| 1. El Albañil |
| 2. El Mañoso |
| 3. Me la Paso Noviando |
| 4. Dos Monedas |
| 5. Una Palomita |
| 6. El Pata de Palo |
| 7. Conecta de Billetes |
| 8. Eleazar del Fierro |
| 9. Chaparrita de Mi Vida |
| 10. Yo Sé Que Me Quieres |
| 11. Graduado Para Pelarme |
| 12. Gallos Cargados |
| 13. Máquina 501 |
| 14. Fuga del Chapo |
Mas Fuerte Que Nunca,Duetos Voces del Rancho,Sony International,Latin,Mexican
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Life After Death
The Notorious B.I.G. Manufacturer: Bad Boy ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B0000039QA Release Date: 1997-03-25 |
Tracks:
- Life After Death Intro
- Somebody's Gotta Die
- Hypnotize
- Kick In The Door
- #!*@ You Tonight
- Last Day
- I Love The Dough
- What's Beef?
- B.I.G. Interlude
- Mo Money Mo Problems
- Niggas Bleed
- I Got A Story To Tell
Tracks:
- Notorious Thugs
- Miss U
- Another
- Going Back To Cali
- Ten Crack Commandments
- Playa Hater
- Nasty Boy
- Sky's The Limit
- The World Is Filled...
- My Downfall
- Long Kiss Goodnight
- You're Nobody (Til Somebody Kills You)
Amazon.com essential recording
The King of Brooklyn, Biggie Smalls, busted through with an instant hip-hop classic on his first album, Ready to Die, but he outdid even his standard on Life After Death, an audible, posthumous autobiography about the life of the former dope dealer. The 2 CD set revels in death, especially on "Niggaz Bleed," "Somebody's Gotta Die," and "You're Nobody ('Til Somebody Kills You)," but it's painfully clear that this chestnut-cheeked, fun-loving father of two wanted to see his kids grow up on "Sky Is the Limit" and "Miss U," both of which point to the future. The album also serves as a testament to Biggie's flexibility: he adopts Bone Thugs-N-Harmony's rapid rhyme flow and Midwestern beats when they guest on "Notorious Thugs," he positively bounces on both "Mo Money Mo Problems" and "Going Back to Cali" (guesting Eazy Mo Bee), and even kicks it Wu-Tang style when RZA shows up for "Long Kiss Goodnight." --Asondra R. HunterAmazon.com
The King of Brooklyn, Biggie Smalls, busted through with an instant hip-hop classic on his first album, Ready to Die, but he outdid even his standard on Life After Death, an audible, posthumous autobiography about the life of the former dope dealer. The 2 CD set revels in death, especially on "Niggaz Bleed," "Somebody's Gotta Die," and "You're Nobody ('Til Somebody Kills You)," but it's painfully clear that this chestnut-cheeked, fun-loving father of two wanted to see his kids grow up on "Sky Is the Limit" and "Miss U," both of which point to the future. The album also serves as a testament to Biggie's flexibility: he adopts Bone Thugs-N-Harmony's rapid rhyme flow and Midwestern beats when they guest on "Notorious Thugs," he positively bounces on both "Mo Money Mo Problems" and "Going Back to Cali" (guesting Eazy Mo Bee), and even kicks it Wu-Tang style when RZA shows up for "Long Kiss Goodnight." --Asondra R. HunterCustomer Reviews:
More Good Stuff from a Big Man.......2007-07-20
Hypnotize
Kick in the Door
I Love the Dough
Mo Money Mo Problems
Another
Going Back to Cali
The World is Filled
Posthumous greatness .......2007-07-14
Biggy at His Prime.......2007-07-11
He left the world with his best work before he passed. Biggy had a great ability to make his lyrics very visual. Stories like "Somebody Gots to Die", "Niggas Bleed" and "I Got A Story to Tell" are so good that you can visualize his every word. Biggy had the East Coast on lock and no one in the game could touch him in wordplay. I can not even sit here and start to name the best songs because there were too many.
Biggy dropped two classic albums and was killed while he was still on top. He never lost his spot. Life After Death raised the bar for the game. I would have loved to see B.I.G. grow as an artist and make new music after this record. Unfortunately, his time was cut short, but he left us with a gem that shows his amazing talent....
Biggie's best work!.......2007-07-05
The greatest album ever released by Biggie & BadBoy Records........2006-12-01
Top Joints:
I Got A Story To Tell
Long Kiss Goodnight
Notorious Thugs
Hypnotize
N*ggas Bleed
Goin Back To Cali
My Downfall
What's Beef
Kick In The Door
You're Nobody.........
