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17 of 21 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
JT's Come Up (2.5 Stars), March 31, 2005
Obviously most of these songs were made in 2002 because JT The Bigga Figga (the executive producer) lets you know this at the beginning of "Streetz Of Compton" (not to mention that The Game can be heard yelling "2K2" on several songs). To be honest with you, half of these songs should've never seen the light of day. You can tell that Game was young and inexperienced. There are plenty of bricks on this LP, but the one that sticks out the most to me is "Troublesome". The chorus is wack and Game's flow is just plain awful. "Rookie Card" is another awful joint that has JT rapping more than Game and "100 Miles & Gunnin" is probably one of THE wackest interlude/skits I've EVER heard. Actually, 75% of this LP is hard to take seriously. Even the Intro and Outro are wack because it's just JT babbling on about absolutely nothing.
It'd be unfair to assume that there aren't some decent tracks on the album though. They're most definitely the minority though. "Promised Land" is a deep track where The Game speaks on how his sister was molested by their father and growing up through hard times. Also, there's a female MC that goes by the name Nina B. She has skills and she's featured on several tracks and is one of the few highlights on this album. And "Desperados" has a tight beat. It's one of the more tolerable songs on the album.
In short: This is nothing more than an attempt by JT The Bigga Figga to come up off of The Game's name. The beats are predictable and even the guests are suspect (except for Nina B). If you already bought The Documentary then stick with that. You won't find anything of that quality on this album. The beats are distinctly west coast (unlike The Documentary) and that may appeal to the West Coast fans of The Game. I can't really reccomend this to anyone. If you feel like you MUST hear this, then download it and test it out first. But you've been warned.
Standout Tracks: Promised Land and Desperados
PS - T-Mizzle, I don't dislike the album because of JT, but if this is a Game album, should everyone else (including JT) be rapping more than him? THAT'S the problem. JT was present on the Untold Story too, but he didn't dominate that album like he did this one.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Avoid this "Resurrection" at any cost!, April 16, 2005
JT's second effort to make a little dough off his unreleased Game vocals is even more shameless. While some might argue that JT tried to pass off his last Game album as being the official debut that Aftermath was releasing, I have to give him a pass on that one. He never claimed the album was anything it wasn't. However with his second offering of Game material, he is stretching his limited collection of old recordings as far as he can. "Untold Story" may not have measured up to the expectations of a Dre-produced Game LP but at least it had enough quality material to be worth a listen. "West Coast Resurrection" is a straight-up hustle by JT The Bigga Figga. Disguised as a "new album", it's actually just an attempt for JT to get rid of his left-over tracks. Of the fourteen tracks, two of them are JT talking for a couple minutes, one is an interlude, and two of them are remixes of songs from "Untold Story". Of the remaining songs, the only track that really seems worth the listen is "Promised Land" where Game really showcases some depth and speaks on his father. The rest of the album is mediocre at best with the possible exception being "The Streetz Of Compton", an entertaining cover of DJ Quik's "Born And Raised In Compton". On the outro, JT lets us know that he is planning yet another Game album in a couple of months. If this one is any indication of what he has left in the vault, I'd strongly suggest avoiding it.
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3.0 out of 5 stars
The Game ----- West Coast Resurrection, January 9, 2006
JT The Bigga Figga has been making albums for over ten years and is one of the Bay Area's biggest and most accessible stars. But somehow, he made his biggest dent recently releasing Untold Story, an album of pre-Aftermath material from The Game. The album spent considerable time on the charts. "Compton Compton" became an unofficial single for Game in his road to success. Just when you thought there was enough capitalism in Hip-Hop, JT The Bigga Figga dropped another installment of holdover Game material with West Coast Resurrection (Get Low)
. Only two songs, "Promised Land" and "Troublesome," are solo efforts. JT, AllHipHop Breeding Ground Alum - Blu Chip, and Get Low fill up the other spaces. This trait makes one wonder the integrity of these songs. Not to say that some of the posse cuts don't work. "Gutta Boyz" with Sean T has great chemistry that not only feels authentic, but shines Sean's lyrical merits. "Work Hard" reveals that Game's name-dropping similes are nothing new since the song is chock full of them. Game keeps it moving, but like Mos Def in the UTD album, Game only occupies about a third of the actual time on the mic. One must be a hungry fan to justify this flaw.
Although the lyrical side dwindled, this effort buries Untold Story for its production. Rather than thumped out slow beats or cheap Dre mimicry, JT enlisted some cutting edge production. G Man Stan plays guitar right through "The Streetz of Compton," giving Game a sound comparable to M.O.P.'s recent stuff. For the many who were impressed with "Dreams," "Promised Land" not only puts Game alongside smooth soul sampling, but it gives him one of his lone chances to drop some content on the album. JT definitely saw the response to The Documentary's sound, and tried his best to match it.
West Coast Resurrection sounds new but it's unavoidable flaw is the lack of Game actually on the album. However, this is an artistic improvement on the last unofficial album. But as Game grows, this album still is an item strictly for fanatics and DJ's in search of mock-exclusives.
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