Executive Decision

Bad Azz | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 13, 2004)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: D-3 Entertainment
• ASIN: B0000DIZQP
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 2.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #376,131 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars 4th solo is another pretty Good one, June 29, 2005

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

15 months after he released solo album #3 he comes with a new one. As with hi slast two, it's about equal with them and far behind his almost classic debut from 1998. as with his last 3 albums as well, guests are heavy on the album (rapping on 7 of the 14 songs, and on another 4 doing hooks, leaving only 3 songs with just Bad Azz on it. Production on this one is good and handled by some bigger names on the west yet again. Meech Wells, Mike Smoov, Fredwreck all do 2 songs, Rhythm D, Blaqthoven, Soopafly, Jelly Roll, LT Hutton, Prode'je and 2 cats I never heard of all do 1 song. Out of the 14 songs, 2 are ok, 1 I skip, the other 11 are good not great songs (with the exception of track #17 - my favorite on here). He has a "dis" toward Suge Knight but it ain't the best one, as well as one toward George Bush, and his lyrics are good once again through the album. A good album for his fans to have, but not his best work.

#2 - 8 (f/ kokane & scoob loc)

#3 - 8 (f/ lil tip & johnny chronic)

#4 - 8

#5 - 6.5

#6 - 7.5 (f/ LaToiya Williams)

#7 - 8.5 (dirty song -- f/ Tanqueray)

#9 - 8.5

#10 - 6 (f/ Jelly Roll)

#11 - 8 (f/ Crazy ervin)

#12 - 8.5 (f/ Daz Dillinger, Lil Beau, LiL Tip, Shorty K, Lil J, Konflict)

#14 - 8.5 (f/ E White)

#15 - 8.5 (f/ Konflict -- Suge Knight dis)

#16 - 8.5 (f/ Benjilino, who kicks a good hook as usual)

#17 - 9 (George Bush dis --- f/ Daz Dillinger, Soopafly, WC, Everlast, Dilated peoples, Alkaholiks, RBX, Defari Herut)

Jamar Stamps --- b. around 1974 -- Long Beach, CA

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2 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing, September 25, 2004

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Walt Neff - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Executive Decision (Audio CD)

Usually when an artist has fallen off the radar, he returns to his roots and releases a back-to-basics raw album. This couldn't be further from the case for Bad Azz. An underground album with commercial content. You'll find Gangsta-lite braggadocio here and a whole bunch of dance tracks.

The production is amateur and simple. Average preset keyboard drums and simple 4-bar loops. Very disappointing album. Even the obligatory diss song is weak. Why would you ever admit to getting your ass beat on a diss song?

"If you was really callin shots round here/

The homie Bad would never gotten jumped on round here"

???

It's not terrible, but it's a terribly disappointing effort. Especially after a great album like Personal Business.

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars "Executive Decision" Review, July 10, 2005

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Crazy Jim (Massachusetts) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Executive Decision (Audio CD)

Longtime Snoop Dogg protege, Bad Azz (of DPG and LBC Crew fame) has been waiting a minute for his opportunity to blow. His solo debut, "Word On The Street" gained him an underground following but became a hard-to-find album shortly after. His follow-up, 2001's "Personal Business" should have been his opportunity to hit the "big time" but Priority's failure to put any real promotion behind it left the album mostly unnoticed by the buying public. Since then, Bad has gone through his share of setbacks with collaborator Big Hollis putting together his own unauthorized Bad Azz album, "Money Run", with songs he recorded for a compilation and of course, his infamous run-in with the Death Row entourage in Las Vegas.

"Executive Decison" isn't quite the Bad Azz album that one might expect. Its opening three-quarters are heavy on light anthems dedicated to partying and getting blunted. It's not until Bad gets personal on "Talkin' Bout U (Mi Life)" that things really get interesting. The song which addresses his feelings on Suge Knight and former Dogg Pound running mate, Kurupt, is the highlight of the album. The following track, "What Tha World Needs Now!" is another of the better Bad Azz offerings, thanks to its heartfelt lyrics and an extraordinary hook from Benjilino. Sadly, it seems like a case of "too little, too late". Even the addition of the all-star anti-war anthem, "Down Wit Us" as a bonus track can't save the album from mediocrity. You can't knock Bad Azz for attempting to go the commercial route with this one but the majority of songs on this album just weren't my cup of tea.