Rap Life [EXPLICIT LYRICS]

Tash

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 23, 1999)
• Original Release Date: November 23, 1999
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Explicit Lyrics
• Label: Sony
• ASIN: B00002MZ24
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #44,713 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Customer Reviews

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Tash Holds His Own on First Solo, June 14, 2002

By	"blazerfan0" (Oregon) - See all my reviews

Tash (AKA Catashtrophe) is a member of the Alkaholiks and in my opinion the strongest link. He has a crazy flow that I can't get enough of. Lyrically Tash is a tight rapper. Himself (and the Liks included) are underrated lyricists. I love listening to this album because he is the funniest and most creative lyricist out, along with Redman. You never know what's going to come out of this guys mouth. Some of the stuff is downright hilarious like on "Fallin' On" he spits, "On the mic I move the crowd like Big Pun stage divin". "Only When I'm Drunker" is a hilarious song with the Liks where each member humorously disses each other. The only downside is that The Alkaholiks are a great group and sound at their best together, so this album isn't quite as good as their group albums. It is a very solid solo though, with some good beats, and tons of rhymes that will make you press the rewind button to see if he really said that. The "Rap Life" bravado on this album can get a little tiring and Kurupt's appearance on "G'z Iz G's" leaves a lot to be desired. But great songs like "Ricochet", "Only When I'm Drunker", "Nightfall", "True Homies" (with a great verse from Xzibit), and some others make this album worth getting if you like anything Tash or the Liks have done. Fans of other music might want to listen to some of it before buying.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Solid but still somewhat thin..., August 25, 2001

By	G. Gant (Eugene, OR United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

For some reason I've been drawn to Tash's scratched muffled voice with often somewhat comical lyrics. For those who don't know Tash, Tash is from the The 'Liks fame and fortune and has been around for some time. The album kicks into full swing with the opening track Ricochet... Ricochet gives a nod to more of a hip hop sound rather than gansta beat. Smooth guitar plucks and strums make a majority of the bet with a sample from Biggie's "Who Shot Ya" in the chorus. After a 15 second skit, G's is G's comes up with Kurrupt. Even with the cliche ridden track, it still manages to be catchy and very listenable. Then Pimpin' Ain't follows up. The lacking chorus somewhat ruins an okay track. Rap Life, the Album's name and track is somewhat a chill track with the laid back Cali sound. The Game, even though featuring Carl Thomas could be forgotten. Tash reveals a bit less comical and serious side on the track "True love, thats kinda hard to find when you rhyme, I'm 27 now and its 1999, but I'm gonna find mine" The simple R & B collaboration works and gives the album some diversity but seems to have that "I've heard this before" sound . Only When I'm Drunker might as well been off the Lik's CD. The playful lyrics exchanged between J-Ro and Tash poke fun at each others drinking abilities. The chorus again is less than exciting. No matter what Tash is spitting, Nightfall is just too looped, especially for a West coast track. SmokeFest 1999 may imply purely ganja laced rhymes, but ironically quite a bit less than one would thing. This can be taken as a good or bad thing. Fallin' On might be the catchiest track on the CD using the same sample later used on Next Episode as on Dre's 2001. Only thing really hurting this track is the lacking production that seems to place the entire album. Track 14, Tash Rules some how uncovers the almost unheard LV, (see Gangsta's Paradise). True Homies beat almost falls into the realm of abstract and sounds somewhat out of place. Blackula is another Liks track that might as well be off one of there albums. Bermuda Triangle's chorus again is just plain annoying, wrecking whatever potential it had... Tash's witty lyricism gives departure from the norm with a nice playful sound when everything from this day seemed to be plagued with "Ride or Die" or "Bling Bling". Tash has solid album that is mainly riddled by production quality and inconsistency. This is somewhat typical of the 'Liks and such. Tash's is CD filled with semi-polished tracks. A bit of variety could have helped save the album. Otherwise it suffers from mediocrity. Tha Liks fans will be right at home with this album, just listen before you buy.

4.0 out of 5 stars It's good., January 27, 2008

By	S. Gonzalez IV "$antiago" (Oakland, CA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

It was overall a good album, not great. I think Tash was trying to go commercial with this effort, so it lacked the underground sound usually associated wit The Liks, that I'm used to. Good music though.