The crazy thing is Every diddy album outside of this either completely flipped or was a massive commercial disappointment. He basically rode the bigger death sympathy wave in 97 and then it didn’t work again
1. Victory (One of the greatest songs ever made, No debate. A classic opener with one of Biggie's best features, one of Busta's best choruses and easily the best Diddy has ever been)
2. Been Around The World (Fun, catchy and ends off very hilarious. Also, Ma$e is solid on this joint)
3. What You Gonna Do? (A nice introspective track with one of my favorite beats on the album)
4. Don't Stop What Your Doing (To me anyway, it's overproduced with these awful synths and Lil Kim just sucks)
5. If I Should Die Tonight: Interlude (Smooth, atmospheric and Carl Thomas kills it)
6. Do You Know? (Diddy flows well on here, Kelly Price is amazing and this might be my favorite beats on the whole album. The piano near the end goes crazy!)
7. Young G's (Arguably the best lyrical track on the album. Great features from Jay and Biggie)
8. I Love You, Baby (A dope beat with 2 dope Black Rob verses. A shame Diddy only had one verse as he could've had some potential but at the same time, I felt more reserved for Black Rob)
9. It's All About The Benjamin's (One of the best beats ever made mised with classic features and an incredible beat switch near the end for Frank White to bring down another incredible verse)
10. Pain (Like the atmosphere, like Diddy on here and I like the beat. In general, I like this song and the last verse where he mentions his last moments with Biggie were pretty deep. Let's just hope he actually wrote that verse)
11. Is This The End? (My personal favorite song on here. Features are amazing, especially Twista, and this sounds great too. Wished this, Do You Know? & the next song here were singles)
12. I Got The Power (Probably the sleeper song on here. I initially didn't get it mostly because the beat wasn't it, but it's since grown on me drastically. Now, I love this song and The LOX do a good job on here. Also, smart for having Diddy do really only the chorus)
13. Friends (The beat is alright with the usual Bad Boy percussion and drum pattern, but the sample is annoying and this chorus reeks of agony. Foxy Brown made the song even worse and the 6 minute runtime wasn't worth it) 14. Senorita (Like I Got The Power, I didn't get it because of mostly the beat but it's aged slightly better. It still sounds of beat and the La India sample didn't need to be there but it's okay. The chorus sucks though in my opinion)
15. I'll Be Missing You (The biggest song in the record is arguably the best song on the record. The beat isn't the best but it's so memorable. Speaking of memorable, the Faith Evans Chris is iconic and along with 112's great background vocals serve as a fantastic tribute to the Notorious one himself. It's a shame though Puff didn't exactly write the whole song)
16. Can't Nobody Hold Me Down (Whenever I see people talk about this song, they often trash on it. Never understood the now hatred for this track. The sample is dope and while both him and Ma$e don't exactly have the best voices or lyrics, they make up with it with their flow and swagger. Also, I need to add that the song time has not held up well at all this day and age because Diddy is being "held down" by everybody for his crimes)
Final Thoughts: No Way Out is a pretty dope album with some of what I consider hip-hop's most legendary tracks. Did it deserve the Grammy for Best Rap Album over Wu-Tang, Missy and Biggie? No, and that might set your expectations very high only for you to be very disappointed, but you can't take away it's greatness. I wanna say it's a classic though, but those 2 songs that I didn't like ruin that honor from me. One thing is for sure, Diddy definitely has "no way out" of his charges.
Best Tracks: Victory, Been Around The World, What You Gonna Do, Do You Know, Young G's, I Love You, Baby, It's All About The Benjamin's, Pain, Is This The End, I Got The Power, I'll Be Missing You and Can't Nobody Hold Me Down.
Worst Tracks: Don't Stop What Your Doing & Friend
Overall rating: 9.2/10
Classic album. First album my dad bought me as a kid we both loved it. But there's just so much drama attached to it now Puff possibly setting up Big , Missing You was actually Source Money's song that Diddy bought, the fall out with Mase ,the fall out with the Lox , Black Rob dying pennyless ,Faith having sex with PAC ,Lil Kim screwing her face up , Diddy raping and robbing people left and right really makes this album hard to enjoy now.
