When I first heard about a new Big Hutch solo album in 1999 - I damn near pissed myself.
"Finally," I eagerly anticipated, "I will hear a great Above the Law album without KMG's fucked up garbage 1981 flow. With great production."
You see, I knew like a lot of underground Ruthless fans still know that Above the Law are co-founders of G-Funk along with Dr. Dre. Above the Law coached the raw, unpolished Bone Thugs & Harmony and gave them a sing-songy R&B flavor to help them set the world on fire. "Never Missin a Beat" and "Pimp Clinic" were completed and mixed long before "Let Me Ride" and "Fuckin wit Dre Day" hit the light of day.
As a matter of fact up until 1995 - Cold187um had, in my opinion, matched Dre's powerful production. I would take Black Mafia Life over the Chronic, and I would take Uncle Sam's Curse over Doggystyle. Personal preference of course.
1999 came and went with a whimper. Hutch didn't even produce his own debut album and it was weak. He hired a bunch of east coast wannabe producers and the results were just as you'd expect. Hutch just didn't sound right over them.
And we won't even TALK about "Forever Rich Thugs." ::shudders::
Hutch was signed to Death Row and held the label down when it needed it most. He kept the mixes nice and even, and resurrected some shitty Snoop Dogg tracks on "Dead Man Walkin'"
Now comes Live From the Ghetto. BOY WHAT A FUCKIN DISAPPOINTMENT. Makaveli said it best: "All you old rappers it's all over now take it like a man. Niggas lookin like Larry Holmes all flabby and sick." Hutch is getting a blowjob from a white woman in his advertisement - but you don't see her face. You'd have to wonder after hearing this album just a little bit if that woman wasn't a fuckin man.
The production is fuckin TERRIBLE!!! I was relieved Hutch was returning behind the trackboard. I'm really wondering if this is the same Hutch who produced "Uncle Sam's Curse." ALL of the fuckin Drums, Basses, and instruments come from the Triton. HE EVEN USES THOSE GOD AWFUL METAL GUITARS!!! EAT A DICK.
Lyricallly, Hutch is trying to resurrect his career by being east coast. Slowing down his flow, making his voice squeak (see Jay-Z, Foxy Brown, Lloyd Banks). Sometimes I would turn the album off and run outside to see if someone had run over a gaggle of geese. No, it was just his voice honking away. His punchlines are trash - and none of the tracks really have any relevance. No great stories, no great rider tracks. Just punchlines. Yet another reason why I hate the current state of hip hop.
Engineering is horse shit - nothing but mids. He forgot to put reverb or compress most of his vocal tracks. Sounds like a fuckin 4 track - except most 4 tracks come with automatic reverb. This shit sounds like he bootlegged Acid and recorded everything through an 8bit soundblaster and left it that way. EAT A DICK.
I'll give it a ONE - 1/100 just because if you go through all the punchlines on the album -you might come up with ONE single good song.
Lyrics: 1
Beats: -10
Mix: -8 billion.
Overall: Not only shitty, but ACTIVELY OFFENSIVE TO THE LISTENER. ANOTHER FUCKING FAILURE...RETIRE NOW YOU SON OF A BITCH - STOP MAKING ME SORRY TO ADMIT I'M AN ABOVE THE LAW FAN.
"Finally," I eagerly anticipated, "I will hear a great Above the Law album without KMG's fucked up garbage 1981 flow. With great production."
You see, I knew like a lot of underground Ruthless fans still know that Above the Law are co-founders of G-Funk along with Dr. Dre. Above the Law coached the raw, unpolished Bone Thugs & Harmony and gave them a sing-songy R&B flavor to help them set the world on fire. "Never Missin a Beat" and "Pimp Clinic" were completed and mixed long before "Let Me Ride" and "Fuckin wit Dre Day" hit the light of day.
As a matter of fact up until 1995 - Cold187um had, in my opinion, matched Dre's powerful production. I would take Black Mafia Life over the Chronic, and I would take Uncle Sam's Curse over Doggystyle. Personal preference of course.
1999 came and went with a whimper. Hutch didn't even produce his own debut album and it was weak. He hired a bunch of east coast wannabe producers and the results were just as you'd expect. Hutch just didn't sound right over them.
And we won't even TALK about "Forever Rich Thugs." ::shudders::
Hutch was signed to Death Row and held the label down when it needed it most. He kept the mixes nice and even, and resurrected some shitty Snoop Dogg tracks on "Dead Man Walkin'"
Now comes Live From the Ghetto. BOY WHAT A FUCKIN DISAPPOINTMENT. Makaveli said it best: "All you old rappers it's all over now take it like a man. Niggas lookin like Larry Holmes all flabby and sick." Hutch is getting a blowjob from a white woman in his advertisement - but you don't see her face. You'd have to wonder after hearing this album just a little bit if that woman wasn't a fuckin man.
The production is fuckin TERRIBLE!!! I was relieved Hutch was returning behind the trackboard. I'm really wondering if this is the same Hutch who produced "Uncle Sam's Curse." ALL of the fuckin Drums, Basses, and instruments come from the Triton. HE EVEN USES THOSE GOD AWFUL METAL GUITARS!!! EAT A DICK.
Lyricallly, Hutch is trying to resurrect his career by being east coast. Slowing down his flow, making his voice squeak (see Jay-Z, Foxy Brown, Lloyd Banks). Sometimes I would turn the album off and run outside to see if someone had run over a gaggle of geese. No, it was just his voice honking away. His punchlines are trash - and none of the tracks really have any relevance. No great stories, no great rider tracks. Just punchlines. Yet another reason why I hate the current state of hip hop.
Engineering is horse shit - nothing but mids. He forgot to put reverb or compress most of his vocal tracks. Sounds like a fuckin 4 track - except most 4 tracks come with automatic reverb. This shit sounds like he bootlegged Acid and recorded everything through an 8bit soundblaster and left it that way. EAT A DICK.
I'll give it a ONE - 1/100 just because if you go through all the punchlines on the album -you might come up with ONE single good song.
Lyrics: 1
Beats: -10
Mix: -8 billion.
Overall: Not only shitty, but ACTIVELY OFFENSIVE TO THE LISTENER. ANOTHER FUCKING FAILURE...RETIRE NOW YOU SON OF A BITCH - STOP MAKING ME SORRY TO ADMIT I'M AN ABOVE THE LAW FAN.
