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Kickin Game

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Hav and Prod's 2nd album is nothing short of smokin'. Prodeje produces some of the banginest G-Funk beats to ever come out the west coast! Many of the beats are relaxing, so you know this one is for the rider in you. The SCC group album N Gatz we Truss was a dope album, but the producion was more polished and smoother on this one. Robert "Fonksta" Bacon jr. throws in those awesome guitar riffs like he does in SCC's albums and in Quik's works and gives the album a great vibe. Plus, Hav and prod tear up the mic. Who says that West Coast MC's can't rhyme? LV lays down some dope hooks. This album was well put together, adn it will show throughout. If you like this album, you'll definitely need to peep SCC's All Day Everyday; there is a similar vibe in that album. This album is a classic!

WELL WELL THIS IS FOR THE LAST REVIEWER WHO CLAIMS MY BOYS HAVOC AN PRODEJE ARE BITING OFF MOBB DEEP? WELL THESE CATS ARE FROM THE GROUP SOUTH CENTRAL CARTEL WHICH WAS OUT WAY LONGER THAN THE WEAK ASS GROUP MOBB"SLEEP".. SO IT IS SAFE TO SAY THE CARRIED THIER NAMES BEFORE YOUR WEAK COAST BOYS WERE EVER CONCIEVED....... PLUS I SUGGEST U GIVE THA CD A LISTEN TO BEFORE U REVIEW IT...... ITS A TIGHT CD ONE OF THE BEST TO REPRESENTING THE WEST COAST........... A MASTERPEICE FROM CALI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Havoc and Prodeje are the 2 most known in the South Central Cartel, and this is their 2nd album I got, as well as having 7 SCC albums, and this may be the best, yes it may be even better than "All Day Everyday" (also a classic album). With 13 songs, 4 are classic or almost classics, and the other 9 are good or great songs, no bad or even ok songs, one can easily listen all the way through with no disappointments. Guests are minimal, 1 song has the SCC, 2 have the Murder Squad and LV does the hook on about half the songs. Production is great, as always from Prodeje, not to mention he got some help form the always tight and funky Robert "Fonksta" Bacon. This is probably on of the best produced albums I own, east coast, west coast, or down south (and I own around 850 hip-hop) albums. Every track has a bangin beat, whether it be the upbeat or more relaxing with deep grooves, they're all on point. A classic G-Funk album from the golden age of west coast rap and a must have album!!!

#2 - 9.5 (f/ LV & South Central Cartel)
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#13 - 8.5 (f/ LV)
#14 - 8.5 (f/ Murder Squad)
#15 - 8 (f/ Murder Squad)

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SOuth Central Cartel have been dropping gangsta rap classic albums for years and this is one of them. Prodeje is one of West Coast's best producers, he really shouldn't be slept on. This album is one of his best works. He's also a great rapper, and he gets some help from the rest of the SCC crew (Havikk, Young Prodd and others). SCC does what they've been doing for years - which is gangsta rap, plain and simple. They haven't got something really NEW to tell, but they are some of the best at THE WAY they tell it. All the SCC rappers's got a great flow and lyrically they're good enough to make you listen to what they say. And as I already said, the G-Funk beats on that album can match the Warren G and Daz Dillinger's ones. Get this album, you won't regret it!

S.C.C. have been dropping dope classics 4 years and this is one of them. Prodeje is one of West Coast's best producers, he really shouldn't be burnt out on. This album is one of his best works, he's also a great rapper, and he gets some help from the rest of the S.C.C. crew (Havikk, Young Prodeje and others). S.C.C. does what they've been doing 4 years, which is gangsta rap, kickin' bacc, smoking a blunt or 2, and just plain and simple. They haven't got something really new to tell, but they are some of the best at the way they tell it. All the S.C.C. rappers's got a great flow and lyrically they're good enough to make you listen to what they say, and as I already said, the G-Funk beats on that album can match the Warren G and Daz Dillinger's albums like on the song That's The Way Itz Goin' Down which Havoc & Prodeje be bustin' on this joint SC stlye, Endo Glide is a slick smoke out groove thats down 4 the evil side, Block 2 Block is handled by Havoc which the joint is about hoods in the big SC, and I can't forget the song M-Squads Nation Wide featuring Murda Squad thats a good loc'd out joint thats handled down by Prodeje & the Murda Squad. *Note: Hey, yo Shelly Duarte, even though the S.C.C. may have had beef with Eazy-E, well at least they aren't like them fools Mobb Deep making music with that Ghost Unit posse! Your rappers from your area succ, while us locs, G's & locos be blowin' some blue berry hydro & some Danny-K, so represent the evil side on this album, man. Also! I have the hook-up to the music video "Knocc On Wood (Remix)" ~S.C.C. featuring Murda Squad, L.V., Gangsta Dresta, B.G. Knocc Out & Jayo Felony.