Ten Crack Commandments
Basically the whole 2 discs.
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Press Play
Diddy Manufacturer: Bad Boy ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000GPI2EA Release Date: 2006-10-17 |
Tracks:
- Testimonial (Intro)
- We Gon' Make It
- I Am (Interlude)
- The Future
- Hold Up
- Come To Me
- Tell Me
- Wanna Move
- Diddy Rock
- Claim My Place (Interlude)
- Everything I Love
- Special Feeling
- Crazy Thang (Interlude)
- After Love
- Through The Pain (She Told Me)
- Thought You Said
- Last Night
- Making It Hard
- Partners For Life
Amazon.com
Sean "Diddy" Combs has spent so many years as an entertainment/fashion mogul and tabloid celebrity, that it's easy to forget that he also makes music. Press Play, his first album since 2001's The Saga Continues, is a reminder that whether he's named Puff, Puffy, or Diddy, Combs has a keen sense of what makes a good pop/hip-hop song but that he's also a middling rapper. Listening to Diddy rap in the same monotone flow he's had for years--not to mention his anemic songwriting--is a distracting sonic drag on an otherwise fluidly produced album. There are some excellent tracks, however. Mobb Deep deliver the dark and sinister "The Future" while Rich Harrison knocks out another vigorous workout of a beat for "Making It Hard." The best songs like "Everything I Love" (featuring Nas and Cee-Lo) and the fast, frenetic "Wanna Move" (with Big Boi, Ciara, and Scar) allow Diddy to play a secondary role rather than the main attraction. He's still a savvy mind behind the scenes, but there's not much gained in putting him in front of the mic. --Oliver WangAlbum Description
No one says it better than Diddy himself--"Press Play is based on all my musical experiences - from the Uptown era, when I was working with Jodeci, Mary J. Blige, and Heavy D...to the Biggie, 112, Mase, Total, and No Way Out era. As time evolved, and I started traveling around the world and going into dance and techno clubs, I began to see music from a global point of view. It all came together on Press Play, all those sounds in my head. I've evolved, studied the game, been a part of it, had success. It all comes down to press play. After you press play, it's gonna make or break you in this game." A year in the making, Press Play finds Diddy joined by a who's who of contemporary artists and producers. Among the guest performers are: Christina Aguilera, Mary J. Blige, Jamie Foxx, Big Boi, Brandi, Keyshia Cole, Nas, Fergie, Avant, and Pharoah Monch. Diddy was joined on the production side by the likes of Kanye West, Just Blaze, Pharrell Williams, Havoc from Mobb Deep, Will.I.Am, Rich Harrison, among others.Customer Reviews:
welcome back diddy.......2007-07-17
Probably the best beats of 2006! And no, I'm no fan of Diddy's!!.......2007-06-26
Testimonial (intro) - 9
We Gon' Make It - 6.5
I Am (interlude) - 7.5
The Future - 6.75
Hold Up - 5.5
Come To Me - 8.5
Tell Me - 7.25
Wanna Move - 7
Diddy Rock - 6.25
Claim My Place (interlude) - 7
Everything I Love - 7.5
Special Feeling - 6.25
Crazy Thang (interlude) - 7
After Love - 8 (solid, could be a single)
Through The Pain (She Told Me) - 7.25 (Mario comes off as whiny)
Thought You Said - 7.5 (really loud and different)
Last Night - 8.5
Making It Hard - 7.25 (Sounded like a B'Day reject. Not that that's bad but...)
Partners For Life - 6 (Probably the second worst song on the album)
7.184210526= 3.5 stars
Top 5
Testimonial (Intro) 9
Come To Me 8.5
Last Night 8.5
After Love 8
Thought You Said 7.5
2-1/2 stars -- Why? Why? WHY?.......2007-06-23
Now, Diddy has been known for bringing a slew of guest stars on his albums, especially since his first and third releases credit some variation of "and the family". At first glance, it appears that he is trying to roll for dolo this time around (although that didn't work on Forever), but in actuality, this album is also littered with guest stars, and their performances really aren't that great. And as far as the Bad Boy influence, I can conversely compare this release to posthumous Biggie releases: Biggie was paired with artists he'd probably never work with if he were alive, while here, you'll find people that normally wouldn't be paired with Diddy, like Nas ("Everything I Love") and Big Boi ("Wanna Move").
