The Fix is a 7/10 album at best, and it's high time we acknowledge this

[spliz]

I understand the thread. Album is dope as fukk tho. Especially compared to what came out that year.

 

[THE MACHINE]

While I see where OP is coming from, I feel this one stands out because Face's production and style changed so dramatically on this album and he absolutely lit the tracks on fire anyway. To me it told me his style is timeless and cannot be pigeonholed into a specific production style/theme. Incredible album. 10/10

 

[spliz]

5 star thread :psalute:
I don't agree that it was a 6-7 out of 10, I'd probably say 8/10, but goddamn you argued the hell out of your point :prodigylol:
I agree with the larger point that the album does not deserve 5 mics.
I disagree with other posters in here saying this is an East Coast album.
Kanye and the Neptunes aren't East Coast producers. He definitely departed from the Southern sound for this album, but the East Coast had largely lost its regional identity by 2002. It's not like Face got Primo, RZA, Pete Rock and :havdahell:to produce the album.

I don't think the East lost its regional identity by 02. The Roc was mainly East Coast and u had their signature sound. Just Blaze was the main producer on The Roc. He from Jersey. And Kanye being from Chicago didn't mean anything being that his production style was heavily east Coast influenced. D Block was killin shyt. G Unit was killin they mixtapes. Dipset was starting to pop off. And that sound ran the game for a couple years after.

 

[GeeEffKay]

I always had it 7-8/10 personally

 

[Goat poster]

Calling this album overrated is overrated

Also what makes this album "east coast sounding"

Mind you he has been rapping over soul samples since the Geto Boys days.

The Fix ain't my favorite Face album but the way such a dope album gets disrespected is wack too me.

 

[Zero]

Calling this album overrated is overrated

Also what makes this album "east coast sounding"

Mind you he has been rapping over soul samples since the Geto Boys days.

The Fix ain't my favorite Face album but the way such a dope album gets disrespected is wack too me.

Hell with your feelings, we call spades spades over here

You can look no further than the 2 biggest singles for the east coast influence.



Like I said, this might as well be Roc-A-Fella featuring Face.


On My Block?




Sorry...MOP flipped it better




You can't sincerely be a listener of Face's previous work and tell me this album is on par with those. Not one song on this album captures the depth of "Sorry For What?" from only 2 years prior




shyt is light

 

[OHSNAP!]

Hell with your feelings, we call spades spades over here

You can look no further than the 2 biggest singles for the east coast influence.



Like I said, this might as well be Roc-A-Fella featuring Face.


On My Block?




Sorry...MOP flipped it better




You can't sincerely be a listener of Face's previous work and tell me this album is on par with those. Not one song on this album captures the depth of "Sorry For What?" from only 2 years prior




shyt is light

You reachin'

Guess Who's Back was only a "street single" not an official album single

My Block was VERY well received and popular among hiphop heads

It did have some filler, and there are at least 4 better Face albums

 

[BO BARON]

5 mics was extremely rare actually.
Em never got 5 mics.

Maybe but its a few albums that's not better than the fix that got 5 mics so

 

[mobbinfms]

Maybe but its a few albums that's not better than the fix that got 5 mics so

Which ones in the 90s?

 

[BO BARON]

While I see where OP is coming from, I feel this one stands out because Face's production and style changed so dramatically on this album and he absolutely lit the tracks on fire anyway. To me it told me his style is timeless and cannot be pigeonholed into a specific production style/theme. Incredible album. 10/10

Yep this album put him at mythical goat status & shytted on alot of east coast emcees the hip hop media was propping up as greats just for certain verses they spit yrs ago, albums or just because their from ny & can rap real good

I actually think this album lowkey opened up the flood gates to southern & ny emcees being judged evenly but maybe im looking to far into it

 

[BO BARON]

Which ones in the 90s?

I don't know but to me the fix deserved 5 mics

 

[Flav]

Scarface got so many dope albums it don't even matter which one is 5 or 3 mics. Just appreciate and enjoy the songs you like off each album.



Scarface is in my top 5.

 

[DMVLeGenD]

Only songs I play from this album are "In Cold Blood", "Guess Who's Back", and "My Block". The rest of the album in lackluster IMO.

The album definitely had great highs though for sure.

 

[A Tribe Called Quest ™]

Real talk it's one of the ones they use like "see..I don't hate all Southern Rap"

Reminds me of when white people pull the "i have a black friend" card.

Yall going in on East Coast nikkas

 

[mobbinfms]

I don't know but to me the fix deserved 5 mics