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1st Born Second is a daaamn classic. Came out in 2001.. I came across it in 02, when I was stationed on a base out in North Texas. I have been a Bilal Fan every since.. This is his strongest album by far IMO. Classic from start to finish. The Majority of these tracks are mind blowing.. Dude can sing in like 8 different octaves. My favorites have to be When Will You Call,Sally, and For You, but trust me, you need to listen to this in order. Bilal has his own unique sound. oh and how could I forget Sometimes? Amazing Track.. That was the track that made me a believer. Dr. Dre produced two tracks on this album, "Sally" and the single for this album "Fast Lane" . The other single was "Soul Sista".. Damn this album is fuckin perfect from first track to last. This album would be the point where I realize "Neo-Soul" music is the best thing goin. Dude is also a BEAST live.. Check out some youtubes!

2009; (Still in progress)

1 Alela Diane - To Be Still
2 Antony and the Johnsons - The Crying Light
3 Fever Ray - Fever Ray
4 Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavilion
5 Dez Mona - Hilfe Kommt
6 Lee Fields & The Expressions - My World
7 The Veils - Sun Gangs
8 Fat Freddy's Drop - Dr. Boondigga & The Big BW
9 Soulsavers - Broken
10 A Place to Bury Strangers - Exploding Head
11 Akron/Family - Set 'Em Wild, Set 'Em Free
12 Archive - Controlling Crowds
13 Madeleine Peyroux - Bare Bones
14 The Whitest Boy Alive - Rules
15 Broken Records - Until The Earth Begins To Part

2008;

1 Grace Jones - Hurricane
2 Tindersticks - The Hungry Saw
3 Portishead - Third
4 Bonnie 'Prince' Billy - Lie Down In The Light
5 Bon Iver - For Emma, Forever Ago
6 Kings of Leon - Only by the Night
7 TV on the Radio - Dear Science
8 Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Dig Lazarus Dig!!!
9 Chad VanGaalen - Soft Airplane
10 Barry Adamson - Back To The Cat
11 Lulu Rouge - Bless you
12 Shearwater - Rook
13 Calexico - Carried To Dust
14 Herman Düne - Next Year in Zion
15 The Black Angels - Directions To See A Ghost

2007;

1 LCD Soundsystem - Sound Of Silver
2 The Cave Singers - Invitation Songs
3 Radiohead - In Rainbows
4 Robert Wyatt - Comicopera
5 Bruce Springsteen - Magic
6 Andrew Bird - Armchair Apocrypha
7 The Angels of Light - We Are Him
8 Adrian Orange & Her Band - Adrian Orange & Her Band
9 The Field - From Here We Go Sublime
10 Josh Ritter - The Historical Conquests of Josh Ritter
11 Tinariwen - Aman Iman; Water Is Life
12 Okkervil River - The Stage Names
13 Robert Plant & Alison Krauss - Raising Sand
14 Editors - An End Has An Start
15 Mary Gauthier - Between Daylight And Dark

2006;

1 Beirut - Gulag Orkestar
2 Tom Waits - Orphans
3 Ray LaMontagne - 'Till The Sun Turns Black
4 Alela Diane - The Pirate's Gospel
5 !!! - Myth Takes
6 Amy Winehouse - Back To Black
7 Burial - Burial
8 Bonnie 'Prince' Billy - The Letting Go
9 Cold War Kids - Robbers & Cowards
10 Toumani Diabate's Symmetric Orchestra - Boulevard De L'independance
11 Oneida - Happy New Year
12 Midlake - The Trials Of Van Occupanther
13 Guillemots - Through The Windowpane
14 The Black Angels - Passover
15 Snow Patrol - Eyes Open

2005;

1 Antony and the Johnsons - I Am a Bird Now
2 Amadou & Mariam - Dimanche a Bamako
3 Devendra Banhart - Cripple Crow
4 Andrew Bird - Andrew Bird & the Mysterious Production of Eggs
5 The Kills - No Wow
6 Black Mountain - Black Mountain
7 Clap Your Hands Say Yeah - Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
8 LCD Soundsystem - LCD Soundsystem
9 Ali Farka Touré - In the Heart of the Moon
10 Gorillaz - Demon Days
11 El Michels Affair - Sounding Out the City
12 Tosca - J.A.C.
13 Alice Russell - My Favourite Letters
14 Fat Freddy's Drop - Based on a True Story
15 Bloc Party - Silent Alarm

