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Purple Haze (Clean)

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4 star:		(29)
3 star:		(18)
2 star:		(12)
1 star:		(13)

 

 

This album is like candy for hip-hop lovers in a good way: sweet, unsubstantial, and satisfying. Over infections, 80's pop tunes Killa Cam makes the most of each beat. Hip-hop does not always need to address the wrongs in society - sometimes it is enough just to have fun. Cam's off-the-cuff tales of womanizing and drug-selling are of course present, but they are secondary to his amazing alliterative wordplay. On some songs it seems like he is determined to test the English language's boundaries, and go just beyond them. This cd will not change your life, but it is a decent album to bump in the car. Personal favorites are Killa Cam (with a chorus that will stay in your head for days), Hey Lady (infectious beat), and Girls. Check this cd out if for you sometimes the music can be more important than the message. DipSET!

I'm not a Cam'ron fan at all. However, I heard good things about this disc, and went out and bought it. I was surprised by the fact that I couldn't stop listening to this disc. It's that good. Rap is boring nowadays, but there are certain things this disc has that makes it really good:

Cam'ron's flow. At first, it's nothing but him talking. But as I listened, I realized that Cam has a style like no other. He rhymes many words in 2 bars, using multi's and wordplay as much as possible. It's a lazy, chill flow that reminds me of MF Doom. However, he lives in a delusional world where drugs, cash, and sex get you what you want- all of his rhymes are typical hood glory tales, but nothing realistic at all.

Second, the beats. The beats. These beats are among the best of 2004. They are that good. My favorite tracks are Bubble Music, Down and Out, Take Em To Church, More Gangsta Music, Soap Opera... in fact, there are no bad tracks on this album. Even though the lyrical content is nothing special.

The way to listen to this album is just throw it in, lay back, and let Cam's flow and the amazing beats drown out the rest of the world. This is easily one of the most fun CD's I've ever listened to. I won't call it classic, but I will say it's damn good. If you like this, check out Madvillainy, too.

When I first heard "Confessions of Fire" six years ago I was shocked at how an album that tight didn't blow up. The intro is still one of my favourites intro's of all time. Plus Kam was flowing like no other. Rapping on topics other MCs would not touch except maybe ODB ("confessions"). He never tried to murda the mic like say a KRS or M.O.P. Just that butta flow, funny ass lyrics, completely original.

But something happened after Dash signed Kam. I bought "Come Home With Me" expecting to hear Kam and instead I got a Juelz Santana's album. I was very disappointed, not only the guests but it seemed that Killa Kam had traded verses for nursery rhymes. "Oh boy", "Boy Boy", "Hey Ma" what a vocab! Forget pass the dutch, try pass the pacifier. Plus album too long, too many interludes and even hot beats could not save the album.

Fast forward to 2004 and "Purple Haze" is finally here after many delays. No chart topping single and definitely no critical acclaim. I am disappointed to report that the lyrics are still childish, the album is too long and the guests this time are too few. Fortunately that is all that is wrong with "Purple Haze" as this is undoubtedly the most fun album I've bought in years. Its Déjà vu time again as I find myself baffled by the fact that this album did not blow up.

Lyrically Kam is at his worst ever, you wish those annoying guests from his last album would return. The few guests only make things worse: Juelz murders Kam on "More Gangsta Music" and Twista & Psycho Drama are unbelievable on "Adrenaline."

But the beats, oh my goodness those beats... Heatmakerz, Kanye and gang are all on top form. Charlamange even makes the lazy "Girls" listenable. "Get `em Girls" is HOT. "Down and Out" is Kanye at his best and f*** critics "Harlem streets" makes good use of the theme to Hill Street Blues.

The beats are so good, I've got this CD on heavy rotation. In fact its getting more spins than that Game CD which is also killa with the beats and is better lyrically. The beats are so hot that Kam's nursery rhymes don't even annoy me anymore. In fact I catch myself rapping along with some of the nonsensical sh*t he says.

...I'm out mingling/Heard that I Blingi bling/But I run the circus like ring a ling/I'm the king of things/and your man he a homo like ching a ling, ching a ling/ that's right hit `em with the pow ping/ pow pow/45 loud thing/ look wild thing/I do wild things/make china stretch like Yao Minh...

I mean pick a track, any track, its all the same. It's amazing how he gets away with that sh*t.

Buy this CD if you like good beats, don't worry about Kam, he grows on you. Now, I Think I'll go give "Come Home With Me" another listen.

