the beats were fuckin trash, nothin wu about it
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the beats were fuckin trash, nothin wu about it
heard this shit and bout went out my mind that this shit could get as bad of a rap as it does.
4.5/5
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Originally Posted by Hollow Dartz
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Originally Posted by iove
lmmfao, its wonderful what smoking shitloads of weed can make you think is there, cos they sat for hours tryna get the pose right so that his shirt would..kinda-ish resemble the Wu logo, upsidedown, lol....
It always amazes me when people claim how good this album is. This was the first album where Wu started following trends instead of innovating them and the result was one of the biggest disappointments they've had. People don't hate on it bc it's not OBFCL, they hate on it bc it's sub par. Some of the negative points are lost if you weren't there when it came out. The most glaring failure of the album was Pop Shit. At the time Swizz Beats was blowing up and this beat is just a horribly obvious bite of his style. That's not what Wu was about but was the beginning of them getting lost and trying to ride off of what was hot at the time instead of staying true to what got them famous. There are some great tracks on the album:
The Table
Real Life
Jury
Live From NY
MY Favorite Dread
Sneakers
The rest are sub par to average at best. Casablanca is ok but the fact that the beat to it and 100 rounds are almost identical and they are back to back is ridiculous. Fuck Them is just a horrible beat with an even worse hook. Power would be ok if not for horrible verses from ACT especially the line about "getting head from rock stars" WTF???
It's not a horrible album bc the good tracks are great but there's too much garbage and uncreative crap. When it came out it was a shock to everyone how bad a Wu album could be.
^^ I remember how much hate this album got when it arrived but I always loved this shit from day one. it does not sound like a Wu-Tang album but that does not mean it's wack, it's better than the previous solo albums Golden Arms Redemption, Nigga Please and Uncontrolled Substance. you gotta acknowledge that Raekwon fucking peaked on this album, at the time I thought NO other member of the Wu could fuck with him when it comes down to lyrics. Flow, metaphors, improved slang and story-telling is all perfected on this joint.. It's a shame some real wack beats got in the mix though, but delete about 4 beats and you have a crazy nice LP... nevermind, with or without it IS a crazy nice LP.
yeah his flow and lyrcis are crazy on this lp, and there are some ill tracks (the table!!) but there are some really wack beats and some featurings are wack too
I voted superior...
I listened this album just for a 3 times, when I get it, and 2 more, one tonight....
Well it is right album to hear it from time to time, but in longer time period of couple of months.........
It is far too from OB4CL, but still, it is OK album............
Let's say 5/10
Peace...................................
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This album should be remixed.
all those albums were dope man c'mon immobliarity is a fly album for any mood with songs as "Casablanca" and "Yae Yo" to "100 Rounds" to "Sneakers", etc. c'mon this album plus the two that came out around that time were some fire shitQuote:
Originally Posted by claaa7
^^ I didn't mean that the other albums were wack, I'm just saying i liked "Immobilarity" most out of the bunch when it came out. They were all good albums but at the time they was released most thought they was dissapointing.
You voted for Superior but you rated the album 5/10?????Quote:
Originally Posted by Makaveli Da Killah
Have u even read my post! I said, it is album for listening ones in couple of months! When i voted, I had listened it just for one time (whole album), but now, i have listened it again, and it sounded much worse than first time!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Hollow Dartz
Capish..?!??!?!
Peace.....................
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it's a good album just aint on the same level as cuban linx. My favorite joint is 100 rounds he kills that shit. "blow lines like chimes in the kitchen" It's got acouple weak beats like fuck them but it's a solid album so is lex diamond rae never dropped a wack album. cuban linx was like a gift and a curse for his career.
i master more apponents by implementing love and respect in the youth.Quote:
Originally Posted by num2son
loved this fuckin album favorite song was yae yo wooooooooooooooooooo
I liked some of the cuts off of this one
Forecast
100 Rounds
The Table
a few more, it wasnt Cuban Linx, but its definately not a shit sandwich
I'm assuming that if Cuban Linx II ever comes out
itll sound something like this, except with Rae's new lazy delivery...
