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- Summary: The long-awaited debut album by the Brooklyn-based rapper is produced by Just Blaze and features guest appearances from Q-Tip, Jay-Z and other notable artists.
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- Record Label: Suburban Noize
- Genre(s): Rap
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Come On Baby | |
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feat. Swizz Beats Just Blaze, hey, hands up Swizzy, hey, hands up 1, 2, 3, here we go! Microphone check one two what is this? The Yardfather coming... | See the rest of the song lyrics |
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Positive: 13 out of 13
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Mixed: 0 out of 13
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Negative: 0 out of 13
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Mar 9, 2011Told is worth the wait; raising Saigon's profile is probably Entourage's greatest/only gift to the world, at least where hip-hop is concerned.
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Mar 3, 2011The fact that Greatest Story didn't drop on a major just attests to how perverted the industry is. That said, the delicious and anthemic Just Blaze beats, money cameos, and precise orchestration that spoiled deals afforded render this the last great major-label rap album of all time - even though it's on an indie.
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Apr 11, 2011Saigon don't play. He's a social realist and a realist moralist who makes his seriousness work for him.
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Feb 24, 2011What really strikes you about its 17 tracks (only two failed to make the final cut due to sample- and guest-artist-clearance issues) is Saigon's sincerity.
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Mar 10, 2011It's the kind of thing that requires a commitment from the listener, but Saigon and the people around him are talented enough to pull it off, even to make it enjoyable, which makes The Greatest Story Never Told one definitely worth hearing.
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Feb 28, 2011Although The Greatest Story Never Told almost never saw the light of day, Saigon is an artist that needs to be on every hip-hop head's radar if he isn't already.
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Mar 21, 2011We're not left with the emotional impact I feel Saigon desired, but we are left with supreme evidence Atlantic should have put this album out years ago.
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Positive: 11 out of 11
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Mixed: 0 out of 11
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Negative: 0 out of 11
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