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| Eazy E- Impact Of A Legend: Hip-hop culture may still be in its infancy (at best, it's a toddler), but the late businessman, musician, and cultural icon Eric "Eazy-E" Wright is already a legend. A two-disc multimedia package, Impact of a Legend honors the legacy of rap's original gangster. For better or worse (perhaps a bit of both), he redirected the music's focus by creating gangsta rap, a genre that put America's romanticized notions about pulling yourself up by the boot straps through the grinders of poverty, desperation, and violence. More significantly, Eazy-E's death from AIDS was an entire generation's wake-up call. Disc 1 is a well-produced, informative DVD-format documentary. Disc 2 is an eight-song compilation of previously unreleased music recorded late in 1994 and just prior to Eazy's death in early 1995. The selections on Impact don't sound at all dated and are definitely worth adding to your collection. Disc 2 has two additional features: a comic book that summarizes the documentary's narrative and a PC video game called Hittin' Switchez. If you've ever wanted to be Eazy-E for a day, here's your chance. 9 OUT OF 10 |
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| Pretty Willie- Enter The Life Of SuellaI guess I should have seen this coming. Once Nelly started to really bring the singing and rapping style into songs that there would be alot of rappers that would follow suit. Once again the Lou (St. Louis) has raised a rapper with this style and we can say that Pretty Willie's style is very reminisent of Nelly. Not to say that He does not have some slammin' tracks on his cd, because he does. I personally enjoy Roll Wit Me, Lil Piggy, and You Suella. These are some very good songs. Pretty Willie has a different style. He kind of mixes R&B wit hip hop to make his songs flow with the beat. If u like Nelly and you are a fan of bounce music, then this is the CD to buy. 6 OUT OF 10 |
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| WEST COAST BAD BOYZ 3- POPPIN' COLLARS: A timely collection from some of the West Coast's greatest and most notorious rappers, including Brotha Lynch Hung, Mack 10, and of course Snoop Dogg. It kicks off with the P-Funk stylings of "Pop Lockin' II," while the thinly disguised political commentary of E-40's "Sick" packs a punch. "The Matrix" uses that groundbreaking movie's storyline as a backdrop to more contemporary gangsta events, while "Poppin Them Collars" is more graphic description of left coast thug life. Brotha Lynch Hung's brooding "Last Night" rounds off this tour de force gangsta summit meeting with a great, menacing, John Carpenter-like synth line that underscores BLH's reputation as one of the more imaginative West Coast gangsta rappers. 8.5 OUT OF 10 |