Headz or Tailz [Explicit Lyrics]

Track Listings

1. Headz

2. Just Ballin

3. Pimpology

4. Lil Sum Sum

5. Nobody's Home - Danny Ray, Do or Die, Johnny P.

6. Still Po Pimpin - Do or Die, Johnny P., Twista

7. All in the Club - Danny Ray, Do or Die

8. Can I

9. Choppin up That Paper - Do or Die, Val Young

10. Gangsta Shit - Do or Die,

11. Bustin Back - Do or Die,

12. Ultimate Shutdown

13. Who Am I - Do or Die, Scarface

14. Caine House

15. Under Surveillance

16. Dead or Alive

17. Tailz - Bushwick Bill, Do or Die

Headz or Tailz,Do or Die,Virgin Records,Gangsta Rap,Hardcore Rap,Hip-Hop,Pop,Rap & Hip-Hop

Headz or Tailz [Explicit Lyrics]

Headz or Tailz [Explicit Lyrics]

Average customer rating:

Headz or Tailz: you still lose with this album

Very nice sophomore effort

Headz or Tailz

Even better than their debut

Solid

Headz or Tailz
Do or Die
Manufacturer: Virgin Records Us
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Gangsta & Hardcore | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music
General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music
Pop Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music
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ASIN: B00000604A
Release Date: 1998-04-07

Tracks:

Headz
Just Ballin
Pimpology
Lil Sum Sum
Nobody's Home feat. Johnny P & Danny Boy
Still Po Pimpin' feat. Johnny P & Twista
All In The Club feat. Danny Boy
Can I feat. Beyond Content
Choppin Up That Paper feat. Val Young
Gangsta Shit feat. Shock tha World
Bustin Back feat. Lil Chilla of the Snypaz
Ultimate Shutdown
Who Am I feat. Scarface
Caine House
Under Surveillance
Dead Or Alive
Tailz feat. Bushwick Bill

Customer Reviews:

Headz or Tailz: you still lose with this album.......2007-06-20

After coming from a stunning classic Picture This(I still listen to it till this day), Do Or Die returns with Headz Or Tailz. Before the advent of this album Twista, Do Or Die and Crucial Conflict's peculiar beef with Bone Thug N Harmony reached a fever pitch when Bone dissed all of them in The Art Of War. You already know what's about to happen next. Do Or Die's second album sounds like it was rushed and There was a couple of hits as well as misses. The Good: Pimpology and Lil Sum Sum get rotation. Still Po Pimpin is Po Pimpin 2 and All In The Club which features Danny Boy and Johny P is a good club record. On the gangsta side, Gangsta S*** is cool and even though I like Bone, Do Or Die's Bustin Back is a standout track and is the best diss record out off all the diss records aimed at them. Scarface make his presence well felt on Who Am I and Dead Or Alive should have been the last song on this album. The Bad: Just Ballin is bland as hell and why they chose this song as their next single stumps me. Ultimate Showdown and Caine House are classified under skip material. The Ugly: Nobody's Home and Can I are pitiful songs for the ladies(Can I being the worst out of the two) and Choppin' Up That Paper is no better either. And to add insult to injury Bushwick Bill sounds exactly like Eazy E(RIP) on the outro Tailz! Bottom Line: Do Or Die's Headz Or Tailz is a sophomore jinx. They tried for a more commercial approach and ended up with an album that is a mixed bag in every way. But even as a sophomore jinx it's better than Get that Paper.

Very nice sophomore effort.......2007-04-21

Do or Die's 1998 sophomore effort "Headz or Tailz" is the album that vaulted the trio from a unique underground group to, in my opinion, perhaps Chicago's premier rap act. While it is fairly similar in substance to their debut Picture This, this just shows improvement across the board, both lyrically and musically. The rappers Nard, Belo Zero, and AK-47 are much more interesting this time around, peppering their dark hood tales with personality and substance, while still maintaining a flaunty style. I like how they also make some soft, slow cuts on "Headz or Tailz," they are one of a few groups that can really pull off a convincing hip hop slow jam. Often times R&B singers such as Johnny P and 2Pac's favorite crooner Danny Ray collaborate on such tracks. There's a nice distribution of the dark, hard, quick-rhymed songs and the deeper slow songs. The production is again handled by the Legendary Traxter and others, lacing the tracks with some woozy g-funk and music fitting of Do or Die's unique sound. I feel like the trio also attempted to stop comparisons with fellow midwest rappers Bone Thugs-N-Harmony on this album, further establishing their own unique identity. Don't let this awful cover fool you--"Headz or Tailz" is a great album!

