the weakest marci release this year. i think he sounds best on his own, or on the beats of his regular collaborators (arch druids, alchemist). i also think he got a bit lazy with the pen on this one, but then again - its his 3rd release this year... "aunt bonnie", "rolls royce rugs" and "shit im on"...

its amazing, top3 marci project imo. "secrets" is one of the best 80s rnb tracks ive heard :)

dres - "black with nv" (2nd verse)
cee-lo - "decisions, decisions"
ghostface - "impossible"
3 stacks - "return of the g"
fabolous - "you ain't got nuthin"
doom - "that's that"

nore. nore vs don cartagena?

snoop doggy dogg - tha shiznit
ice cube - no vaseline
suga free - why u bullshitin?/doe doe and a skunk
ras kass - h2o proof
the dove shack - this is the shack
eazy-e - still a nigga
casual - me-o-mi-o
del - sunny meadowz
tha dogg pound - some bomb azz pussy
dj quik - jus lyk compton

Brilliant album. I like suga free & dj quik combo more than dre & snoop, blasphemy i know.

wanted to vote for "soul food", but "ob4cl "is just too good.

Blockhead wrote:Voted street level.
Biggie wouldn't even be in my top five here. Great album but there are other options I always liked more.

co-signed.

1) street level
2) dare iz a darkside
3) southernplayalisticadillacmuzik

personal classic, especially in my high school years. "envy" is the only track i skip & "fat joe's in town" is my fav joey crack track of all time.

1. my 1st chemistry set
2. covert coup
3. albert einstein

nice list. "higher level "is top5 primo beat imo, so i went with this one. return of the boom bap might have one of the best intro and closing track combos ever.

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written by brian coleman. enjoy it!

this is totally unexpected fire. funk doc is/was one om my faves but i kinda gave up on him in early 00's. nice.

downloading. thanks

Busta Ry wrote:GURU was in his prime at this time too.

really? for me, this is gifted unlimited's worst performance on any gang starr album. he sounds totally uninspisred, but maybe that's just me...

andre's cover of coltrane's classic


and of course

easily his worst release so far... he needs to take a break for a while (no answering phone calls for guest appearances espeicially).

ok, i'll play: tha alkaholiks - bullshit feat. king tee (west coast track) king tee - a hoe b4 tha homie feat. ice cube & deadly threat (west coast track) ice cube - check yo self feat. das efx das efx - represent the real feat. krs one krs one - build ya skillz feat. busta rhymes busta rhymes - ill...

diary of a madman is one of my favorite songs of all time so i went with this one.

paul was/is a genius. so ahead of his time...

many great albums have been mentioned so far. i would like do add: muggs presents...the soul assassins chapter 1 frankie cutlass - politics & bullshit pharoahe monch - internal affairs handsome boy modelling school - so...how's your girl king tee - the kingdom come chill rob g - ride the rhythm kuru...

excellent.

great thread guys. keep em coming...

so...the album dropped. one of my favorite releases of 2012 but i'm a huge zee fan. anyone else heard it?

good work claaa7.