There are a few tolerable tracks like "After Love" and the necessary song with Mary J. Blige on the hook, "Making It Hard". The best songs, though, would have to be "Come to Me" (with Nicole Scherzinger -- I don't know WHY I like that song so much) and the latest single, "Last Night" featuring Keyshia Cole (but it should really say Keyshia Cole featuring Diddy because Diddy is only on the chorus). But other singers seem to make bad songs even worse, like Brandy ("Thought You Said") and, unsurprisingly, Mario Winans ("Through the Pain"). And if 2006 wasn't such a bad year for collabos, the Christina Aguilera-assisted "Tell Me" would have easily been in the running for my most hated collaborations.
That song also suffers from a hectic beat, which points out another downfall on the album: the production. The beat from the aforementioned "Wanna Move" sounds like it came straight from a Yamaha drum machine, and "Special Feeling" sounds like it was made with a My First Sony. But other songs are just garbage, like "The Future" and especially "Diddy Rock" (and that's also a wack title). Also skippable is "Hold Up", which features Diddy saying that when it comes to foes: "They disturb me, but it's love like tennis." What?
And this damn album is 79 minutes long, too. Basically, as other reviewers have said, the only button you'll really be pressing after listening to Press Play is STOP/EJECT.
Anthony Rupert
This album is hot........2007-05-26
I'd give this C.D. ZERO Stars, if that were possible...P. Silly.......2007-05-24
Does P Silly have any friends in his life, you know, the kind who are bruatally honest who will pull him to the side and really tell him the truth.
ALSO, if I here that god awful song last nigh one more time, I'm gonna hurl. P. Silly must be paying radio stations to play this garbage.
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Greatest Hits
The Notorious B.I.G. Manufacturer: Bad Boy ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000M5473E Release Date: 2007-03-06 |
Tracks:
- Juicy
- Big Poppa
- Hypnotize
- One More Chance/Stay With Me
- Get Money - Junior M.A.F.I.A.
- Warning
- Dead Wrong
- Who Shot Ya
- Ten Crack Commandments
- Notorious Thugs
- Notorious B.I.G.
- Nasty Girl
- Unbelievable
- N***as Bleed
- Running Your Mouth
- Want That Old Thing Back
- #!*@ You Tonight
Customer Reviews:
Dope.......2007-05-13
greatest music .......2007-05-09
So-so, but worth a listen.......2007-05-07
greatest hits to say the least.......2007-04-03
half-filler .......2007-04-02
While half of the release lives up to its premise with choice cuts from B.I.G.'s brief but brilliant studio album output like "Juicy," "Hypnotize" and "One More Chance/Stay With Me," the other half is muddled with posthumously-released cuts that are more vehicles for guest artists like Nelly and Eminem than true Biggie classics.
Removing the layer of artist purity, one would expect radio hits like the massive tribute release "I'll Be Missing You" or duets like "Mo Money, Mo Problems" (with Diddy), especially since minor hits like Junior M.A.F.I.A.'s "Get Money" made the cut. But no, sadly, neither of the first two tracks are anywhere to be found, while the latter track and "Notorious Thugs" (with Bone Thgs-N-Harmony) made it onto the album.
This album is worth it if you're only passively interested in Notorious B.I.G.'s biggest radio hits (and don't mind paying for a lot of filler). Serious fans and B.I.G. beginners should seek out "Ready to Die: The Remaster" and "Life After Death" and call it a day.
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Danity Kane
Danity Kane Manufacturer: Bad Boy ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000GIXEB8 Release Date: 2006-08-22 |
Tracks:
- One Shot
- Heartbreaker
- Want It
- Right Now
- Show Stopper
- Hold Me Down
- Come Over Interlude
- Ooh Ahh
- Press Pause
- Ain't True Interlude
- Ride For You
- Touching My Body
- Back Up
- Stay With Me
- Untitled
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Danity Kane's concept isn't revolutionary--bind five gorgeous, vocally gifted girls together at the hip and the world is bound to take notice--but its role as a reality TV band is: Here, finally, is the reason to stop raking contestants over the coals and accept that the tube can spawn some seriously hot music. Whether they're a Making the Band fluke or a solid indication that the TV talent pool is deepening season by season is anybody's guess, but there's no denying these ladies, hand-plucked by Diddy, pack a post-R&B sizzle roving ears won't soon tire of. With a vibe more En Vogue than Destiny's Child--spot-on harmonizing, synchronized vocal tumbles, the occasional righteous yelp--they strut their way through 14 solid tracks, some whispery ("Ooh Ahh," "Stay With Me"), some noisy ("Back Up"), all sexy. Club cut "Show Stopper" featuring fellow Bad Boy artist Yung Joc is the disc's first single and breakout track, but look for another song, "Heartbreaker," to outlast it: with its languid acoustic guitar and midsong break, it casts a booty-swiveling, body-rocking spell. --Tammy La GorceAlbum Description
Making the Band is back for Season 3, and you better believe the drama runs deep. This album is the music hard work of five girls handpicked by Sean "Diddy" Combs for his all-new pop group which was recorded while they were living together in a luxury Soho loft and prepared to go on tour.Customer Reviews:
Definite Show Stoppers.......2007-07-20
3-1/2 stars -- Good album, but they should really consider switching labels.......2007-04-20
If people don't understand why I say they should switch labels, I attribute it to past experience. The ladies said in interviews that they are so glad to be on Bad Boy. But I'm been looking at Bad Boy's track record for the past few years, and what being on that label seems to mean NOW is that Diddy will release two songs from your album and then forget about you. Case in point: Dream, New Edition, 8Ball & MJG, Mase (think Welcome Back era), B5, Da Band...should I go on?