After a very nice intro, the album begins with the really good song "Just Ballin." This song has a dark, woozy sound to it and a good hook, and all three MCs kick nice verses. "Pimpology" is well produced as well, another solid cut. "Lil Sum Sum" is one of the most memorable songs, dark and menacing sounding. "Nobody's Home" is among my favorite songs on this album, one of the softer sounding ones. I like it because while it does speak to the ladies, Do or Die maintains a very pimped-out persona through it. The slow beat is excellent and Danny Ray and Johnny P both deliver a great hook. "Still Po Pimpin'," the sequel to the classic single off their debut, is decent but fails to catch the perfection and polish of "Po Pimp" despite the reunion of Johnny P and Twista on the track. I do not like "All in the Club," a generic and fluffy club song. My favorite song is defintely "Can I," a deep and inspiring slow jam featuring crooners Beyond Content. This is followed by the okay "Choppin Up That Paper" and average "Gangsta S..t." "Bustin' Back" is a diss track towards Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, with some tough production. "Ultimate Shutdown" showcases a rough, triple-tongue delivery from the rappers. "Who Am I" is a decent Scarface collaboration, in my opinion it doesn't fulfill the potential of such a high profile collabo. The upbeat and catchy "Caine House" is a highlight. "Under Surveillance" and "Dead or Alive" are both solid, especially the latter, rounding out the album with the Bushwick Bill-aided outro.

While it's not quite the classic album I feel Do or Die is capable of creating, "Headz or Tailz" is a fulfilling and enjoyable album, showcasing a great rap group in their prime. I highly recommend that fans of Rap-A-Lot and the midwest rap scene check it out, I feel that this album and Do or Die as a whole have been overlooked for a long time.

Headz or Tailz.......2006-11-20

While its arguable which is their best LP, this is their most chill as far as production goes. The lyricall skills showcased by all were smooth and very rhythmic. It would be a shame by not considering this as a chi-town classic and a classic rap record in general. I haven't met someone yet who doesn't hear this LP and say that its not tight. Highly Recommended! Peace!

Even better than their debut.......2006-05-07

I feel that with "Headz Or Tailz", Do or Die made a huge improvement. "Picture This" (their debut) was a classic, no doubt, since it introduced the world to Do Or Die, and because of the big hits on the album "Po Pimp", "Playa like me and you" and "Money Flow". However, Headz or Tailz, which was released a couple of years later is a step forward for this group. They come out with much improved flows and even the production is better, and more up to date. I feel that with this album, Do Or Die got their own identity. People tend to compare them to Bone Thugs and Harmony, but this is a mistake, since Do Or Die have got a whole other style. Sometimes they rap fast, but on many songs (especially on the "pimp" songs) they slow it down, and come out with a laid-back, smooth and mellow delivery, which sounds nothing like Bone (by the way, song number 11 "Bustin Back" is a diss song to Bone, a reply to all those disses Bone threw agains Do Or Die on their 3rd album "The Art Of War").

I'd like to disagree with the ones who say that only the first half of the album (tracks 1-9, the pimp songs) are good, and that the second hald (tracks 10 - 17, the gangsta side) is dissapointing. That is NOT true. Of course that Do Or Die are at their best when they rapping over slower, mellower RnB types of beats, but saying they can't do gangsta rap is just nonsense. The second half is banging as well, the group tear those beats appart and they show they've got range, and that they are capable of being hard-core also - and that's very important for a rapper. You can't be too one-dimensional! People sometimes fail to realise that. Do Or Die are from the streets and that DO know their gangsta sh**, and it's evident on the streets tales told all throughout the album.
As usual with Rap A Lot albums, production is amazing, as The Legendary Traxter and Mr. Lee each produce 8 songs, and Mike Dean produces one. The beats fit Do Or Die's flow perfectly, and this is a classic album for sure. Probably this is the group's best album, continuing the huge success Rap A Lot had in 1998 (one of the label's best years ever).

Solid.......2006-03-04

This is a solid sophomore realse, that followed "Picture This," this cd has one of my all time favorite Do or Die songs "Lil Sum Sum," I love that song. Along with songs like "Still Po Pimpin" Featuring Twista. "Just Ballin" and "Pimpology" are bangerz too, "Bustin Back" is actually a diss to Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, on the extent of that beef I really don't know. This is a good Do or Die cd for Do or Die fans, also good for any rap fan.