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Originals
by (Performer: Kurupt)
by Originals
Product Group: Music
Studio: 101 Distribution
ISBN: B00077F7HM
EAN: 0802061312722
UPC: 802061312722
Audio CD
Original Release Date: 2005-01-01
Release Date: 2005-03-15
SKU: CD0936
Condition: New
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Customer Reviews
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FINAL TESTAMENT
Rating  (5)
Date: 2005-11-18
KURUPT & CJ GENAVENCE PRESENT THE ORIGINALS
1.INTRO-some gang history
2.ORIGINAL-this track does not stick to it's name as Kurupt is the only one to spit all original lyrics, the others borrow off of some famous lines from LIL C-STYLE. All come ok though with the lyrics. I really like the smooth beat by Kenny Mccloud, it is definintlly the highlight of the song, and the hook is nice 2. 3.8/5
3.FINAL TESTAMENT-Sir Jinx laced this classic track with an amazing beat, I love this track. Plus the hook is smooth, it's kind of a track explaing his return to tha row. Kurupt adjusts his flow to fit the beat perfectly, this is what I think was the first single. I know that there was a video on some website showing clips of Kurupt and crew, it was pretty tight how it had parts in slow motion. Plus TRI-STAR makes a quick appearance.5/5
4.WE BANG-what can I say, I like the hook it just sounds cool to me. The beat from A-1 YOLA is pretty tight, it fits the mood perfectly. The verses are ok, just some gangsta music to ride to, Kurupt doesn't appear on this track.4/5
5.NEVER GIVE UP-production on this one seems just average, it's still pretty good though, A-1 Yola returns for the beat. Suga Free & Sug appear on this track. Nuthin special about this song, just average. No Kurupt for those looking for him on here.3/5
6.BREAK YO BACK-Suga Free and A-1 Yola return on this track, the beat sounds like something you would hear Emeniem on. This is a solo song from Suga Free, there isn't to much to this track either. The chourus can get catchy thow.3.2/5
7.MAJOR MONEY-Finally Kurupt finally returns to spit a verse, and drop the hook. The beat is slightly above average to me, but it does sound pretty cool. CJ drops a nice verse, then SURPRISE Roscoe drops a hot verse. This song is pretty tight, I like it.3.5/5
8.I DIDN'T CHANGE-now if "FINAL TESTAMENT" wasn't the most heard song on this album, this one definintly was. The beat by J-WELLS is amazing, and is the perfect backdrop for Kurupt to rip to. Kurupt spits here like we all know he is capable of. This was the song he made trying to reach out to his former homeboyz, droping some history of them on it. This would have been an excellent choice for the single. This song also appeared on the "PAC ALBUM" from wolfpac records.5/5
9.KEEP IT TRUE-A-1 Yola drops another ok beat, nuthin amazing, and as far as subject matter it reminds me of "WE BANG". I was glad to hear Kurupt on this track holding it down. The final verse is probably the best, see for your self.3.5/5
10.HOW YA GOT YA GAME-A-1 Yola drops a nice beat for this tight song. The hook is tight, I like it a lot. The verses are average, but I happen to think that the first verse is the best, the story of his dad introducing him to the jacking game is tight. The hook is definintlly the high light, thow it does get annoying from time to time.3.5/5
11.I KNOW-Kurupt returns on this track and comes off real tight, he raps smoothly over this smooth production from A-1Yola. The second verse by CJ is equally as tight, the hook is ok, just average at best. Over all a pretty smooth track.3.8/5
12.CAN'T STOP-is it just me or is this beat by A-1Yola slightly similar to the last one in the beginning {guess it's just me}. Also the hook is kind of annoying to me after a while, but it's ok. The beat is actually way tight even thow the beginning reminded me of the previous track. The verses are tight by nothing amazing, still nice thow.3.8/5
13.CALIFORNYA-the first thing u hear on here is a high octane high energy beat by the CO-STARZ. I peasonally like the beat, it isn't the best beat ever but it is tight. The song is preformed by the ANTERAZH [eastwood, tri-star, livewire, slow] the way the hook is done is pretty tight, and the verses fit the beat nicely. Over all this is a tight song by these artists.4/5
14.Y'Z UP A'Z DOWN-J-Wells returns to drop a nice beat for Y.A. to rip it up to. Easily the theme song for the group I would have expected this to be on their album, not on here. But I'am glad this song appeared on this album, this is the next group to run it. Each verse is full of energy and is tight.4.5/5
15.BANG'N MY AMPS-Kurupt and Sir Jinx return on this track, as expected Kurupt drops nice verses. And Sir Jinx drops a really original beat, and it sounds like that classic west coast sound during the chourus. Over all this is a pretty nice beat, and over all the track is cool.4/5
16.THEY LUV IT- Mac Truc drops a nice beat to cruise to at night. The verses from Kurupt and CJ are pretty tight, but I luv the beat for this song. Nice to cruise to.4.5/5
17.EAT A-now ever body knows of this song, the song that spark'd it off. Kurupt rips daz and them to pieces. With lines like "u need to stop rapping and listen to ALL EYEZ ON ME, so u can practice who u used to be". The beat by SAJAY is tight. Plus everybody in Young Gotti's crew appears in the song in various places.5/5
Over all this is a solid album and I recommend this album to everybody who just likes to bump some tight music.
