Rock - Shell Shock

[CommSense]

01. Rock - Shellshock Intro
02. Rock - Flytime
03. Rock - AYRRRR
04. Rock - 300 B.C.
05. Rock - Attempted Murder
06. Rock - Me 2 *****
07. Rock - Raize Da Roof
08. Rock - **** Dat Rapper
09. Rock - RockZiLLa
10. Rock - Rock Brothaz Wildin
11. Rock - CrookOnASong
12. Rock - Graveyard Shifty
13. Rock - Da Beast Is Back
14. Rock - Most Dangerous
15. Rock - Rite Back
16. Rock - Doofis
17. Rock - NY Gritty
18. Rock - Mag Force Zoo
19. Rock - LateNite
20. Rock - Ramadan
21. Rock - Stack Paper



surprised no one has reviewed this yet.




my review:

I was very surprised when i first heard the album. I expected a tired Rock rather than the Rock from the early Heltah Skeltah days but it was totally the opposite. Rock's flow was just as strong as it was on MF and Nocturnal. Rock is still as dope as he was during the early BCC years which i was totally surprised to see. The most shocking thing about this release is that its very personal at times. In a number of tracks Rock focuses on his attempted murder trial and on his early life when he was trying to figure out who he was... something not too common in hip hoip music. Most of the beats on this release are reused. The thing that i love most about this album is that Rock took some of the hardest G-Unit beats (which are constantly wasted due to the lack of talent at the G-Unit camp) and made them into Rock tracks. So if you're like me and cant stand it when you hear a dope beat with a wack rapper over it then this album is everything you've been looking for. The only thing i would have rather not had on this album is 90 percent of the guest apperances. For the most part they're just plain weak and its a big thing the album could do without.


"while ya'll out there shakin' ya money makers... i'm wavin' my money taker.. translation: hammer or banga"
Rock on the track "300 BC"

PROS
-unique flows
-exciting delivery
-concepts tracks are on point and very entertaining

CONS
-aside from concept tracks, subject matter is limited
-guest apperences are mostly average or just plain wack (aside from Sean P)
-most of the beats are pretty much the same style

stand-out tracks
Flytime
Attempted Murder
Fuck Dat Rapper (feat. Sean Price)
AYRRR


OVERALL RATING:

8.5/10

[RynMur]

It's ok for a mixtape. A handful of skip & good songs. Nice to hear Rock back before D.I.R.T.

Top 5: Flytime, AYRRRR, Tempmurda, Fuck Dat Rapper, LateNite
Overall Grade: (2/5) C-

[IronFingaz7]

I'm feeling this shit aside from the Rock Brothers, just not feeling them at all.

Also, what beats did he use for 300 B.C., Rock Brothaz Wildin, Da Beast Is Back, and Ramadan.

P.E.A.C.E.

[CommSense]

I'm feeling this shit aside from the Rock Brothers, just not feeling them at all.

Also, what beats did he use for 300 B.C., Rock Brothaz Wildin, Da Beast Is Back, and Ramadan.

P.E.A.C.E.

i thought i heard him shout out marco polo on the 300 BC beat but i not 100 percent sure.

[IronFingaz7]

i thought i heard him shout out marco polo on the 300 BC beat but i not 100 percent sure.

Yeah thats what I thought, but I wasn't sure if he actually produced it or not.

P.E.A.C.E.

[Wu-Tang Gambino]

Was a decent street album. 6/10.

[CharlesJones]

I wanna buy this but Amazon.com is asking for a lot of money.