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Even with its wobbly mix of yesterday, today, a better tomorrow, T.O.S. is much closer to classic than failure and should reassure fans this slow-moving tank is pointed in the exactly right direction.
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Ultimately, G-Unit has returned to its aggressive roots, but it would've been wonderful to hear it rap over a more varied assortment of beats.
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On this clamorous, relentless album, a violent death lurks in every bar (“Rider Pt. 2”), licentious catcalls have replaced slinky come-ons (“I Like the Way She Do It”) and guns seem to fire of their own accord (every other song here). In doses, it’s rousing. Over the course of a whole album, it’s exhausting.
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After sifting through the storyline, it's just hard to figure out why these guys are important anymore.
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Sure, the beats bang like crazy, but the songs are emotionally hollow, thematically one-dimensional and conceptually lifeless.
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What’s truly embarrassing for G-Unit throughout T*O*S is the way Young Buck shows up (which he does on four separate occasions) and puts everyone to shame.
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Unfortunately the drama turns out to be more interesting than the album itself, with Yayo offering little lyrically, Banks seemingly phoning in his performances, and 50 trying to hold the whole thing together on the strength of his star power alone
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T.O.S. would simply be a middling posse record if it didn't further undermine its own cred by constantly referencing better rap songs.
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The once-fascinating, now-tedious gangsta-rap superstar's creative losing streak continues with G-Unit's dreary new posse album Terminate On Sight.
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UncutWithout recourse to crossover tricks, it's arguably more consistent than 50's last outing, although topics--guns, beef, money--may leave you wondering what rap has become. [Oct 2008, p.90]
User score distribution:
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Positive: 25 out of 36
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Mixed: 2 out of 36
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Negative: 9 out of 36
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chlJul 15, 2008
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MichaelS.Jul 10, 2008I love it! High quality album!!