HELL RELL, JR WRITER, 40CAL, A-MAFIA, TOM GIST - THE UPSTAGE (Discussion Thread)

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I am a life long cam'ron stan first and foremost, he's my 1A/1B GOAT, grew up on dipset and always looked at the a-team as far superior to the b-team in terms of song making, havent checked for any of these dudes in like a decade but im always here for some new dipset a-team

with that being said, this project is far superior to diplomatic ties and its not even close

these nikkas sound hungry, sharp, and in their prime meanwhile u can hear the toothlessness in juelz's bars, cams black & mild/liquor damaged voice and uninspired flows, jimmy the only nikka sounding decent.. not to mention the features were trash and didnt fit
 

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I am a life long cam'ron stan first and foremost, he's my 1A/1B GOAT, grew up on dipset and always looked at the a-team as far superior to the b-team in terms of song making, havent checked for any of these dudes in like a decade but im always here for some new dipset a-team

with that being said, this project is far superior to diplomatic ties and its not even close

these nikkas sound hungry, sharp, and in their prime meanwhile u can hear the toothlessness in juelz's bars, cams black & mild/liquor damaged voice and uninspired flows, jimmy the only nikka sounding decent.. not to mention the features were trash and didnt fit
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If you were a big Dipset fan at their peak like I was, you shouldn't be disappointed in this album at all. Like @SpacelySprockets said, everybody on The Upstage sounds as close to their peak years as possible (JR Writer does sound different. Not bad, but there's something about his voice I can't quite put my finger on.) Jim Jones and the production are completely carrying the Diplomatic Ties album. I think both albums are good, but with pretty even production, I'd say this Upstage album is better do to everybody's rapping ability still being there. Juelz is 100% washed, and Cam is maybe 63% washed.
 

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Wow:wow:

I listened to the first song off of Diplomatic Ties, and then The first song off this tape and there's no need for me to even check out the rest of Diplomatic Ties.

This is pure Dipset shyt. Exactly what I wanted.

How the hell did Dipset receive an L from Dipset :gucci:
 
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