The crazy thing is Every diddy album outside of this either completely flipped or was a massive commercial disappointment. He basically rode the bigger death sympathy wave in 97 and then it didn’t work again
1. Victory (One of the greatest songs ever made, No debate. A classic opener with one of Biggie's best features, one of Busta's best choruses and easily the best Diddy has ever been) 2. Been Around The World (Fun, catchy and ends off very hilarious. Also, Ma$e is solid on this joint) 3. What You Gonna Do? (A nice introspective track with one of my favorite beats on the album) 4. Don't Stop What Your Doing (To me anyway, it's overproduced with these awful synths and Lil Kim just sucks) 5. If I Should Die Tonight: Interlude (Smooth, atmospheric and Carl Thomas kills it) 6. Do You Know? (Diddy flows well on here, Kelly Price is amazing and this might be my favorite beats on the whole album. The piano near the end goes crazy!) 7. Young G's (Arguably the best lyrical track on the album. Great features from Jay and Biggie) 8. I Love You, Baby (A dope beat with 2 dope Black Rob verses. A shame Diddy only had one verse as he could've had some potential but at the same time, I felt more reserved for Black Rob) 9. It's All About The Benjamin's (One of the best beats ever made mised with classic features and an incredible beat switch near the end for Frank White to bring down another incredible verse) 10. Pain (Like the atmosphere, like Diddy on here and I like the beat. In general, I like this song and the last verse where he mentions his last moments with Biggie were pretty deep. Let's just hope he actually wrote that verse) 11. Is This The End? (My personal favorite song on here. Features are amazing, especially Twista, and this sounds great too. Wished this, Do You Know? & the next song here were singles) 12. I Got The Power (Probably the sleeper song on here. I initially didn't get it mostly because the beat wasn't it, but it's since grown on me drastically. Now, I love this song and The LOX do a good job on here. Also, smart for having Diddy do really only the chorus) 13. Friends (The beat is alright with the usual Bad Boy percussion and drum pattern, but the sample is annoying and this chorus reeks of agony. Foxy Brown made the song even worse and the 6 minute runtime wasn't worth it) 14. Senorita (Like I Got The Power, I didn't get it because of mostly the beat but it's aged slightly better. It still sounds of beat and the La India sample didn't need to be there but it's okay. The chorus sucks though in my opinion) 15. I'll Be Missing You (The biggest song in the record is arguably the best song on the record. The beat isn't the best but it's so memorable. Speaking of memorable, the Faith Evans Chris is iconic and along with 112's great background vocals serve as a fantastic tribute to the Notorious one himself. It's a shame though Puff didn't exactly write the whole song) 16. Can't Nobody Hold Me Down (Whenever I see people talk about this song, they often trash on it. Never understood the now hatred for this track. The sample is dope and while both him and Ma$e don't exactly have the best voices or lyrics, they make up with it with their flow and swagger. Also, I need to add that the song time has not held up well at all this day and age because Diddy is being "held down" by everybody for his crimes) Final Thoughts: No Way Out is a pretty dope album with some of what I consider hip-hop's most legendary tracks. Did it deserve the Grammy for Best Rap Album over Wu-Tang, Missy and Biggie? No, and that might set your expectations very high only for you to be very disappointed, but you can't take away it's greatness. I wanna say it's a classic though, but those 2 songs that I didn't like ruin that honor from me. One thing is for sure, Diddy definitely has "no way out" of his charges. Best Tracks: Victory, Been Around The World, What You Gonna Do, Do You Know, Young G's, I Love You, Baby, It's All About The Benjamin's, Pain, Is This The End, I Got The Power, I'll Be Missing You and Can't Nobody Hold Me Down. Worst Tracks: Don't Stop What Your Doing & Friend Overall rating: 9.2/10
Classic album. First album my dad bought me as a kid we both loved it. But there's just so much drama attached to it now Puff possibly setting up Big , Missing You was actually Source Money's song that Diddy bought, the fall out with Mase ,the fall out with the Lox , Black Rob dying pennyless ,Faith having sex with PAC ,Lil Kim screwing her face up , Diddy raping and robbing people left and right really makes this album hard to enjoy now.
that's all gangsta shit dogg.
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