Anyway, since these five ladies were brought together on Making the Band, some people might want to easily write them off as some manufactured no-talents, but that's actually far from the case. While I'm not sure what "Danity Kane" is supposed to mean, and I agree with the other reviewers when they said that Aundrea is the best singer (and she's definitely a sight for sore eyes), the group as a whole still produce some good songs. I'm starting to like "Show Stopper" more than I used to (even though I'm not a big fan of Yung Joc), but there are better songs than that, like "One Shot".
But the album's best moments are when the ladies slow things down, like "Ride For You", "Right Now" and especially "Stay With Me". Still, there are a few times when the songs feel disposable, like "Back Up". "Heartbreaker" seems to contradict itself, and the hidden track "Sleep On It" will make you want to do just that. But Danity Kane do prove that the era of good R&B singing groups isn't dead, so pick it up.
Anthony Rupert
They really ARE Showstoppers........2007-04-02
I can listen to it without skipping any songs.
These girls are so talented.
Too bad their management sucks!
Its been months and they still haven't released a new single.
EVERY song has potential to be a single.
Danity Kane, just wow.
Disappointment.......2007-03-28
~Ride For You~.......2007-03-24
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Total
Total Manufacturer: Bad Boy ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B0000039Q5 Release Date: 1996-02-13 |
Tracks:
- Intro
- Do You Know
- No One Else(Featuring Dabrat)
- Whose Is It? (Interlude)
- Kissin' You
- Do You Think About Us?
- Definition Of A Bad Girl (Interlude)
- Can't You See? (Featuring Notorious B.I.G.)
- Someone Like You
- Tell Me
- Love Is All We Need
- Don't Ever Change
- Spend Some Time
- When Boy Meets Girl
- No One Else (Puffy Daddy Remix)
Customer Reviews:
Horrible! .......2007-07-03
The first total.......2007-03-30
Every Bad Boy Needs A Bad Girl.......2007-02-24
Top tunes.......2006-12-22
Total - actually 3.5 stars.......2006-10-01
The second huge single, KISSIN YOU is such a sweetly groovin' ballad and showed that the group wasn't only going to be the background vocalists for Bad Boy's rappers.
Other standout singles to me are: NO ONE ELSE, TELL ME, LOVE IS ALL WE NEED & DON'T EVER CHANGE. Although the producers used a fair amount of samples, like on Mary J. Blige's MY LIFE, they were used in a fresh way which created a new sound for a new group.
I'd recommend this disc to anyone who's curious about not only early Bad Boy artists but also how this group sounded in comparison to some of the other r&b girl groups out at that time.
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No Way Out
Puff Daddy & The Family Manufacturer: Bad Boy ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B0000039QD Release Date: 1997-07-22 |
Tracks:
- No Way Out (Intro)
- Victory
- Been Around The World
- What You Gonna Do?
- Don't Stop What You're Doing
- If I Should Die Tonight (Interlude)
- Do You Know?
- Young G's
- I Love You Baby
- It's All About The Benjamins (Remix)
- Pain
- Is This The End?
- I Got The Power
- Friend
- Senorita
- I'll Be Missing You
- Can't Nobody Hold Me Down
Customer Reviews:
Puffy's Best Release.......2007-07-31
Geo
Hell Up in Harlem.......2007-06-13
There is no modern day rap song like It's All About the Benjamins. I bought this album on tape back in '97 and loaned it to someone who is not interested in returning it, so I had to get the cd. I could have lived without it if not mainly for ...Benjamins and the fact I could get it used here for a penny. I was disappointed, however, to realize the word "He/\brews" had been edited out in my copy despite it being the adult version. What is up with this? Since when is "stack chips like He/\brews" an off limits phrase? It's an uncensored rap album. Nothing should be edited.