2004;

1 Arcade Fire - Funeral
2 Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Abattoir Blues/The Lyre of Orpheus
3 Björk - Medúlla
4 Los Lobos - The Ride
5 Madvillain - Madvillainy
6 Zita Swoon - A Song About a Girls
7 The Roots - The Tipping Point
8 Modest Mouse - Good News for People Who Love Bad News
9 Electrelane - The Power Out
10 J.J. Cale - To Tulsa and Back
11 Kings of Convenience - Riot On Empty Street
12 Ozomatli - Street Signs
13 Iron & Wine - Our Endless Numbered Days
14 Mory Kante - Sabou
15 Razorlight - Up All Night

2003;

1 OutKast - Speakerboxxx/ The Love Below
2 Bonnie 'Prince' Billy - Master and Everyone
3 The White Stripes - Elephant
4 Lhasa - The Living Road
5 Hieroglyphics - Full Circle
6 Calexico - Feast of Wire
7 A. Skillz & Krafty Kuts - Tricka Technology
8 The Mars Volta - De-Loused in the Comatorium
9 Amy Winehouse - Frank
10 Sun Kil Moon - Ghosts of the Great Highway
11 Tindersticks - Waiting for the Moon
12 Vetiver - Vetiver
13 Kelis - Tasty
14 Ibrahim Ferrer - Buenos Hermanos
15 Rufus Wainwright - Want One

2002;

1 N.E.R.D. - In Search Of...
2 Johnny Cash - American IV: The Man Comes Around
3 Missy Elliott - Under Construction
4 Peter Gabriel - Up
5 Wilco - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
6 Orchestra Baobab - Specialist In All Styles
7 Moloko - Statues
8 Clinic - Walking With Thee
9 Coldplay - A Rush Of Blood To The Head
10 Spinvis - Spinvis
11 Interpol - Turn on the Bright Lights
12 Archive - You All Look The Same To Me
13 Sigur Rós - ( )
14 Songs: Ohia - Didn't It Rain
15 Queens of the Stone Age - Songs For The Deaf

2001;

1 Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - No More Shall We Part
2 Manu Chao - Proxima Estacion; Esperanza
3 Tinariwen - The Radio Tisdas Sessions
4 Angie Stone - Mahogany Soul
5 Gorillaz - Gorillaz
6 Rufus Wainwright - Poses
7 The Strokes - Is This It
8 Noir Désir - Des visages des figures
9 Björk - Vespertine
10 Yann Tiersen - Le Fabuleux Destin d'Amélie Poulain
11 Bilal - 1st Born Second
12 Gomez - Liquid Skin
13 Ian Brown - Music of the Spheres
14 Angels Of Light - How I Loved You
15 Fanfare Ciocarlia - Iag Bari

2000;

1 Johnny Cash - American III: Solitary Man
2 U2 - All That You Can't Leave Behind
3 Jill Scott - Who Is Jill Scott?
4 Antony and the Johnsons - Antony and the Johnsons
5 Radiohead - Kid A
6 Erykah Badu - Mama's Gun
7 Amon Tobin - Supermodified
8 A Silver Mt. Zion - He has left us alone, but shafts of light sometimes grace the corner of our rooms
9 16 Horsepower - Secret South
10 Jurrasic 5 - quality control
11 Rubén González - Chanchullo
12 D'Angelo - Voodoo
13 Elevator Suite - Barefoot & Shitfaced
14 Godspeed You Black Emperor! - Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas to Heaven
15 The Avalanches - Since I Left You

See also;
Best Albums of The Late Fifties
http://www.last.fm/user/thomas10/journal/2009/08/17/2y26bt_best_albums_of_the_late_fifties_%281956-1959%29

