"We Are The Streets" appreciation thread

[Hamza B.]

This album is so overlooked. Pretty much great from start to finish. Would be almost perfect if it started right out the gate with "fukk You" instead of that long-ass pointless intro. This is what I consider Swizz Beats masterwork and the peak of his career. His style fit so well with The Lox on this album. Plus, we finally got to hear Kiss over Premier (although I think Sheek actually outshined both him and P on "Recognize"). Anybody else love this album as much as I do?

 

[NYtymes]

Definitely an underrated classic

 

[Farrinto]

I wish there was an uncensored version of this track

 

[MN Fats]

I think the production sounds dated on this shyt...can't listen to it anymore.

 

[mson]

Can't believe this is the first appreciation thread for this album. This was my shyt though. Felony nikkas

 

[OHSNAP!]

Good album, way overrated though

Bought it on the 1st day out, production went from great (F U, Recognize, Ryde Or Die Chick) to abysmal (U Told Me, If You Know, Y'All F'd Up Now)

Blood Pressure was great, FU went hard, Recognize was a welcome pace of change from Swizz' keyboard overdose, Breathe Easy was a smash....everything else meh

Production sounds so dated now. Now throw in Diplomatic Immunity and shyt still sounds hot

 

[Hamza B.]

I think it still sounds good. Never understood the "dated" argument. It sounds like it came out in 2000. That's not a bad thing to me. Paid In Full sounds like 1987. Still sounds good though.

 

[Hamza B.]

Good album, way overrated though

I don't hear too many people overrating it. I feel like it either gets ignored altogether or occasionally shyt on by people who don't like the Swizz Beats keyboard production.

 

[Frida Giezman]

Good album

Had its highs and lows

I hated sheek back then

Wasn't till he slowed down his flow that I started fukking with him

Speaking of sheek, after taxes is an overlooked album

Personal classic for me

 

[beenz]

I love the lox, but pretty much hate this album. The reason is cuz damn near every song is produced by swizz at the height of his Casio sound. It sounds horrible outside of the primo and timbaland songs.