but the album suffers considerably as a result. Out of all the other rappers on 2001, only Snoop and Eminem -- Dre's two great protégés -- have character and while Eminem's jokiness still is unpredictable, Snoop sounds nearly as tired as the second-rate rappers. The only difference is, there's pleasure in hearing Snoop's style, while the rest sound staid. That's the major problem with 2001: lyrically and thematically, it's nothing but gangsta clichés. Scratch that, it's über-gangsta, blown up so large that it feels like a parody. Song after song, there's a never-ending litany of violence, drugs, pussy, bitches, dope, guns, and gangsters. After a full decade of this, it takes real effort to get outraged at this stuff, so chances are, you'll shut out the words and groove along since, sonically, this is first-rate, straight-up gangsta. Still, no matter how much fun you may have, it's hard not to shake the feeling that this is cheap, not lasting, fun.

rofflez

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this album is so classic

― deej, Friday, September 14, 2007 10:31 AM (3 years ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

it claims that there are bitches who aren't hoes or tricks

― max, Thursday, September 13, 2007 10:39 AM (3 years ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

also, there's not a "max" subset in "bitches"

― Alex in Baltimore, Thursday, September 13, 2007 10:39 AM (3 years ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

nah just playin, i wish someone i disliked had set me up for that half-assed zing, my heart wasn't in it.

― Alex in Baltimore, Thursday, September 13, 2007 10:42 AM (3 years ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

weak back off of a solid zing here

shoulda voted 'fuck you'

or 'whats the difference'

dre, i wanna tell you this shit now, while this fuckin weed is in me

^^^this is a dope verse, approaching the topic as two dudes broing down is lol

& 'thats for even thinking of having them thoughts thought up'

that venn diagram is still wrong

i mean i hate that internet humor venn diagrams and pie charts of song lyrics shit but come on at least make them ACCURATE

the real humour is that someone actually thought that's what they meant by "bitches ain't shit"

bitches are never shit, but they occasionally overlap with hoes & tricks

Xxplosive has legs