(Track-By-Track) Fabolous- From Nothin To Somethin

ThA ViiRu5 · 06-07-2007, 06:33 PM

1. Intro

Effective intro, good production, i like the beat....good swag on this...gives u a good feeling about the cd to come up, which intros are supposed to do.

4/5

2. Yep, I'm Back

Good production, keyboards fit well with the synths and heavy drums....the "everybody get yo hands up" is annoying and lazy, but fab brings a good flow on this, mostly a swag song, with some hood shit in it....

3/5

3. Change Up (ft. Akon)

Generic beat for Akon..beginning sounds exactly liek "Cross The Line" that he did for Rick Ross....but Akon delivers a good hook as usual...makes u feel tougher just listening to it.....Fabolous laces this track with his lyrics perfectly, flow is on point as usual, lyricism itself is good.

4/5

4. Make Me Better (ft. Ne-Yo)

first love song of the album..Ne-Yo is good on this song, however it gets tiring if i listen to it too much. Fabolous does a good a job as u'll get on a song liek this

3/5

5. Baby Don't Go (ft. T-Pain)

second love song...back to back? perhaps not the greatest idea..T-Pain SOUNDS good, but he slacks hardcore on his lyrics....if u bother to listen to them theyre incredibly generic.....and i cant stand the beginning of it...but the production makes up for it...dont like the beat...but other-wise production is good...like during the " (fab) Baby Dont (T-Pain) Go" repeated many times.

3/5

6. Return of the Hustle (ft. Swizz Beatz)

good idea for a single...nice beat from just blaze, swizz is absoloutly pointless on this track but he does add a bit of hype to it. Fab spits knives...for a pop joint.

3.5/5

7. Gangsta Don't Play (ft. Junior Reid)

Junior Reid annoyed the fuck out of me at first but after a couple listens, his additions seemed to fit the song well and make it real on point. Beat was real good, production good, Fab slacked a bit on the lyrics here but meh

3/5

8. Real Playa Like (ft. Lloyd)

yet another love song...couldnt stand this song...but it grew on me...lloyd's part seemed ridiculous..but yes it grew on me...Fab actually spit pretty good on this one.

3/5

9. First Time (ft. Rihanna)

what the fuck..enough love songs...good production, not a bad beat, but I can't deny that i absoloutly CANNOT STAND rihanna's additions to this song, they're SO annoying....Fab spit not bad...good lyricism..few rly weak similes/metaphors "i feel like mariah we belong together"

2/5

10. Diamonds (ft. Young Jeezy)

nice beat + production...chorus is not bad.....totally a swag song as u probably gathered from the title..old, but w/e....as good as a song liek this gets...

3/5

11. Brooklyn (ft. Jay-Z and Uncle Murda)

nice beat, good usage of the biggie sample...fab spits heat on this for sure..reppin it hard..Jigga spits good for reppin, but verse-wise it was rly rly weak..Uncle Murda is horrible...why the fuck they promotin this guy...good reppni tho, everybody repped hard

3/5

12. I'm The Man (ft. Red Cafe)

Sick beat!...gets old tho :S that pissed me off...but Fab spits well...not as great as in other songs, however....good hook and bridge...skippable, no matter how impressive it sounds the first play through

3/5

13. Jokes On You (ft. Pusha T.)

Beat and production is good yet again....intersting concept...yet just another riches spin-off....Fabolous spits pretty good tho and Pusha T does his usual thing with his usual nasal flow

3/5

14. What Should I Do (Lil Mo)

Fab's version of "pain in my life" or "runaway love"...however i feel ashamed to have mentioned ludacris' song in the same breath as Sai's. nice hook from lil mo and fab spits emotional shit

3/5

15. This Is Family (ft. Ransom, Freck Billionaire, Red Cafe, Joe Budden, and Paul Caine)

aint never heard this bonus track so no comment

Total 43.5/70...that dopesnt look too amazing..and to be honest it wasnt...track by track it wasnt bad, but Fab shoulda came WAY harder...not asd good as real talk in my opinion...and all my ratings are strictly from a commercial standpoint...if i was critiquing with the mind of an underground head (which i also am, more-or-less) this album would be trash...great production....come harder Fab...

Archetype116 · 06-09-2007, 06:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by V Da MiTiGaToR

3. Change Up (ft. Akon)

Generic beat for Akon..beginning sounds exactly liek "Cross The Line" that he did for Rick Ross....

thats what i was thinkin when i heard the beginning... then i listened to cross that line and it is exactly the same

HoodstarSwish · 06-09-2007, 09:08 PM

Thanks for this i agree!

Will21 · 06-10-2007, 05:00 PM

props you got a nice style, like to read your shit

ThA ViiRu5 · 06-14-2007, 07:06 PM

uppinnnnnnnnn

Samurai · 06-15-2007, 04:52 AM

Good Review But Album Was 3.8/5 U Gotta Take The Shit For What it Is

Couldve Been A LOT Wacker...

ThA ViiRu5 · 06-16-2007, 06:26 PM

bump.......

