tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433223770288671156.post6926081962407894090..comments2024-03-16T11:14:24.111-05:00Comments on hip hop isn't dead.: My Gut Reaction: Pete Rock & Smif-N-Wessun - Monumental (June 28, 2011)Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433223770288671156.post-16389842885634219792015-11-14T08:00:54.967-06:002015-11-14T08:00:54.967-06:00Top of the world is a banger I like the main part ...Top of the world is a banger I like the main part of that beat alot, and Feel it is one of the best beats I've heard from PR in recent years, stick to your enimen albums son... Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433223770288671156.post-65714773344457091932014-04-22T00:12:06.805-05:002014-04-22T00:12:06.805-05:00I have to say that this album was a surprise for m...I have to say that this album was a surprise for me.<br /><br />I thought the BCC were relegated to random piffle after the "Triple Threat Campaign", excluding Buckshot's body of work.<br /><br />Obviously, both parties here aren't in 1995 anymore. They're bound to slip up a few times on a project like this.<br /><br />Having considered that, everybody on here knocked this Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433223770288671156.post-59450105701415378212011-08-02T00:28:29.976-05:002011-08-02T00:28:29.976-05:00I have to second Michael's comment. The cover...I have to second Michael's comment. The cover art is just plain useless weird. My seven year old has autism; trust me, I know good weird when I see it. As for the album, Pete Rock let me down a bit.Tile Groutnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433223770288671156.post-85155805841233894842011-07-08T13:48:04.115-05:002011-07-08T13:48:04.115-05:00Have to disagree about Rock's verse on Feel Me...Have to disagree about Rock's verse on Feel Me...I thought he outshined Bun B even, somehow. Very impressed.A.R. Marksnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433223770288671156.post-5239420846848587262011-07-06T17:41:00.206-05:002011-07-06T17:41:00.206-05:00@ Anonymous - Conflicting points of view are what ...@ Anonymous - Conflicting points of view are what the site's all about. Otherwise, this blog would be boring.Maxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02647652457368243630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433223770288671156.post-5015978019234285962011-07-06T13:12:56.991-05:002011-07-06T13:12:56.991-05:00@Max. if i cared about being in a minority i would...@Max. if i cared about being in a minority i wouldnt be a dedicated hip hop head. i could care less about what these 15 year olds think about hip hop. i know the real deal from real heads on the street, not a bunch of kids whose gold standard is eminem and jay-z, about how this album is received. STOP TREATING HIP HOP LIKE A COLLEGE COURSE. <br /><br />That being said, if you mediate these Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433223770288671156.post-20740264906286799242011-07-05T19:03:03.532-05:002011-07-05T19:03:03.532-05:00@ Anonymous - That was pretty funny, I have to say...@ Anonymous - That was pretty funny, I have to say. "I love this album already"? Everyone's entitled to their opinions, but clearly you're actually in the minority here. "Listen to the album"? That would be the point of the review: I already HAVE. Thanks for playing, though.Maxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02647652457368243630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433223770288671156.post-60814157911433399082011-07-05T18:30:06.510-05:002011-07-05T18:30:06.510-05:00What a crock of shit. This album was extremely und...What a crock of shit. This album was extremely underrated by this dude. "Max" must be just another self proclaimed rap expert that has never made a beat or written a verse in his life. Are you reviewing or writing a fuckin essay with a word minimum??? I love this album already. Roses, Feel Me, Time to say... Dope ass tracks. Pete Rock is steadily movin into first place for my east coastAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433223770288671156.post-80454497959106121652011-07-04T01:18:26.344-05:002011-07-04T01:18:26.344-05:00"pete rock (no relation)"-nice.
I like ..."pete rock (no relation)"-nice.<br /><br />I like NY's finest better right now but this may grow on me.luchininoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433223770288671156.post-83305917062360876362011-07-02T07:37:06.753-05:002011-07-02T07:37:06.753-05:004 stars out of 5. I implore you heads to give thi...4 stars out of 5. I implore you heads to give this album repeated listens and I'll bet it'll grow on you. Pete's production on this album is a step up from NY's Finest and while S&W are not geniuses on the mic, they gave respectable performances. Give it a few more spins.RLnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433223770288671156.post-80012641187075037242011-07-01T07:49:24.447-05:002011-07-01T07:49:24.447-05:00good review, uncredible level of love for pete and...good review, uncredible level of love for pete and smif n wess set apart, this album was goddamn shitty especially in comparison wit random axe, which wasn't that ultimate shit neither btw...anyway i'm glad i found rae back on some great level, as well as sean p aka the most productive mc out of the last five years, yeah i said it, while his performance quiet let me starvin' as fuck Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433223770288671156.post-21372528763696634142011-07-01T06:57:07.850-05:002011-07-01T06:57:07.850-05:00Damn the cops fucking forced it at the release. I&...Damn the cops fucking forced it at the release. I'm about to bump that old NWA "Fuck The Police".THE INFAMOUS JCITY™https://www.blogger.com/profile/10464726624659821921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433223770288671156.post-62154495070483648792011-07-01T02:23:32.110-05:002011-07-01T02:23:32.110-05:00Word to Darius - that would make an awesome type o...Word to Darius - that would make an awesome type of review. Raekwon rules; Butter Knives is my shit. Nice review maximus, may have to check this out (big BCC fan). <br /><br />BlakeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433223770288671156.post-74477479542228682752011-07-01T02:21:28.018-05:002011-07-01T02:21:28.018-05:00Pete Rock got his ass kicked by the police for pro...Pete Rock got his ass kicked by the police for producing a shitty album.F.A.T AKA FATPimPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11852235629532641469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433223770288671156.post-45352439011939194842011-06-30T23:00:23.909-05:002011-06-30T23:00:23.909-05:00Yeah, you've been reviewing interesting albums...Yeah, you've been reviewing interesting albums consistently for a long time now. Good stuff. The review comprehensively explained why this album is weak. The first part especially - people don't point out enough that one of the reasons why so much new hip hop is shit is the multiple producers (and guests) ruining any consistency. <br />I felt the same as the posters above. I love the djbosscrewwreckanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433223770288671156.post-87006668814749934012011-06-30T15:27:57.807-05:002011-06-30T15:27:57.807-05:00I was looking forward to this review like a child ...I was looking forward to this review like a child that waits for the Christmas morning.<br /><br />All in all I was disappointed by Pete's instrumentals (or maybe somewhere deep inside me I felt Pete doesn't have it anymore to produce bangers).They aren't awful or anything, but you'd expect some marvelous stuff from the hands of Pete Rock.<br /><br />Smif-N-Wessun were decent.<br dariusnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433223770288671156.post-50320470459114984502011-06-30T13:43:27.580-05:002011-06-30T13:43:27.580-05:00The leaked tracks I heard did not interest me AT A...The leaked tracks I heard did not interest me AT ALL. Then I heard the rest of the songs on the iTunes store and I was REALLY disappointed. The beats just aren't very good... c'mon Pete! And wtf is up with the cover art; it looks like those creepy clay dolls you'd find in a shaman's hut.Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15159748884761074597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433223770288671156.post-34513281819001259022011-06-30T12:35:07.267-05:002011-06-30T12:35:07.267-05:00Max, we've been getting pampered with these re...Max, we've been getting pampered with these recent reviews you've been posting. At around the same time every two days, I'm reading a stellar review on here. You've been choosing the right albums to review. This one was great. I was hearing a lot about this album, but wasn't entirely sure about it with the few songs I listened to. Everyone else praised it, but I didn't Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com