Get Rich or Die Tryin'

I gotta admit that I really don't get this
stuff. I mean the guy had like one good song on which he mumbles
and whatnot, but a great lyricist? He's like a more muscular
version of Mase, all marbles in his mouth and ugified grill.
He trades on the whole getting shot thing the entire album,
and it gets really old. How many other guys out there have had
that same experience and haven't made millions off of it? Now
we get this sleepy sounding ex-bootleg CD seller doing pushups
in his videos? Granted, "In Da Club" is a great song
when you're drunk and at one of your white friend's apartments
with a glass of white and you're feeling frisky. But even in
that song he talks about getting shot. Booooring. This certainly
isn't a record for the kids to listen to, and like many rap
albums out there, it's just way too long. The production is
pretty good, at least, but that's Dre's
thing. The guy just isn't very dynamic, kind of reminding me
of a summer squash that's been animated by a bolt of lightening. |
Musical Connections:
Dr. Dre
Eminem
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