Beanie Sigel was introduced to Dame Dash and Hova by his manager and friend Sadiq. 2.Hard Knock Life, an army fell into Roc-A-Fella’s lap. With only Jay Z and Memphis Bleek officially signed to the imprint, Roc-A-Fella needed soldiers to be taken seriously.ĭuring the recording of Vol. The only real competition was in Queens in the form of Nas, Mobb Deep, and Capone-N-Noreaga and Jay Z’s Def Jam labelmates DMX and Ja Rule, the latter of whom Jigga collaborated with frequently during the late '90s /early '00s. Dre broke off from Death Row, Snoop signed with No Limit, and the Wu started to fall off. Still young, rap took a major blow when they took each other out and left the genre ripe for the picking.ĭr. Those two giants were seemingly always in the headlines for both good and bad reasons. With the rise and fall of 2Pac and Biggie came the popularization of hip-hop. 1 that Roc-A-Fella decided to build an army from the ground up and take over the game. And, thankfully (mercifully), Dame Dash didn't feel the need to tie this one in with a movie.It was after the release of In My Lifetime, Vol. Dot, Boola, Bink, Chad Hamilton, Alchemist, and Black Key, easily overpowers the work done on the first State Property comp. The mostly utilitarian and occasionally stellar production work, from an extended cast that includes Darrell Branch, D. Even considering its faults, the disc speaks well for the future of the crew.
Why couldn't three minutes be taken away from anything involving Oschino, in order to add three minutes to Freeway's too-short "Still in Effect"? Incidentally, just about anything involving Oschino - excepting "Blow," with its show-stealing appearance from Twista - can be bypassed.
The extensive track listing is an attraction, but there's a little too much in the way of thrown-together filler to make it an end-to-end success. However, the duo is hardly a match for the likes of Beanie Sigel, Freeway, and newcomer Peedi Crakk, not to mention guests Jay-Z and Dirt McGirt. Lead single and leadoff track "Can't Stop, Won't Stop," with a hollow percussive effect that can only be called the TiVo beat (it also resembles the sound of popping popcorn kernels), is a strong breakout track for Young Gunz. The second State Property compilation, following Freeway's elevation to full-fledged star status, is an improvement over the first, with more to offer in every capacity imaginable.
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