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| Pitchfork |
 California rapper Kurupt plays well with others. Never begrudging his role as a right-hand man, he's always seemed pleased just to be in the fold. One of the more recognizable characters in the past 20 years of West Coast hip-hop, Kurupt earned his stripes as a snarling, smoked-out, dangerously funny guy who bears a cross that the best character actors do: Often responsible for his projects' juiciest moments (nearly all of his tracks on Dre's 2001), he's soon resigned to the background.After last year's lauded BlaQKout, a team-up with underground legend DJ Quik, Kurupt seemed primed for a late-career renaissance, so long as he made the right alliances. Unfortunately, partnering with producer Terrace Martin wasn't a good choice. On paper it should have worked-- up-and-comer Martin is best-known for his work with Kurupt's friend and contemporary Snoop Dogg. But Martin, who produced all but one cut here (the terrific Pete Rock-helmed "Yessir), is Streetlights' biggest weakness; he offers a selection of flat songs that ultimately come across as stale. Kurupt is left to make the most of what he has to work with, often trying uncomfortably to force a strong club-banger or aggressively spun street tale with little to fill out the weaker parts. Martin has a few strong shots in the mix-- "I'm Drunk" feels like an updated Compton house-party jam, evoking another of Kurupt's scene-stealing moments from 2001 ("Let's Get High"), and "I'm the Man" reins things in a little and gives Kurupt the space he needs to ruminate. But the missteps overshadow the positive notes in ways that are too obvious to ignore. Martin plunders the most pallid moments of the hyphy movement on single "I'm Burnt" (which pops up again in remix form later even though hearing it once was more than enough) and later on "Face Down", its murderous theme rendered borderline comical in light of its thin, cheesy bounce. Despite the album's title (Kurupt has described it as a depiction of street life from the point-of-view of a streetlight), Martin pushes the club appeal, but with material that feels previously discarded or simply phoned-in....full text |
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| Streetlights is the sixth studio album by rapper Kurupt and released in April 20, 2010, by Universal Records, Fontana Distribution and Penagon Records. [1] [2]Contents [hide] 1 Background 1.1 Guests 1.2 Production 2 Reception 3 Track listing 4 References [edit] Background [edit] Guests Kurupt has worked with a number of artists on this new album, including: Snoop Dogg, Soopafly, Terrace Martin, DJ Quik, Daz Dillinger, Problem and many more. [edit] Production The album features production from Terrace Martin, DJ Quik, Pete Rock, Lil Jon. [edit] Reception[hide] Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating HipHopDX [3] [edit] Track listingNo. Title Producer(s) Length 1. "Intro" Terrace Martin 3:19 2. "I'm Burnt" (featuring Problem) Terrace Martin 3:17 3. "Questions" (featuring Uncle Chucc) Terrace Martin 3:03 4. "In Gotti We Trust" (featuring Xzibit) Terrace Martin 2:48 5. "Face Down" (featuring Tone, J Black & Terrace Martin) Terrace Martin 3:02 6. "Yessir" Pete Rock 4:27 7. "All That I Want" (featuring Snoop Dogg & J Black) Terrace Martin 3:52 8. "I'm Drunk" (featuring J Black) Terrace Martin 3:03 9. "Scrape" (featuring Terrace Martin, Virginia Slim & Big Tri) Terrace Martin 3:03 10. "Riot In The Club" Lil Jon 4:22 11. "I'm The Man" (featuring J Black) Terrace Martin 4:06 12. "I'm Burnt (Remix)" (featuring Roscoe, Problem & Snoop Dogg) Terrace Martin 3:36 13. "Streetlights" (featuring Tone) Terrace Martin 5:26 14. "Bounce, Rock, Skate" (Bonus) featuring DJ Drama, DJ Quik, Terrace Martin & Snoop Dogg) DJ Quik & Terrace Martin...full text |
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