Best Albums of The Sixties;
http://www.last.fm/user/thomas10/journal/2009/08/17/2y23k7_best_albums_of_the_sixties_%281960-1969%29

Best albums of The Seventies;
http://www.last.fm/user/thomas10/journal/2009/08/17/2y22fg_best_albums_of_the_seventies_%281970-1979%29

Best Albums of the Eighties;
http://www.last.fm/user/thomas10/journal/2009/08/17/2y24lq_best_albums_of_the_eighties_%281980-1989%29

Best Albums of The Nineties;
http://www.last.fm/user/thomas10/journal/2009/08/17/2y25kn_best_albums_of_the_nineties_%281990-1999%29

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- Jus Like Music Volume 34 -

Volume 34 tracklisting:

01. The Heavy - How You Like Me Now? (Joker Radio Edit)
02. Miles Bonny - I Don't Want You
03. DJ Buzz - Stardust feat. Frank Nitty and Dorian Concept
04. Tranqill - The Supplier
05. Budamunky & Joe Styles - Black Prophet
06. Juice Aleem - The Killer's Tears (Jeej edit)
07. Blue Daisy - Space Ex feat. LaNote
08. Floating Points - K&G Beat
09. Débruit - Soles Sweat (Reso Remix)
10. Blasta - Blast Air
11. Little Dragon - Blinking Pigs
12. Keaver & Brause - Awake
13. Shafiq Husayn - Lil Girl (feat. Fatima)
14. OP Swamp 81 - Another Day
15. José James - Lay You Down
16. Ragen Fykes - Love Life
17. Bilal - All For Love

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Amy Winehouse - He Can Only Hold Her
Playa - Together
Bilal - MILF
Jay-Z - Following The Girl
Teedra Moses - Be Your Girl [Remix] [Live from Stanford, CA]
Janelle Monae - You
Gemini-We On ft Lupe Fiasco, Pooh Bear
Anthony Hamilton - Do You Feel Me
Jamie Lidell - A Little Bit More
Raheem DeVaughn - Try Again
Jazzanova - Look What You're Doin' To Me
SWV - When This Feeling
Jazmine Sullivan -Lions, Tigers and Bears
Little Brother - Slow It Down Ft Darien Brockington
J Dilla - Time: The Donut of the Heart
Slum Village - Call Me
Amy Winehouse - Take The Box
H-Town - They Like It Slow
John Legend -Another Again
Kevin Michael -Love Letter
Val Young - If You Should Ever Be Lonely
Amy Winehouse - You're Wondering Now
Big Boi - Royal Flush ft Raekwon & Andre 3000
International Pony - Blow Your Mind
Mark Ronson- Stop Me ft Daniel Merriweather