Highlights: It's All About the Benjamins, I Love You Baby, I'll Be Missing You(despite it being shorter than the radio version), Victory, Been Around the World, Can't Nobody Hold Me Down, and Do You Know.
Cool Jiggy Hip Hop.......2006-12-14
The Down-Fall of Hip-Hop.......2006-10-24
I saw VH1's Hip-Hop Honors last week (which was a great show by the way), where they payed tribute to some of the most influential rappers of all time, including Rakim, KRS-One, and Africa Bambaataa, and to pay tribute to The Beastie Boys, they put together a threesome of Q-Tip, Fabulous, and (guess who...) Puff Daddy, to rap The Beastie Boy's legendary Paul Revere. Q-Tip and Fabulous were terrific, as they are more in-tune to the old school style, but every word that came out of Puff Daddy's mouth was absolutely painful. I was shocked to discover that VH1 had actually ALLOWED Puff Daddy to be in the presence of some of the greatest rappers to have ever graced this earth. Rappers who Puff Daddy could offer NO tribute to since all his music has ever done is bring down everything they had established back in the late 80s and early 90s.
Puff Daddy is what I consider to be the down-fall of Hip-Hop in the mid 90s. He was, and still is, such a predictable producer and promoter of music. I don't even care to listen to his new album, Press Play, because I already know exactly what it will sound like; typical mainstream radio pop. I can't exactly understand his motives, although it probably is simply for the love of money or fame, but all I know is that around the time of No Way Out, Hip-Hop began to take a tremendous nose-dive into a Hip-Hop world dominated by mainstream trash. I just wish that Puff Daddy didn't have to throw away everything that Biggie and 2pac and DOZENS of other rappers before them had established.
Puff Daddy - No Way Out.......2006-10-15
1. No Way Out (Intro) - No Rating
2. Victory (Featuring The Notorious B.I.G. & Busta Rhymes) - 5/5
3. Been Around the World (Featuring The Notorious B.I.G. & Mase) - 4/5
4. What You Gonna Do? - 4.5/5
5. Don't Stop What You're Doing (Featuring Lil' Kim) - 4/5
6. If I Should Die Tonight (Interlude) (Featuring Carl Thomas) - No Rating
7. Do You Know? - 4.5/5
8. Young G's (Featuring The Notorious B.I.G. & Jay-Z) - 4/5
9. I Love You Baby (Featuring Black Rob) - 4/5
10. It's All About the Benjamins [Remix] (Featuring The Notorious B.I.G., Lil' Kim & The L.O.X.) - 4/5
11. Pain - 4.5/5
12. Is This the End? (Featuring Ginuwine, Twista & Carl Thomas) - 4.5/5
13. I Got the Power (Featuring The L.O.X.) - 4.5/5
14. Friend (Featuring Foxy Brown) - 4.5/5
15. Señorita - 4.5/5
16. I'll Be Missing You (Featuring Faith Evans & 112) - 2+ Minute Intro - 5/5
17. Can't Nobody Hold Me Down (Featuring Mase) - 4.5/5
Overall:
66/75
4.5 Stars
This is definitly a good album for someone who doesn't write his own lyrics. Mostly all the tracks could have been radio hits and some of them are even classics. Puff's goal was to show the world that Bad Boy Records could still make hits without Biggie and by god he proved just that. R.I.P. B.IG.!
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112
112 Manufacturer: 112 / Bad Boy Umvd ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B0000039Q7 Release Date: 1996-08-27 |
Tracks:
- 112 Intro
- Now That We're Done
- Pleasure & Pain
- Why (Interlude)
- Cupid
- Call My Name
- Come See Me
- Sexy You (Interlude)
- Can I Touch You
- I Can't Believe
- Keep It Real
- Only You (Bad Boy Remix)
- I Will Be There
- In Love With You
- Just A Little While
- Why Does
- This Is Your Day
- Throw It All Away
- Only You (Clean Radio Mix)
Customer Reviews:
Now That's A Helluva Debut.......2007-04-26
Go back to where it started..........2006-11-10
BEST 112 CD THEY NEED TO GET BACK TO THIS.......2006-08-04
I WILL BE THERE
THE SAD PART ABOUT IT THOUGH I READ THAT 112 REALLY FEEL LIKE THE FIRST CD WASNT THEM SO....... THERE IS THE HOPE FOR THE DIE HARD FANS WHO STILL WISH THEY WOULD COME BACK TO THIS FORMULA.
