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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
DON'T BELIEVE THE HYPE!!!, January 29, 2005
Seriously: If you're a REAL hip hop fan (yes, I know that's an extremely subjective statement), STEER CLEAR OF THIS DULL, BLAND, UNINSPIRING AND OFTEN MONOTONOUS GARBAGE! Most of the people reviewing this album must be newbie Diplomats listeners, because CLEARLY, the first "Diplomatic Immunity" double disc album is LIGHT YEARS AHEAD OF THIS GARBAGE!!! I couldn't believe my boy Cam'ron allowed this crap to be released! In actuality, it doesn't suck (although it's on the verge). For newcomers to the Dipset, this album may be aiight, but for those of us who've been down with the Dipset far longer know better.
The music on this album is sooo weak compared to other Diplomats records it's ridiculous. Part of the reason for this lackluster disc is formulas that worked on the last album are nonexistent here. The Heatmakerz (who do most of Dipset's production) should've been employed more heavily on this album, instead of these Z-list cats who handle most of the lackluster production. And the most noticeable difference between this one and the last album is the fourfold grouping of Cam, Juelz, Jones, and Zeekey is gone (Zeekey which is understandable because he's locked up), for some ignorant cats who can barely spit. An example of this is the moron 40 Cal who gets the first verse on the song "Family Ties." Before he spits, he says, "...I'm the nicest, n***a, I'm tired of provin the sh**..." -- MAAAAAAAAAAAAAN PLEASE!!! People: Mr. Cal talks that nonsense, and has has some nerve doin it, spittin the CRAP he does on his verse! Son drops one the dumbest, wackiest, weakest similie/metaphors I've ever heard! He goes: "...y'all cats are like 14 days/too weak for me..." LOL! I can't tell you how loud I laughed upon my first listen of that nonsense! Cam'ron: you're my boy, I love you man, but where in the WORLD did you get this group of below-average outcasts?! Dog, you definitely should've saved your money and invested in either something or someone else!!!
I read online once that the brother duo from London S.A.S. ("Dutty Clap," "So Free") sound like some thick-tongued Jim Joneses who have speech impediments - this couldn't be further from the truth. The annoying as hell Jha Jha ("Get From Round Me") is going to make you want to smack her - listen to her voice and lazy flow and see what I mean! In regards to the latter sentence, I suppose NY cats haven't realized yet that when they try to do southern sounding tracks it comes off wack - leave the southern sound to us who live down here. Even Killa Cam's verses aren't his sharpest on this album (although Cam's no Canibus himself). Juelz' solo, "S.A.N.T.A.N.A.," (with the periods in between the letters of Santana, I'm guessing it's supposed to be an acronym standing for something) has to be the worst implementation of sped up vocals in hip hop history.
POTENTIAL BUYERS BEWARE!!! Most of these previous reviewers giving the joint 4 and 5 stars are OUT OF THEIR MINDS!!! DON'T BELIEVE THE HYPE! Your hard-earned dollars are better off being spent on joints like the first Diplomats double-disc street classic, Cam's incredible "Purple Haze," the highly slept-on "From Me To U" by Santana, or even some of the on point Diplomats mixtapes. BUY NEW OR USED AT YOUR OWN RISK!!!
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
is that all??, November 23, 2004
To call this cd a disappointment is an undertstatement, the whole cd seems thrown together with half-a** production and lyrics. Of course it was unrealistic for me to expect the same quality as the 1st diplomatic immunity, but damn.....i guess i'll half to wait for cam's cd for redemption. i guess thats why this cd wasn't on roc-a-fella
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8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Will trade my copy for a boiled egg!!!, December 5, 2004
What the hell was this? I mean seriously, what was this? I am one who holds it down for the Byrd Gang but this was an absolute DISGRACE!!!!! I mean I can't tell you how BAD this was. I have about twenty Dip Set mixtapes which I got for $5 and any of those was ten times better than this. And to top it off, the last four songs on this GOD-AWFUL project appear elsewhere. Three on the mix tapes (Which are sold by Dip Set themselves, not bootlegs. If you don't believe me go to the web-site on their CD and you will see) and they recycled those songs and put them on here. Songs I heard OVER A YEAR AND A HALF AGO!!! Summer 2003 I heard these tracks!!! Get in the damn studio Doggy!!!! And the last song on the album was on Jim Jones album which was 100 times better than this crap. I am sooooo mad I wasted my money on recycled music and an attempt to piggy back their new artists who will NEVER, and I mean NEVER sell a copy. Lets face it, outside of Cam, Jim Jones, Santana, and to a lesser extent J.R. Writer (Who disappointed me on this album after doing the damn thing on his own street mix-tape) and Un Kasa (Who's appearance is all of TWO LINES on the entire album!!), the rest of these guys [....]!! Hell Rell, every once and a while he puts together a good 16 but for the most part he drops corny punch lines and is a watered down mixture of Cam and Writer. 40 cal?? Who the hell is this clown? How did he get a deal? Has the NERVE to say he's the best on this album, he should be slapped!! And those two cats got solo tracks on this!!! Those were absolute THROW AWAYS!!! If I got this album on the ave for $5 I would not have liked this. The first Diplomatic Immunity was hot because it was all Cam, Juelz, and and Jim Casa (Jim Jones for the non-street literate). This was a disaster. Needless to say I will not be purchasing volume three. I will stick to the $5 mom and pop specials. I hope whoever got the checks for this album invests well because they won't be around long putting out nonsense like this. I was gonna buy Purple Haze, but after this, I'M GOOD HOMEY!!! I'll keep bumping Streets Disciple. Any one song on that is better than this entire project. Killa Cam, I'm nicknaming this album Killa Scam. I got did dirty along with whoever bought this. My advice, get your five and head to the ave. Save your money, you get half of this album on the mix-tapes anyway....
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