Havoc & Prodeje get their kickin' & smokin' out on joints 2, 3, *4, 6, 7, *8, 9, *10, 11, 12, 13, *14(featuring Murda Squad) & 15.

this is best album from havoc prodje !!!!!!shelly keep your mouth shut these catz been around for over 16 years mobbchumps been around f0r only 9 or more dont compare the two cause mobbdeep have no skillz does not matter if there with 50cent they still cant rap!!keep putting your foot in your mouth and you will choke on it!!!WEST COAST FOREVER!!!

Best album I ever heard. If you're West Coast oriented you MUST have it, if not, you still should consider to have this album, because it makes so huge importance to the Hip Hop.

South Central Cartel became one of the West Coast's prolific hip hop collectives during the 90s, known for their unapologetic gangsta rap. Anchored by the flawless g-funk production of member Prodeje, their many albums were marked by consistent if predictable lyrics describing all sides of street life, yet at times offering a somber and even philosophical take on the lifestyle. In addition to the collective's catalog and side projects, leaders Havoc and Prodeje (whose names are probably hip hop's greatest coincidence, word to Mobb Deep) maintained a solid output as a duo. 1994's "Kickin' Game," released at the height of S.C.C. and g-funk's popularity, was their second outing as a duo, coming on Quality Records a few months after the successful N Gatz We Truss.

"Kickin' Game" is business as usual for Hav and Prod, and it's a totally dope album. Prodeje's great beats are simultaneously smooth and furious, incorporating elements of `70s soul and smooth basslines. It still perplexes me why he wasn't a more sought-after producer by other artists. The ever-underrated R&B singer L.V. deserves a co-credit, appearing frequently and delivering heartfelt performances and hooks on the heavier tracks with his always-lovely half-gospel, half-gangsta delivery. On the mic, Hav and Prod again explore the way of life in L.A.'s gang neighborhoods, and while we've certainly heard it before, it's still intriguing to hear the accounts of young men surviving in such dire circumstances, and this reality rap is undoubtedly part of what made gangsta rap so lucrative in the `90s. Their flows are on-point as always and their songs are consistent as well.

The tracklist opens brilliantly with the funky "Charge It 2 a B," with a moody performance from L.V. and rugged lyrics from all of S.C.C., and the similarly great title track, also with L.V. The smooth "Endo Glide" and the sad "G'z on da Move" are deep track highlights, and the best song is the fascinating "C U When U Get Out," an ode to a friend in jail from a guilty party who feels he deserves to be there too. Prodeje's beat and L.V.'s singing shine here. "Only Lonely Homie" and "Now I Lay Me Down" are also deep, soulful gems.

Flaws are few. You know S.C.C. isn't going to be dropping any crazy conceptual music, and even on a long tracklist the weaker tracks are still solid, just not quite as memorable. I could have done without the skits and the two long tracks at the end with MurderSquad.

Looking back at all the hip hop brilliance released in 1994, it's incredible to behold; there was so much great music dropping each month that it would have been impossible for one to appreciate it all then. S.C.C. put out a huge volume of music, and their trademark sound is at its best here. "Kickin' Game" is just one of many albums that many probably slept on then but still holds up after nearly fifteen years. A furious, quality g-funk album, I recommend it to all West Coast fans, especially for the summer, and any gangsta rap fans who haven't checked out S.C.C. should definitely check it out.

mobb deep didnt have the name first from the person reviewing this cause when mobb deep came out i was like what the f.... when they said there names these dudes are pretty much under ground and had there names first havoc and prodeje

I just got dis CD, I would say dat dis CD iz good, not as good as some ov there otha stuff but pretty dope. Check it out.