Bun B :: Trill O.G.
Rap-A-Lot Records
Author: Steve 'Flash' Juon
Bun B's legacy as a hip-hop Hall of Famer had already been cemented when he released his first solo CD 'Trill' back in 2005. As one half of U.G.K. the Port Arthur native had a decade+ of hip-hop classics under his belt, but his partner in rhyme Pimp C was doing a long stint behind bars. While some worried at the time that the dopeness of Bun's solo was the beginning of the end for the group, they promptly reunited once he was released from incarceration and returned at an all-time career high in 2007 with 'Underground Kingz.' A few short months later Pimp C was dead. To say this turn of events was perplexing is to say the least an understatement. The Kingz gave their fans what they had been waiting for so long while Pimp C was gone, and just like that he was gone again - only this time for good. The real fucked up twist to all of this was that Bun had already proved he could ride solo and succeed before his friend and confidant left this Earth. Would he even want to do it again?
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- Bun B Trill Og Deluxe Edition Tracklist
Young Jeezy Feat. Bun B – Over Here 110. BoBo Luchiano – Get Up Off Me 111. Willie D – Freaky Deaky 112. Killer Mike Feat. – Akson (Remix) 113. Birmingham J & Bun B – Slip-N-Lean 114. Beanie Sigel & Bun B – Purple Rain 115. UGK – Cocaine In The Back Of The Ride 116. Slim Thug - Welcome 2 Texas (All Star 2010) DJ RPM, DJ Mr. The Texas Takeover, Pt. About File Formats. MP3 is a digital audio format without digital rights management (DRM) technology. Because our MP3s have no DRM, you can play it on any device that supports MP3, even on your iPod!
Hip-Hop got lucky. Bun was able to ride out his pain and come back even stronger on 'II Trill,' assuring that both his legacy and U.G.K.'s would continue to ride on through the decade and beyond.It's 2010 now and Bun B is back for a third go around on 'Trill O.G.' sounding as confident as ever. On the Steve Below produced opener 'Chuuch!' the crooners on his hook sum up the situation this way: 'I came to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothin but the truth/I came to represent for the South in the streets and in the booth.' And represent he does:
'We back baby, and better than we ever was
It's U.G.K. so quit actin like we never was
You see the crew is II Trill, and in effect
And Rap-A-Lot is rollin with us, we fin' to wreck
So ask Em, ask Hova, ask Diddy
Go ask Yeezy, Jeezy.. ask Fitty
And they'll tell you I'm throwed when I spit it
And still in here doin it, you can't fuck with it
And I'ma hit in the chest with the nina
Reppin H-Town like James Prince Sr.
Am I hard enough? Am I real enough? Am I ready?
Bro well you already know; on your mark, set, ready go!'
Fittingly this is just a warm up - 'Trill O.G.' keeps getting hotter from this point forward. Justice L.E.A.G.U.E. lays down a smooth pop backdrop for a collabo' between Bun B and T-Pain on 'Trillionaire,' an instrumental eerily reminiscent of Polow Da Don's 'Hero' for Nas.
Bun B: 'I'm tryin to take this to the mountain top, Appalachian ('lachian)
But it's a rocky road (road) and I'm still movin up
And ain't no movin us, so keep it pushin, get to movin bro (for real)
You might be new to me but you know I ain't new to ya
Go ask the white boys, they say he's totally tubular (dude)
Fuckin bad bitches, rub my dick against their uvula
Everytime I hit the streets, it's like a fuckin movie bro (damn)
You know what I do to ya, send gladiators through to ya
They gon' leave ya chopped up, like they was DJ Screwin ya, hold up'
T-Pain: 'Yeah, I know they hatin on me (on me), cause I'm the man ('cause I'm the man)
I'm too trill homie (trill homie), I don't give a damn (I don't give a damn)
I'm a self made (self made), trillionaire (trillionaire)
I'm a self made (self made), trillionaire (trillionaire)'
If hip-hop's most trill artist wants to declare himself a trillionaire, I say go ahead. What some might miss is that he's not using this mythical status (there are no single individuals alive today worth a trillion dollars) to flaunt excess wealth. Bun would be just as trill as a thousandaire, because for him it's all about a state of mind where he achieves his goals regardless of his bank account. Guest rappers like Young Jeezy on 'Just Like That' spent far more time bragging about what their money buys than Bun, although he will occasionally floss for the sake of a punchline: 'Now when it come to makin money I'm a printin press/and when it come to bein trill I'm the litmus test; run it like a fitness test.' Bun has always taken being a badass in rap to a higher level, wanting to impress listeners with the strength of his wordplay first and the size of his bank account second. The DJ Premier produced 'Let 'Em Know' epitomizes this philosophy perfectly, a Texas reunion that needs to be done again and again, one that opens with a shoutout to Guru and a vow this was a 'long time comin' baby':
'Okay, Bun is on the mic, Premier's on the track
The South is in the house, now what can fuck wit that?
And what can fuck wit this? I take shots and don't fuckin miss
First on your baby mama bucket list
You on some sucka shit, might as well suck a dick
'Cause you bein a bitch just for the fuck of it
And when I fuckin spit, niggaz get to tuckin shit
Tryna duck down wherever they can fuckin get
They better ask somebody
'fore I have Big Truck pass the shotty and blast somebody, bitch!
Mastered the flow, the gun and the hand game
Now I'm resurrectin a REAL nigga campaign!
Fake ass niggaz, we snatch 'em out the damn rain
Take they damn chain, hit 'em with the damn thang
BANG! Now that's what happen when the trigger blow
Aiyyo Premier, let a motherfuckin nigga know!'