Sean Brown · 06-16-2007, 06:34 PM

Good Review . . . This Is Family - My Opinion Best Track

Props V . . You Doing Your Thing At Akon Recyclin' Hooks
And Switchin' Words

Haterz · 06-29-2007, 01:08 PM

seems mediocore

leosawman · 07-31-2007, 06:39 PM

i think its the best cd so far this year

w t f · 09-25-2007, 10:55 AM

On November 13 U Will Lose The Interest On This
On November 13 U Will See Things Different
On November 13 U Will Be Overwhelmed By Something Much Greater

WU-TANG CLAN - THE 8 DIAGRAMS

mid block02141 · 10-06-2007, 10:13 PM

good review i agree

HIPHOP4LYFE · 02-01-2008, 02:55 AM

rnb rappn bullshitt

Dema Burt Redux · 02-18-2008, 10:11 PM

dizz shittz wuiz reel waikk

080522jk · 05-24-2008, 12:22 PM

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06-07-2007, 06:33 PM	#1
ThA ViiRu5 ``Enlightened Emcee::.. Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: ................ Posts: 2,617 Repped: 525 Repped 179 Times in 104 Posts Neg Reps: 81 Neg Repped at 21 Times in 16 Posts	(Track-By-Track) Fabolous- From Nothin To Somethin (Track-By-Track) Fabolous- From Nothin To Somethin 1. Intro Effective intro, good production, i like the beat....good swag on this...gives u a good feeling about the cd to come up, which intros are supposed to do. 4/5 2. Yep, I'm Back Good production, keyboards fit well with the synths and heavy drums....the "everybody get yo hands up" is annoying and lazy, but fab brings a good flow on this, mostly a swag song, with some hood shit in it.... 3/5 3. Change Up (ft. Akon) Generic beat for Akon..beginning sounds exactly liek "Cross The Line" that he did for Rick Ross....but Akon delivers a good hook as usual...makes u feel tougher just listening to it.....Fabolous laces this track with his lyrics perfectly, flow is on point as usual, lyricism itself is good. 4/5 4. Make Me Better (ft. Ne-Yo) first love song of the album..Ne-Yo is good on this song, however it gets tiring if i listen to it too much. Fabolous does a good a job as u'll get on a song liek this 3/5 5. Baby Don't Go (ft. T-Pain) second love song...back to back? perhaps not the greatest idea..T-Pain SOUNDS good, but he slacks hardcore on his lyrics....if u bother to listen to them theyre incredibly generic.....and i cant stand the beginning of it...but the production makes up for it...dont like the beat...but other-wise production is good...like during the " (fab) Baby Dont (T-Pain) Go" repeated many times. 3/5 6. Return of the Hustle (ft. Swizz Beatz) good idea for a single...nice beat from just blaze, swizz is absoloutly pointless on this track but he does add a bit of hype to it. Fab spits knives...for a pop joint. 3.5/5 7. Gangsta Don't Play (ft. Junior Reid) Junior Reid annoyed the fuck out of me at first but after a couple listens, his additions seemed to fit the song well and make it real on point. Beat was real good, production good, Fab slacked a bit on the lyrics here but meh 3/5 8. Real Playa Like (ft. Lloyd) yet another love song...couldnt stand this song...but it grew on me...lloyd's part seemed ridiculous..but yes it grew on me...Fab actually spit pretty good on this one. 3/5 9. First Time (ft. Rihanna) what the fuck..enough love songs...good production, not a bad beat, but I can't deny that i absoloutly CANNOT STAND rihanna's additions to this song, they're SO annoying....Fab spit not bad...good lyricism..few rly weak similes/metaphors "i feel like mariah we belong together" 2/5 10. Diamonds (ft. Young Jeezy) nice beat + production...chorus is not bad.....totally a swag song as u probably gathered from the title..old, but w/e....as good as a song liek this gets... 3/5 11. Brooklyn (ft. Jay-Z and Uncle Murda) nice beat, good usage of the biggie sample...fab spits heat on this for sure..reppin it hard..Jigga spits good for reppin, but verse-wise it was rly rly weak..Uncle Murda is horrible...why the fuck they promotin this guy...good reppni tho, everybody repped hard 3/5 12. I'm The Man (ft. Red Cafe) Sick beat!...gets old tho :S that pissed me off...but Fab spits well...not as great as in other songs, however....good hook and bridge...skippable, no matter how impressive it sounds the first play through 3/5 13. Jokes On You (ft. Pusha T.) Beat and production is good yet again....intersting concept...yet just another riches spin-off....Fabolous spits pretty good tho and Pusha T does his usual thing with his usual nasal flow 3/5 14. What Should I Do (Lil Mo) Fab's version of "pain in my life" or "runaway love"...however i feel ashamed to have mentioned ludacris' song in the same breath as Sai's. nice hook from lil mo and fab spits emotional shit 3/5 15. This Is Family (ft. Ransom, Freck Billionaire, Red Cafe, Joe Budden, and Paul Caine) aint never heard this bonus track so no comment Total 43.5/70...that dopesnt look too amazing..and to be honest it wasnt...track by track it wasnt bad, but Fab shoulda came WAY harder...not asd good as real talk in my opinion...and all my ratings are strictly from a commercial standpoint...if i was critiquing with the mind of an underground head (which i also am, more-or-less) this album would be trash...great production....come harder Fab... __________________ "The only thing that comes to a sleeping man is dreams" ReCkoRd - [Victoriez]: 27 [Slipp Uppz]: 8 [KO]: 13 [TKO]: 1 ~~``!!...::Forever Undefeated::...!!``~~ HeAvYwEiGhT

