![]() ![]() ![]() They couldn’t even bother to pad it out with Cam’ron laughing at his voicemail or an interlude where Hell Rell defends his title as “the Rakim of the jail-phone freestyle.”Įffort has always been tough thing to quantify on a Dipset record, though. Diplomatic Ties’ nine numbers clock in just 30 minutes, like they’re suddenly an indie rock band. The posse track with the LOX is titled “Dipset/LOX,” just enough to differentiate from the previous “D-Block/Dipset.” There is a “Dipset Forever,” though unrelated to the Purple Haze closing track of the same name. Album DescriptionThis is the phoned-in, diminished version of Dipset that shows up for Diplomatic Ties, an utter lack of engagement serving as its only unifying thread. See More Your browser does not support the audio element. Aside from Cam'ron, the Diplomats aren't good enough to carry these tracks themselves, and the lack of quality productions (or producers) makes this an easy one to skip, even for fans of Cam'ron. There's a pointless remix of the Cam'ron/Juelz Santana/Freekey Zekey feature "Hey Ma" (originally on Come Home with Me), with Toya providing some R&B vocals, and the bizarre inclusion of "Bout It Bout It, Pt. As on Come Home with Me, the combination of Cam'ron with producer Just Blaze provides the highlights, "I Really Mean It" and the Starship-sampling "Built This City." Both of them appear on the second disc, and there really isn't much to recommend on the first. With three of the four due for another full Roc-A-Fella release later in 2003 - plus a film release for Come Home with Me - the big question became quantity control, so it's no wonder that their combined talents can't keep this two-hour release together. On his third record, Come Home with Me, Cam'ron began paving the way for a few of his protégés (Juelz Santana, Jimmy Jones, Freekey Zekey), and the foursome came together as the Diplomats for a massive two-disc extravaganza, Diplomatic Immunity. Purchase and download this album in a wide variety of formats depending on your needs. ![]()
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