E-40 - The Ball Street Journal album discussion
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I can respect this post right here. I feel exactly the same way. I like the album for the most part but I just don't like the the new generation of Bay producers. The Bay sound has evolved to a more corny robotic arcade game sound and I just don't feel it. I'm not even feelin rick rock anymore even tho thats my dude. His shit sounds all the same now. Fuck makin slaps rick give me the tracks you give artist outside the bay. I dont know...maybe my ears changed once I moved from the bay.
Anyway go support the album as I did and always will simply cuz im a fan and always will be.
Anyway go support the album as I did and always will simply cuz im a fan and always will be.
Ball Street Journal is way overrated. His most commercial sounding effort yet, with too many autotune pop numbers (that Akon track in particular is horrible), not enough grit and grime.
The record is largely a disappointment though there are a number of good songs (that second track in particular is ridiculous, as is "Got Rich Twice" (except for Turf Talk's irritating chorus), "Earl", and a few others)...overall, his last record was much better, but even "My Ghetto Report Card" was not nearly as good as the rest of his earlier work.
The record is largely a disappointment though there are a number of good songs (that second track in particular is ridiculous, as is "Got Rich Twice" (except for Turf Talk's irritating chorus), "Earl", and a few others)...overall, his last record was much better, but even "My Ghetto Report Card" was not nearly as good as the rest of his earlier work.
this is a buisness, you have to respect what the man is trying to do. Theres citys 40 cant even perform at, bcus of that last album. That hyphy movment scared alot of city officials. On this album you can see he is trying to go with a different approach. But at the same time gots the hood songs for the nigs. and about being overrated, i think every rappers album is always overrated, thats how you pump it up! but if your a fan, your goin to respect the work.
The best song on the entire album is the last one, by far. I wonder why? Oh, thats right. Bosko produced it and B-Legit and Suga T are both on it.
It's sad when the best verse on an E-40 Album is a B-Legit verse.
I guess most people (including this board) got caught up as fuck in the hyphy/new-age movement and the "stupid-flow" style of rapping. That's not who E-40 should be. The more street/mobb/90's influence (as seen in: Pray For Me) is where he sounds like himself. Everything else is just pathetic. I hope he quits after this piece of shit album.
It's sad when the best verse on an E-40 Album is a B-Legit verse.
I guess most people (including this board) got caught up as fuck in the hyphy/new-age movement and the "stupid-flow" style of rapping. That's not who E-40 should be. The more street/mobb/90's influence (as seen in: Pray For Me) is where he sounds like himself. Everything else is just pathetic. I hope he quits after this piece of shit album.