Paak, Kendrick or King Mez to jump and bring the energy that the That made him the business mogul he is today, braggadocios songs have me My Diary’ work in the rappers favour when he speaks of N.W.A. While introspective tracks such as ‘It’s All on Me’ and ‘Talking To Over a beat that changes to match and complement his flow, with a sparklingįeatures can make for a front-man that doesn’t feel like a front-man, however.ĭre, alongside fresher and younger talent, often sounds slower and lessĮnergised. ‘choppy’ flow is nowhere to be found on this track as he uninterruptedly raps Tracks of the album, Medicine Man, brings a verse in the last half of the song Paired together with a less-than-impressive instrumental, ‘Issues’ was one of the few tracks to leave me wanting more. While his verse, at times, was animated and violent, it didn’t hit the target is was so obviously aiming for. group member Ice Cube also shows up for a guest feature on ‘Issues’. Presence of Dre just brings it out in him.įormer N.W.A. ‘laid-back’ persona on records such as his most recent endeavour (Bush), theĬalifornia-born rapper sounds reinvigorated and riled up, almost as if the Wouldn’t recognise Snoop Dogg on ‘One Shot One Kill’ and ‘Satisfiction’ if you Such as himself are those to watch out for in Compton, LA. Kendrick sounds hungry on this track, leading to the conclusion that residents Wearing out your upper body when I catch you walking out your parents house”. His ‘The Art of Peer Pressure’-self on this track, as he raps: “ I don’t give aįuck about your whereabouts, all I care about is wearing out your area, and K.Dot comes across as a similar version of Verses to date, especially on the menacing and intense ‘Deep Water’. Record ‘To Pimp a Butterfly’, delivers some of his catchiest and hard-hitting Kendrick, hot off the heels of his excellent sophomore
In the media: “ The only time they wanna turn the cameras on is when we fuckin’ ‘Animals’ is a highlight on the record as he soars above the smooth beat withĮase, letting out his frustration with how him and others around him are represented Paak, King Mez and Justus (to name a few) to give their absoluteĪ-game with regards to verses and vocals.Paak’s passionate performance on Kendrick Lamar, Snoop Dogg and The Game team up with fresh talent in the form It’s incredible how Compton,Īs such a varied album, sounds so cohesive at the same time.Ĭertainly not work alone on this project, however. Xzibit are representative of Compton as an area. Only imagine that larger-than-life figures such as King Mez, COLD 187um, and
Of ‘Satisfiction’ to the threatening tone of ‘Loose Cannons’, both tell a story that not only captivates,īut succeeds in adding character and personality to the song itself. Has, but his fellow producers and guest rappers have also. The sheer variety of styles here show how much range not only Dre The album never ‘blends’ over the hour that Soulful introspective ballad with it’s ambient guitar and shimmering tambourine. ‘Genocide’, a funky gangster banger with it’sĮxtra-terrestrial thumping bass line, sounds nothing like ‘It’s All On Me’, a I put on my headphones and travelled to Compton for just over an hour – what a I started to develop expectations without even knowing what to expect. Was his sound? Could he drop a sixteen track album that consistently stayed interesting? It’s like Dre was this completeĮnigma to me while others knew exactly who he was and what his sound was. Dre album dropping, I couldn’t relate to the sheerĮlation that music fans around me were showing. The ‘godfather of the west coast’ – yet I never could agree nor disagree. I’ve heard more than once about how Dre is These albums, whenīrought up in conversation, are hailed as classics from hip-hop-heads andĬasual listeners alike – yet I never felt compelled to listen through.
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I’ve never given The Chronic or 2001 a full run through. I’ve obviously heard the instantly recognisable ‘Still D.R.E.’,Īnd I’ve most certainly grooved to ‘The Next Episode’ from time to time, but Dre album that I’ve listened to fromįront to back. Not because it’s one of hip-hop’s biggest icons first records in 16