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Originally Posted by Severian
I've never given G-Unit the time of day, but I've never been opposed to 50, and I genuinely dig The Game (Jesus Piece was so underrated, even by me.. Title track is fuckin crazy) but I've never been able to really get into anything with the Eminem stamp on it... But with your review, I may just have to seek this album out.
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yeah I actually ignored G-Unit completely while they were really relevant. I mean, I think everybody with a pulse got pumped from the "In The Club" beat and all, but just as a collective I wasn't really interested at the time. I think during the height of their popularity I was more into indie hip hop stuff. But eventually, slowly, I started getting interested in them over the years for various reasons.
The Game of course. I got into him right after Doctor's Advocate dropped and pretty instantly he became a favorite of mine. I agree w/ you on Jesus Piece. It's so awesome. But honestly, all his major label albums are solid as hell. I love them all. Anyway, I'm pretty bummed that he didn't stick around long enough to really be part of G-Unit's recording legacy. Obviously The Documentary has 50 all over it, but still woulda been cool to hear him on a straight group album.
Young Buck I got into via that Ratatat mixtape. 2007 was when I really fell hard for Southern hip hop, so it was a good fit. 50 has grown more interesting to me over the years as he's sort of faded from the spotlight. He spends a lot of time on his website. He dropped a bunch of albums posing as mixtapes in the last few years (stuff like War Angel, Forever King,).