this month's XXL/the source album ratings (new each month)

[sniper]

did you read the nov issue of the source? it has a whole section dissin gunit and endorsing the the gunot campainge...

you think they gonna have total disrespect on gunit in an atricle and then give yayo a fucking 5 mics.. yea right.. be smart about it

they talked bout them kats like they was trash

erm in case u didnt know theyve been shitting on g unit and 50 since the eminem beef, realize that it was like 2003 when benzino started dissing 50 as well, and theres was a 50-snitch issue back then just after em's-racist tape issue and b4 dre's non-producer issue.

:thumb:

 

[RaDeK]

AWOL - 3.5 ? i thought it was a little better than that. especially better than some of the albums that got 4's.

 

[rtyfghvbn]

here's some more reviews. from scratch, this time. for those who don't know, scratch is a production magazine; and therefore, the reviews are slightly more production-orientated. mostly lesser-known artists as well. for this reason, i took the liberty of boldfacing all the more well-known ones. enjoy.

scratch (november/december):

kanye west > late registration > 9/10
u-god > mr. xcitement > 5/10
jae millz > back to tha future > 7/10
self-scientific > change > 8/10
skillz > confessions of a ghostwriter > 7/10
AZ > a.w.o.l. > 7/10
various artists > hustle and flow OST > 5/10
splash > the ripple effect > 7/10
remy ma > there's something about remy > 7/10
bizzy bone > speaking in tongues > 6/10
big shug > who's hard? > 7/10
cunninlynguists > a piece of strange > 8/10
omni > ballyhoo > 6/10
tek and steele > smif 'n wessun: reloaded > 7/10
strong arm steady > the collector's edition, vol. 1 > 6/10
blood of abraham > eyedollartree > 7/10
cage > hell's winter > 7/10
dangerdoom > the mouse and the mask > 8/10
2k6 > the tracks > 8/10
omega one > the lo-fi chronicles > 8/10
twista > the day after > 7/10
lightheaded > wrong way > 8/10
play n skillz > the process > 4/10
one self > children of possibility > 7/10
youngbloodz > ev'rybody know me > 7/10
medina greenn > funky fresh in the flesh and more, vol. 2 > 7/10
tragedy khadafi > thug matrix > 7/10
ID and sleeper > displacement > 7/10
black rob > the black rob report > 8/10
the pharcyde > humboldt beginnings > 3/10
pumpkinhead > orange moon over brooklyn > 7/10
colossus > west doktown > 8/10
the dayton family > family fued > 7/10
kool kieth > lost monsters, vol. 2 > 4/10
public enemy > rebirth of a nation > 6/10
paul wall > the people's champ > 7/10
lmno > p's and q's > 7/10
juelz santana > what the game's been missing > 8/10
anom > so it's come to this > 6/10
killer mike > ghetto extraordinaire > 6/10
proof > searching for jerry garcia > 6/10
nicolay > city lights vo. 1.5 > 7/10
rich medina > connecting the dots > 8/10

total reviews: 43 / average review score: 6.790 (7)

 

[S. Fourteen]

XXL has given interscope about 10 fucking covers in the last two years, it is hella insane, i think they have a little deal worked out.

Here is the deal-

Shady/Aftermath/G-Unit covers = more magazine sales.

Same with StreetHop news. Why so many 50 Cent news? Because people want to read about 50 Cent, he sells.

 

[rtyfghvbn]

new ratings. from VIBE, this time.

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VIBE (december 2005):

floetry > flo'ology > 4.0/5.0
lil' kim > the naked truth > 5.0/5.0 > CERTIFIED CLASSIC
styles p > time is money > 3.5/5.0
ginuwine > back ii da basics > 3.0/5.0
avant > director > 3.0/5.0
various artists (purple ribbon all-stars) > got that purp, vol. 2 > 2.5/5.0
dwele > some kinda... > 3.0/5.0

total ratings this month: 7
highest rating: 5.0 (100%)
lowest rating: 2.5 (50%)
AVERAGE RATING: 3.42 > 3.5 (70%)

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i'm kinda suprised lil' kim got a certified classic. i mean, 'the naked truth' was hot, but classic? i dunno.

it's nice to see styles p's album rated, too. hopefully that means it really will be dropping december 6th.

 

[thugsoldier33]

(lil' kim > the naked truth > 5.0/5.0) WTF

 

[Four Bars]

woah, did NOT know Yayo only got 2.5 mics.

Yeah its charity week and editors were feeling generous.

Thanks for the thread man.

 

[Bobby Sands]

Searching For Jerry Garcia-Proof,from what ive heard sounds pretty good.Although a rating of 6/10 In Scratch sayes different.

Im thinkin of buying this album.Should i?

Nice thread btw.

 

[MATW95]

Paul Wall - 4/5
AZ - 3.5/5

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Does anybody else see this?

I know they're different mags, but c'mon!

 

[rtyfghvbn]

Searching For Jerry Garcia-Proof,from what ive heard sounds pretty good.Although a rating of 6/10 In Scratch sayes different.

Im thinkin of buying this album.Should i?

Nice thread btw.

i dunno. outta everyone in d12, with the exception of em, proof was always my favorite. i haven't heard this album, though - it just has really made a big enough buzz, commercially or underground, to catch my attention.

give it a download. that would be my advice.

by the way, thanks (about the thread). keep checking back, because i'll continuously post new reviews when i get new issues.

 

[Rukas]

Well this idea didn’t last! Lol

 

[ARon]

I forgot they gave lil Kim a 5/5, funny

 

[Jokerman]

You got it goin' on, wha wha

 

[dilla]

Wow, Searching for Jerry Garcia... I forgot about that album.

I'll have to listen to it on Spotify tomorrow, if they have it.

So funny seeing Twista's album getting such high ratings in the first post lol

And Clinton Sparks is a name I haven't heard in a long time. Did mixtape DJs fall off in recent years? Which reminds me, I need to check another forgotten site, DatPiff, and see if I can recognize the new DJs and artists.

 

[Ristol]

Who are those people? I recognized Bobby Sands, that's it

 

[Tha_Wood]

Wow, Searching for Jerry Garcia... I forgot about that album.

That was the proof album yeah? From memory there was only like 1 track I liked.