"The general who thoroughly understands the advantages that accompany variation of tactics knows how to handle his troops." - Sun Tzu (The Art of War)
So not only is the Unit kinda dead, but Fif's pushed back his album, having realised that young folks have outgrown him as well as his crew. It was inevitable, as the mainstream market's always looking for something fresh. He applied a "don't fix what ain't broke" mentality for a few years and had a lot of success with it, but now he's got so repetitive that listening to his new records gives you déjà vu:
Fully Loaded Clip. Here he disses every rapper he can think of in the hope somebody with thin skin responds and and gets him some buzz (see Piggy Bank).
Amusement Park. Magic Stick/Candy Shop style fare where he cleverly compares his sexual prowess to a fairground ride (as opposed to a stick or a lollipop). He could create a whole subgenre here, based solely on crude references to anything with a passing phallic symbolism...so many fruits and vegetables he could work with!
Straight to The Bank. Dr Dre club banger with infectious hook, a la In Da Club/Outta Control rmx. Unfortunately, Yayo's contribution to the chorus here is infectious like syphilis.
So far he's tried controversy, sex, money...none of them have grabbed people's attention and I can't see anything Curtis can do that will. He's destined to flop and after the numerous occasions he's dissed rappers for having wack sales, I look forward to dude eating humble-pie in September, October, Nevuary...whenever the album does drop. Dude might have to stick with the movies after that. Don't get me wrong, I've enjoyed some of his music, but one-trick ponies do tend to get boring, word to Ja.
So not only is the Unit kinda dead, but Fif's pushed back his album, having realised that young folks have outgrown him as well as his crew. It was inevitable, as the mainstream market's always looking for something fresh. He applied a "don't fix what ain't broke" mentality for a few years and had a lot of success with it, but now he's got so repetitive that listening to his new records gives you déjà vu:
Fully Loaded Clip. Here he disses every rapper he can think of in the hope somebody with thin skin responds and and gets him some buzz (see Piggy Bank).
Amusement Park. Magic Stick/Candy Shop style fare where he cleverly compares his sexual prowess to a fairground ride (as opposed to a stick or a lollipop). He could create a whole subgenre here, based solely on crude references to anything with a passing phallic symbolism...so many fruits and vegetables he could work with!
Straight to The Bank. Dr Dre club banger with infectious hook, a la In Da Club/Outta Control rmx. Unfortunately, Yayo's contribution to the chorus here is infectious like syphilis.
So far he's tried controversy, sex, money...none of them have grabbed people's attention and I can't see anything Curtis can do that will. He's destined to flop and after the numerous occasions he's dissed rappers for having wack sales, I look forward to dude eating humble-pie in September, October, Nevuary...whenever the album does drop. Dude might have to stick with the movies after that. Don't get me wrong, I've enjoyed some of his music, but one-trick ponies do tend to get boring, word to Ja.
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