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Product Details:
Audio CD Release Date:
August 10, 2004
Studio:
Def Jam
Number Of Discs:
1
Format:
Explicit Lyrics
Average Customer Rating:
based on 87 reviews
Description:
In contemporary rap, incarceration pays. Get locked up, and your aura grows--you soon become a 'hood economist, legendary and independently wealthy. When word leaked out that Shyne was negotiating multimillion-dollar record contracts from inside the big house, his fan base grew exponentially. It doesn't matter that his self-titled debut was only so-so. Rather than take the obvious bait and dis alleged snitch P Diddy across these 13 tracks, he instead goes after media darling 50 Cent. Phoning in his verses (literally) on "For the Record," he charges that 50 is a snitch and studio thug. Now that's gangsta. There are a few hidden gems here among the rehashed beats and songs. Kanye West continues to make everyone sound good; his brooding, string-laden soundscape on "More or Less" perfectly matches Shyne's gothic vocal tone and declarations: "hip-hop ain't responsible for violence in America/America's responsible for violence in America." Beat baron Just Blaze does his part on "Diamonds and Mac 10's," but most of the record is filled with muddy production. Nothing here matches the appeal of his debut's "Bad Boyz" collaboration with Barrington Levy, but this is still a timely, topical release. --Dalton Higgins
Track Listing:
1.
Buried Alive Intro
2.
Quasi O.G.
3.
More Or Less
4.
Behind The Walls (East Coast Gangsta Mix)
5.
Shyne
6.
For The Record
7.
Martyr
8.
Jimmy Choo
9.
Godfather
10.
The Gang
11.
Edge
12.
Here With Me
13.
Diamonds and Mac 10's
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Godfather Buried AliveDec 04, 2007 This album is almost perfect. Shyne is one of the most under rated and forgotten about MC's in hip hop today. The simple fact that this classic album was mostly recorded during his current incarceration amazes me. If you are a fan of East Coast hip hop (not main stream hip pop) this album is definately worth checking out.
Its alright (3 and 1/2 stars)Jun 13, 2007 You've got to admit that Shyne has been through a lot. When he first came in the game he was accused of being a B.I.G. clone so much that Biggie fanatics like Lil Kim(yeah this Michael Jackson lookalike is in position to talk about somebody LOL!) took shots at him in songs and reviews. After shooting up a club for an acne-faced weasel who would later turn his back on him, he gets jailed and does this album. The main problem with the album is not necessarily Shyne but the production. Quasi O G which samples Bob Marley's No More Trouble is an excellent track and I'll give Shyne some credit for talking about something of substance. The Kanye West produced More Or Less is a certified banger with Shyne spitting his best verses. We all know Behind The Walls was Kurupt song from the Oz soundtrack but the East Coast Gangsta mix is just a good and even though the song Shyne was on Swizz Beats' Ghetto Stories, I'll count it as a standout track. Shyne rips Fiddy a new one on For The Record(recorded while he was in jail) and Martyr is one of the best songs on here. Unfortunatly it goes down hill from there. Jimmy Choo is a halfhearted attempt at a club record with lifeless vocals from Ashanti on the chorus. Songs like Godfather and Edge are boring as Shyne spits uninspired rhymes over uninspired beats(I dont blame him fully I blame the producers too). The Gang is another lukewarm joint where Foxy Brown busts the only noteworthy verse on the song(she ripped it!). The Just Blaze produced tracks, Here With Me and Diamonds And Mack10's range from boring to horrendous plus those beats sound like leftovers from some Fabolous album. Bottom Line: GodFather Buried Alive is not the best that a rapper like Shyne can offer. The first six songs proved that if you put him over a dope beat he goes off. But the last six songs show that if you put him over an uninspired beat his raps will be as uninspired as the beat. All in all I would recommend it just be prepared to bump into everything I said.
Should Have Never Been ReleasedJan 15, 2007 This album is full of cuts off his first album. I dont think that an album full of cuts is going to do too hot.
Not At His Best, ButOct 03, 2006 it does have some cuts, the one with kanye, also after hearing rappers from the Yay Area(Dre) an Sac(X) its hard 2 make a album in jail period, so dont go into this thinking What Happend.
But to the boy below me yellin "I SAY HANDS UP" How could u be a studio gangsta without being in a studio, + how can u get shot 3 times an say u in the club but nobody see's u.
SHYNE GO GET UR OWN STYLE!!BIGGIE WANNA BE.Jul 24, 2006 There goes another STUDIO gangsta.He doesnt sound like biggie.He tries to sound like biggie.He call himself gangsta???HE DONT WANNA REPRESENT HIS HOOD.AND WHAT THE FU*k was about dissin 50.50 gonna shoot his a*s when SHYNE come out of prison.50's empire is soooo big!And shyne talks about guns???He is not strong enough to lift a butter knife!!He's a perfect example of how few blowj*bs to irv gotti and ja fool puts you on a album.GGGGGG-Unit.
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