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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 remains 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 its own. The 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 aboveground 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 is 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 work of art/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 Southside" 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 relaunching G-Unit one minute, then re-creating Beg for Mercy the next. Even with its wobbly mix of yesterday, today, and a better tomorrow, T.O.S. is much closer to classic than failure and should reassure fans that this slow-moving tank is pointed in exactly the right direction.
© David Jeffries /TiVo
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Curtis Jackson, ComposerLyricist - R. Turner, ComposerLyricist - Ron Browz, Producer - Pat Viala, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - C. Lloyd, ComposerLyricist - G-Unit, MainArtist - M. Bernard, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2008 G-Unit Records, LLC
Curtis Jackson, ComposerLyricist - J. Henderson, ComposerLyricist - C. Whitacre, ComposerLyricist - Tha Bizness, Producer - Pat Viala, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Young Buck, FeaturedArtist - C. Lloyd, ComposerLyricist - G-Unit, MainArtist - M. Bernard, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2008 G-Unit Records, LLC
Curtis Jackson, ComposerLyricist - Teraike Crawford, Producer - Pat Viala, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - T. Crawford, ComposerLyricist - C. Lloyd, ComposerLyricist - G-Unit, MainArtist - M. Bernard, ComposerLyricist - Steve Daniel Baughman, Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2008 G-Unit Records, LLC
Rick Rock, Producer - Curtis Jackson, ComposerLyricist - Pat Viala, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Young Buck, FeaturedArtist - R. Thomas, ComposerLyricist - C. Lloyd, ComposerLyricist - G-Unit, MainArtist - D Brown, ComposerLyricist - M. Bernard, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2008 G-Unit Records, LLC
Curtis Jackson, ComposerLyricist - Pat Viala, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - K. Miller, ComposerLyricist - Ky Miller, Producer - C. Lloyd, ComposerLyricist - G-Unit, MainArtist - M. Bernard, ComposerLyricist - Steve Daniel Baughman, Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2008 G-Unit Records, LLC
Curtis Jackson, ComposerLyricist - Pat Viala, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - K. Miller, ComposerLyricist - Ky Miller, Producer - C. Lloyd, ComposerLyricist - G-Unit, MainArtist - M. Bernard, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2008 G-Unit Records, LLC
R. Frazier, ComposerLyricist - Curtis Jackson, ComposerLyricist - Pat Viala, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Young Buck, FeaturedArtist - C. Lloyd, ComposerLyricist - G-Unit, MainArtist - M. Bernard, ComposerLyricist - Dual Output, Producer
℗ 2008 G-Unit Records, LLC
Curtis Jackson, ComposerLyricist - Ty Fyffe, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Pat Viala, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - C. Lloyd, ComposerLyricist - G-Unit, MainArtist - M. Bernard, ComposerLyricist - Steve Daniel Baughman, Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2008 G-Unit Records, LLC
K. Smith, ComposerLyricist - Curtis Jackson, ComposerLyricist - Pat Viala, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Young Buck, FeaturedArtist - C. Lloyd, ComposerLyricist - G-Unit, MainArtist - D Brown, ComposerLyricist - M. Bernard, ComposerLyricist - J. Matthews, ComposerLyricist - Street Radio, Producer - Steve Daniel Baughman, Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2008 G-Unit Records, LLC
Curtis Jackson, ComposerLyricist - Pat Viala, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - C. Hollis, ComposerLyricist - C. Lloyd, ComposerLyricist - Corey Stocker, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - G-Unit, MainArtist - M. Bernard, ComposerLyricist - Hit-Boy, Producer
℗ 2008 G-Unit Records, LLC
Curtis Jackson, ComposerLyricist - D. Taylor, ComposerLyricist - Pat Viala, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Young Buck, FeaturedArtist - C. Lloyd, ComposerLyricist - G-Unit, MainArtist - M. Bernard, ComposerLyricist - Damien Taylor, Producer
℗ 2008 G-Unit Records, LLC
Curtis Jackson, ComposerLyricist - Mavado, FeaturedArtist - Don Cannon, Producer - Pat Viala, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - C. Lloyd, ComposerLyricist - G-Unit, MainArtist - M. Bernard, ComposerLyricist - Donald E Cannon, ComposerLyricist - Steve Daniel Baughman, Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2008 G-Unit Records, LLC
K. Dean, ComposerLyricist - Curtis Jackson, ComposerLyricist - Swizz Beatz, Producer - Pat Viala, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - C. Lloyd, ComposerLyricist - G-Unit, MainArtist - M. Bernard, ComposerLyricist - The Individuals, Producer - Steve Daniel Baughman, Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2008 G-Unit Records, LLC
Curtis Jackson, ComposerLyricist - J. Wilson, ComposerLyricist - R. Smith, ComposerLyricist - Jake One, Producer - Ky Miller, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - G-Unit, MainArtist - Steve Daniel Baughman, Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2008 G-Unit Records, LLC
Jake One, Producer - Ky Miller, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - C. Lloyd, ComposerLyricist - G-Unit, MainArtist - J Dutton, ComposerLyricist - M. Bernard, ComposerLyricist - Steve Daniel Baughman, Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2008 G-Unit Records, LLC
R. Turner, ComposerLyricist - Ron Browz, Producer - Ky Miller, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - C. Lloyd, ComposerLyricist - G-Unit, MainArtist - M. Bernard, ComposerLyricist - Steve Daniel Baughman, Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2008 G-Unit Records, LLC
Albumbeschreibung
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 remains 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 its own. The 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 aboveground 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 is 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 work of art/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 Southside" 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 relaunching G-Unit one minute, then re-creating Beg for Mercy the next. Even with its wobbly mix of yesterday, today, and a better tomorrow, T.O.S. is much closer to classic than failure and should reassure fans that this slow-moving tank is pointed in exactly the right direction.
© David Jeffries /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 16 track(s)
- Total length: 00:58:44
- Main artists: G-Unit
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: G-Unit Records
- Genre: Hip-Hop/Rap
© 2008 G-Unit Records, LLC ℗ 2008 G-Unit Records, LLC
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