One of the best..........2006-08-03
music lover.......2006-08-02
Favorite song "call my name"
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Ridin High
8ball & MJG Manufacturer: Bad Boy ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000GDI21A Release Date: 2007-03-13 |
Tracks:
- Intro
- Relax and Take Notes feat Notorious BIG andProject Pat
- Ridin High
- Turn up da Bump
- Cruisin feat. 36 mafia and slim of 112
- What you Gonna do feat. Pimp c
- 30 rocks feat Diddy
- Blowjob int
- Hickory Dickory Dock
- Runnin out of Bud feat. Killer mike
- Clap on feat yung joc
- Alcohol Pussy and Weed
- Pimpin int
- Pimpin don't fail me now feat. Juvenile and jazze pha
- Worldwide
- Take it off feat. Poo bear
- Memphis
- Get low
- Stand up
Album Description
Hard-hitting hip-hop with a respectful nod to R&B and the blues, the set opens with a dramatic intro that seems to forewarn listeners of what is to come.Customer Reviews:
(3.5 Stars) This Dynamic Duo Still Manages To Deliver!.......2007-06-26
Blame it on Puffy and Bad Boy South.......2007-06-02
Anyway, the album itself is nice, but overall most of it doesn't stand up. There are about 5 great songs, and the rest range between avarege and weak (Especially that "Hickery Dickery Dock". What the hell was the label thinking?? You KNOW that Ball and G would've never make a song like that!). The whole album sound too much like a Lil' Jon/TI/Young Jeezy album. Too much sreaming, too much of that crunk sound, too much screaming by MJG (remember how smooth he used to be? Not those game are gone_... The good songs are those who sound different. But the album overall isn't as melodic and soulful like their previous albums. Lyrically the album is also the weakest they've ever done. It's not as personal and deep like their previous albums, and it's obvious it's all Bad Boy's directions... Anyway, the bottom line is that it's an OK album, nothing special, but Ball and G are still living legends, and with their talent they are able to save the album and make it an enjoyable listen.
I ALSO BLAME PUFFY.......2007-05-01
BAD not in a good way!.......2007-04-10
It's not "Living Legends", but "Ridin' High" is still worth checking out.......2007-04-03
Now at the top of 2007, 8Ball & MJG are back with their 2nd release on Bad Boy entitled "Ridin' High". Things get off to an excellent start with their 1st single "Relax & Take Notes" which features the late, great Notorious BIG, with a sample from "Dead Wrong" and Project Pat, who dropped his "Crook By Da Book: The Fed Story" in the last quarter of 2006. This is clearly the best track on "Ridin' High" in my opinion. The title track caught me by surprise and the song actually took awhile to grow on me. The reason why I like the track is because it doesn't sound like something that 8Ball & MJG would normally do and sometimes you have to dare to be different. Now it may have been an idea from Puffy to get them some commercial exposure but the track is still a good song in my opinion and definitely a track for the clubs. Another one of my favorite tracks is produced by Timbaland's right hand man, Danja, in "Turn Up The Bump". Their is nothing complex about the track it's just classic Ball & G with MJG proclaiming that he is a pimp for life and that he doesn't have any love for certain types of the opposite sex. I was a little skeptical about "Cruzin'" at first too. You figure if you have 8Ball & MJG and Three 6 Mafia on the same track that you're going to get the same magic that was created on "Stay Fly" which also featured Young Buck. However, Slim from 112 joins the track and it ends up being a track for the ladies. After a couple of listens the track should grow on you. However, I can think of the Mobb Deep and 112 track "Anything" that I never ended up liking at all...lol Pimp C joins 8Ball & MJG on "Whatchu Gonna Do". 8Ball & MJG were featured on Pimp C's "Bobby & Whitney" from his "Pimpalation" CD so I was sure that Pimp C would show up somewhere on "Ridin' High". The track is one of the better songs on "Ridin' High" with Pimp C doing the hook and the last verse of the track. "30 Rocks" would actually be a decent track if they would have left Puffy off of it especially with the tight track and the Ball & G lyrics on it. However, this isn't the first or last song that Puffy has been on that will be messed up by him. Even Young Joc gives a decent performance on "Clap On". I have nothing to compare the track to since I wasn't ever going to listen to Young Joc's CD, but "Clap On" ends up being a decent combination between the artists. "Pimpin' Don't Fail Me Now" is a laid, back smooth track that most people will have mixed feelings on. Jazze Pha produces the track and does the hook and Juvenile shows up to do a guest verse as well. DJ Toomp provides some energy with the track "Worldwide" and Bangladesh, who produced alot more songs on "Living Legends" shows up to produce "Get Low". The track would be better if it didn't sound like "Don't Make" Part 2, but you will still like the track, in my opinion. Al Capone shows up to pay tribute to "Memphis" once again and Killer Mike shows up on the obvious track about their favorite drug of choice on "Runnin' Out Of Bud".
