07/02/08 - Allmusic Gives T.O.S 3.5 Stars Outta 5

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

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

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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

xDizzex · 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

OneManArmy · 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: 3,403 Repped: 468 Repped 1,503 Times in 357 Posts Neg Reps: 442 Neg Repped at 159 Times in 114 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 this website been up since 1991 so i dont think there stans My Bad itsz 3.5/5

07-02-2008, 03:10 AM	#6
M.BAM I get Drivers Driving Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 2,546 Repped: 492 Repped 1,141 Times in 103 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 4 Times in 4 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, 11:36 AM	#13
OneManArmy Super Moderatоr Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: enecS eht no kcaB Posts: 10,931 Repped: 2,653 Repped 671 Times in 356 Posts Neg Reps: 149 Neg Repped at 48 Times in 44 Posts	that's about right. 7/10 __________________

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ALL_15_WELL Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: 5-9 CRAZY HOE...FUCK DA AVE BITCH Posts: 598 Repped: 65 Repped 99 Times in 33 Posts Neg Reps: 32 Neg Repped at 24 Times in 21 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 __________________ SO ICY ENT.

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07-02-2008, 02:17 AM	#2
Bareda Veteran Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Miami, FL Posts: 5,867 Repped: 487 Repped 751 Times in 218 Posts Neg Reps: 57 Neg Repped at 46 Times in 42 Posts	I see 3.5/5

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

07-02-2008, 03:06 AM	#5
13ubba Veteran Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: canada Posts: 3,403 Repped: 468 Repped 1,503 Times in 357 Posts Neg Reps: 442 Neg Repped at 159 Times in 114 Posts	itsz 3.5 there a half a star

07-02-2008, 04:31 AM	#7
xDizzex Banned Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: OWWW! Posts: 2,135 Repped: 153 Repped 292 Times in 130 Posts Neg Reps: 28 Neg Repped at 128 Times in 101 Posts	good review even though I'll give it a 4/5

07-02-2008, 05:41 AM	#8
Hunger4More BLACK PRESIDENT Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 1,262 Repped: 194 Repped 555 Times in 126 Posts Neg Reps: 6 Neg Repped at 9 Times in 8 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 Repped: 554 Repped 190 Times in 34 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 4 Times in 4 Posts	more like 4/5

07-02-2008, 09:28 AM	#10
Hakaroodi G-UNIT SOLDIER Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 30,519 Repped: 14,428 Repped 952 Times in 224 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 49 Times in 45 Posts	not a bad review..

07-02-2008, 09:29 AM	#11
Im So Tough Banned Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Dirty Posts: 107 Repped: 0 Repped 163 Times in 38 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 1 Time in 1 Post	5/5

07-02-2008, 11:29 AM	#12
YoungGeeza Banned Join Date: May 2007 Location: L.A. Posts: 2,779 Repped: 911 Repped 1,585 Times in 136 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts	they shoulda given 4/5

07-02-2008, 08:58 PM	#15
Tha Unit On Top BISD November 23rd Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: New Jersey Posts: 5,195 Repped: 640 Repped 2,457 Times in 353 Posts Neg Reps: 78 Neg Repped at 123 Times in 85 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.