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Im Not You
Took alot for me to hold on until today...but I did it. So let's go in with a brief review (much more in depth one coming later).
Prior to my purchase...the only songs I'd ever heard from the album were Kinda Like A Big Deal, I'm Good, and the snippet of Life Change from Malice's video blogs. I didn't listen to a smidget of any of the leaked tracks. I had been hearing mixed reviews but I know with the Clipse I have to ignore alot of opinions because alot of _'s don't hear them the same way I do. I loved HHNF when alot of _'s were trashing it (some still do). Once I threw the CD in and heard Pusha's first verse on Freedom...I knew it was going down. I'm so *+%*+#! glad I didn't listen to any of the leaked tracks because with such a short album I wouldn't feel as highly as I do about it. Popeyes is pure Grade A Colombian. Showin Out isn't bad at all but it's nothing I'll have on repeat. Gotti's guest appearance wasn't bad either. There's Been A Murder is soooo *+%*+#! dope. That subtle guitar string does it for me. Khalid showed his $*+ on that. Door Man....
got damn that !%%% goes hard. That beat
. Never Will It Stop....
. Liva is a got damn animal. Them _'s go OFF. This is Ride Around Shining 2. All Eyes on Me is too left field for me. I understand the intent...but it wasn't executed well at all. Sounds like some !%%% P made for Pitbull or somebody. Counseling is so smooth. I had to listen to it a couple times before it grew on me but this another song I identify with so vividly. I can definitely vouch for the !%%% they're talking about on that. Champion is
. Vintage Neptunes IMO. I can't wait til the Summer rolls back around to blast this !%%% out the whip. Definitely one of my favorites on the album. Footsteps
. I can't even put in words how dope this !%%% is. Malice
. And of course they save the best for last...Life Change is a top 5 Clipse track...yes I said it. It's everything I thought it would be AND more. That last verse is so *+%*+#! real...I can't fathom how _'s don't %%%* with these dudes man. Definitely my favorite track off the album.
For the life of me...I can't understand how ANYONE would be disappointed in this album. I don't know what you _'s are talking about. Out of 12 tracks...there's one I can't listen to (All Eyes On Me). Just ONE *+%*+#! song. That's 11 songs I rock with. Musically this album is much more advanced than HHNF...it's very refreshing to hear the different sound. All you _'s who wanted the album to sound "dark" like HHNF...I can't understand why. These _'s showed growth and versatility with this one. This album doesn't like "Happy Happy Joy Joy" !%%% like ya'll are trying to make it seem. It's a celebration of life and growth. It's so much more of an in depth sound...I don't really know how to explain it. For most of ya'll saying ya'll don't like it...There's only 12 songs here...and ya'll probably DL'ed the leaked tracks which were (Kinda Like a Big Deal, I'm Good, Door Man, All Eyes On Me, Popeyes, and enough of Life Change to know what it sounded like). That's 6 songs. What the %%%* were you expecting from the other 6 songs? Jesus rapping with God on the beat? I don't get it. But opinions are opinions I guess. For me personally...this !%%% is a gem and I wouldn't be surprised if everyone on here is raving about it 6 months to a year from now like ya'll did with HHNF. This is Lord Willin on steroids to me. HHNF is still my favorite Clipse album but I'd be lying if I said that I would put this right up there with Lord Willin track for track.
Job Well done (again)...now I need the mixtape