▪ C-MURDER "TRU DAWGS" ALBUM REVIEW

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▪ C-MURDER "TRU DAWGS" ALBUM REVIEW

C-Murder "Tru Dawgs"

Reviewer:	Darth Malefic
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One thing that must be said about C-Murder�s recent project, TRU Dawgs, from the very beginning, is that the supposed star of the album himself, C-Murder, only appears on five songs. So for those true C-Murder fans looking for more material from one of their favorite artists, you won’t find it here. But don’t click away just yet, because if you do, you’ll be missing out on one of the best compilation albums to have come out in the past two years. The TRU Dawgs compilation features a number of people from varying New Orleans record labels, as well as appearances by Da Brat, Keith Murray, Snoop Dogg, Doggy’s Angels, and BONE Thugs-N-Harmony.

The album begins with a seemingly pointless intro, and then the opening track, “I’m A Baller”, which features C-Murder, T-Bo and a verse from Mac, who is still incarcerated, unfortunately. This song was among the better half of songs on the album, although it suffered from a barely passable hook. One of the most striking things about this compilation, is that it features so many different types and styles of artists, yet it stays away from sounding like it was hastily thrown together, or that some songs are out of place. All of the songs here belong, and there is only really one song….Snoop Dogg’s “Dogged Her Out”…that could be considered wack.

Not that all of the songs are great, there are a few average ones here too, but only Snoop’s song is wack, and that is due to a terrible beat. One of the best songs on the album, surprisingly, is BONE’s track “Front Line Homies”. This is one of the best tracks that BONE has done in at least 3 years, and is guaranteed to get many rotations from those who remember when BONE was more thugs and less harmony.

Of course, what is more likely to get the most discussion in the music circles, is the bonus track at the end of “How A Thug Nigga Likes It”. The Bonus track is a song that features C-Murder and C-Murder only, and in the third verse, he launches a full scale attack at Juvenile, Cash Money, and Mystikal, stating “I’m New Orleans baby, you sweeter than honey / This TRU Records city nigga fuck Cash Money” and “All you girls who left No Limit on bad terms? / Keep it up and we gone plant you like Earthworms”. Beyond the disses, the song itself is also among the best, as is the T-Bo track “Respect My Mind”.

Another one of the more surprising tracks is the track featuring XL and Curren$y, whose album is droppin next on Tru. It was called “That Ain’t Right”, and had an East Coast feel to it. It was one of the best tracks on the album, the first artist impressed with lines such as “And you’ll never see me with your bitch / Oh I got the hoe with me, you just can’t see through the tints / And I’m beggin’ ya dog please don’t quit rappin’ / Cuz if you quit rappin’, I’ll quit laughin’”.

In general, there was a flavor for most types of listener on this album, and there was only one song that was wack. The track featuring Doggy’s Angels and Storm put it down for the ladies, then Mia X and Junie B. each put it down for bounce. This is one of the best projects that C has put his name on in a number of years, and is definitely worth the money.