Cam, got some cuts on this CD, I think "Lord you Know' Ft.Jahiem, should of been on this album, but oh well, He's not the best rapper, but he has his own style, and it works for him, a lot of songs are filthy because of the beats, production is good also,

Songs You should def take a listen to:
More gangsta Music*
Ghetto Soap Opera*
Get Em Girls*
Take Em To Church* ( I think theres two versions of this song, one is better than the other)
Down and Out* (Definitely most potential for a HIT single, this is the kut


So even tho he's not the best rapper, he can make up for it (most of the times) with the good production and some good and well places verses

Cam is nice. he is the only one that can do nursery rhymes and still be hot. he says some ill s*** on this album. of course there are alotta ppl out there that dont like cam cuz of his style but hey it happens. the only problem i found is that it gets tired to quick after bout 3-4 weeks its reduced to ur favorite songs. but its still a must have

This is the best album of the year to me personal fav's are killa Cam, Harlem streets, down and out and dip set forever and get em girls u gotta get this album

Damn, after a ONE YEAR delay, it's finally here! I'm pretty sure he had about 50 or more songs for this album based on how many of them were on Mixtapes or how many of the originals were downloaded on the net!

I'm gonna be real with you, I downloaded about half of the CD (some songs I couldn't get), but I'm not disappointed in any of the ones I have now. So I WILL be coppin the store sold CD!

'Family Ties,' 'Girls,' 'More Reasons,' 'Take Em to Church,' and 'Hey Lady,' to name a few, are bangers! Even though 'Killa Cam,' 'Hey Lady,' and 'Get 'Em Girls' dropped so long ago, they are still listenable to this day!

If you don't like this album, you're crazy! Cam decided to get to back to actually "rappin," and not what what he was doin on the other stuff he was on.

In my opinion this album would have been better off without the first two cuts which sound outdated. In fact, when I first popped in the CD I thought, "It's bad enough that we had to wait so long, now we have to listen to a bunch of old tracks." Fortunately, the album gets into groove on the fifth cut following a skit and never looks back until it falters somewhat at the end with more dated material. This is definitely a hot album, however it would have had a fresher feel if released earlier. As usual, Cam kills with his crazy lyrics that are more entertaining with each listen. You will repeatedly find yourself saying, "I can't believe that he just said that..." All-in-all, I can only give it 3.5 stars (a push to four out of love) because there is too much dated material.

i've been waitin' for this album since last year 'round this time...and killa cam didn't disappoint me. I was only gonna give it four stars when i saw that a lot of tha tracks on it i already heard before it dropped, but tha one's i didn't hear just put this album over the top ("Harlem Streets", "Leave Me Alone Pt. 2", "Dipset Forever", etc.). I think tha best track is "Down and Out" w/ my boy from tha Chi (Kanye) providin' tha fire beat and flow (keep bringin' tha heat boy...cuz u blazin' everything u doin' homie!!!) but the whole album is great!!

Cam's flow on this album and tha chemistry wit tha great producers (Kanye, Just Blaze, Heatmakers) and rappers (Juelz Santana, Jim Jones, Freeky, Kanye, Twista) are takin' his game to a level i have never seen from him. I just can't wait to see what tha ROC is bringin' to tha game in tha future. This album just further proves tha point that, even wit tha "best rapper alive" leavin' tha game, tha ROC is here to stay, and has plenty of flame to bring to tha game...believe dat...throw ur diamonds up ya'll, IT'S THA ROC!!!! <><><><><>

Finally, "Purple Haze" after being pushed back for so long. I can't lie, it was worth the weight. 24 tracks, a couple skits that are pretty funny, a couple of the cream of the crop mixtape songs, and Killa's wordplay. Not as many guest appearances as Come Home With Me, but Twista shows just how good he really is on a remake of Adrenaline Rush. Killa Cam has improved on every album and this is no different. If you are looking for the deepest lyrics ever, this is not for you, if you love witty word play and experimental beats you'll love this. Stand out tracks inclue Dip-Set Forever, Adrenaline, Harlem Streets, Killa Cam, Down and Out, Leave Me Alone pt. 2, and Dope Man. My only complaint is that Long Time Comin' isn't on the album, probably a sample clearance problem. Diplomats keep banging out classics... Check out Jim Jones independantly released "On My Way To Church." and "Diplomatic Immunity: Part 2"