07/02/08

13ubba · 07-02-2008, 02:10 AM

Review by David Jeffries
There's a five-year gap between the unleashing of G-Unit's debut album - 2003's Beg For Mercy — and the more casual dropping of the follow-up, T.O.S. as in Terminate on Sight. Even so, 50 Cent's crew remain the thing that anchors his hip-hop career, connecting him to the streets through mixtapes, guest appearances, and venomous beefs with other rappers including two of their own. Their war with former member the Game is ongoing but what's new here is the dismissal of Young Buck, a complicated matter that had Buck playing the thoughtful thug in turmoil while 50 acted as the unforgiving hard boss, G-Unit's supreme capo. As the album dropped, Buck was out and his five T.O.S. tracks are relics from the mixtape world, albeit worthy ones that deserve their above ground status. Throwing its guns in the air and making the club rumble, the addictive "Rider Pt. 2" is quintessential G-Unit and when Buck declares "Even if 50 drop me/I still wouldn't sign" on the cut, it's a drama-filled bonus for fanboys. Buck also figures into "I Like the Way She Do It" - a typical 50 club track in a "Candy Shop" style - and the thug pledge of allegiance "No Days Off", a track where he feels the odd man out. Without him, the trio of 50, Lloyd Banks, and Tony Yayo are a lean and tight attack unit with Banks as cool and cold as ever while 50 and Yayo come off as newly inspired. 50's return to form finds him delivering sly lyrics like "I'm a workaholic/A ghetto version of Mozart/I move the keys/They call me the Piano Man" and making the hood rock like it's 2003 all over again. On the other hand, Yayo has never sounded so good, stepping his game up with a faster and more urgent style dropping wittier lines like the title track's "I kick Game like Pele and Beckham". The minimal, Dre-influenced beats are back in abundance, most supplied by those promising unknowns 50 always seems to discover save superstar productions from Don Cannon for "Let It Go" with gun-talking dancehall superstar Mavado as guest vocalist plus Swizz Beatz who brings the blitzkrieg to "Get Down". If there's a reason to be disappointed it's that the broken promises - the announced Eminem, Dr. Dre, and Lil Kim tracks are missing and "Straight Outta Southsde" isn't really a commentary on the Sean Bell shooting after all - could have made this a more well-rounded effort. T.O.S. isn't an around the world affair, and with the Buck tracks included - as good as they are - it isn't thematically sound either with 50, Banks, and Yayo re-launching G-Unit one minute, then recreating Beg For Mercy the next. Even with its wobbly mix of yesterday, today, a better tomorrow, T.O.S. is much closer to classic than failure and should reassure fans this slow-moving tank is pointed in the exactly right direction

http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p...0:difoxz9kld6e
this website been up since 1991 so i dont think there stans

My Bad itsz 3.5/5

Bareda · 07-02-2008, 02:17 AM

I see 3.5/5

13ubba · 07-02-2008, 02:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bareda

I see 3.5/5

oo my bad i honestly didnt see that

"<Rub3N>" · 07-02-2008, 02:45 AM

its a 3 0r 3.5 at the most

13ubba · 07-02-2008, 03:06 AM

itsz 3.5 there a half a star

M.BAM · 07-02-2008, 03:10 AM

review was on point i would say 7/10 too

DizzE The KinG · 07-02-2008, 04:31 AM

good review even though I'll give it a 4/5

Hunger4More · 07-02-2008, 05:41 AM

this is prolly one of the best reviews. The last line sums it up

gunotkilla · 07-02-2008, 08:46 AM

more like 4/5

Hakaroodi · 07-02-2008, 09:28 AM

not a bad review..

Im So Tough · 07-02-2008, 09:29 AM

5/5

YoungGeeza · 07-02-2008, 11:29 AM

they shoulda given 4/5

Hydrargyrum · 07-02-2008, 11:36 AM

that's about right. 7/10

Young Nicks · 07-02-2008, 05:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hunger4More

this is prolly one of the best reviews. The last line sums it up

yup its a point in the good direction besides everything else they been putting out besides BTW.