If you don't love this song, just retire from hip-hop right now and go fuck with some Pat Boone records. Seriously. There's much more to love on this densely packed 20 track album, although I'm given to understand some versions come with less - around 16 in fact. So let's rule out the bonus tracks or iTunes deluxe edition tracks and say this - you may not fuck with a better album the entire month of August. I'm sure there will be some good releases at some point, but it's awfully hard to name a bad track on 'Trill O.G.' anywhere. The collaboration of Bun, Pimp C, Trey Songz and TUPAC SHAKUR on 'Right Now' is EPIC. I normally can't stand Gucci Mane on tracks, but Bun B even makes him tolerable on the pounding B-Do beats of 'Countin' Money All Day.' There are much better guests though - Drake flosses on the almost six minute long Boy-1da song 'It's Been a Pleasure,' Twista takes things to a triple time flow from Chicago on 'Speakeasy,' and Slim Thug lives up to the title of 'Ridin' Slow' when he gets down with Bun and Play-N-Skillz, a track that vows to 'shake the sidewalk' and should succeed in that aim and claim. I make no apology for being a long time Bun B fan, but if this is your first time getting down with the man then 'Trill O.G.' will undoubtedly make you a convert too. R.I.P. Chad Butler.
Music Vibes: 8.5 of 10Lyric Vibes: 8.5 of 10TOTAL Vibes: 8.5 of 10
Originally posted: August 10, 2010
source: www.RapReviews.com
Many of you, my readers, are audiophiles like myself.
I love music and I go out of my way to buy updated, deluxe, and special editions of albums by my favorite artists so I can get bonus tracks and better quality recordings when possible.
Unfortunately, lately, I’ve found that multiple record companies and music distribution companies are using little to no quality control and putting out CD’s that have errors in them. What this means is that you’ll buy a CD and it will have digital pops or skips in the songs.
If you like to rock your music semi-loudly on occasion, these pops will actually sound like they are going to damage (tear) your speakers, especially if you use any kind of higher end stereo equipment. Kind of backwards if you ask me, the better your stereo equipment, the worse these CD’s sound.
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And this just hasn’t happened once. In fact, out of the last batch of CD’s I bought, 4 CD’s or CD sets have had these digital pops or skips. What’s even more shocking is that 3 of the 4 are deluxe/remastered editions of the album purchased!
Testing & Confirmation…
Just to make sure it wasn’t MY system, I tried the CD’s in my high end stereo, in my computer with high end speakers, and in my car stereo. 3 seperate stero systems by different companies. After this testing, all of the pops were still present in each system.
To further test, I took one of the discs back to the store (Best Buy) where it was purchased and exchanged it 5 times to find that all of their copies were defective. If you’ve read this blog for long, you already know the horror story of getting that situation resolved in this blog post about Best Buy. The CD was Trill OG by Bun B (Deluxe Best Buy Edition) and to give the manufacturer another chance, I ordered a copy online versus buying it locally after all this. It was from a different state and different warehouse but had the same pops. This CD has these pops throughout the last 5 songs on the CD.
To further my test even more, I also picked up the digital (iTunes) versions of a couple of these CD’s and guess what? No skips! It’s plain to see that the record companies are providing clean masters to the distribution companies but that the companies who are physically pressing CD’s are using sub-par equipment/materials or processes to produce the CD’s.
Additional Problems, Additional CD’s…
In addition to the Bun B – Trill OG CD issues that I’ve had which have been documented on the blog post mentioned above, three other CD’s or CD sets come immediately to mind that suffer from these same pops…
Jimi Hendrix – Electric Ladyland – There are a couple of pops in the last songs of the CD. These are part of the Sony and Experience Hendrix wave of “remastered” re-releases so this is shameful.
Big L – Return Of The Devils Son – There is are digital pops on Track 5, the song School Days, starting at 2:19 in the song. Track 19 also has so many pops and distortions after 2 minutes into the song, it’s painful to listen to.
The Word Of Promise Audio Bible – There is clearly a digital skip in Isaiah Chapter 54, Verse 7 in which a portion of the scripture is left out. After months of being told a replacement would be forthcoming, I finally had to get assertive with the support person who shipped me a replacement 3 separate times, all of which had the error. After that, a completely new set was sent, again with the error. To their credit, after this, they did send me a refund check and apologize after going through this process for months.
I noticed that two of the discs are labled as being distributed by Fontana Distribution. I couldn’t find mention of Fontana on the other two but they have a different form of packaging so confirmation of these also being put out by Fontana is inconclusive.
Attempts To Resolve This…
Sony Legacy, Fontana Distribution, Rap-A-Lot Records, and Bun B ignored my attempts to contact them regarding these errors sent over 4 months ago. I’m sure they figure I’m one guy, forget me, they don’t care.
I’m a marketing consultant and copywriter for a living and work with packaging and product consulting, but I’ll be the first to say that it’s down right dishonest and wrong for these companies to make everything look shiny and new with flashy packaging, and then to deliver a sub-par CD of audio, which is what you’re really buying anyway!
As I publish this, I am also contacting Sony Legacy, Experience Hendrix, Fontana Distribution, Rap-A-Lot Records, and SMC Recordings for a comment regarding how they plan on rectifying all of these defective releases. While I don’t anticipate that they will respond based on their previous history of ignoring communication, I will update this blog if they do respond.
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This post will continue to grow. While I don’t have thousands of CD’s, it seems that a large percentage of CD’s I listen to for the first time in my collection have these issues, which is disturbing. I will continue to update this blog post with new information as it becomes available.
Until next time,
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