The Wash joins the myriad plotless, hip-hop-fuelled B-movies that carry smoking soundtracks produced by A-list knob twiddlers. As the accolades for multiplatinum producer Dr. Dre continue to pile up, his emphasis on produc... more »ing funk-heavy tracks like "On the Boulevard" and the self-titled track (featuring fellow ex-Death Row dream teamer Snoop Dogg) reignites the flame that made their earlier work on The Chronic some of the best in rap's history. Likewise, when Busta Rhymes takes his testosterone-fuelled flows to mountainous heights over some eerie, futuristic keyboard stylings from the good Dr. Dre on "Holla," it proves that anything touched by Dre (even in this executive producer capacity) is worthwhile. The only real disappointments come when some of the talented rappers assembled waste their airtime with shallow raps about fast money, slinky chicks, and downright tomfoolery. Eminem and his bizarro D12 homies are unfortunately at their profane worst on "Blow My Buzz." Meanwhile, on "Get F---ed Up with Me," Xzibit touts the benefits of swigging brew and smoking doobies all day. Overall, this is a well-balanced effort that should sit well with funksters into beats and rhymes by left-coasters Soopafly and Knoc-turn'al. When neo-soulster du jour Bilal drops by to turn it out falsetto-style on "Bring 2," you know this one's a keeper. --Dalton Higgins« less
The Wash joins the myriad plotless, hip-hop-fuelled B-movies that carry smoking soundtracks produced by A-list knob twiddlers. As the accolades for multiplatinum producer Dr. Dre continue to pile up, his emphasis on producing funk-heavy tracks like "On the Boulevard" and the self-titled track (featuring fellow ex-Death Row dream teamer Snoop Dogg) reignites the flame that made their earlier work on The Chronic some of the best in rap's history. Likewise, when Busta Rhymes takes his testosterone-fuelled flows to mountainous heights over some eerie, futuristic keyboard stylings from the good Dr. Dre on "Holla," it proves that anything touched by Dre (even in this executive producer capacity) is worthwhile. The only real disappointments come when some of the talented rappers assembled waste their airtime with shallow raps about fast money, slinky chicks, and downright tomfoolery. Eminem and his bizarro D12 homies are unfortunately at their profane worst on "Blow My Buzz." Meanwhile, on "Get F---ed Up with Me," Xzibit touts the benefits of swigging brew and smoking doobies all day. Overall, this is a well-balanced effort that should sit well with funksters into beats and rhymes by left-coasters Soopafly and Knoc-turn'al. When neo-soulster du jour Bilal drops by to turn it out falsetto-style on "Bring 2," you know this one's a keeper. --Dalton Higgins
"Overall, I'd say that this album is pretty tight. The rap is good, though I have to say I'm not feeling the R&B tracks too much as they reminded me of the first Aftermath compilation. (A few more listens through and they may grow on me.) On the other hand, Dre and Snoop are in fine form as always, Busta Ryhmes is out in space somewhere waiting for all of us to catch up, and regardless of what Amazon's review said, D12's track is a cool little party jam. It should be noted here that Eminem produced this track. Very, very nice work. His skills are somewhat slept on as a producer and they shouldn't be. Same thing goes for SupaFly. Very slept on, but very dope. All in all this CD is definitely a worthwhile purchase. I mean, we get Dre, Snoop, Em, and one of the phattest tracks in recent memory by Busta Rhymes. What more do you want?"
Best Soundtrack in a while..
D. Johnson | Rockford, IL United States | 11/06/2001
(5 out of 5 stars)
"The Wash soundtrack is HOT. It is a nice mixture of established artists and up and coming artists. The album features appearances from Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre, Knocturnal, XZibit, Bubba Sparxxx, Busta Rhymes, Truth Hurts, Soopafly, and more. The tracks "Bad Intentions" and "The Wash" are classic Dre joints. There is no real skip material on this album, either. For the most part, every song is a banger. This is probably the best soundtrack to be released since Death Rows "Murder Was the Case". This is definitely worth your money."
Song i need to find
LMBTR BENTLYV12 | USA | 06/02/2006
(4 out of 5 stars)
"can someone please help me with a song , while snoop was talking to the apartment mgr about his water there was a song playing sound like luther vandross can someone please help me with a title of the song and artist"
Dre keeps em comin
Jacob Hanks | Ka0TicOn3 | 02/26/2002
(4 out of 5 stars)
"This was a tighter album then I thought it would be. I would give it more than 4 stars but less than 5. All the songs are good but "No" can be passed up. The only reason it's not a 5 is that lyricaly the content is empty. As always there is no message or feelings that the songs stir except the urge to blaze, you know? Like I said, all tracks are pretty dope but I'm diggin Bilal's "Bring 2" a ChronicClassic."
You Think the Wash is all soap and suds?
Enlightened | Atlanta Georgia | 01/17/2002
(4 out of 5 stars)
"The Wash soundtrack has the same vibe as the Above The Rim soundtrack as it puts you in a certain mood. Where as ATR had a basketball feel this one has a sunny carwash feel to it hence the name. The R&b tracks are, for the most part, are very nice and pleasant sounding. Songs such as Benefit Of The Doubt by Truth, My High by Yero, and Bring 2 by Bilal are all excellent songs but the highlight of this album R&B wise has got to be Everytime by Toi aka Latoiya Williams. The same woman singing on Warren G, Eastsidaz, Bad Azz, Daz, and the Doggy's Angels albums. She really needs a solo album no kidding. A beautiful beat concocted by Soopafly and sung perfectly. this song is pure classic.Hip Hop tracks are mostly tight as well. Blow My Buzz by D-12 is the first song I have heard from D-12 other than Purple (P)Hills and this song is definitely tight. Makes me wanna checc out their album. Bad Intentions has an excellent Dr. Dre beat which I didnt really like at first but it is good. Get Effed up With Me by Xzibit is also a good song where he flows hard and it shouldve been on his lackluster album 'Restless'. Holla by Busta Rhymes sports another excellent Dr. Dre beat and perfectly compliments Busta Rhymes voice and flow. Busta Rhymez ripz it. Bubba Talk is Bubba Sparxxx song which is again very hot.St8 West coast by Knocturnal is a nice song but the best hip hop song would have to be The Title track The Wash by Dr. Dre and Snoop. This song has a noticeable classic feel in the way of Nuthin But A G THang. Very laid back and just plain out dopeness. Snoop's voice and flow is silky smooth. The best song I have heard from these two in a long while.Overall it has a bunch of filler such as Gotta Get Dis Money by Soopafly and Good Lovin by Shaunta, but the good songs more than make up for them. As a matter of fact Without such garbage tracks I would not be hesitant to call this cd a classic. But the bad songs bring it down a notch but still this is worth your time and money and I suggest you invest in the Wash!"