Customer Reviews

Training Day

5 star:		(8)
4 star:		(7)
3 star:		(5)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(1)

 

 

....it was missing one very key song from the film. I couldn't believe Cypress Hill's "(Rock) Superstar" was excluded from the track list. Still a very powerful cd, but one of the film's integral pieces of music was missing. This song was used in every trailer for the film and should have been the first track on the soundtrack.

Usually when soundtracks come out, they are over-hyped so much, people tend not to buy them. Whatever you do, do not sleep on this album. This soundtrack is gem in a big stack of wackness. You can pop this soundtrack into your Cd player and listen to every single song. My personal favorites are the Dre and Quick, Pharoahe Monch, Gangstarr and the Roscoe. But honestly every song is good. What makes this album work is the fact that there is an underlying theme through out and every song touches on it. So it almost becomes like listneing to one of those reading tapes. If you are fan of good hip-hop definitely check the album out, it is worth the copt.

Great Soundtrack, they just left off one song from the movie and thats on the previews for it..'Still Dre' u know the one that starts with the piano (u hear it when there in the car at the beginning)..other than that its awesome

I rarely buy soundtracks anymore because the last one i bought was Above the Rim. However, i heard that Nelly song and liked it because it was a far cry from his usual "ice on my wrist" type of... . Then, i saw the video for Pharahoe Monch's "... You," and i really liked that song, so i figured i might as well give it a try. I really think this was a solid effort from the veterans like Gang Starr, Lox, and Dr. Dre with DJ Quik. However, it was the young guns like Krumbsnatcha, Roscoe, and King Jacob & the Professor that really impressed me. The only dislikes i had were "Watch the Police" and "American Dream." I'm kinda tired of people trying to re-make classics, like NWA's "..,. the Police." If you don't have the mental energy to strive on your own ideas, then what are you in the rap game for?

Overall, this is worth a buy. Look for that new super-group of Defari, King Tee and Xzibit called Golden State on their song called "Bounce, Rock, Golden State." That's a tight one as well. Trust me, don't sleep on this soundtrack, and maybe peep the movie. It doesn't look half bad either.

This is one of the best rap soundtracks I've ever heard. It features rappers from the east, south, and west some known and some not known. All the songs except one or two are tight. You can listen all the way through without disappointment (except #14). Buy It, you'll be pleased.

#2 - 9 (Krumbsnatcha & M.O.P.)
#3 - 9.5 (Xzibit f/ Ras Kass & saafir)
#4 - 9 (DJ Quik & dr. Dre f/ mimi -- also on Quik's 2002 "Under the Influence")
#5 - 9 (Nelly - good song and I don't really like him to much -he's talkin' about KRS-One but never says his name)
#6 - 9.5 (Pharaohe Monch - song goes along w/ the movie)
#7 - 8 (C-Murder f/ trick Daddy)
#8 - 9.5 (Sheek & Styles w/ jadakiss on the hook {LOX})
#9 - 9 (the unknown - Napalm)
#10 - 7.5 (Puff Daddy, Mark Curry, Kain, Big Azz Ko, David Bowie)
#11 - 8 (Cypress Hill f/ Kokane)
#12 - 10 (classic from Clipse {Pusha T & Malice})
#13 - 9 (gangstarr)
#14 - 5 (worst song on cd --- Professor & King Jacob)
#15 - 9.5 (roscoe - Kurupt's lil bro)
#16 - 9 (the unknown - Soldier B)

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This cd has got loads of different artists performing on it and has a very good outcome to it. My favourite songs are "Bounce Rock Golden State", which has a "Chronic 2001" vibe of it, "#1" by Nelly - great track, "F@#K You" by Pharoache Monche - bangin' track, and "Training Day(In My Hood)" by Roscoe. The best song without a doubt has to be Dre's " Put it on me", this is a funky tune & Mimi is excellent on this track! Other good tracks are Clipse's "Gun's 'n' Roses" which has a typical Neptunes vibe about it. Gang Starr's "Tha Squeeze" is another great track.
My one downside to this cd is the exclusion of Cypress Hill's "Rock Superstar" which was the main track on the film.
All & all, this is a great soundtrack for hip-hop fans.

I bought this CD for the more popular acts like Dre, Xzibit and Diddy. After listening to Number 2)WOLVES and 8)Dirty Ryders I am thinking that it is one of the best soundtracks I have ever bought. If anyone wants to buy a GOOD and SOLID soundtrack, buy Training Day. WOLVES is worth the buy alone!