New entries:
GZA/Genius - Pencil featuring Masta Killa and RZA
The Roots - Get Busy featuring Dice Raw & Peedi Peedi
Ghostface - Kilo (Remix) featuring Raekwon & Malice
Foxy Brown - We Don't Surrender (Album Mix) featuring Grafh
Immortal Technique - Death March
Ludacris - Undisputed featuring Floyd "Money" Mayweather
Crooked I - Lift Em Up featuring Nino Bless
Raekwon & Ghostface Killah - Criminology Part 2
Jean Grae - Away with Me
The Game - Money
GZA/Genius - 7 Pounds
The Roots - Singing man featuring Porn, Truck North & Dice Raw
Ghostface Killah - The Champ (Remix)
Foxy Brown - Dreams Of Fucking A D-Boy featuring Jay Rush
Immortal Technique - That's What It Is
Ludacris - Wish You Would featuring TI
Jay-Z - When The Money Goes
Q-Tip - Renaissance Rap (Remix) featuring Busta Rhymes, Raekwon & Lil Wayne
Papoose - Amnesia
Styles P - Streetlife featuring Tre Williams
The Game - Let Us Live featuring Chrisette Michele
Jean Grae - Take It Back
GZA/Genius - 0% Finance
Ghostface Killah - Run (remix) featuring Jadakiss, Raekwon, Freeway & Lil Wayne
Foxy Brown - When The Lights Go Out featuring Kira
Immortal Technique - Harlem Renaissance
Ludacris - Call Up The Homies featuring The Game & Willy Northpole
Raekwon - WU OOH featuring Ghostface Killah & Method Man
Ne-Yo - Mad (sure, it's corny and "All My Life"ish...but I like it).
Keyshia Cole - Playa Cardz Right featuring 2Pac
Shinedown - Second Chance
The Game - Dope Boys featuring Travis Barker
Jean Grae - Lights Out
GZA/Genius - Firehouse featuring Ka
Ghostface Killah - Be Easy (Remix) featuring Ice Cube
Foxy Brown - Too Real featuring AZ
Immortal Technique - Lick Shots featuring Crooked I & Chino XL
Ludacris - Everybody Hates Chris featuring Chris Rock
Kings Of Leon - Sex On Fire
The Airborne Toxic Event - Sometime Around Midnight
Snow Patrol - Crack The Shutters
The Game - Letter To The King featuring Nas
Jean Grae - It's Still a Love Song
GZA/Genius - Path Of Destruction
Ghostface Killah - Mighty Healthy
Foxy Brown - why
Immortal Technique - The 3rd World
Ludacris - Last of a Dying Breed featuring Lil Wayne
Mariah Carey - I Stay In Love (Jody den Broeder Club Mix)
The Game - Camera Phone featuring Ne-Yo
Ghostface Killah - It's Over
Foxy Brown - How We Get Down (Album Mix) featuring Grafh & Prinz
Immortal Technique - Reverse Pimpology featuring Mojo
Ludacris - MVP
JES - Imagination (Tiesto Remix)
Kim Sozzi - Feel Your Love
Britney Spears - Womanizer (JUSTICE Remix)
Love Over Money - Keep On
Myon & Shane 54 - Not A Lot Left
The Game - Nice
Ghostface Killah - Apollo Kids featuring Raekwon
Foxy Brown - Bulletproof Love/One Love featuring Lil' Mo
Immortal Technique - Open Your Eyes
Ludacris - I Do It For Hip Hop featuring Nas & Jay-Z

Re-entries:
The Roots - Rising Down featuring Mos Def and Styles P
The Roots - Criminal featuring Truck North and Saigon
TLC - Diggin On You (Eddie F's Untouchable Mix)
Jay-Z - Reservoir Dogs featuring The LOX, Sauce Money and Beanie Sigel
Notorious B.I.G. - Another featuring Lil Kim
Eminem - Remember Me featuring Sticky Fingaz & RBX
Christion - Pimp This Love
Lauryn Hill - I Find It Hard to Say
Usher - You Make Me Wanna (Timbaland remix) featuring Timbaland
Tori Amos - 1000 Oceans
Mariah Carey - I'll Be There featuring Trey Lorenz
Jay-Z - Imaginary Player
Jay-Z - Can I Live II featuring Memphis Bleek
XSCAPE - My Little Secret
Thug Life - Pour Out A Little Liquor featuring 2Pac
Queen Latifah, Yo-Yo, Left Eye, MC Lyte, Nefertiti, Meshell Ndegeocello, Salt-N-Pepa & Patra - Freedom (Dallas' Dirty Dozen Mix)
The LOX - Dope $$$
Common - The 6th Sense featuring Bilal
Ransom - Grind & Hustle
Rihanna - SOS (Chris Cox Club Mix)
UGK - International Player's Anthem featuring OutKast
D'Angelo - Untitled
Method Man & Redman - How High
iio - Kiss You (Frank Bailey Club Mix)
Alanis Morissette - That Particular Time
The Game - 200 Bars & Runnin'
Notorious B.I.G. - The What featuring Method Man
Res - I've Known The Garden
Stephanie Cooke - Thank You (Lenny Fontana Vocal Mix)
D'Angelo - Alright
Lil' Cease - 4 My Niggaz featuring Mr. Bristal & Jay-Z
Alanis Morissette - Still
Heather Headley - He Is
TLC - Kick Your Game
Ne-Yo - Call Me Crazy featuring Jay-Z
Ransom - Stories From Hell
Ransom - Old Niggas Die Young
Gemini - Ben Frank
Nine Inch Nails - Hurt
Foxy Brown - BK Anthem
2Pac - To Live & Die In LA
TLC - Baby-Baby-Baby
Charli Baltimore - Stand Up featuring Ghostface Killah
Ol' Dirty Bastard - Brooklyn Zoo

