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Real Gs Only

Advantages: All your favourites
Disadvantages: No Nuthin but a G thang

This is the ultimate Hip Hop album and the way that I remember the history of the music went, all fom the West Coast. This double album complies all of the most critically acclaimed coming from out of Cali with the greatest in West Coast Hip Hop, G-Funk and Ganngsta Rap. With many of the tunes coming from Hip Hop's favourate albums, "Doggystyle", "All Eyez On Me" and "The Chronic" this compilation does not leave out a single track which you would ...
...Hip Hop History" gives the journey which the West Coast had to make in creating their own style of rapping with a much more laid-back approach, reflective of the climate in California, which also makes them all great summer tunes. Disc 1 1. California Love (Remix) - 2Pac & Dr. Dre **Five Stars** Everyone knows this one, its pure West Coast, no paying around, its just hardcore 2Pac in his prime alongside Dre, both showing their love for California. ...

XICripZ 03.08.2007 · Read full review
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Review of Hip Hop History, A (Parental Advisory/Death Row Presents) [PA] - Various Artists

Dogg Pound Flava For Tha Nine-Fever

Advantages: Strong throughout
Disadvantages: Underrated

...the debut album, from Tha Dogg Pound in 1995. The Dogg Pound Gangstas (DPG) are a West Coast rap duo, consisting of members Kurupt, and Snoop Dogg's cousin, Daz. The pair had been hyped by performing alongside Snoop, Dr. Dre and other West Coast Gansta Rap acts, and had lent their production to tracks by some of these artists too. This album would be considered one of the main albums invovlved within the East Coast-West Coast beef of the mid-nineties ...
...during this one. Snoop Doggy Dogg kicks things off with the first verse on this one as he brigns his laid-back, yet excitng rhymes to get you ready for the type of thing which Kurut the Kingpin and Daz Dilligner are going to follow it up with. **Five Stars** 6. "Cyco-Lic-No" The quality just doesn't stop here as Daz provides even more of his amazing beats, which are just typical of the West Coast scene at this point in time. He makes the perfect ...

XICripZ 07.11.2008 · Read full review
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Review of Dogg Food [PA] - Tha Dogg Pound

The Realest S**t He Ever Wrote

Advantages: Consistent
Disadvantages: Nothing specific

“The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory” came out late in 1996, and had 2Pac take on a new persona as Makaveli (following the time spend reading Machiavelli’s “The Prince” in prison). It was the second album from him in the year, after dropping the classic “All Eyez On Me” earlier on, but unfortunately he was killed before he was given a chance to drop this, his final completed work. 1. “Intro” 2. “Hail Mary” This track begins a string of recordings ...
...this one, it is probably the most significant track off the album as it is considered to be one of his best creations ever as he flows on top of the type of beats which we would associate from the Horrocore phase a few years later. It is a very dark one, and it is all about the lyrics, so you need to follow closely to stay up on it all. **Four Stars** 3. “Toss It Up” After straight killing it with their presence on the album prior to this, you have ...

XICripZ 05.04.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Don Killuminati, The (The Seven Day Theory) [PA] [Remastered] - Makaveli

2pac Don Killuminati 7 Day Theory Makaveli

Advantages: One of the best 2pac albums created, it also makes you think about his death
Disadvantages: I do not believe that there is much wrong with this album just brilliant

This is one of the best but one of the last albums 2pac ever created. The lyrics created are touching and appeal to all of his friends, enemys and to the rest of the world. This album does not just explain about 2pacs enemys but it also helps explain the theories behind his tradgic death. Does the album mean he is alive or being reincarnated into one of 2pacs heros. The name makaveli comes from 2pacs hero who wrote many poems and stories about faking ...

Jaynewman18 03.03.2006 · Read full review
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Review of Don Killuminati, The (The Seven Day Theory) [PA] - Makaveli

Dat's Jus' How Da Dogg Duz It, Cuz

Advantages: No weak tracks
Disadvantages: Nothing specific

Released in 1993, "Doggystyle" is the debut album from the West Coast rapper known then as Snoop Doggy Dogg. It alongside Dr. Dre's "The Chronic", managed to get then then-upcoming West Coast sub-genre of G-Funk into the public eye. This style, pioneered by Dr. Dre was a type of production which could only really adapt to the gangsta style of West Coast rappers as it used funky rhythm with hard beats. This was Snoop's most successful album, getting ...
...influential rap albums in terrms of the development of Hip Hop. This is likely due to the fact that the rap game had recently settled out on the West Coast and gangsta rap was introduced, bringing Ice-T, Coolio and NWA to the forefront of rap at the time, and with this and The Chronic", a further stage of development came out as this G-Funk sound came into play. Since it's his debut album, I feel I should give a little information on him. He is a ...

XICripZ 05.06.2008 · Read full review
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Review of Doggystyle - Snoop Dogg