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- Summary: The debut full-length studio release for the Long Beach rapper features production from Clams Casino, DJ Dahi, Brian Kidd, No I.D., and Christian Rich.
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- Record Label: Def Jam
- Genre(s): Rap
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Bitch you thirsty, please grab a Sprite My Crips lurkin', don't die tonight I just want to dance wit' you, baby Just don't move too fast, I'm too... | See the rest of the song lyrics |
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 23 out of 24
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Mixed: 1 out of 24
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Negative: 0 out of 24
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Jun 30, 2015It’s a major triumph disguised as a minor one--60 minutes of lean, inventive, important rap music that never pats itself on the back for being any of those things.
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Jun 26, 2015Summertime '06's coming of age tale is complemented perfectly by production that finds the nuance in Staples' stories and matches it, couching Staples' rhymes in a way that the streets can understand best.
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Jul 2, 2015Staples has so much to say in Summertime '06 that it’d be impossible to fully dissect in one listen, and his ingenious phrasing makes for a constantly amusing variety of vignettes. A record is only as good as the music that accompanies, though, and collaborative producer No I.D. delivers in spades and then some.
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Jun 24, 2015Vince sounds more alive on this album, that coldhearted monotone has found a bit of hope.
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Jul 21, 2015Summertime '06 is extremely cohesive, but occasionally tiptoes on being monotonous.
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Jul 6, 2015It is, simply, one of the best rap debuts of the year.
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Jul 8, 2015The album may sprawl too widely, but its second disc makes a strong argument for the continuity and self-awareness of the whole package.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 19 out of 23
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Mixed: 2 out of 23
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Negative: 2 out of 23
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