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Good group album for Kurupt & CJ
Rating  (4)
Date: 2005-09-09
Coming out originally in March 2004 this is really the only new material from Kurupt from mid 2001 to mid 2005 (other then a few tracks on the Dysfunktional Family soundtrack). Kurupt went out and got CJ Genevece (who I never heard of before or after this album) along with D Dump & Keita Rock (both are on a few songs on here) and put out a new group album. A definite west coast feel to it. Kurupt drops a few solos on here and CJ shows he can hold his own. Of the 16 songs, 1 is a classic (a Daz & Soopafly dis), 2 to 4 are almost classics, 1 I skip, 4 are ok and the others are good. Production is good as well. A-1 Yola does 7 songs, Sir Jinx, J Wells, Mac Trucc each do 2 songs, Co-Stars, SanJay, Kenny McCloud all do 1. A good album for Kurupt fans to have.
#2 - 9.5 (CJ, Kurupt, Keita Rock, D-Dump -- tight beat)
#3 - 9.5 (Kurupt f/ Roscoe & D-Dump -- nice relaxing beat -- deeper song)
#4 - 9 (CJ & Keita Rock -- tight beat)
#5 - 8 (CJ, D-Dump, Suga Free & Sug)
#6 - 5 (CJ & Suga Free)
#7 - 8 (CJ, Kurupt, Roscoe)
#8 - 7 (Kurupt)
#9 - 7.5 (Kurupt, CJ, Keita Rock, D-Dump)
#10 - 7.5 (CJ f/ D-Dump)
#11 - 8.5 (Kurupt, CJ, D-Dump -- relaxing beat)
#12 - 8 (Keita Rock, CJ, Sug, D-Dump)
#13 - 8.5 (Anterazh, Eastwood & Livewire -- upbeat song)
#14 - 7 (Roscoe, Tristar, Young Tone)
#15 - 9 (Kurupt -- tight gangsta beat)
#16 - 8 (CJ & Kurupt)
#17 - 10 (CLASSIC -- Kurupt f/ CJ -- dissin Daz & Soopafly)
Kurupt -- Ricardo Jones -- b. 11/23/72 -- b. Philadelphia, PA moved to Hawthorne, CA
CJ Ginavece -- b. around 1971 -- b. Phoenix, AZ moved to Los Angeles, CA
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WoW! Where do I start!
Rating  (3)
Date: 2005-04-18
0 out of 2 customers found this reveiw helpful
Well, I guess I'm giving this album 3 stars to be nice. Probably for the final testament track & the originals (Which ARE the only good songs on here, BUT! Don't get me wrong, These songs are DOPE!!) Then last but not least the TERRIBLE, Daz diss he took an attempt at on here.
Wow! Kurupt, Daz SLAYED you back then! And I mean he fukked you up HARDCORE when it came to dissing!
Anywayz, you put this record out, then you talk about your against tha grain, being a tru klassic to tha fullest, Before it's release?
I think this album is ATG. Just that you couldn't release it on tha row, cuz of court cases, legal problems & such. I think if you were to do a new version of ATG, And it sounded like this, You would've gotten that mic taken away a very longtime ago.
From dates pushed back for 3 years, to straight make your fans even more pissed (like me at that time), Waiting & waiting, in front of best buy, leaving pissed as fukk!
You should send me a check for gas money, and labor time, and just for taking the time to wait for you too put that record out, then not even putting out anything. So my point is, Daz saved your ass again. He dropped a few albums around that time. So that covered it, Once again.
But last but not least to say. I'm happy too see DPG back again, reunited & working on new tracks! There was no way in fukkin hell I was gonna wait until 2009. Still waiting on ATG. Kurupt is nothing without Daz/DPG, Daz was on the road to making himself look like the dogg pound, without kurupt in the picture. And Daz was doing a gr8 fukkin job at it too.
Now, to see both of the guys back together. The future for Daz & Kurupt Kurupt & Daz, Is looking bright!
DPGC 2005 till 4 EVA!!!!!
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