Erykah Badu Vs. Jill Scott featuring Common, OutKast, Bilal, Lupe Fiasco & The Roots

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Well, I bit the bullet and re-set my listening data at almost 120,000 tracks played. So, for posterity's sake, here were my top 300 artists and their corresponding # of plays for the last 2.5+ years:


1 Janet Jackson 10,049
2 Madonna 1,627
3 Rahsaan Patterson 1,467
4 Mary J. Blige 1,330
5 Me'Shell NdegéOcello 1,197
6 Goldfrapp 1,195
7 Mariah Carey 1,194
8 Amy Winehouse 1,130
9 Jamiroquai 1,117
10 Kelis 1,087
11 Kylie Minogue 1,080
12 Clara Hill 1,058
13 Amel Larrieux 1,036
14 Brandy 1,002
15 Nelly Furtado 962
16 George Michael 930
16 Erykah Badu 930
18 Peven Everett 921
19 Chaka Khan 910
20 Jill Scott 903
21 Aaliyah 855
22 Sia 835
23 Hot Chip 824
24 Róisín Murphy 806
25 Janelle Monáe 798
26 Sade 779
27 Eric Roberson 771
28 Esthero 751
29 Björk 736
30 Tori Fixx 722
31 Lewis Taylor 710
32 Robin Thicke 709
33 Sam Sparro 695
34 Musiq 693
35 Corinne Bailey Rae 658
36 Air 647
37 The Presets 634
38 Prince 630
39 M.I.A. 619
40 Jody Watley 591
41 Tweet 585
42 Jay-Jay Johanson 572
43 Faith Evans 563
44 Moloko 559
45 Röyksopp 554
46 D'Sound 548
47 Floetry 547
48 Zero 7 542
49 Britney Spears 523
50 Kelly Clarkson 517
51 Common 516
52 Beyoncé 514
53 Heavy 512
54 Joi 498
55 Beck 486
55 Toni Braxton 486
57 Luther Vandross 482
58 Omar 479
59 Missy Elliott 472
60 Emma Bunton 471
61 Macy Gray 468
62 Deee-Lite 465
63 Gwen Stefani 464
64 Bilal 462
65 Monica 461
66 Dwele 457
67 Maxwell 450
68 Janita 449
69 Vikter Duplaix 444
70 P!nk 420
71 Pink 418
72 Whitney Houston 416
73 Duffy 408
74 Michael Jackson 407
74 Teena Marie 407
76 Killers 398
77 Bonobo 397
77 Koop 397
79 Gnarls Barkley 390
80 Adriana Evans 384
81 Christina Aguilera 382
82 Ra-Re Valverde 380
83 Darien Brockington 378
84 John Mayer 374
85 Destiny's Child 370
86 Van Hunt 362
87 Scissor Sisters 346
88 Morcheeba 343
89 PJ Morton 341
90 Craig David 336
91 Robbie Williams 330
92 Ciara 329
92 Jamie Cullum 329
94 D'Angelo 328
95 Bebel Gilberto 327
96 Nas 325
97 Lauryn Hill 322
97 Natalie Gardiner 322
99 Télépopmusik 320
100 Basement Jaxx 319
101 Anthony Hamilton 317
102 Calvin Harris 312
103 Chanté Moore 311
104 Donnie 310
105 India.Arie 306
106 Chrisette Michele 301
107 Dannii Minogue 300
108 Mya 299
109 Cee-Lo 297
110 Jay-Z 294
111 John Legend 287
111 Glenn Lewis 287
113 Thief 284
114 Carl Thomas 283
114 Liquid Spirits 283
114 Teedra Moses 283
117 Joss Stone 281
118 Jack Herrera 278
119 Amerie 277
120 Fiona Apple 274
121 Miguel Migs 273
122 Lil' Kim 268
123 Digable Planets 267
124 Lalah Hathaway 266
125 Nikka Costa 265
126 Justin Timberfake 261
126 Fantasia 261
128 Timbaland 256
129 Olu 255
130 Rufus 246
130 Sophie Ellis-Bextor 246
132 Ledisi 245
133 Tevin Campbell 242
133 Angie Stone 242
135 The Brand New Heavies 241
136 Georg Levin 239
137 Carol Riddick 238
138 TLC 234
139 Mint Condition 231
140 Mark Ronson 230
141 Lisa Shaw 229
142 Daft Punk 227
143 Lil' Mo 225
143 Madeleine Peyroux 225
145 Radiohead 223
146 Kelly Price 222
147 Raphael Saadiq 219
