this is my first post in months,, maybe years... for people who know me, sorry I been away but I still got the follow-up grand finale sequel to Mission of a Soldier, Legend of a Prophet, and Exodus on the way. I just got a kid on the way now, so things have been crazy... due in the middle of March 2007. tia, it's very good news!
anyway, I am actually kinda feelin the Untouchable song, but not this one, though this one still isn't a complete failure EXCEPT FOR WHAT I MENTION BELOW ABOUT THE VERSE OFFBEAT. at this point in my life it almost pains me to continue listening to the same 20th century Pac songs I've heard for over a decade now. I've just heard the beats and/or acapellas too many times with the 9+ remix/dj albums I've made in my day. but as a DJ this is a song I could actually play in the club for 19 year old white bitches to dance to. is this a good thing? debatable. it definitely will get the crowd involved and a smile on any Pac fan's face who is a current club-go'er. I understand if you're takin it easy and not a club person but nowadays in the club OG type Pac songs would make everybody up in the club boo you off and leave, this is not arguable. unless you're talking about the 30+ year old Pac t-shirting wearing fan club. the young clubbers wanna hear Swizzy, Nitty, Diddy, Young Dro, TI, and The Game, Pussycat Dolls, whatever, you get the idea - like it or not this is the case today.
so let's face it - unarguably, this will be making money for the Foundation, which is a good thing regardless. people will buy the album with hot new artists and producers on it, wether or not it's what "he would have wanted." I think we can all agree he would have wanted a fatter check for his Foundation and his estate. you really think they're gonna be able to sell any copies with any *other* producers (besides the OG producers, which is a lost cause for those of us without the OGs already) other than the current club rocking big names, especially considering all the Pac album flops they've dropped on us post-2000? not to mention the most recent Eminem fiasco. who knows, but it's doubtful.
what is truly tragic is that in the first single, that Ashanti single, PAC'S LIFE, Pac's first verse is off-beat. I saw someone else mention this. what the FUCK. as a producer, this makes me want to find Afeni personally and ask her to let ME mix the stupid fucking track, this is retarted, HOW HARD IS IT TO GET PAC VERSES RIGHT AND ON BEAT? Eminem fucked it up, they fucked it up on Ev They Owe on UTEOT, shit, if you're gonna fuck it up either way then whatever, just release the acapella and the instrumental and I'll fix it for my own use. they have yet to do this for any of the fucked up tracks, thank goodness people like myself, Dante, and many others bootleg "fixed" versions.
besides that, I'm looking forward to the album. keep posted in the coming months on this board for news about my new Gemini double cd mixed album, but no date or anything for that yet... definitely after this retail album rel. hope you all are doing well.
Mike