As Raekwon the Chef puts the final seasonings on his much-anticipated Only Built 4 Cuban Linx II, he’s trimming some of the excess fat to maintain the retro flavor listeners have been waiting for (as exemplified by the Booth-acclaimed Wu Ooh). One of these cuttings is Maino collaboration Dealer. Over Swizz Beatz protégé Neo Da Matrix‘s beat, the two emcees carry the movement from Staten Island to Brooklyn with equally strong verses. The only problem is, when one collaborator is a member of one of hip-hop’s deepest crews and the other’s still working on his debut album, are both artists really supposed to spit with the same skill? Still, if you enjoy Dealer, then prepare for one succulent main course later this spring, when the Chef finally serves up Only Built 4 Cuban Linx II.
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DJ Booth Member Total Ratings: 237 |
I could bump to this. Chorus wasnt anything special but I could still bang to this. 3.5
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| Posted on Feb 12, 2009 |
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Tastemaker Total Ratings: 1077 |
This song was just OK... the production was good, but a little boring. The hook was not interesting, sounded a little monotone. Raekwon was pretty tight on this track, and Maino was just OK.
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| Posted on Feb 12, 2009 |
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Hook is terrible not a big fan of Maino on this. Raekwon is hot but thats about it for this song. Production is dull its ok
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| Posted on Feb 12, 2009 |
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the beat sucks, that pretty much ruins the song for me plus its boring
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| Posted on Feb 12, 2009 |
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DJ Booth Crew Total Ratings: 11662 |
When I first saw the names on the record I was a bit confused as to how these two men were linked up. Once you hear the finished product, however, something is very clear... they were never meant to record together. Both do very well over Neo's boardwork; except the feeling of true vibrant collaboration isn't there.
Individually, solid efforts. Together, jury is out. In rotation, because new Kwon is music to my ears, but glad it won't make the album's final cut. |
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Tastemaker Total Ratings: 4267 |
The lyrics are real good but the beat made it crash...
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| Posted on Feb 12, 2009 |
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Hear it!...
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| Posted on Feb 12, 2009 |
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Tastemaker Total Ratings: 736 |
i thought this is pretty solid, maino was decent on the hook and both spit some fire
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| Posted on Feb 13, 2009 |
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DJ Booth Member Total Ratings: 195 |
FIREEEEEE production, maino came with sum FLOWWW
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| Posted on Feb 13, 2009 |
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nothin to special
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| Posted on Feb 13, 2009 |
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Tastemaker Total Ratings: 332 |
damn panel,this 4 star rating at least for the beat alone..it's got that old skewl feel to it, and raekwon on point with his new joints
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| Posted on Feb 13, 2009 |
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