The problems with "Ridin' High" are easy to notice. It seems that on some tracks that 8Ball & MJG take the easy way out and they make tracks that add no value to the CD whatsoever. "Hickory Dickory Dock" is just awful. They should have just stuck with the track "Outfit" that Lil Jon produced that was supposed to come after the Interlude on Track 8. The same can be said for "Alcohol P**** and W***". Anytime I see Mario Winans name on a rap track, I should already have known how that would sound. Mario, please stick to r&b and making another CD. I don't need to see your name on production credits for a Ball & G CD. "Take It Off" doesn't make U want to listen to it more than twice either.
Overall, I am still an 8Ball & MJG fan. I just feel personally that if they leave their career in the hands of Puff Daddy, they won't be able to carry the powerful 8Ball & MJG name the way that it should be carried. After "Living Legends" I atleast expected their next CD to be just as good or even better, but with "Ridin' High" those expectations aren't reached. If you are an 8Ball & MJG fan you'll still find some songs that are worth listening to, you may just not be satisfied with the overall product. I still rate this CD between 3 and 3 and a half stars.
James' Top 5
1) Relax & Take Notes w/The Notorious BIG & Project Pat
2) Turn Up The Bump
3) Whatchu Gonna Do w/Pimp C
4) Get Low
5) Ridin' High
Honorable Mention:
Worldwide
Memphis w/Al Kapone
Cruzin' w/Three 6 Mafia & Slim of 112
Clap On w/Young Joc
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Faith
Faith Evans Manufacturer: Bad Boy ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B0000039Q1 Release Date: 1995-08-29 |
Tracks:
- Faith (Interlude)
- No Other Love
- Fallin' In Love
- Ain't Nobody
- You Are My Joy (Interlude)
- Love Don't Live Here Anymore
- Come Over
- Soon As I Get Home
- All This Love
- Thank You Lord (Interlude)
- You Used To Love Me
- Give It To Me
- You Don't Understand
- Don't Be Afraid
- Reasons
Customer Reviews:
AMAZING Debut.......2007-04-07
Faith comes correct on her BadBoy Records debut................2007-02-13
Top Joints:
Fallin' In Love
Ain't Nobody
Love Don't Live Here Anymore (Faith & Mary Duet)
Come Over (Classic)
Soon As I Get Home (Classic)
You Used To Love Me
Give It To Me (My personal favorite joint)
Reasons (Classic)
Classic album, has to be in your collection.......2007-01-22
Takes me back to when R&B was good.......2007-01-10
Faith Evans - Faith.......2007-01-10
Tracks*
No Other Love - 9/10 *She has real good vocal range in this one
Fallin' In Love - 10/10 *in a way I sort of felt this should have been a single
Ain't Nobody - 10/10 *I love this single, it reminds me of the goods days of music
Love Don't Live Here Anymore - 8/10 *I thought was a pretty good remake
Come Over - 9/10 *another good one!
Soon As I Get Home - 10/10 *this is the one that first made me want to buy the album; the remix with Aaron Hall is real good also.
All This Love - 10/10 *this was real good for a non single
You Used To Love Me - 10/10 *this was another single that made me want to buy the album;
Give It To Me - 10/10 *I Love this song!
You Don't Understand - 10/10 *this is a real good song also
Don't Be Afraid - 10/10 *I first heard this when watching an episode of The Wayans bros. from 1995, and I've loved it since!
Reasons - 10/10 *this should have been a single also, at least that's how I felt
As you can see this is a good album if you're a fan of 90s music, but if your into this music out now you might not like it.
