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**Lotus** · 07-20-2005, 01:36 AM

Definitely, Dave. His latest CD "Weapons of Mass Destruction" was kind of shit on by critics for seemingly no reason. Before I got that CD, I was kind of on the fence with Xzibit (I liked some of his earlier songs, which I will get to later), but that CD made me a fan. Very solid album. Sure, it has some stereotypical tracks on there, but tracks like "LAX" and "Cold World" really show a uniqueness about him. There was really only one song that I couldn't listen to on that CD (#11), other than that (oh and I'm not a fan of "Criminal Set" and I'd shove a pole up my ass if I heard "Hey Now" one more time), but everything else I can listen to. Oh, and "Klack" kicks ass, and the last track on there owns as well.

But enough about his latest CD. Before that, he had some kick-ass songs. Most notably, "Paparazzi". Such a classic song. "Been There, Done That" (or something like that) is a very good song, "X" is tight, and his guest appearance on the Wake-Up Show freestyle song "The Anthem" featuring Eminem, KRS-One, Tech N9ne, RZA, and Kool G Rap (among others) was solid as well. This guy doesn't get nearly the props he deserves.

07-20-2005, 01:36 AM	#3
Lotus Go Choke on a Chode Posts: 4,179	Definitely, Dave. His latest CD "Weapons of Mass Destruction" was kind of shit on by critics for seemingly no reason. Before I got that CD, I was kind of on the fence with Xzibit (I liked some of his earlier songs, which I will get to later), but that CD made me a fan. Very solid album. Sure, it has some stereotypical tracks on there, but tracks like "LAX" and "Cold World" really show a uniqueness about him. There was really only one song that I couldn't listen to on that CD (#11), other than that (oh and I'm not a fan of "Criminal Set" and I'd shove a pole up my ass if I heard "Hey Now" one more time), but everything else I can listen to. Oh, and "Klack" kicks ass, and the last track on there owns as well. But enough about his latest CD. Before that, he had some kick-ass songs. Most notably, "Paparazzi". Such a classic song. "Been There, Done That" (or something like that) is a very good song, "X" is tight, and his guest appearance on the Wake-Up Show freestyle song "The Anthem" featuring Eminem, KRS-One, Tech N9ne, RZA, and Kool G Rap (among others) was solid as well. This guy doesn't get nearly the props he deserves.