147 Lily Allen 219
147 Steve Spacek 219
150 OutKast 216
151 Kenna 215
152 Alicia Keys 214
152 AYA 214
154 Hil St. Soul 212
155 Minnie Riperton 211
156 Portishead 210
157 Blue Six 208
157 Donna Summer 208
159 Cree Summer 203
159 Groove Theory 203
161 Cut Copy 201
162 Kanye West 197
162 Stephen Simmonds 197
164 Laurneá 196
165 Goapele 195
165 Diana Ross 195
167 Jungle Brothers 194
168 Pharrell & The Yessirs 193
168 Hilary Duff 193
168 Norah Jones 193
171 Phyllis Hyman 192
172 JC Chasez 191
172 The Jacksons 191
174 Bahamadia 188
175 Cherrelle 187
175 Diddy 187
175 Johnny Gill 187
178 Res 185
178 Zhané 185
180 Anita Baker 183
180 Ruben Studdard 183
180 Regina Spektor 183
183 Pharrell 181
183 Jon B 181
185 Lisa Stansfield 178
185 Eric Gadd 178
187 Peaches 175
187 Sergio Mendes 175
189 Mozez 174
190 Usher 173
191 Donny Hathaway 172
191 Lizz Wright 172
191 Fergie 172
194 V 170
195 Q-Tip 168
195 Gaelle 168
195 W. Ellington Felton 168
198 Maroon 5 167
198 Cassandra Wilson 167
200 Santogold 165
200 Supreme Beings of Leisure 165
202 Ne-Yo 164
203 Mr Hudson & The Library 163
204 Keyshia Cole 162
205 Natalie Cole 161
206 N*E*R*D 159
207 Lina 157
208 Lyfe Jennings 156
209 No Doubt 155
209 Mika 155
209 4hero 155
212 Guru 154
212 Jazmine Sullivan 154
214 Emily King 153
214 Patrice Rushen 153
214 Talib Kweli 153
214 Rachid 153
218 Anthony David 152
218 Raheem DeVaughn 152
220 Paula Abdul 151
220 SWV 151
222 Client 149
223 Julie Dexter & Khari Simmons 148
224 Rihanna 147
225 Bitter:Sweet 146
226 Young Love 145
226 Groove Armada 145
228 Jimmy Scott 143
228 Kim Hill 143
230 Neneh Cherry 141
231 Kelly Rowland 139
231 Skye Edwards 139
233 N'Dea Davenport 136
233 k-os 136
235 Adele 135
236 Foxy Brown 133
236 Feist 133
236 Astrud Gilberto 133
239 Lady GaGa 132
239 Havana 132
241 SugaRush Beat Company 131
242 Bent 129
242 Imogen Heap 129
244 En Vogue 128
244 Ce Ce Peniston 128
244 S.O.S. Band 128
247 Solange 124
247 Trina Broussard 124
249 Salt-N-Pepa 123
249 Choklate 123
251 Ginuwine 121
252 Black Eyed Peas 120
253 Sheryl Crow 119
254 Jaguar Wright 117
254 Amp Fiddler 117
254 Rilo Kiley 117
257 Kindred (The Family Soul) 116
257 Duran Duran 116
257 Shanice 116
260 Nicole Wray 115
260 Annie 115
260 Cold War Kids 115
260 N'Dambi 115
260 will.i.am 115
265 JoJo 114
265 Paris Hilton 114
265 Franz Ferdinand 114
268 Deborah Bond 113
269 Yahzarah 112
269 Mos Def 112
269 Jully Black 112
272 Lucy Pearl 110
273 Maysa 109
273 Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes 109
275 Sally Shapiro 107
276 Avril Lavigne 106
277 J*Davey 105
278 Megan Livingston 104
278 Rachelle Ferrell 104
280 Jodeci 103
281 Valencia Robinson 102
281 Cody ChesnuTT 102
283 Grace Jones 101
284 Joy Denalane 100
285 Ashanti 99
285 Mario 99
285 Sa-Ra Creative Partners 99
288 Playa 98
289 Tracey Thorn 97
289 Tony Toni Toné 97
289 Da Brat 97
292 Jennifer Lopez 96
293 Les Nubians 95
294 Omarion 94
294 Tricky 94
294 Dionne Warwick 94
297 Aretha Franklin 92
297 Muhsinah 92
297 Dru Hill 92
300 Crossrhodes 91
300 Vanessa Daou 91
300 Gwen Guthrie 91
300 Propellerheads 91
300 Lenny Kravitz 91

