Everything is laidback, jazzy and funky but there's nothing that really really grabs me on this record. I prefer the tracks with vocals also, the ones that have limited vocals start to linger a tad like 'Do U Dig U?' and 'Million Times'. Unsurprisingly, a lot of it reminds me of A Tribe Called Quest and it ain't as original as I thought it would be from what I had read about this project before acquiring it. The bonus track 'Make it Work' reminds me of the beats from 'Midnight Marauders'. Despite this negativity though, overall it's still an enjoyable chill out record, but with all the hype as a 'lost' album of sorts and the solid rating this has, I expected more.
Best Tracks: Feelin', Barely in Love, Abstractionisms, Even If It's So, Make It Work
I'm not feeling the hype with this one. The beats aren't at all anything refreshing, it lacks catchy hooks, and a lot of the time I wasn't finding anything redeeming in Royce's bars. I wasn't getting much out of them and sometimes his flow was annoying me as well.
Best Tracks: You Should Know, Wishin', Underground Kings
I've said it before, but The Game can pick a beat, and again, some of his best stuff is on his mixtapes. 'Gutter' is straight gutta and just a great hardcore tune to follow on from the good opener. There are some remix type tunes such as 'Haterz' which features a previous mixtape tracks vocals in 'My Turn' and works very well, and of course 'My 6-4' using Eazy's classic tune. If you're a fan of Game you'll enjoy this. One of his best non-album releases.
Best Tracks: Get Dollaz, Gutter, Hustler's, U Krazy, My 6-4, Maniac, Why You Hate The Game, Haterz.
This is a bit like their last album for me, quality wise. Some awesome tracks but not enough of them to be a classic. The rest of the tracks are okay to good, which make it an album you can play through, but not enough awesome stuff is here. Still though, a solid 3.5/5 and probably closer to a 4 than a 3. Atmosphere fans won't be disappointed.
Best Tracks: Puppets, Your Glass House, Me, In Her Music Box.
Not a bad remix mixtape but the remixes don't add a lot to the originals which is how one should probably rate a remix album. They are different though.