Listenin to this album right now, got it yesterday.....I went off Chef for many months, just wasn't feelin him after the lex diamond story which was a rushed album...and just crap generally.....but this album is bringin my respect back for him. It's heavy
WELL DONE RAE
so far 8/10
(NEXT TRACK IS THE TABLE ....SO hMmMMmMm CANT WAIT GOSH AM ITCHING MY GLUTEUS MAXIMUS TO HEAR IT...I DON'T SKIP ALBUMS ..I HEAR THEM ALL THE WAY THROUGH........YES I EVEN HEARD U-GODS MR XCITEMENT ALL THE WAY THROUGH AN THAT WAS SOME TORTURE AND A HALF!!!)
Since OB4CL2 is this year, I figured Id do a review on his slept on sophmore album, which was doomed, since it followed one of the most beloved Hip hop albums of all time.
1) Intro: The asian instrument that they used in he beginning should have played alone, without Rae talking that ‘’This is really based on politics’’ bullshit, Just said nothing like Meth did on Tical. Then the beat that starts at :58 could go in, and Rae could spit a few bars then go into track 2.
6/10 since they ruined it with the talking
2) Yae Yo: The beat is amazing, and the only thing missing is what A lot of these tracks are missing, A Ghost face appearance. Also, It was too short.
8/10
3)Casablanca: If I didn’t know, I would have thought Rza did the beat, but he didn’t. I like the lyrics, and its like Rae was in rare form here.
7/10
4) 100 Rounds: The beat is missing something, Even years ago when I copped this, I always thought this beat could have had more to it. I KNOW, Ghost face. But lyrically, This is one of Raes best on this album
7/10
5) Real life: The hook is repetitive, BUT I like it, It could have been a Wu song if he wasn’t being stingy with the appearances.
8/10
6)Power: Ft American Cream Team, I almost NEVER like crews of most people. They tend to be nothing more than typical local rappers that the person who made it said would put them on if they made it. Hence A.C.T, And with them being the rare guests of this mostly solo album. They kinda ruined this song. The beat is pretty basic too
5/10
7)Skit: The skit was dumb, but most skits are
8)All that I got it you part 2: The fact that he did this is cool, I wont lie. It was pretty tough, but it didn’t do what the original did, It didn’t touch me.
7/10
9) Jury: One of the best Beats on the album, It was begging for either Masta killa or U-god to lace it with Rae, but as I stated before, he didn’t have many people on here. Lyrically one of his best, period. The hook is great as well, it could have got him radio play.
9/10
10) Fuck them: Ft Method Man. This is probably the only true ‘’Wu’’ song on the album. The hook is great, and you can tell the beat took rae back to the classic Rza type era, though Rza didn’t make it. Meths verse is mint as usual
9/10
11) Skit 2: It was moderately funny.
12) Live from NY: This was the first and I think only single of the album, and it deserves it. The beat is amazing, and EASILY could have fit on the purple tape. Lyrically you can tell he was going for radio play.
9/10
13) My favorite Dred: The song was about a minute to short, The looped piano is very Rza like, and Rae laced it nice. I just wish Gza could have been on it.
8/10
14) Friday: I could have done without the beginning talking and shit, But the beat is great, Ghost would have MURKED this joint. But Rae was on point. The sample is nice as well.
9/10
15) The Table: Ft Masta Killa, Easily the best track on the album, My personal favorite. The beat is sad, dark, but emotional. I think that Killa outshined him on this joint though
10/10
16) Sneakers: You have raekwon talking about kicks, but NO GHOSTFACE? What. The beat is cool, and I could have seen Ghost and U-god on this one
7/10 for not having Ghost on it
17)Raw: A beat and a song, That Redman and Method should have had. BUT since they didn’t, This just ended up being the weakest song on the album
4/10
18)Pop shit: This joint is on some Swiss beatz shit, and a lame attempt to get Pop points. I could hear Eve on this, which is NOT a good thing
5/10
19)Heart to Heart: Dirty, Odb, should have been on here. I could hear him going crazy over this, With Cappa. Rae just didn’t sound right on this. And the beat is just ass to me. It almost sounds like he dissing Wu, but Im sure hes not.