Intro

DMX does this hilarious prayer. He is definitely amped! lol

LAX Files

There's some horrible singing on the chorus. The Game kicks an ill-advised double time flow.

State Of Emergency (Feat. Ice Cube)

This is a little better. I could really do without the synths though.

Bulletproof Diaries (Feat. Raekwon)

This is alright. The beat is a little too ominous for it's own good.

My Life (Feat. Lil Wayne)

Wayne sings the exact same hook he sung on an old Birdman track that came out last year. I dig the piano loop... and Game didn't embarrass himself.

Money

Who told Game that it would be a good idea to rap over "She Works Hard For The Money?" This crap is lame.

Cali Sunshine (Feat. Bilal)

What an annoying song. Here's how the hook goes... "California Sunshine / In the summertime / California Sunshine / In the summertime". How long did it take for Bilal to come up with this?

Ya Heard (feat. Ludacris)

Nottz cooks up a weird beat. It's actually pretty hot. Probably the best track on the album.

Hard Liquor (Interlude)

What would a rap album be without a pointless skit?

House Of Pain

DJ Toomp is ripping off Dr. Dre now?. This sounds just like Real Niggaz Don't Die.

Gentleman's Affair (feat. Ne-Yo)

A boring R&B track with Ne-Yo.

Let Us Live (Feat. Chrisette Michele)

A boring R&B track with Chrisette Michele.

Touchdown (feat. Raheem DeVaughn)

This isn't as boring as the other R&B tracks but it's still sucks. What's crazy is that I like Ne-Yo, Chrisette, and Raheem DeVaughn on their own albums, but on this album... not so much.

Angel (feat. Common)

This beat sounds like something that could have been on Finding Forever. That is not a good thing.

Never Can Say Goodbye (Feat. Latoya Williams)

Game raps from the perspective of Pac, Biggie, and Eazy-E on the nights that they died. It's really not that good of a song. And the singing on the hook is horrible.

Dope Boys (Feat. Travis Barker)

Has anyone seen the video for this? Travis is playing a drum set, yet the drums in the song sound like they were programmed instead of played live so he just looks like a dumbass. But I don't know what to think of this song. It knocks, but the production is kind of obnoxious and weird.

Game's Pain (feat. Keyshia Cole)

This sounds like a Keyshia Cole song rather than a Game track. But it's pretty mediocre.

Letter To The King (feat. Nas)

Some boring garbage of a beat from Hi-Tek. The last verse is probably one of the best verses on the album.

Outro

DMX is back and even more hyped up!

Final thoughts: Wow, this album (LAX) is plain garbage. Definitely his worst work. Doctor's Advocate was flames pretty much all the way through. Even The Documentary had some awesome stuff on there. This album is a huge letdown.