Tha Unit On Top · 07-02-2008, 08:58 PM

I agree, 3.5 to 4 out of 5, in that ranger, not below 3.5. not over 4. Depending on how much you like G Unit or east coast music or that street music, shit will differ. But this review is about right.

ALL_15_WELL · 07-02-2008, 09:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tha Unit On Top

I agree, 3.5 to 4 out of 5, in that ranger, not below 3.5. not over 4. Depending on how much you like G Unit or east coast music or that street music, shit will differ. But this review is about right.

YOU SAID IT YOURSELF RIGHT THERE IT DONT DESERVE NO 3.5 IM NEUTRAL I FUCK G-UNIT DEN SOME SHIT JIZ WACK I GIVE IT A 2.5 OUTTA 5

ALL_15_WELL · 07-02-2008, 09:03 PM

"T.O.S. is much closer to classic than failure and should reassure fans this slow-moving tank is pointed in the exactly right direction"

THATS WHAT SUM'S IT UP??...T.O.S IS GARBAGE AN ITS GON FLOP TO...REMEMBER WHEN YAYO WAS TALKIN SHIT ABOUT PEOPLE'S ALBUM NOT SELLING AND I JUST WATCH G-UNITS THE CORNER THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT BUCK ONLY SAILING 250 K WHEN THERE NOT PROJECTED TO SALE MORE THAN THAT

07-02-2008, 02:10 AM	#1
13ubba Veteran Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: canada Posts: 1,296 Thanks: 14 Thanked 242 Times in 28 Posts	07/02/08 - Allmusic Gives T.O.S 3.5 Stars Outta 5 07/02/08 - Allmusic Gives T.O.S 3.5 Stars Outta 5 Review by David Jeffries There's a five-year gap between the unleashing of G-Unit's debut album - 2003's Beg For Mercy — and the more casual dropping of the follow-up, T.O.S. as in Terminate on Sight. Even so, 50 Cent's crew remain the thing that anchors his hip-hop career, connecting him to the streets through mixtapes, guest appearances, and venomous beefs with other rappers including two of their own. Their war with former member the Game is ongoing but what's new here is the dismissal of Young Buck, a complicated matter that had Buck playing the thoughtful thug in turmoil while 50 acted as the unforgiving hard boss, G-Unit's supreme capo. As the album dropped, Buck was out and his five T.O.S. tracks are relics from the mixtape world, albeit worthy ones that deserve their above ground status. Throwing its guns in the air and making the club rumble, the addictive "Rider Pt. 2" is quintessential G-Unit and when Buck declares "Even if 50 drop me/I still wouldn't sign" on the cut, it's a drama-filled bonus for fanboys. Buck also figures into "I Like the Way She Do It" - a typical 50 club track in a "Candy Shop" style - and the thug pledge of allegiance "No Days Off", a track where he feels the odd man out. Without him, the trio of 50, Lloyd Banks, and Tony Yayo are a lean and tight attack unit with Banks as cool and cold as ever while 50 and Yayo come off as newly inspired. 50's return to form finds him delivering sly lyrics like "I'm a workaholic/A ghetto version of Mozart/I move the keys/They call me the Piano Man" and making the hood rock like it's 2003 all over again. On the other hand, Yayo has never sounded so good, stepping his game up with a faster and more urgent style dropping wittier lines like the title track's "I kick Game like Pele and Beckham". The minimal, Dre-influenced beats are back in abundance, most supplied by those promising unknowns 50 always seems to discover save superstar productions from Don Cannon for "Let It Go" with gun-talking dancehall superstar Mavado as guest vocalist plus Swizz Beatz who brings the blitzkrieg to "Get Down". If there's a reason to be disappointed it's that the broken promises - the announced Eminem, Dr. Dre, and Lil Kim tracks are missing and "Straight Outta Southsde" isn't really a commentary on the Sean Bell shooting after all - could have made this a more well-rounded effort. T.O.S. isn't an around the world affair, and with the Buck tracks included - as good as they are - it isn't thematically sound either with 50, Banks, and Yayo re-launching G-Unit one minute, then recreating Beg For Mercy the next. Even with its wobbly mix of yesterday, today, a better tomorrow, T.O.S. is much closer to classic than failure and should reassure fans this slow-moving tank is pointed in the exactly right direction http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p...0:difoxz9kld6e this website been up since 1991 so i dont think there stans My Bad itsz 3.5/5 __________________ NBA 2K9 KING

