Rating: - No explanation needed!!
This is one the best albums out there just go get it!!!
Rating: - the best album ever
i have owned this CD since the year 2000, and i still havent a heard a cd better than it or anything that come close. this will be my all time favorite album. buy this cd. and if u dont love it, your not a true rap fan.
Rating: - Propelling gangsta rap into the new millennium...
By 1999, Dr. Dre had gained the status of being one of hip hop's most important pioneers both as a rapper and a producer, the man behind such hip hop classics as Straight Outta Compton, Doggystyle, and his own trendsetting debut The Chronic. At this point, he was already moving past the genre of g-funk that he had helped establish seven years earlier, instead focusing on his new Aftermath Records and promoting new artists like Eminem. On "2001," Dre returns with a vengeance, transforming the sound of west coast hip hop once again. On The Chronic, Dre pioneered the smooth, laidback, rolling and woozy hip hop sound of g-funk, which would be relentlessly imitated for the next decade. So with this album, Dre reestablishes himself as a musical genius, defining a whole new style of west coast rap that set the bar for the coming years. Gone are the lovable slow hollow basslines and whining synths, the female vocalists, and the extensive p-funk samples, in favor of a fast, angrier sound. The beats on "2001" are creative and original, musically the west coast's most important album of the last decade. The beats are more electronic and futuristic sounding, they are upbeat and more menacing. A deeper listen shows just how rich the productions are musically; the electronic instrumentals and thumping bass are very catchy and addictive. Even the skits have great beats. Lyrically, Dre and his crew of LA rappers are furious and explicit, full of threats, gang-throwing, and gun talk. Like on The Chronic, almost every song is sort of a posse-cut, and the frequently featured guests include Snoop Dogg, Nate Dogg, Eminem, Kurupt, and Hitman, as well as single cameos by numerous others. The verses are not for the weak at heart, but this is gangsta rap at its most provocative and entertaining. The consistency is quite admirable, there's no slow songs or any odd cuts, just straight hardcore the whole time. You know what a classic this is because every single song is so recognizable, I've heard at least half of these songs on the radio at one point or another, they're such epic anthems. Overall "2001" is an incredibly influential album and is tons of fun to listen to.
Following an intro, the album begins with "The Watcher," an eerie production featuring Knocturnal, a great start. Dre shows his dark sense of humor over a droopy, dark musical backing on "F... You," featuring partner-in-crime Snoop Dogg and Devin the Dude. This is followed by the absolutely classic "Still D.R.E.," one of his discography's finest songs. The beat is incredible, a hard-hitting bass heavy groove, and Snoop and Dre both spit great verses, asserting they remain the same gangstas from the early-90s, this song's a true anthem. "Big Egos" is a memorable, depressed collaboration with Hitman. My favorite song is "Xxplosive." This beat is absolutely incredible, one of my favorites of all time. The blippy instrumental and the head-nodding bass are perfect, it's just so catchy. Nate Dogg and Kurupt both make inspired appearances on this hip hop classic. The furious "What's the Difference" has a very well known beat and threatening lyrics from Dre, Xzibit, and Eminem. The shorter "Lightspeed" showcases some space-age production. "Forgot About Dre" is the next classic, an infamous Eminem collaboration that immediately became an anthem. An incredible beat is covered with some of Dre and Em's angriest lyrics. Both lyrically and musically, this song embodies the entire album's quality, establishing a new force in rap. This is followed by the rap standard "The Next Episode," arguably Dre's most famous single. The thumping, upbeat track has one of the most well-known instrumentals and simply fun rhymes from Dre and Snoop, giving way to Nate Dogg's classic "Holdup!" cadence. "Let's Get High" is fast and memorable, and the dreary "B... N..." is another unique collabo. "Murder Inc." is a chilling narrative over an equally scary beat. The posse cut "Some LA N..." brings together west coast legends King Tee, MC Ren, Xzibit, and Knocturnal for one of the album's best songs lyrically. The unforgettable "Housewife" has an infectious beat and an inescapable hook, this song also appears on Kurupt's album Tha Streetz Iz a Mutha. The simple yet satisfying "Ackrite" precedes the lovable "Bang Bang," a gangsta anthem. The incessant gunshots and chanting are awesome. The album ends with the wonderful "The Message," a conscious track dedicated to Dre's late brother. The sad lyrics are supported by music and vocals to match.
"2001" is one of the most important albums of the last decade, breaking the mold and reinventing the sound of west coast hip hop. Dre once again proves his musical genius, and this album is a consistent and inventive masterpiece. This shouldn't factor into my review, but this album just has tons of sentimental value to me as well, I remember when this came out it seemed like every one of my friends was playing it all the time. "2001" is a must have for any fan of gangsta rap.
Rating: - WEST COAST 4 LIFE
"it was a great summer when this album dropped!
CLASSICK! "
man when still d.r.e dropped it was so damn hot
Rating: - the offical amazon hip hop reviewer
Hello everyone
Unfortunatly alot of you people will not like the review i am about to write and i am sure i will get plentty of NO this review didn't help votes but hey, what needs to be said, needs to be said.
I realy cant understand why people still like dre, he has done nothing but sell out from day 1 and continued to go from there.
i wouldn't mind this been the case if dre would admit he is not gangsta at all and would stop acting like he is because this just makes people hate him more.. ..
He needs to stop representing compton because most people in compton cant stand dre and he's not representing compton very well anyway
I first bought this album to see if it has any good hitting songs on it which i can say there are good beats on here and like most people i did like the album "f**k you" is a great song which you cant help but boop your head to, this album did well for dre and his new aftermath records which up until this album looked like it was going under, also with help from eminem, dre's record lable managed to stay a-float and now seems to be shining bright
here's where the review turns abit nasty....
The first song on the album is called watchers which dre tells his story about his career and in one part says "eazy im still cool with you"
now what type of s**t is that....
any old school fan of the 90's rap music will hate dre saying this due to dre's constant barrage of attacks towards eazy or as dre called him "sleazy E"
Snoop dog even calls eazy "an AIDs pu**y having a** muthaf**ka..." and now you guys are kissing his a** again.... leave it out guys
dre had plentty of enemys and it seems that once they die dre makes out as if they where his buddys and seems to do shout outs to them all the time..... ie: UP IN SMOKE TOUR R.I.P which is about half way through the tour a picture of eazy comes up and tupac but yet eazy and tupac hated dre before they dyed so i hardly think there gonna of changed there mind now!?
i can see the good side of it and it is paying respect to the dead legends but look at it this way. if someone was ripping you apart infront of every1 and you hated them so much you wanted them dead, would you like them suddenly say "hey im cool with you now" once youv dyed..... it's taking the pi** abit!
i would only recomend this album to true dre fans and the album is new/but trys to keep it old skool gangsta which dre does seem to do exremly well in this album, with plentty of other artists joining him on a number of songs from snoop dog to eminem and xcibit and plenty more
the album is worth picking up but some may be offended by the topics i have brought up in my review about eazy e, especialy if your a eazy e fan like my self, you may want to give this one a miss guys.
thank you for taking the time to read my review. please feel free to leave comments good or bad and please vote fairly. thank you
- No explanation needed!!
- the offical amazon hip hop reviewer