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Affiliated
by MC Eiht
from Paid in Full Ent
Release Date : 2006-04-04
Sales Rank : 188418
List Price: $16.98 Our Price: $16.98
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Affiliated Tracks:
Disc 1
1. CPT MF'z
2. Which Way Iz Up
3. Say Nuthin'
4. What the Fuc U Want Me to Do
5. Tha Ghetto
6. G'sta Melody
7. Just Lean
8. CPT'z Bac
9. Where U From
10. Gangsta Minded
11. Respect It
12. N My Neighborhood
13. Pipe Down
14. Smoke Dis [*]
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Average Customer Rating : 
Total Customer Reviews : 8
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Affiliated Customer Reviews:
eiht's best 1 in years
my favorie eiht cd in a while I love how he raps on here talks about the streetlife about hoodrats, hustling, going to jail getting caught in gunfire the typical eiht cd love this tune compton ain't going nowhere igf you're sick opf the mainstream stuff go west weay undergrounsd.
EIHT DOES IT AGAIN GEEASH
LOVE THIS CD EIHT BRINGS THE HEAT ONCE AGAIN STILL REPPING THE STREETS YOU LOVE HEARING TALES OF DRUG DEALING, DEALING WITH HOODRATS AND JUST LIVING LOW GET THIS EIHT DELIVERS i DIG ALL HIS CD'S AND BEEN A FAN SINCE IT'S A COMPTON THANG.
What the game is missing... street-oriented gangsta rap from the Compton legend!
I don't have to go back and tell you about MC Eiht's history. Up untill 1996 all this guy released were classics. After that, he released an awful album (Last Man Standing - even Eiht admited that he wasn't feeling this record), and after that a few good ones. But many were left with the feeling that right after the untouchable "Death Threatz", Eiht went into some other direction (only musically of course) - using beats that didn't really fit his lyrics and style overall. However, Eiht was one of the only rappers from the West, that stayed streed and never ever got caught up in all this stupid Rolex watches / Bentley cars/ chinchila coats, etc. etc, nonsense. He always remained true to the streets of Compton and to the strugle of everyday people. After leaving Mack 10's Hoo Bangin' Records, Eiht started releasing some deccent albums independently. And with his 2005 release (Veterans Day) he showed he could still drop classic albums! I didn't think Eiht would be able to make a better album than Veteran's Day but he surprised me. Big time! Yes. I think that "Affiliated" is almost on the same level as Death Threatz... It seems like Eiht decided that "f*** the industry, I'll go with my own sound, the one I always used untill 1997!". And he did that. The production is flawless, and it seems like a combination of his style on "We Come Strapped" and "Death Threatz", combined with a touch of the older CMW days. The old beats are back! The laid back beats, with that old-school R&B/soul feel to them... The low bass-lines, the piano keyboards... The classic Eiht sound is back. And it's so different than anything going on on the West Coast (or everywhere else actually). Producers are Chill, Raw Steele, DJ Subflo, Prodeje, DJ Silk and MC Eiht himself (in an interview, Eiht said that Battlecat worked on the album too, but I didn't see him in the credits)... So, that's it about the beats. Old Eiht fans will love them. And in terms of rapping, MC Eiht never changed, guys. It's the same West Coast Gangsta sh**. Eiht raps about the usual subjects (representing Compton, street life, hustlin, money hongry women..) and he does it the best, because he was one of those who invented and developed gangsta rap in the late 80's, and 90's... Some songs are hard and agressive but most of the songs have a laid-back feel to them. His long-time partners Chill and Boom Bam are all over the album (which is a good thing, since their verses are cool), but the other guest featured are pretty weak (it doesn't hurt the album too much, though)... I think that 4 of the songs on this album definitely belong to the MC Eiht's Greatest Hits album - songs 1 (CPT MF'z), 2 (Which Way is Up), 3 (Say Nuthin') and 6 (Gangsta Melody)... The other 10 ones are either great or just plain good and solid. The only 2 songs I am not feeling are 10 (Gangsta Minded) and 14 (Smoke Dis), but they do not take off the album's quality that much, just prevent it from being a classic...
Dear West Coast fans, MC Eiht showed us once again that you can get better with age. With over 15 albums under his belt (and counting), MC Eiht (who is 39 years old by the way) shows us that you don't have to get wack or soft with age (unlike so many rappers these days... don't make me mention names, there's not enough space for that), and you can still release great albums.
Eiht just gives his fans what they want and what they love about him... He doesn't wear any diamond chains, does not drive expensive cars. Like Eiht said on the interview "[Brothers] ain't feeling this [stuff]". This album is for those who want to hear music from the streets and about the streets. MC Eiht ain't goin' nowhere. Geah! The album is named "Affiliated" and everyone knows that Eiht is a Crip, but unlike many of those fake-wanna-be rappers (you know who they are) he doesn't rap about it too much or shout "crip" all over the album. I think that by "Affiliated" Eiht meant he is affiliated to the streets, and to the ghetto... You gotta admire that from an artist who has sold millions of albums worldwide...
4.5 stars for "Affiliated".
Maybe Im Biased!!
My fault Cuz, I totaly forgot you had this one Coming out.
Now that got it, I Can take out "rythm and gangta". Well ofCourse, if you don't bang or live in Cali., you won't understand a word he is saying...but if you do, then this is the CD to ride, and mash-out to. UGBCs stand up!!!CUZ
11 th solo is another pretty good one from Eiht
18 years in the game and part of 19 CD's you know the Man is a true Blue vet from the CPT. This is the 15th album I have that he is affiliated with (11 solo's and 4 group albums), and of those it falls in the bottom half but still worthy of 4 stars, so it's not bad he just has alot of real grat/classic albums. A year and a half since his last solo the west side of Compton vet drops again. With 14 songs, 8 are good, 1 or 2 I skip, and 4 or 5 are ok. Guests are on all but 4 songs. Production is decent but not as good as he usually has. DJ Slip, Raw Steele, Prodeje of SCC, Tha Chill and DJ SubFlo do the production. A nice album for his fans but far from his best work.
#1 - 9 (f/ 2 D-A -- tight beat)
#2 - 7
#3 - 8.5 (f/ tha chill)
#4 - 6.5 (f/ tha chill & Bam)
#5 - 6 (f/ tha chill)
#6 - 7.5
#7 - 5
#8 - 8 (f/ tha chill)
#9 - 8 (f/ G-Luv)
#10 - 7.5 (f/ Jaz & tha Chill)
#11 - 9 (CMW Reunion -- f/ Tha Chill & Boom Bam -- tight beat)
#12 - 8.5 (nice beat)
#13 - 8 (f/ tha chill & boki -- dirty song)
#14 - 8 (f/ Jayo Felony & tha Chill)
Aaron Tyler -- b. around 1971 -- Compton, CA
GEAH!!!
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