07-02-2008, 03:06 AM	#5
13ubba Veteran Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: canada Posts: 1,296 Thanks: 14 Thanked 242 Times in 28 Posts	itsz 3.5 there a half a star __________________ NBA 2K9 KING

07-02-2008, 03:10 AM	#6
M.BAM I get Drivers Driving Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 2,498 Thanks: 473 Thanked 1,047 Times in 94 Posts	review was on point i would say 7/10 too __________________ "15 years old and i was cooking raw rock Mamma gettin mad cause i was fuckin up her gold pots"- Pusha T

07-02-2008, 04:31 AM	#7
DizzE The KinG It's Still Killa Season Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: OWWW! Posts: 1,248 Thanks: 108 Thanked 159 Times in 65 Posts	good review even though I'll give it a 4/5 __________________ still killa season nigga

07-02-2008, 11:36 AM	#13
Hydrargyrum :ninja: Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Illuminati Headquarters Posts: 7,001 Thanks: 935 Thanked 88 Times in 12 Posts	that's about right. 7/10 __________________

07-02-2008, 02:17 AM	#2
Bareda The Godly One Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Miami, FL Posts: 4,390 Thanks: 300 Thanked 511 Times in 49 Posts	I see 3.5/5

07-02-2008, 02:45 AM	#4
"<Rub3N>" Banned Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: UNDERGROUND Posts: 1,946 Thanks: 883 Thanked 175 Times in 64 Posts	its a 3 0r 3.5 at the most

07-02-2008, 05:41 AM	#8
Hunger4More BLACK PRESIDENT Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 881 Thanks: 134 Thanked 329 Times in 58 Posts	this is prolly one of the best reviews. The last line sums it up

07-02-2008, 08:46 AM	#9
gunotkilla Banned Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: The Massacre, GUnit World Posts: 1,845 Thanks: 554 Thanked 190 Times in 34 Posts	more like 4/5

07-02-2008, 09:28 AM	#10
Hakaroodi G-UNIT SOLDIER Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 27,647 Thanks: 12,399 Thanked 689 Times in 82 Posts	not a bad review..

07-02-2008, 09:29 AM	#11
Im So Tough Banned Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Dirty Posts: 107 Thanks: 0 Thanked 163 Times in 38 Posts	5/5

07-02-2008, 11:29 AM	#12
YoungGeeza Banned Join Date: May 2007 Location: L.A. Posts: 2,779 Thanks: 911 Thanked 1,585 Times in 136 Posts	they shoulda given 4/5

07-02-2008, 08:58 PM	#15
Tha Unit On Top BISD Dropping In 09 Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: New Jersey Posts: 3,618 Thanks: 229 Thanked 1,996 Times in 117 Posts	I agree, 3.5 to 4 out of 5, in that ranger, not below 3.5. not over 4. Depending on how much you like G Unit or east coast music or that street music, shit will differ. But this review is about right.

07-02-2008, 09:03 PM	#17
ALL_15_WELL Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: 5-9 CRAZY HOE...FUCK DA AVE BITCH Posts: 462 Thanks: 34 Thanked 81 Times in 22 Posts	"T.O.S. is much closer to classic than failure and should reassure fans this slow-moving tank is pointed in the exactly right direction" THATS WHAT SUM'S IT UP??...T.O.S IS GARBAGE AN ITS GON FLOP TO...REMEMBER WHEN YAYO WAS TALKIN SHIT ABOUT PEOPLE'S ALBUM NOT SELLING AND I JUST WATCH G-UNITS THE CORNER THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT BUCK ONLY SAILING 250 K WHEN THERE NOT PROJECTED TO SALE MORE THAN THAT __________________

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