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1) Intro -- This is pretty dope. It needs to be mixed better. It's not that bad technically, but it *can* be better. Good stuff.
2) Ghetto Gospel -- The ultra-wide vocals in this a so wide that they jump right out of the mix altogether. The beat is excellent, but the mix is poor. Narrowing the vocals would help a lot, or perhaps taking one channel and centering it, while taking the other vocal channel and widening that with a stereo delay to give them some breadth.
3) When We Ride On Our Enemies -- This mix is pure wickedness. Great job! I would choose this over the original mix for sure. It seems to lack a bit in the high-end freq. range, and the vocals might lack some sheen, but I'm just being picky here. Goddamn great work!
4) Soulja's Story -- I love the beat but the vocals sound too thin. They sound like the ghost of some actual vocals. They definitely need to be fleshed out; the beat walks all over the them and buries them. Again, altogether some excellent work, it just needs to be mastered better. (Note: the chorus vocals sound better than the verse vocals
5) Still Ballin' -- The Carlos Santana guitar sample is used quite well here, though it lacks bite. Some light distortion effect might bring it out; it sounds flat as it is. Technical issues aside, great mix!
6) So Many Tears -- That low piano used throughout the song sounds off: it does not fit. The elements of this beat sound off-key and it just generally does not come together right. 2nd verse vocals are just too poor of quality to be used successfully. This track is a mess. Nice effort, but it is not successful.
7) Runnin' From The Police -- Can't complain about much here. It works well, but is fairly bland. It was already done better by 2pac and this mix brings nothing new to the table.
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Breathin' -- Great mix. The beat is too monotonous, and should surely be fleshed out. Otherwise great work.
9) The Uppercut -- This sounds like some 1992/1993 shit for sure. It's okay. Nothing special.
10) Nigga Nature -- This is kind of dope. Very simply and straightforward but it works fairly well. Enjoyable but not a knockout like some of the other tracks. Good job!
11) Whatz Ya Phone Number -- Let me state right away: I hate this sample, and the usage of this sample, while technically fitting, does *not* fit this songs content. This work doesn't do it for me. Technically decent, but artistically stunted.
12) Enemies With Me -- This starts out quite strong and keeps it going well. The beat gets monotonous, unfortunately. Good track, but it's too formulaic.
13) Hennessey -- Now this is some shit you can groove to. It's hard to go wrong with this Isley sample when properly executed -- and here it done pretty well. Needs bassline! Drums are kind of corny overall. Again monotonous. Some additional electric guitar flourishes would be nice.
14) Open Fire -- Vocals sit in the cut a bit low; mixing could be a bit more precise. Chorus sounds out of place. I like the chorus, it just sounds soo low quality, ridiculously low quality. Decent mix at best.
15) Hellrazor -- This is a good remake. Can't slight it for what it is -- a high-quality remake. Great work.
16) Thugz Mansion -- The chorus vocals are too low-quality. The beat is decent. Enjoyable.
17) Outro -- Nice.
1 Changes Inst. -- The acoustic piano sample is cheesy. Get a better acoustic piano sample on this bitch! This just sounds too plastic overall. Not bad, but kind of amateurish sounding.
2) Ghetto Gospel -- The ultra-wide vocals in this a so wide that they jump right out of the mix altogether. The beat is excellent, but the mix is poor. Narrowing the vocals would help a lot, or perhaps taking one channel and centering it, while taking the other vocal channel and widening that with a stereo delay to give them some breadth.
3) When We Ride On Our Enemies -- This mix is pure wickedness. Great job! I would choose this over the original mix for sure. It seems to lack a bit in the high-end freq. range, and the vocals might lack some sheen, but I'm just being picky here. Goddamn great work!
4) Soulja's Story -- I love the beat but the vocals sound too thin. They sound like the ghost of some actual vocals. They definitely need to be fleshed out; the beat walks all over the them and buries them. Again, altogether some excellent work, it just needs to be mastered better. (Note: the chorus vocals sound better than the verse vocals
5) Still Ballin' -- The Carlos Santana guitar sample is used quite well here, though it lacks bite. Some light distortion effect might bring it out; it sounds flat as it is. Technical issues aside, great mix!
6) So Many Tears -- That low piano used throughout the song sounds off: it does not fit. The elements of this beat sound off-key and it just generally does not come together right. 2nd verse vocals are just too poor of quality to be used successfully. This track is a mess. Nice effort, but it is not successful.
7) Runnin' From The Police -- Can't complain about much here. It works well, but is fairly bland. It was already done better by 2pac and this mix brings nothing new to the table.
Breathin' -- Great mix. The beat is too monotonous, and should surely be fleshed out. Otherwise great work.9) The Uppercut -- This sounds like some 1992/1993 shit for sure. It's okay. Nothing special.
10) Nigga Nature -- This is kind of dope. Very simply and straightforward but it works fairly well. Enjoyable but not a knockout like some of the other tracks. Good job!
11) Whatz Ya Phone Number -- Let me state right away: I hate this sample, and the usage of this sample, while technically fitting, does *not* fit this songs content. This work doesn't do it for me. Technically decent, but artistically stunted.
12) Enemies With Me -- This starts out quite strong and keeps it going well. The beat gets monotonous, unfortunately. Good track, but it's too formulaic.
13) Hennessey -- Now this is some shit you can groove to. It's hard to go wrong with this Isley sample when properly executed -- and here it done pretty well. Needs bassline! Drums are kind of corny overall. Again monotonous. Some additional electric guitar flourishes would be nice.
14) Open Fire -- Vocals sit in the cut a bit low; mixing could be a bit more precise. Chorus sounds out of place. I like the chorus, it just sounds soo low quality, ridiculously low quality. Decent mix at best.
15) Hellrazor -- This is a good remake. Can't slight it for what it is -- a high-quality remake. Great work.
16) Thugz Mansion -- The chorus vocals are too low-quality. The beat is decent. Enjoyable.
17) Outro -- Nice.
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Changes Inst. -- The acoustic piano sample is cheesy. Get a better acoustic piano sample on this bitch! This just sounds too plastic overall. Not bad, but kind of amateurish sounding.
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