5/10
20) Forecast: This beat screamed for Ghost, again, and again…No Ghost. This was and is a skipped song almost each time. But it’s a city shout out song.
6/10
21) Outro: A weak way to end the album, Seriously
Id give this a a c+
you know, i've never heard this album.
if you rate casablance 7/10 then im sure its a classic.
You should cop it, Its actually kinda underrated. Im sure you'll like itQuote:
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Originally Posted by twiztid_wutang
That song contains possible the worst, if not THE worst beat the Wu have ever done. Are you fuckin serious? That song is terrible!
2/10 at FUCKIN BEST
Power is one of the top songs on this album....no 5/10
Table is the Best song on the album.
Reviving an old topic because I was listening to the album. Yeah.Quote:
Originally Posted by twiztid_wutang
This is a terrible review, not so much because of the opinions though. If you don't like certain songs that's fine. The review is terrible because you're knocking songs for lack of other artists. It's a Rae solo. It's not a necessity for him to have featurings. It would have been nice for a couple here and there, but he held songs like Yae Yo and Casablanca down fine. He didn't need Ghost. In fact, I think Ghost would have detracted from those songs. If I were to review, I'd go like this:
Yae Yo: Pretty good beat and nice intro to the album. Rae is probably at his best ever lyric and flowise in this song. 8/10
Casablanca: Same as Yae Yo, decent beat with great lyrics. 8/10
100 Rounds: Same as the other two songs as far as quality goes. At this point the beats start to sound a little repetitive. The song is probably worthy of 8/10 but at this point in the album it sounds more like a 7/10.
Real Life: Basically the same complaint as 100 Rounds. It's not a bad song, but the beats are starting to drone a little. They aren't bad at this point, but they are sounding too similar. 7/10
Power: The first bad track IMO. The beat isn't to interesting and the ACT aren't the best of features he could have had on the album. 5/10
All That I Got Is You Pt 2: Terrible track. Rae is trying to capture what Ghost did, but he's not Ghost. 3/10
Jury: Great track. The beat is different from what precedes it and just different in general. Rae drops some nice lyrics too. 9/10
Fuck Them: Bad beat, but Rae and Meth rap nicely over it. 6/10
Live from NY: Very good song. Good beat and Rae rips it. 9/10
My Favorite Dread: Some good storytelling from Rae as usual. 8/10
Friday: Another good storytelling track. 8/10
The Table: Classic track, one of Rae's best ever. 10/10
Sneakers: A change of pace for the album. Concept song as opposed to story track. Either way Rae does a good job and th ebeat is nice. 9/10
Raw: More ACT stuff. It's not horrible, but it's not particularly good either. Reminds me of the Bravehearts tracks that Nas has on his albums. 6/10
Pop Shit: I like this song. Rae rocks it pretty well, but it's nothing special really. 7/10
Heart to Heart: This just feels out of place. It's not terrible, but it really isn't Rae's chamber. 6/10
Forecast: This is just a track winding the album down. One long shout out. It's cool for what it is. 7/10
There were some low points definitely, but more often than not the worst stuff was just mediocre. The beats weren't the best but Rae repped on them. Honestly, I think this is Rae's best album lyrically.
lol yeah that review was shitty
album is at first listen not impressive when i bought it ,but it growed on me after i listened to it more i find this and cuban linx rae's best albums. Some of the tracks have that cuban linx style
Raekwon 5/5 on this one
Beats 3/5
Overall: 4/5
Best beat would definitely be Sneakers by Pete followed by The Table.
Raekwon's best lyrical performance.
Suck this drunk alcohol dick.
Twenty years ago today this arrived.
This dropped twenty five years ago today. If half of the songs had better production, it could have been very close to Cuban Linx
Actually I heard it before Cuban Linx, so it wasn't a letdown for me. I banged the shit out of that album. I believe I heard Cuban Linx for the first time a year later (2000).
People give this album way too much flack. And that’s probably because of this “Wu sound” that it lacked and somehow every album had to live up to, as well as to the first albums, which were all classics. Granted, there’s some production issues here and it’s definitely not a classic, but it’s a very solid album regardless. A banger in this case.