Albums that looked great on paper but failed to deliver ?

[Grand_Verbalizer]

Recently i saw someone here recommend XZibit - Restless so i gave it another listen years after playing for the first time, production by dr.dre, erick sermon, Quik, Nottz, Battlecat, Soopafly, Mel-Man etc. ALL producers i fukk with yet i don't like this album at all.

anyone have other examples ?

 

[skillz2]

Termanology - Politics as Usual (2008)

Production from, Primo, Easy Mo Bee, Alchemist, Nottz, Hi-Tek, Pete Rock, Buckwild, Large Prp & Havoc. I was expecting a classic or at least near classic but the album is mediocre at best.

 

[Groanman]

I can't name one specifically because it got let down so many times.
I have two nice size boxes with CDs that had one or two nice songs but the rest was straight garbage.

That's why every now and then, I thank the lord for Napster giving me the option to download that one or two nice songs.

If this doesn't make sense, excuse me.
I'm a lil drunk.

 

[Grand_Verbalizer]

Termanology - Politics as Usual (2008)

Production from, Primo, Easy Mo Bee, Alchemist, Nottz, Hi-Tek, Pete Rock, Buckwild, Large Prp & Havoc. I was expecting a classic or at least near classic but the album is mediocre at best.

that's one helluva line-up.
i know a lot will disagree but i found keith murrays rapping especially his flow horrible on ENIGMA

 

[tonyclifton]

Kingdom come


When they announced that dre was on the boards for half of it everyone expected a chronic 2001 classic. The tracks were good but not even close to the expectations. It was the beginning of the dre sound sounding phoned in( though he did pick it up relapse production is 10/10 anyone have a real instrumental version gets daps and rep for life)

Jay sounded like he was 80 years old. Pausing all the time and having that old grampa in a rocking chair talking about " back in my day etc etc" still hilarious how he made 30's the new 20 when he was 40

Both came back hard though. American gangster is jays second or third best album fukk your opinions. Sequenced perfect and the beats were on the level kingdom come was supposed to be at

 

[mortuus est]

 

[Grand_Verbalizer]

^^ yeah i'm sure, good call on 'kingdom come' which reminds me of "the firm" too. Dre is arguably the GOAT but he's not looking too good in this thread

 

[BocaRear]

Watch the throne,


Ye & Jay on the same damn album


the album was supposed to be classic but was 7/10

 

[Big Mel]

Recently i saw someone here recommend XZibit - Restless so i gave it another listen years after playing for the first time, production by dr.dre, erick sermon, Quik, Nottz, Battlecat, Soopafly, Mel-Man etc. ALL producers i fukk with yet i don't like this album at all.

anyone have other examples ?

I HATE this album.

 

[Big Mel]

The Red & Meth albums. Seemed like a great pairing but they went too far into deaf squad mode beat wise and Meth became goofy and lost his sinister Wu edge.


I suppose OJ Simpson too with all the damn skits.

 

[Sypress]

The Firm

Nas
AZ
Foxy Brown
Nature

Dr. Dre
Trackmasters

Album was average

 

[Grand_Verbalizer]

the 213 album probably fits this thread but i don't remember it enough to hate it

 

[Grand_Verbalizer]

whether you liked em or not A Showbiz and KRS album should of been much better, same goes for OC & AG and KRS and Buckshot still i liked a good deal of tracks off these albums

 

[I love Latina women]

^^ yeah i'm sure, good call on 'kingdom come' which reminds me of "the firm" too. Dre is arguably the GOAT but he's not looking too good in this thread

dr. dre been in the game since the 80's and has long made his mark in the game. he's the greatest hip hop producer of all time without a doubt. by the time kingdom come had come to be dr. dre ain't have shyt else to prove.

his run in his prime was remarkable

straight outta compton
eazy duz it
no one can do it better
michel'le
100 miles runnin'
livin' like hustlers (2 songs)
nikkaz4life
the chronic
doggystyle

2001 (although this album doesn't compare to his 88' to 93' run and prime and peak years it still counts for impact alone)

2001 proved dr. dre still had it and could make another hit album after leavin' death row records and gettin' off to a rough start with his dr. dre presents aftermath album. it brought about another whole era for dr. dre and the artists he signed and produced for

 

[torcher]

Ransom-The Proposal. Good album but I expected so much more