Purple Haze
发行时间:2004-12-07
发行公司:Roc-A-Fella
简介: Released within months ofJim Jones'
On My Way to Church, the second volume ofthe Diplomats'
Diplomatic Immunity, and another flurry of mixtapes, Cam'ron's fourth album ("Previously written in 2001," as announced in the intro) is evenly divided between strong and weak tracks. This lack of quality control will both provide ammo forDiplomathaters and frustrateDiplomatsupporters, even if there's a durable 45-minute album in here somewhere. The backing track of "Girls," a feather-light translation ofCyndi Lauper's "Just Wanna Have Fun," belongs on a teen pop record -- it's such a folly that it makes you wonder if somebody dared Cam'ron to release it. "Harlem Streets" fares only a little better, with the theme from "Hill Street Blues" used to distracting and detracting effect -- perhaps the cues should've taken fromKool G Rap & DJ Polo's "Ill Street Blues" instead. On the other side, a pair of soul-steeped productions fromKanye West("Down and Out," built onWilliam Bell's "Strung Out") and theWest-inspiredPop & Versatile("Soap Opera," usingSmokey Robinson's "Merry-Go-Round") help prop the album back up, andHeatmakerz's rallying "More Gangsta Music" features some ofJuelz Santana's infectious youthful energy. Though it has been two years since Cam'ron's last solo album, there's so muchDiplomat-affiliated material stuffing the racks that even the most devoted followers must be on the verge of overdosing on the crew's bewildering, nonsensical rhymes. "Cause I feed you well/Every sneaker, hell/You eat Louis, sh*t Gucci, breathe Chanel/Karl Lagerfeld, acting like Gargamel" wins the prize on this release. Inconsistencies and gratuitous running time be damned, a lot of rap fans will be happy just to have another Cam'ron album to devour. FellowDiplomatsJR Writer,Jim Jones, andFreeky Zekeymake appearances, along withTwistaandJaheim
Released within months ofJim Jones'
On My Way to Church, the second volume ofthe Diplomats'
Diplomatic Immunity, and another flurry of mixtapes, Cam'ron's fourth album ("Previously written in 2001," as announced in the intro) is evenly divided between strong and weak tracks. This lack of quality control will both provide ammo forDiplomathaters and frustrateDiplomatsupporters, even if there's a durable 45-minute album in here somewhere. The backing track of "Girls," a feather-light translation ofCyndi Lauper's "Just Wanna Have Fun," belongs on a teen pop record -- it's such a folly that it makes you wonder if somebody dared Cam'ron to release it. "Harlem Streets" fares only a little better, with the theme from "Hill Street Blues" used to distracting and detracting effect -- perhaps the cues should've taken fromKool G Rap & DJ Polo's "Ill Street Blues" instead. On the other side, a pair of soul-steeped productions fromKanye West("Down and Out," built onWilliam Bell's "Strung Out") and theWest-inspiredPop & Versatile("Soap Opera," usingSmokey Robinson's "Merry-Go-Round") help prop the album back up, andHeatmakerz's rallying "More Gangsta Music" features some ofJuelz Santana's infectious youthful energy. Though it has been two years since Cam'ron's last solo album, there's so muchDiplomat-affiliated material stuffing the racks that even the most devoted followers must be on the verge of overdosing on the crew's bewildering, nonsensical rhymes. "Cause I feed you well/Every sneaker, hell/You eat Louis, sh*t Gucci, breathe Chanel/Karl Lagerfeld, acting like Gargamel" wins the prize on this release. Inconsistencies and gratuitous running time be damned, a lot of rap fans will be happy just to have another Cam'ron album to devour. FellowDiplomatsJR Writer,Jim Jones, andFreeky Zekeymake appearances, along withTwistaandJaheim