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This is HOT!!

A | NEW YORK | 05/29/2006

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I must say the cd is off the wall!! Every song is hot! The cover is extremely eyecatching, the beats are crack and the lyrics most of us can relate to. I purchased this the day it was released and I have not taken it out of my cd player yet!! My opinion: this is definately worth purchasing!"

Unbiased review.

Pablo | 10/10/2006

(3 out of 5 stars)

"I am neither a detractor, nor a fan of Dipset. I'm quite neutral on the group myself, as I'm fond of Cam'ron's style, and Jim Jones' music appeals to me at times. I'm not particularily a fan of rappers such as J.R. Writer, Juelz Santana, or Hell Rell, but I wouldn't call them wack either.



Dipset sure does love their flamboyant colors. If that was evident by Cam'ron's obsession with pastel clothing, it is here, as Purple City are obsessed with the color purple itself. I couldn't pinpoint exactly where this obsession spawns from, either from their mentor Cam'ron, a fascination with Prince, or, perhaps most likely, of the pharmaceutical kind(be it the purple drank, or the sticky both Jimi Hendrix and Cam'ron are infactuated with). Either way, these guys love their purp.



Now, let's get away from their image itself, and focus solely on the music; the only thing that's important. Now, walking into a Dipset release, you're not exactly asking for a thought-provoking, conscious hip-hop album; you obviously want a dose of gangsta rap, where guns clacking and booty clapping are the key elements of the lyrics. While Cam'ron inject humor into his gangsterisms, and Jim Jones' charismatic delivery set them apart from the average studio gangsta these days, Purple City, as emcees, don't have this advantage. In fact, when it comes to the rapping itself, it's slightly below mediocre. So how does this album pass?



On the strength of its production. Make no mistake about it, Agallah is a world-class beatsmith, and the production he crafts for Purple City is the perfect compliment to the Barney Gang's raps. The beats are sugary sweet, much like their name may imply, if you associate purple with lean. Now, don't get it twisted, these aren't Southern beats, though the tempo is slower than average. These are hypnotic tracks crafted by a dope East Coast producer, who seems to take great pride in his work.



When the smoke clears, this is a great album musically, and a tedious album lyrically. At times, the Purple City gang are able to turn their cliche gangsterisms into catchy hooks, which is where this succeeds. At other times, a track may feel like an epic beat wasted on an unworthy set of emcees. If you're a fan of Dipset, you may rate this higher; however, as someone who takes neither side of the Dipset arguement, this is still a solid release from a decent hip-hop collective."

This is for the hustlers now back to the G's

Kevin L. Whitfield | Everywhere | 05/31/2006

(4 out of 5 stars)

"I seen Un from the DipSet movement on one of the SMACK DVD joints and saw that he had some potential. I highly reccomend this cd for tru DIPSET fans... Jim Jones is all over this diskette. Holla when it's gangsta. Peace"