The Best Of [Explicit Lyrics]

Papoose | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 20, 2006)
• Original Release Date: June 20, 2006
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Explicit Lyrics
• Label: MTR Records
• ASIN: B000FTJ5O8
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #226,640 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Born In NYC (Produced By N Tellect)

2. Mother Nature (Feat. Razah) (Produced By DJ Kay Slay)

3. Corner Store (Produced By Green Lantern)

4. No Competition (Feat. Remy Martin) (Produced By Stay Gettin')

5. Who You Know (Produced By JWaxx)

6. Ridin' Shotgun (Produced By Skitzo)

7. Sharades (Produced By DJ Kay Slay)

8. License To Kill Produced By Green Lantern)

9. NYC Drama (Produced By The Directors)

10. We Are The Streets (Produced By C4)

11. Body Bluffin' (Produced By The Heatmakerz)

12. In The Bushes (Feat. Ghostface) (Produced By Green Lantern)

13. Never Come Back

14. Style Wars (Feat. J.R. Writer) (Produced By The Heatmakerz)

Editorial Reviews

It’s commonly understood that first impressions are of the utmost importance. This old adage can easily be applied to new MCs hoping to make names for themselves in this fickle rap climate. Killing it line after line, Papoose incinerates all his tracks by spitting bars filled with fire. He is now surrounded with high levels of buzz and anticipation, with listeners awaiting his next lyrical innovation. What many don’t know about this confident lyricist is that he has been putting in work for years, populating the New York City mixtape scene with freestyles while forming alliances with heavyweights such as Kool G Rap. Years of focus seem to finally be paying off for Papoose in 2006, with the release of his official mixtape album, “The Best of Papoose”, a collection of highlights from Papoose’s mixtape appearances.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars 12 Mixtapes deep & still unsigned, July 14, 2006

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LT Twalo "Luzh" (Johannesburg, South Africa) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Best Of (Audio CD)

I don't have this CD but I basically have all the tracks on it via numerous mixtapes. If you follow the mixtape game then this cat needs no introduction. He is easily the most prolific mixtape artist out, if not ever.

His skills are beyond doubt, he is a lyrical beast and he sounds like no other. He is not the next Nas or Rakim, he is not the next Canibus or Jay-Z. He is the 1st Papoose...a genius with his spit.

However he is not the perfect artist and his unsigned status is testament to that. His flow is so unique that not everyone can get into it. But if you can jump on, who'll be left with no doubt that this kid is the truth.

All the songs on here are hot & but you best believe his catalogue is a lot longer as the subject to the review suggests. The good news is that he has finally been signed (Flipmode Squad) and this landed him a spot on the remix to "Touch It".

A proper album should be on its way soon.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars another very good mixtape from Papoose - 4.5 stars, September 7, 2006

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G$ "Z-Wad" (B-More, MD) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Best Of (Audio CD)

I dont have this exact mixtape but I have 4 of his other ones and almost every song on here. I first heard of Pap on G Rap's "Roots of Evil" from 1998 and I've loved him ever since. He give the true meaning to LYRICIST! and he writes some tight songs & perhaps the best freestyle I EVER heard. This one has 14 songs, 12 of them I've heard before, guests are on about half the songs, and of the 12 I heard, 2 are classics, 1 is almost a classic, 2 are ok, the rest are tight songs. I heard he signed a 1.5 million dollar deal and I can't wait for his major label debut to drop cause it'll be at least a 4.5 star album I know and don't forget to cop his other mixtapes at mixtapeone.com or allmixtapes.com!

#1 - 10 (CLASSIC -- great James brown sample)
#2 - 10 (CLASSIC -- great beat, deep song -- f/ Razah)
#3 - 8.5
#4 - 6.5 (f/ Remy Martin)
#5 - 8 (f/ Mike Jones)
#6 - 7.5 (f/ Paul Wall)
#7 - 9
#8 - 9 (f/ Prodigy)
#9 - 9 (tight beat)
#10 - 9.5 (f/ WC, Bun B, Maino -- nice beat)
#11 - 9
#12 - 8 (f/ Ghostface Killah)
#13 & 14 I never heard

William Mackie -- Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn, NY
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5.0 out of 5 stars Lyrical Monster, November 23, 2009

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G. H. D. lll "Lawrence Davis" (Plainfield, NJ) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Best Of (Audio CD)

Papoose is one of the best underground rapper in the game and he is one of my favorite rappers. He has great lyrics and those lyrics turn into classic mixtapes, great songs, and amazing freestyles. I compare Pap to Cassidy but I believe Papoose is just as good as Cassidy. Top 5 songs Sharades, Style Wars, Mother Nature, Body Bluffin, and Ridin Shotgun