06-09-2007, 09:08 PM	#3
HoodstarSwish Swish! Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Southside VA,VA Posts: 767 Repped: 242 Repped 175 Times in 18 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts	Thanks for this i agree! __________________ I Get Money, Money I Got, I-I Get It!

06-14-2007, 07:06 PM	#5
ThA ViiRu5 ``Enlightened Emcee::.. Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: ................ Posts: 2,617 Repped: 525 Repped 179 Times in 104 Posts Neg Reps: 81 Neg Repped at 21 Times in 16 Posts	uppinnnnnnnnn __________________ "The only thing that comes to a sleeping man is dreams" ReCkoRd - [Victoriez]: 27 [Slipp Uppz]: 8 [KO]: 13 [TKO]: 1 ~~``!!...::Forever Undefeated::...!!``~~ HeAvYwEiGhT

06-15-2007, 04:52 AM	#6
Samurai Retired Battler Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 944 Repped: 304 Repped 80 Times in 59 Posts Neg Reps: 22 Neg Repped at 24 Times in 12 Posts	Good Review But Album Was 3.8/5 U Gotta Take The Shit For What it Is Couldve Been A LOT Wacker... __________________ An I'mma Keep Fuckin' This World Til You Motherfuckers Come For Me...

06-16-2007, 06:26 PM	#7
ThA ViiRu5 ``Enlightened Emcee::.. Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: ................ Posts: 2,617 Repped: 525 Repped 179 Times in 104 Posts Neg Reps: 81 Neg Repped at 21 Times in 16 Posts	bump....... __________________ "The only thing that comes to a sleeping man is dreams" ReCkoRd - [Victoriez]: 27 [Slipp Uppz]: 8 [KO]: 13 [TKO]: 1 ~~``!!...::Forever Undefeated::...!!``~~ HeAvYwEiGhT

06-10-2007, 05:00 PM	#4
Will21 Veteran Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 1,293 Repped: 696 Repped 50 Times in 33 Posts Neg Reps: 27 Neg Repped at 13 Times in 8 Posts	props you got a nice style, like to read your shit

06-16-2007, 06:34 PM	#8
Sean Brown 2RawForTheStreetz Join Date: May 2007 Location: PHILA,PA Posts: 518 Repped: 22 Repped 23 Times in 14 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts	Good Review . . . This Is Family - My Opinion Best Track Props V . . You Doing Your Thing At Akon Recyclin' Hooks And Switchin' Words

06-29-2007, 01:08 PM	#9
Haterz Join Date: May 2007 Location: NY/NC Posts: 729 Repped: 24 Repped 68 Times in 32 Posts Neg Reps: 3 Neg Repped at 11 Times in 10 Posts	seems mediocore

07-31-2007, 06:39 PM	#10
leosawman Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Dunkirk Posts: 64 Repped: 1 Repped 1 Time in 1 Post Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts	i think its the best cd so far this year

09-25-2007, 10:55 AM	#11
w t f Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: here Posts: 59 Repped: 2 Repped 0 Times in 0 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts	On November 13 U Will Lose The Interest On This On November 13 U Will See Things Different On November 13 U Will Be Overwhelmed By Something Much Greater WU-TANG CLAN - THE 8 DIAGRAMS __________________ WU-TANG CLAN THE 8 DIAGRAMS IN STORES DECEMBER 4!!!!!!!!!!!!! if it actually drops

10-06-2007, 10:13 PM	#12
mid block02141 Veteran Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: masschusetts Posts: 1,199 Repped: 728 Repped 9 Times in 7 Posts Neg Reps: 2 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts	good review i agree

02-01-2008, 02:55 AM	#13
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02-18-2008, 10:11 PM	#14
Dema Burt Redux No parkin' baby! Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Zapp Posts: 202 Repped: 24 Repped 20 Times in 11 Posts Neg Reps: 3 Neg Repped at 18 Times in 5 Posts	dizz shittz wuiz reel waikk

05-24-2008, 12:22 PM	#15
080522jk Join Date: May 2008 Location: 1 Posts: 10 Repped: 0 Repped 0 Times in 0 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts	中海滩招待楼中海滩招待楼隶属国务院机关事务管理局，北戴河服务局，位于著名的避暑胜地北戴河海滨的中心地段，宾馆占地2万多平方米，建筑面积6000多平方米。大型标准客房楼备有高、中床位100余张。地理位置极为优越，交通、通讯便利畅达，距老虎石海边50米。空调、电视、二十四小时热水、独立卫生间。二个大型餐厅可容纳40

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