wow lol.
For this album, I have to admit, I haven't listened the whole way through, from the first track to the last. It's weird, there's something about it that is putting me off.
From the songs I've heard, I'm just not feeling the beats. Why? Because I'm one of those dorks who has set his Dre expectations ridiculously high. He's not the Mozart of hip-hop, so not all of his tracks should sound like musical brilliance. Still....there's something strange about them.
And I'm on the fence about the lyrics. I don't care what anyone says,
We Made You has some of the most cringe worthy verses ever. I cannot listen to the verses, period. But it does have the Catchiest Beat of 09!!!
https://www.futureproducers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=292025
But he's not terrible. It's the same thing with the beats, I get this weird feeling like something is off, but I can't place what. It's like how I'm used to them (Dre and Em) as a pair, the routine that they do, but something's changed. Like if Bat-Man and Robin decided to go fight crime is boxer shorts and flippers. It's just weird.
I haven't given up on this album, I just think I have to hear the entire thing from start to finish, THEN I can make a decent judgment of the album. I suggest doubters like myself should do the same.