cam'ron - purple haze appreciation post

[roaches]

One of the finest albums of 2004, no doubt. I just gave this gem its first spin in a long time and I'm surprised how well it's held up. The combination of Dipset's unique brand of gangsterisms and the cross between Blueprint-derived and the Heatmakerz's particular flavors of soul-inspired beats is like fresh buttery milk from a 38 DD. One of the most joyful gangsta rap albums of the 21st century. Another bulls-eye on Roc-a-fella Records' 21st century run of excellent street rap.

The real intro of the album, "More Gangsta Music", evokes the Wu with its prominent featuring of someone who is not Cam'ron just attacking a beat with fly-sounding non sequitirs. "Get Down" and "Killa Cam" are almost Ghostfaceian. "Down and Out", " "Harlem Streets", "Get' em Girls", "The Dope Man", the murderousness of "Take 'em to Church", the inane skits... need I go on?

Nowadays Dipset's legacy seems limited to their influence on Lil' Wayne and the annoying vernacular you an find on certain hip-hop message boards. Today, as we celebrate Pac Day (Summer Edition), let's forget about such trifling things and focus on the positive things this crew did in their time, from punking Bill O'Reilly to their work on the behalf fo of the color pink to the prodigious amounts of quality rap music they put out. This is Harlem's version of Supreme Clientele in more ways than one.

we're the dips
so cut the shit
ma twist your hips
and lick your nips

 

[S O F I]

It's tearful, told my mother I hustle, and she said be careful.

 

[ARon]

Word up. I didn't feel Cam's new approach at first but my friends were constantly listenin to Dipset and the music grew on me. This album is spectacular.

The "(Summer Edition)" has me laughing for some reason, it's almost like a fucked up joke but it aint. Good post though. Too bad you don't know basketball like you know music, HA!

 

[roaches]

Too bad you don't know basketball like you know music, HA!

When I see Kobe Bryant for some reason the phrase "faggot mammy" comes to my head. I don't know why. I've never even heard it before. Maybe Sheek Louch used it once?

 

[ARon]

I was speakin on Rajon Rondo more.

Faggot Mammy? I have no idea where that is from. Didn't The LOX drop a new mixtape recently?

 

[Rukas]

Agreed the album is dope.

Cam had a real chance to become a great rapper, I mean not skill wise, but up there with the greats or at least the 50's, T.I.'s, etc etc. I kind of think he has let it slip.

Im looking forward to Crime Pays but it's been pushed back so much and he's been gone for so long I dont know if it will still be relevant when it finally gets released.

 

[Caesar]

New Cam'ron track from his upcoming album, Cam'ron - My Aura.

 

[Tha_Wood]

i have never heard a cam'ron track in my life, this is not a joke.

 

[Rukas]

^^ Thats a shame, considering you both like to wear pink. Start with the one Cae put up and work your way backwards.

 

[aloivas]

one of the best albums of the last 5 years. "harlem streets", "more gangsta music", and "get down" all still get bumped on the regular. "killa cam" and "get 'em girls" go amazingly hard on a good system. the "i'm a chickenhead" skit is a classic.

"i'm a chicken so i'ma act like a chicken quack quack quakc"
"that's a duck - get your sounds right you don't know if you a chicken or a duck"
"i'm gonna punch oyu in the eye"

:cheesy:


dipset-related: duke da god's compilation "harlem classics" is still my favourite album this year - all the unreleased, mixtape and original joints from when they ran shit 02-04.

 

[Dogmatic187]

i have never heard a cam'ron track in my life, this is not a joke.

You're lucky, that means you're ears are still virginal... Unless Juelz Santana raped them.

 

[xxx]

Isn't that the Cam album he dressed up like an old lady?