Customer Reviews

The Originators

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4 star:		(4)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(0)
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Still being an unbelievable album, The Originators does not compare to some of their old albums, Take it or Squeeze, and Stone Crazy. The beats are bangin and the lyrical style is amazing.

I would have given this album 5 stars if it wasnt for the following reasons....

1. once again the beatnuts drop an album that is just barely 45 minutes long. It bothers me that almost every song struggles to break 3 minutes in length. But i guess thats the nuts.
2. NOT ENOUGH OF WILLIE STUBZ ! ! !

ok maybe the second comment is just my personal taste for willie stubz flow and lyrical content. But other then these two minor things, this album is off the gancho ! A couple of the tracks get me bored but the rest of the album keeps my happy ! All 35 minutes of it !
Pick this up if you enjoyed any of their other stuff, it falls along similar lines and will have your mother washing your mouth out with soap in no time !
PEaCE Ya'll

This album sounds like every thing The Beatnuts wanted to do on Loud Records but were not able to. Now on Landspeed, the Nuts hit us with some classic tracks. Check out cameos from Al Tariq' (aka Fashion), Tony Touch, Large Professor, Cormega, Triple Seis, and the most underrated underground MC, Problemz. Some stand out tracks include Yae Yo, Buying Out the Bar, Originate and Routine.

Although both MC's can hold their own on the microphone, I noticed Ju-Ju really sharpened his skills this time around which left me feenin' for a solo album from him. Hopefully, that will be in the works.

This album deserves to be up their with Intoxicated Demons and The Beatnuts (Street Level LP) as far as the best of The Beatnuts work. Hopefully, this will be the first of many good things to come from The Beatnuts in the coming year.

Support true Hip-Hop and pick up this album. Donde esta el Yae Yo? What does Capicu mean? Oh yeah.... TOMA!!!

I was really amped about this album, back when it was going to be the Intoxicated Demons reunion LP with Al Tariq aka Fashion back in the fold. I'd always felt that a third voice was needed, and apparently so did The Beatnuts as each of their albums following his departure was filled with guest spots. Then I found out that Kool Ass Fash had split again, right around the time they changed the title from YA BETTA BELIEVE IT, and I was initially disappointed. However, I soon realized that just because Tariq was to have returned, that did not mean that The Beatnuts were going back to the style of their debut EP or eponymous full length. The jazz samples seemed to be mostly gone and their songs were now far more funky and accessible. Maybe they were moving with the times, as each of their albums had potential club bangers like "Off The Books", "Watch Out Now", "Turn It Out" and "No Escapin' This". Given the proper push, these tracks could have been all over the radio. The funny thing was though, despite their open desire to make that cash money, their music was commercial in the best way, able to attract a wider audience yet still maintain the creative beat making that made them so impressive to begin with. Unfortunately, Loud did not feel like promoting them worth a damn, then added insult to injury by dumping them when the albums failed to make a lot of noise. So now the Nuts go the independent route and continue with what makes the later stuff so fun and enjoyable...keeping it about the ladies, the dope and the money with the upbeat and colorful samples and the just don't give a ---- attitude. I only wish that they would pepper their lyrics with the wild metaphors and punchlines like they used to...their tells of sexual hijinks now seem more straight forward, less like the wilder word play of earlier songs like "Story" and "Sandwiches" which possessed the humor of Hustler magazine's best prose. Plus I miss hearing the Psycho Les of old, when he was more animated, comparing himself to a "lunatic dolphin" and "stickin' up picnics". Nevertheless, when listening to THE ORIGINATORS, all the could of should ofs can go straight out the window. Albums this entertaining one shouldn't fault, especially when there's so little worth talking about coming out today. The Beatnuts worst efforts are far more enjoyable than many of today's top sellers and so complaining about what is missing is splitting hairs. The album has plenty of highlights. Large Professor continues his resurgence with "The Originators", Al Tariq does show up for the nice "Bionic", Tony Touch returns for "Work That Pole" and The Beatnuts still show their humor throughout - especially on the intro to "Yae Yo", the song itself featuring the come to be expected funky Nuts flute loop. Plus the opening gets me hyped to see the Beatnuts perform live...sounds like they put on a damn good show in person. They've never done anything less on wax.

Man this is one of my favourite Beatnuts albums and it's criminally slept on...the beats r knockin as usual and, for real, you don't expect to listen some thoughful lyrics by Psycho Les and JuJu...just take it for what it is, simple rhymes & themes over funky beats and u definitelly will be satisfied...their catalogue is incredible, too bad they never sold much copies, they deserve more for sure!!

First of all, I wanna say that I doubt The Beatnuts will ever make an album like Musical Massacre again. It was their "Illmatic", a modern masterpiece in which Juju & Psycho Les came with their best beats to date and did what most rappers cannot, which is not just pile songs on a CD, but make a full, complete & well-rounded album. That being said, I even think the Nuts' last LP, Take it or Squeeze it, is better than this but as always, the beats are so original and well made (especially Originate, co-produced by the master Large Professor) most people can tell the Nuts really know how to dig in the crates for original & crazy funk music. No weak futuristic, keyboard-based rhythms here, these boys really sample dope loops and drums that are their trademark. Overall, nowhere near what the boys are capable of, but worth getting to either complete your Beatnuts collection or here some great production.

Ohh my god this CD is the best they have come out with since their debut EP(Intoxicated Demons), all of their other releases were 9's this is a 10 maybe a 100.Beats are tight and hey Xtra P is on it (The Large Proffessor for those of you who don't know) BUY IT KNOW.

there's some pretty good stuff on this album, i.e. the tracks with El Gant (Beat Breez Evahflowin' on DFX battles fame) and then Triple Seis (Terror Squad). Ill Bill of Non-Phixion makes a cameo but I personally don't care much for that track and I was pretty disappointed because Ill Bill makes some dope music and was hoping for a pretty sick collaboration. Regardless, the production isn't top notch, it's not something that would seduce any new listeners but it's satisfactory enough to catch a few hours of rotation in the media player. If you like hip-hop then I advise you to pick up it and give it a listen, you may approve it to be purchase worthy yourself or just might enjoy this album more than me. If you're not an avid listener of hip-hop, don't bother. If you're the casual listener and only pay for the "next classic" album, look elsewhere. However it's dope in my opinion and will catch play every now and then, definitely not deserving of a dust collector. P3@cE! The production is what caused the lack of a complete 5 stars.

the album is hot but i still think nothing can compare to the 1st and 2nd album their beats are still hot check out coming soon im dropping the best of the beatnuts, ...

I got this album the first week it came out, and man...I wasn't dissapointed at all. I've been a Beatnuts fan for a few years and I've never heard a song by these dudes that I didn't enjoy. The Nuts have impressed me once again with their newest album. All the songs are dope.

"The Originators" has great beats with great lyricism that is always on point (typical of The Beatnuts). I especially enjoy the tracks "Yae Yo", "Buying Out The Bar," and "You're Crazy" (featuring Cormega). If you're into real hip hop by creative hip hop artists, look no further and get yourself anything by the Beatnuts...and definately look into this future classic as well.