Best Of Haze - Hasil Adkins

Advantages: Good Rapper but his Disadvantages make him seem like a copycat
Disadvantages: Trying to be Tupac, Delibratly sounding like Tupac and using his style of delivering his words.

...Many who know of Tupac remember his voice and style, and to me now when i hear his voice it sends shivers down my spine hearing the voice of a great rapper, who started out with polictical view points and life of the ghetto. Then he sadly died due to the enemies he made along the way in the industry and died on sept 13th 1996. But everyone who knew of Tupac changing his name to Makaveli which later lead people to believe that tupac faked his death, as a polictical philosopher Niccolo Machiavelli said in one of his writings to fool ones enemies and fake ones death. Which Bring us to Blac Haze a rapper with the voice of tupac and his style Blac haze to me sounds like he trying to be the living Tupac. Like Gorilla Black trying to be the living Biggie. Blac Haze to me didnt help hiself to me with a album called Res-sa-rec-shun as lots... Read review

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Advantages: A compilation of great songs from a great musician
Disadvantages: Disadvantages?!

...after a breakdown of a jam from "Voodoo Child" - or so the booklet says! - this three minutes and fourty six seconds may seem raw and disjointed to many of us, but it symbolises the Hendrix legend - an incredible talent, with an eye and an ear for the alternative. Don't worry, the few tracks I've not mentioned are good enough for me. But it's unnecessary to fill page after page of reviewing song-after-song. So I opted for my best of the best of. A cracking line-up of songs there you must admit!! The second disc includes eight extra tracks such as b-sides and live material... "Highway Chile" - 3:39 "Gloria" - 8.52 "It's Too Bad" - 8:52 "Spanish Castle Music" - 5:48 "Hear My Train A Comin' - 6:56 "Lover Man" - 2:56 "I Don't Live Today" Live - 6:32 "Purple Haze" Live - 4:03 The opening track "Highway Chile" is a fantastic song... Read review

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Advantages: Great for Cam'ron fans
Disadvantages: If you don't like Cam you won't like this

...Purple Haze is Cam'ron's second album on Roc-a-fella records (a label he has since left) and the follow up to his 2002 album "Come Home With Me" and features production from Just Blaze and Kanye West. This ensures excellent production throughout and a more a more commercialised and radio friendly style especially with Kanye West's influence on many of the tracks. For example there is the frequent use of samples, including Cyndi Lauper's Girls Just Want To Have Fun. The album also features guest appearances from the entire Dipset crew and Twista. The subject matter can sometimes become a bit repetitive with continual references to drugs and women and if you prefer more concious hip hop this album may grate on you. The beats on this album are all good and if you like Cam'rons individual rapping style and previous tracks like "Oh Boy... Read review

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