Bubba Posted August 8, 2015 Share Posted August 8, 2015 Lets discuss this. Hot off the press and i really, really like it. Feels like a great dre interpretation of hiphop in 2015. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djdiggla Posted August 8, 2015 Share Posted August 8, 2015 I've not heard it yet but hoping it's good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest broke Posted August 9, 2015 Share Posted August 9, 2015 I'M GIVING IT FIVE PROTEIN SHAKES OUT OF TEN 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest It'sPhilFromThursdays Posted August 9, 2015 Share Posted August 9, 2015 I give it one dusty egyptian mummy jizz out of 7. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
INFA Posted August 9, 2015 Share Posted August 9, 2015 just listened to the album and not my cup of tea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acts_One Posted August 10, 2015 Share Posted August 10, 2015 This album bangs. I know some of you aint feeling that west coast vibe but Dre really brought some polished work on this album. Genocide with Kendrick is my jam right now, that shit knocks hard...... Don't know why it took Dre so damn long to come out. He was saying how he felt that Detox was a lot shittier than this. But I'm sure there are Detox tracks on Compton. Smart on the Dr. to donate all the proceeds of this album to Compton. Gunna have to donate some more to get that good tax break still. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubba Posted August 12, 2015 Author Share Posted August 12, 2015 I agree with Acts_One here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest broke Posted August 12, 2015 Share Posted August 12, 2015 I BLAME DRAKE AND HIS KIND FOR LOWERING THE BAR SO FAR THAT YOU'RE GETTING HYPED OVER THIS MOST AVERAGE OF AVERAGE RECORDS THERE I SAID IT 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acts_One Posted August 12, 2015 Share Posted August 12, 2015 I BLAME DRAKE AND HIS KIND FOR LOWERING THE BAR SO FAR THAT YOU'RE GETTING HYPED OVER THIS MOST AVERAGE OF AVERAGE RECORDS THERE I SAID ITAs someone from Toronto.... I agree with this.... Lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djdiggla Posted August 12, 2015 Share Posted August 12, 2015 Still haven't heard but excited based on Acts review! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest petesasqwax Posted August 14, 2015 Share Posted August 14, 2015 For whatever it's worth, I'm not even slightly interested in checking this. Dre basically squashes all the life out of his samples, to my ears. He makes Axelrod chops sound like a VSTi. A friend of mine loves to tell me how he "invented the widescreen sound" - I like to tell my friend that he's an utter, utter cunt. We're not as close as we once were as a result 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Rock Well Posted August 14, 2015 Share Posted August 14, 2015 For whatever it's worth, I'm not even slightly interested in checking this. Dre basically squashes all the life out of his samples, to my ears. He makes Axelrod chops sound like a VSTi. A friend of mine loves to tell me how he "invented the widescreen sound" - I like to tell my friend that he's an utter, utter cunt. We're not as close as we once were as a resultPete, you contentious fellow! Â Actually I'm thinking hard and I can't name a single Dre beat I really rate... or possibly even can tolerate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Rock Well Posted August 14, 2015 Share Posted August 14, 2015 I'm probably giving you information that you already have or don't need... But in case you didn't know, more often than not Dre's "samples" are replayed/recreated by his team of session players and crack team of engineers. It's so he can lose that displeasing grimey sound that would never work in a genre like hip hop that needs to be widescreen to succeed 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest petesasqwax Posted August 14, 2015 Share Posted August 14, 2015 Ha - hence him recruiting Scott "Bankrupt From Hosin' The Nose" Storch et al to replay all the samples. I never understand this: if it was good enough to make you want to sample it, why is it no longer good enough once you HAVE sampled it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Rock Well Posted August 14, 2015 Share Posted August 14, 2015 Because the original samples just don't come with that shiny widescreen sound we all aspire to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest petesasqwax Posted August 14, 2015 Share Posted August 14, 2015 "that shiny widescreen sound we all aspire to."Ah, what a fool I've been! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Rock Well Posted August 14, 2015 Share Posted August 14, 2015 It's the same with Beats headphones - Dre just couldn't get that sound he was looking for from all the existing brands so he had to make his own. Same for his cutting edge range of HP laptops. Dre makes all his own stuff, because there's nothing out there good enough for him... Except his raps, he buys them in from anyone who's selling. Also, when I say he makes all his own stuff, I mean he pays a team of talented experts in each field to do it for him... except for Beats headphones of course, they're just cheap shit from China painted red with a 'b' on the side so you feel like you're getting something for the 3000% mark up you're paying. Whew, just keeping track of all Dre's business is exhausting. It must be really hard for him, I hope he's getting adequately compensated for all his hard delegating. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike-L Posted August 14, 2015 Share Posted August 14, 2015 I think he recreates samples because paying session musicians is cheaper. You only have to pay for the publishing rights & not the recording rights. I was surprised that 'nuthin but a g thang' was replayed - I didnt realise that until I got hold of the separate stems. Im pretty sure the horn bit from "the edge" is a true sample but yes the plucked string recreation sounds really weak in comparison. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike-L Posted August 14, 2015 Share Posted August 14, 2015 I used to play this all the time. The beat is way heavier than Dre's version. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest petesasqwax Posted August 14, 2015 Share Posted August 14, 2015 shit, yeah! because the don, Mr Padilla, appreciates the beauty of filth! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Rock Well Posted August 14, 2015 Share Posted August 14, 2015 I think he recreates samples because paying session musicians is cheaper. You only have to pay for the publishing rights & not the recording rights. I was surprised that 'nuthin but a g thang' was replayed - I didnt realise that until I got hold of the separate stems. Im pretty sure the horn bit from "the edge" is a true sample but yes the plucked string recreation sounds really weak in comparison.Purely my own speculation Mike, but looking at the timescale of Dre's sampling practice I've always assumed that sample clearance issues set him on the replaying path and then he grew to like the clean sound and easy to mix beats and made it his thing. He certainly started doing it when sample clearance became a big issue and he has all the options in the world to dirty up his sounds, but doesn't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike-L Posted August 14, 2015 Share Posted August 14, 2015 Yeah that makes sense. He was using session musicians even on straight outta compton for some bits, so its a logical step from there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djdiggla Posted August 14, 2015 Share Posted August 14, 2015 It's pretty dang good. Not as good as The Chronic but blows 2001 completely out the water. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Rock Well Posted August 14, 2015 Share Posted August 14, 2015 blows 2001 completely out the water. So does my dog with a tambourine in her mouth 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest petesasqwax Posted August 14, 2015 Share Posted August 14, 2015 DV one word reviews: blows Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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