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PART III
One Twelve Manufacturer: 112 / Bad Boy Umvd ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000059RWB Release Date: 2001-03-20 |
Tracks:
- 112 Intro
- Dance With Me
- It's Over Now
- Peaches & Cream
- I Surrender (Interlude)
- Missing You
- All I Want Is You
- Don't Hate Me
- Q, Mike, Slim, Daron (Interlude)
- Player
- Sweet Love
- Smile
- Caught Up
- Do What You Gotta Do
- I Think
- Still In Love
Amazon.com
Since New Edition and Boyz II Men ceded their R&B group throne of the '80s and early '90s, it's been hard to keep up with the myriad groups that have tried to take their place. But Bad Boy's resident gentlemen, 112, have always stood out from the crowd. Their latest release, Part III, further solidifies the group's appeal. On "It's Over Now," the album's first single, the group does what they do best: combining impressive vocals with Bad Boy's trademark hip-hop production. Likewise, on "Dance with Me," an intricately produced song with an infectious heartbeat bass line, the group reminds listeners that their singing ability is in a league of its own. Part III is not without its shortcomings, however. Songs like "I Think" and "Player," two monotonous attempts at romantic ballads, could have been deleted from the album without being missed. To the group's credit, however, Part III is one of the most varied and truly captivating albums that the R&B world has seen in a long time. From beautiful harmonizing to upbeat party pleasers, Part III places the four members of 112 up there with the legends of their genre. --Felicia A. WilksCustomer Reviews:
Helluva Comeback.......2007-04-26
4 1/2 Stars... 112's Best Album Period.......2007-03-16
Part III is grown & sexy!!.......2006-04-23
The Biggest 112 Album!.......2005-05-08
Part III is great for sho',
but actually every 112 album got its point,
I like all of their album!
So I don't think Part III is their best cause all of their album is awesome!
[besides Hot and Wet which I haven't get!]
But, Part III is the most success album by 112,
because its got The MOST popular 112 song,
Peachers and Cream, everyone love it!
112 Intro - Just a intro of the album!
With a Tight Biggie's [Dead Wrong] beat!
Dance With Me - One Of The Hottest song in this album,
A very good song to dance to!
Tight beat, Slim sing well,
plus a freakin' catchy hook! 5/5
It's Over Now - The first time I listen to it,
I think it's just alright!
But that's normal,
because many 112 songs I don't feelin' them at first,
112 songs always grow on me!
This one is very nice and the bridge is very Great!!! 5/5
Peaches and Cream - The Biggest Hit song 112 ever made!
very hot and danceable!
You Know What I Mean? 5/5
I Surrender - Interlude,
I said many times before that 112 interlude is always very great,
not some stupid skit like other did,
Not some so-call funny stuff,
Their skit is always with a nice beat and some best harmonic chorus!
This interlude is very well,
but the reason it haven't got 5 out of 5,
beacuse this album got another one even better than this! 4/5
Missing You - Nice song mostly sing by Mike!
A very nice ballad! 5/5
All I Want Is You - It's so difference with other 112 song,
the beat is not smooth or melodic RnB stuff,
It's more hard with a distorted guitar,
the hook is not too nice for me,
They wanna try something new,
but I think they can do better than this! 3.5/5
Don't Hate Me - Don't hate 112 if your girl fxxx with them!
haha! I like this one!
Ah! Forget to tell y'all it feat. Twista! 4.5/5
Q, Mike, Slim, Daron - The Best interlude 112 ever made!
The beat is very smooth and mellow!!!
You can't press the skip buttom! 5/5
Player - I don't know why people don't like this one!
The chorus is nice with some great harmony!
And Q high pitch singin' is always sounds well! 5/5
Sweet Love - S nice slow jam,
Nice but not my favorite! 4/5
Smile - I love this song, very great ballad!!!
I love those lyrics and this song is so catchy! 5/5
Caught Up - Not my favorite! 3/5
Do What You Gotta Do - Very Nice song!
Mid-Tempo and more laid-back! 4.5/5
I Think - Not my favorite! 3.5/5
Still In Love - This one remind me Crazy Over You!
Very Great ballad! Ojne of my favorite! 5/5
Part III is very great album,
Got Nice slow jam like It's Over Now, Missing You, Smile, Do What You Gotta Do, Still In Love
Got Blazin' club Hits like Dance With Me and Peaches and Cream!
A Must Have!
My favorite album.......2005-04-02
Salsa Music:
- Baila Habibi, Vol. 1
- Caça à raposa
- Cafe Tacuba
- Cara De Angel
- Cargas de Dinero
- Clasicos de la Provincia
- Coleccion Diamante
- Coleccion Diamante
- Coleccion Diamante
- Con Buena Nota
Salsa Music
Music for Self-Enhancement: The Spirit
Live at the Pan-African Festival [Live]
Tulare Dust: Tribute to Merle Haggard
Merry, Merry Christmas [Soundtrack]
Mandolin Melodies: South Indian Classical Music
Kimi Ga Suki [Enhanced] [Import]
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