The Training Day album features 2 of the best songs to be released this year. The Dr. Dre/DJ Quik collaboration "Put It on Me" is off the charts and show that Dre is still on top of his game. Another amazing song is XZibit and companys "Bounce Rock Golden State". This is another really dope song. The album also features the likes of the L.O.X., Roscoe, M.O.P., Kokane, Trick Daddy, and C-Murder. However-on the downside it also has the likes of Nelly and a collaboration with David Bowie. Overall-This CD is worth getting just for "Put It On Me" and "Bounce, Rock, Golden State". The rest of the CD isnt bad-its just pales in comparison to the Dre/XZibit tracks.

this rap compilation is ok but im one of those persons who like to hear all the songs included in the film.
"El Cuarto de Tula" performed by Buena Vista Social Club was one of many missing traks from the movie, it appears when Alonzo Harris was driving over a bridge somewhere LA before they scared out the college kids listening "Last Resort" of Papa Roach.

This is one of those rap soundtracks that's trying to appeal to everybody. Priority Records recruited a large number of rappers from various coasts (East, West, South, Midwest), ranging from unknowns like Soldier B and Napalm to multi-Platinum pop artists like Nelly and P. Diddy. Unfortunately, trying to please everybody is a difficult task. This soundtrack ALMOST pulls it off, but not quite.

For me personally, the best songs were those that were included for the more hardcore rap audience (since that's the kind of stuff I like). The first song heard is an anti-police brutality anthem called "Wolves" that features Krumbsnatcha and M.O.P. This is one of my favorite tracks on the album; the distinctive jungle-sounding beat is pounding, and M.O.P.'s Billy Danze and Lil Fame spit hot fire as usual. Tracks by respected hardcore veterans, such as GangStarr's "Tha Squeeze" and Cypress Hill's "Greed", are also satisfying and enjoyable street-bangers. Pharoahe Monch's "F*** You" recycles the crooked cop theme from his older song "What Is The Law?", but I like this track better: His self-produced guitar-riff beat is sweet, and his sarcastic lyricism ("Psychologically, the guns you use will define you") is more on-point. I was also pretty impressed by the "Golden State" collaboration of Ras Kass, Xzibit and Saafir, all of whom are among rap's top lyricists, and they come off nicely here.

The tracks by some of the more mainstream rappers weren't quite as impressive. Dr. Dre and DJ Quik (two of the West Coast's most respected producers/rappers) do a decent collaboration with "Put It On Me", but I found that singer on the chorus (Mimi) to be rather annoying and I wish they'd just left her off. Then there's Nelly's "#1", which I'm sure most people remember because it was all over the radio back in 2001. I've never really been a fan of Nelly (and probably never will), but I can definitely appreciate his flow, and he actually has some pretty funny lines on this track ("Baby name not Sigel but I speak +The Truth+"). And then there's the much weaker "American Dream" by P. Diddy. This track was most frustrating because it contains one of the few beats P. Diddy's ever done that I really liked (a nice electronic groove), but then he went and ruined it by lacing the track with his crappy lyrics. Hopefully, he'll reuse this beat someday for somebody on his label who can actually rap (like Black Rob).

Unfortunately, most of the other material on this album ranges from "aiight" to downright mediocre. C-Murder and Trick Daddy have remade N.W.A.'s "F*** Tha Police" into "Watch The Police"; the title ALONE is a good indication of just how much they watered it down. The remade beat is decent enough, but they shouldn't have watered down the lyrics to sound less controversial; if you want to hear a good remake of this song, listen to the Bone Thugs-N-Harmony version. Clipse's "Guns N' Roses" is a passable track that's trying too hard to build on the raw style for which they're best known...and it succeeds in coming off only as average. And then there's the LOX's terrible "Dirty Ryders" and Roscoe's "In My Hood", both of which are boring and completely uselss throwaway tracks. Finally, there are some other throwaway tracks by a bunch of completely unknown rappers - "Protect Your Head" by Soldier B, "Crooked Cop" by Napalm, and "Let Us Go" by King Jacob. Soldier B's song was the only one I didn't mind - the other two are basically worth skipping over completely.

Overall, the strength of songs like M.O.P.'s "Wolves" and Nelly's "#1" will probably make this soundtrack worthwhile for most rap fans. Howevever, with so many different tracks by so many different types of rappers, and about half being only OK at best, this soundtrack risks dissapointing the same wide audience it's meant to appeal to. Frankly, I'd rather have given this soundtrack 2.5 stars (instead of 3, which is all that Amazon will let me give it), because it's about half-good and half-bad. Recommended mostly for hardcore rap fans looking to find some good street tracks.

Also, a note to the Australian guy whose review is below mine: The song heard in the Impala is that M.O.P./Krumbsnatcha song called "Wolves", and despite what you said, it IS on the soundtrack. I'm not sure how you could have missed it, since it's the second track on the album.