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Loaded with hooks, weekend anthems for thugs, and bright J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League productions, Death Before Dishonor rocks the house, but as a debut album, it fails to lay the groundwork for a long-term career. Newcomer 2 Pistols is offered the same style of beats his Florida brother and fellow J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League subject Rick Ross receives, to the point where you could pitch the raps down a bit and pass this off as Port of Miami, Vol. 2. The slick and infectious "She Got It" single is practically a T-Pain track, while the feel-good "Been Throwin Money" borrows everything great about Ross' "Money Make Me Come" and ends up a swagger-jacking success. The League can't lose when they update Mad Cobra's reggae hit for "Flexx 2008," and the minimal "We Run It" scores thanks to U.S.D.A. members Blood Raw and Slick Pulla's allegiance to street music. The excellent "Robbery" (which is refreshingly written from the victim's point of view) also suggests the album should have traded some of the polish and high-profile guest stars -- Ray J, Trey Songz -- for more gutter tracks, while the hungry and convincing closer, "From the Bottom," displays Pistols in top form, telling his story in a vivid manner. Way too little, way too late to call this a compelling debut, but just like any given Ross album, Death Before Dishonor has singles to spare and enough of that Florida flavor to keep fans happy.
© David Jeffries /TiVo
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E. Ortiz, ComposerLyricist - J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - K. Crowe, ComposerLyricist - Ashanti "The Mad Violinist" Floyd, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - 2 Pistols, MainArtist - Finis White, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2008 Universal Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - C. Mays, ComposerLyricist - 2 Pistols, MainArtist - Young Chu, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - E. Moorman, ComposerLyricist - Finis White, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Honorable C.N.O.T.E., Producer - Jeremy Saunders, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2008 Universal Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
T-Pain, FeaturedArtist, ComposerLyricist - E. Ortiz, ComposerLyricist - J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - K. Crowe, ComposerLyricist - A. Smith, ComposerLyricist - Tay Dizm, FeaturedArtist - 2 Pistols, MainArtist - Jeremy Saunders, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2007 Universal Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - C. Mays, ComposerLyricist - 2 Pistols, MainArtist - Young Chu, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - E. Moorman, ComposerLyricist - Finis White, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Honorable C.N.O.T.E., Producer - Jeremy Saunders, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2008 Universal Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
E. Ortiz, ComposerLyricist - J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - K. Crowe, ComposerLyricist - 2 Pistols, MainArtist - Jeremy Saunders, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2008 Universal Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
R. Love, ComposerLyricist - E. Ortiz, ComposerLyricist - J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - K. Crowe, ComposerLyricist - 2 Pistols, MainArtist - Jeremy Saunders, ComposerLyricist - JA$, FeaturedArtist - Vincent Absher, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ja$mine Conner, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Dane'sha Bullard, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2008 Universal Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
C. Dillon, ComposerLyricist - B. Thompson, ComposerLyricist - E. Ortiz, ComposerLyricist - J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - K. Crowe, ComposerLyricist - Lowell Dunbar, ComposerLyricist - E Brown, ComposerLyricist - H. Tucker, ComposerLyricist - 2 Pistols, MainArtist - Finis White, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - L. Romans, ComposerLyricist - Jeremy Saunders, ComposerLyricist - Pashoke ¿Shooks¿ Dowe, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - D. Shakespeare, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2008 Universal Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
E. Ortiz, ComposerLyricist - J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - K. Crowe, ComposerLyricist - 2 Pistols, MainArtist - Jeremy Saunders, ComposerLyricist - Corey ¿Prime¿ Harrison, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2008 Universal Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
2 Pistols, MainArtist - Sarah Cadle, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2008 Universal Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
E. Ortiz, ComposerLyricist - J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - K. Crowe, ComposerLyricist - Ray J, FeaturedArtist - C. Anderson, ComposerLyricist - 2 Pistols, MainArtist - Jeremy Saunders, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2008 Universal Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
E. Ortiz, ComposerLyricist - J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - K. Crowe, ComposerLyricist - Slick Pulla, FeaturedArtist - Renaldo Whitman, ComposerLyricist - Blood Raw, FeaturedArtist - 2 Pistols, MainArtist - B. Falson, ComposerLyricist - Finis White, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jeremy Saunders, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2008 Universal Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
2 Pistols, MainArtist - Corey ¿Prime¿ Harrison, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Sara Roman, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2008 Universal Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Leslie Brathwaite, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - E. Ortiz, ComposerLyricist - J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League, Producer - K. Crowe, ComposerLyricist - Trey Songz, FeaturedArtist - C. Anderson, ComposerLyricist - Justin Trawick, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - 2 Pistols, MainArtist - Finis White, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jeremy Saunders, ComposerLyricist - Vincent Absher, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Carlyle Anderson, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2008 Universal Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - 2 Pistols, MainArtist - Jeremy Saunders, ComposerLyricist - Vincent Absher, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Coni' Cone, Producer
℗ 2008 Universal Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Bolo, Producer - T. Mingo, ComposerLyricist - 2 Pistols, MainArtist - Young Chu, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - E. Moorman, ComposerLyricist - Finis White, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jeremy Saunders, ComposerLyricist - Vincent Absher, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - BMU, FeaturedArtist
℗ 2008 Universal Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Tyra B, FeaturedArtist - D. Doman, ComposerLyricist - 2 Pistols, MainArtist - Jeremy Saunders, ComposerLyricist - Vincent Absher, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - D.A. On The Track Man, Producer - Amzi Jackson, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2008 Universal Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - K. Crowe, ComposerLyricist - 2 Pistols, MainArtist - E. Moorman, ComposerLyricist - Finis White, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jeremy Saunders, ComposerLyricist - Yung Chill, Producer - I. Yowman, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2008 Universal Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Album review
Loaded with hooks, weekend anthems for thugs, and bright J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League productions, Death Before Dishonor rocks the house, but as a debut album, it fails to lay the groundwork for a long-term career. Newcomer 2 Pistols is offered the same style of beats his Florida brother and fellow J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League subject Rick Ross receives, to the point where you could pitch the raps down a bit and pass this off as Port of Miami, Vol. 2. The slick and infectious "She Got It" single is practically a T-Pain track, while the feel-good "Been Throwin Money" borrows everything great about Ross' "Money Make Me Come" and ends up a swagger-jacking success. The League can't lose when they update Mad Cobra's reggae hit for "Flexx 2008," and the minimal "We Run It" scores thanks to U.S.D.A. members Blood Raw and Slick Pulla's allegiance to street music. The excellent "Robbery" (which is refreshingly written from the victim's point of view) also suggests the album should have traded some of the polish and high-profile guest stars -- Ray J, Trey Songz -- for more gutter tracks, while the hungry and convincing closer, "From the Bottom," displays Pistols in top form, telling his story in a vivid manner. Way too little, way too late to call this a compelling debut, but just like any given Ross album, Death Before Dishonor has singles to spare and enough of that Florida flavor to keep fans happy.
© David Jeffries /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 17 track(s)
- Total length: 00:54:54
- Main artists: 2 Pistols
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Universal (MT)
- Genre: Hip-Hop/Rap
© 2008 Universal Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc. ℗ 2008 Universal Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
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