The Hard Way - 213
  • Band Name: 213
  • Record Label: TVT
  • Release Date: Aug 17, 2004
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Metascore
56 out of 100

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8.0 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 12 Ratings

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  • Summary: 'The Hard Way,' co-produced by Kanye West, is the first disc for the trio of Snoop Dogg, Warren G. and Nate Dogg.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 14
  3. Negative: 1 out of 14
  1. All Music Guide
    80
    This is the most enjoyable album of Warren's and Nate's careers to date, by a long shot, and it's among Snoop's most enjoyable as well.
  2. Stylus Magazine
    60
    Sadly this isn’t the same 213 who dropped the legendary demo and this isn’t the 213 album people have been waiting for.
  3. Launch.com
    60
    Roughly half these 19 songs burn themselves out on first listen, but the rest are sublime.
  4. Mojo
    20
    Starts promisingly soulful, but soon descends into faux gangster bullshit and lazy, dumb-ass sexism. [Feb 2005, p.100]
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 9
  3. Negative: 1 out of 9
  1. fernandog
    10
    This album is a great collaboration of westcoast rap that's been mising for a couple of years the chemistry between the artists is amazing accompanied by some of the best lyrical performaces by all three artists it gets a ten because it gives you everything you expect from a west coast album if you like the West you like this album… Collapse
  2. MathiasV
    10
    Haw is this album a bit disapointing?? all the songs on this album are great as fuck
  3. jdawg
    6
    The first two songs are so good you'll expect a masterpiece. Then, alas, there is a solid letdown. The middle of the album is mainly tired beats and not too interesting topics. But man, the first two songs almost make it worthwhile. Takes you back to the old west coast gangsta rap days.… Expand
  4. Gerald
    4
    this album was a disapointment, due to production and snoop dogg. Its been a long wait for good westcoast cd to come out...im still waiting. maybe dre and game will have to do it. kanye west prvided a good summertime track. and "twist your body" by hi-tek was good. "keep it gangsta" was good too. … Expand

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