Customer Reviews

House Of Wax: The Vatican Mixtape V3

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This is a classic CD for fans of hip-hop from the mid to late nineties. It takes me back to what I call the "golden years" of the genre. Todays new music is just noise and has no meaning in the lyrics. I would highly recommend this CD.

After purchasing the Vatican Mixtape 1 which was increidble, I went ahead and purchased Vatican Mixtapes 2 and 3. Unfortunately, they were not as good as the first. In fact, the third features many songs from the first but not at the same quality.

My recommendation, if you are a hardcode Raekwon or Wu-Tang fan, go for it. Otherwise you are not missing much.

This by far the best out of the three mix tapes that Raekwon has released.

I think that Raekwon spits some of his best material on this album. Some tracks I have heard before, but there are little differences or new verses that make up for it (such as Maxine remix and It is What it is from Masta Killas "Made In Brooklyn"). The rewinding of the track that you heard a lot of on Vatican v. 2 is mostly gone or not as annoying on this album.

What else can I say? This album is very tight and you should pick it up. Songs are hot, skits are funny, Raekwon is at his best, etc. etc. On the album, Rae says that Cuban Linx 2 is gonna come when he says its gonna come, and I cant wait! I am really hyped about the release of Cuban Linx 2 now.

My only complaints are that there is no track listing, and no names for the songs either. Also my favorite track on the album is only a miniute long (#13).

Favorite Tracks: 4, 13 (insane flow), 30, 31 (classic Rae/Ghost), and all the rest of the tracks!