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| http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/16157-boss-of-all-bosses-3/ |
 As Jay-Z once said, "Men lie, women lie, numbers don't." Apparently, that memo never reached Cam'ron and Vado, whose latest joint mixtape, Boss of All Bosses 3, is actually their fifth entry in an increasingly tired series. (It follows Boss of All Bosses 1, 2, 2.5, and 2.8.) Diehard Dipset fans might turn up a few tracks here where the light of Cam's Purple Haze-era peak still flickers, but Vado, once New York's next great hope, appears so rarely that the collaborative billing feels a little misleading.Boss of All Bosses 3 is symptomatic of the current era where only a handful of rappers can get albums in stores and on time. Rappers like Cam and Vado need to flood the market to keep their names on the blogs' front page, but they also have to hope that the inherent diminishing returns of a seemingly endless mixtape series don't permanently turn off listeners. Vado should be keeping up with guys like A$AP Rocky and French Montana who have more or less assumed his buzz and replaced him in the food chain that decides which rappers might actually get to put out a real life album or take a little bit of radio airtime away from Young Money. Cam, on the other hand, is presumably looking to convince label execs that he's still a relevant artist worth an investment, a proposition that stands to lead, at best, to a internet rumors. For listeners, a tape like this begs the question: When is enough enough? At this point, new Dipset just sounds like old Dipset, and old Dipset is way more kinetic. The production here recalls the blustery symphonies of their heyday, but Cam's disengaged flow, which once felt like the epitome of cockiness, no longer sounds hungry. He still cracks a few good lines and drops the occasional sideways reference, but the Cam of "sake, Suzuki, Osaka Bay" is far in the rearview....full text |
| Hiphopdx |
| It’s impossible to ignore the foreboding opening to Cam’Ron and Vado’s DJ Drama-hosted, Boss Of All Bosses 3. Over “B.O.A.B. 3.0 Intro’s” typically generic, synth injected sound bed polluted with those irritating sirens that have unfortunately become the default for the masses of imagination lacking club DJs, Cam’Ron illogically rambles about the lack of gratitude in the game today. “People don’t say thank you no more, nah mean,” he says. “Yankees can’t play without Yankee Stadium. The Lakers can’t play without the Staples Center. Giants and Jets can’t play without the Meadowlands, you feel me?” He sounds serious, as if the Lakers didn’t once call the L.A. Forum home; as if none of these teams ever play away games. It’s nonsensical audio trash signaling the oncoming hour and twelve minutes of near lyrical uselessness. “I was the first to wear 30 chains at one time,” raps Cam on “Not Us,” painting a ridiculous caricature of the Harlem-hustler decked out in 1980s era Mr. T bling-blaow. “I sell music and movies / Best Buy,” he raps seven tracks later on “Laying You Down,” dropping a suspect hash-tagged bar two-years removed from relevancy. For the better part of a decade, Cam’Ron’s chosen to flex swag over substance, substituting ingenuity-laced albums like S.D.E. and Come Home With Me for shallow tales of a kingpin lifestyle. But in a year where rhymes about Hublots and Margielas raised the roof on unabashed materialism, lines like “No I’m not Elvis but on my feet / Blue suede” (“Never In A Million”) are not only flaccid, but seem extraordinarily middle class. If bragging about balling is the mission, then at least push the boundaries; at least put in the effort to make it sound interesting. All is not woe, though. Cam at least kicks enough basketball/NBA analogies to create a compelling drinking game. “Shout out to Memphis / I stay on my Grizzly,” (Drink!). “The one D. Fisher and Phil Jack caught / No forwards / Just fly dudes in the backcourt,” (Drink!). And Vado’s rugged, applause-worthy delivery comes correct throughout B.O.A.B. 3 - never more so than over “Talk My Nigga’s” double-timed, hand-clapping minimalistic brilliance....full text |
| Collegedj |
| Cam’ron is dropping new music this week. The new project from Camron is called Boss Of All Bosses 3 and it will feature new music from the Harlem, NYC rapper. Camron hooks up with DJ Drama for the new music and he will also feature Vado on the tracks. Look out for Boss Of All Bosses 3 which will be released Friday December 16th....full text |
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