D12 - D12 World

[Porky]

D12 - D12 World

[Xcellerat0r]

I thought the album was pretty hot, not up to par with Devils night but still good nonetheless. I really enjoyed How Come, Loyalty, Good Die Young, and get My Gun.

[Omeh-Gah]

i gave it an 8 i believe the songs they made at the beginin could of been better like U r the one an ill be damn, and 6 in the mornin

[Authentik]

i gave it a four shit was wack eminem and proof hold d12 up on lyric standards and neither appeared much so its no good...

[Xcellerat0r]

I disagree, I feel that the rest of D12 matured on this album and the lyrics for the other group members were better than in Devil's night. I just think that Devil's night had the better songs.

[Omeh-Gah]

Yea i think swiftys an Kunivas lyrics has upped much since devils night

[cokane88]

cypress track iz hot

[Xcellerat0r]

American Psycho II? The original was better.

[Porky]

^ agreed. I was devils night > d12 world. Instigator was on DN was SICK and it didnt even have eminem on it

[Xcellerat0r]

Top 5 songs on DN

1.Revelations
2.Instigator
3.Fight Music
4.American Psycho
5.I personally like Pimp Like Me, don't know why though.

[Cypher]

i don't like this shit man...

[SgoonHoven-Noord]

i think its some ill shit, at least its alot betta than Devils Night, but 4 real, i think 'My Band' is sooooo lame, mayn, 4 real, that shit is wack, but 4 real, some tracks r fire yaknow, 4 real, especially 'American Psycho 2' that shit is HOT, mayn...
i give this album a 7....

[Cypher]

Uhmmm i would give this album a weak 5
Not all shit is hot you know

[JZA]

all the tracks sounded tha same to me except psycho and d12 world..

[B.I.G 24/7]

I aint feelin d12 their whack to me

[Omeh-Gah]

Kon artist cant rap fo shit hes the worst his voice is only good when hes signin on certain hooks he needs to stay producin everybody else is tight tho

[az_07]

most of it is trash ....
couple of tracks are hot though
eg. sycho

[tru2it6]

lol yall crazy erything aint gotta be shoot em up bang bang rap take the cd for what it is comedy this shit had me cryin laughin bizarre is fuckin nuts the only sour note is proof PROOF FUCKIN SUCKS!!! i am tired of people saying he is tight just because he and em r best friends he fuckin sucks period

[ajulysdream]

wasnt feeling it
i dont like eminem or anything that has to do with him

[Cypher]

hmmm i like they guy cuz he is almost evey time i see him very funny to me!
But i don't like all his music though.
8 mile was pretty cuwl to see

Aight pze

[J-Dawgg]

My Band iz tha wackest song i eva heard

[Lyricool]

This album is definitely a step up from tha last one

Hot Tracks - I'll be damn, Git up, How Come, American Phsyco 2, 40 oz

I give it an 8

[obsession666]

I'LL BE DAMNNED AND AMERICAN PYSCHO= HOLLLY SHIIT FIIIIRE

[Still Shady]

i gave it a 9..........this album to me was better than devils night
everybody step it up.......my only problem of the cd is that Em werent not in all of the songs
HOT TRACKS:git up,how come,get my gun,40 oz.,american physcho 2 and good die young

[RedEye]

I haven't rated it yet, but I got this a month before it came out, and STILL the only song I like is the Bizare solo, Just Like U. Partially cause it's a Hi-Tek track

[Da Burbs]

i gave it a 3.

That shit was wack as fuck. It was all that club, party shit. I used to love D12.

And devils night is a bomb ass LP...but no...D12 world sucks.

[Jrocc]

good... 7

[2tricky]

this aint real hiphop but its funny dough

[just blaze]

i agree wit 2tricky,it was ok,so i gave it a 4

[zoobear]

THIS CD IS CRAZY,,THEY DID STEP UP ON THIS ONE FROM THE LAST ONE, I FUCK WIT EM' ON THIS ONE,

[Get By]

6

[tmontana171]

7..... better then a nigga thought

[hi-lowpoint]

:lol: I gave this shit a nine becuz the lyrics of the other members besides proof and eminem have stepped up alot . Bizzares verse in 40oz. was good thats the hottest track on ther besides american psyco! Mad props to D12 and the whole Shady/Aftermath/Interscope& G-Unit Lables! <Hottest lables eva!!! :angry: If you dont think so then you might be seein me!!! :ph34r:

[mackiain]

Such a terrible cd, gotta love how Eminem does the hook for every song. Eminem's gotta stop makin shit that sounds all the same.

[dirtydevil]

nine the guys are stepping out from behind eminem but devils nite shit straight 10 fight music. fuck thats some losing your life music. every group has weak members. even eazy e said ice cube writes the rhymes that i say...hail to... anyway swift and kuniva could step it up a little but proof is fire. with a little work he could run circles around most out. doesnt he write most of some of the others rhymes? anyway could have been better. i expect better from em, and proof.

[mazza5000]

4/10

[nc-dizzle]

D12’s World
By Vincent Lane

Being a huge fan of Eminem and his seemingly untouchable Shady Records, I was very excited to step into D12 World. I thought that D12’s first album Devil’s Night was a very solid hip-hop debut in every aspect, and I was hoping their follow-up would pick up where their first album left off. Sadly, it did not. Even if you chalk up every Bizarre verse in the loss column and forget about his non-talented rhymes, D12 World still doesn’t show anything too promising. This album seems like it was thrown together in a matter of a few months, and I cannot believe this is what D12 offers us four years after their debut. If D12 would have thrown together an album 3 months after Devil’s Night, this would be that album. Then I could say, well, for an album rushed to be made in 3 months, it wasn’t that bad. Unfortunately, this is not the case.
First off, there are way too many Eminem-less tracks on D12 World, and I am sure the rest of D12 are probably trying to get out of his shadow, but damn! This album needs more Eminem, plain and simple. I guess before I start breaking down the album I should introduce you to the other members of Eminem’s “band” better known as D12 (or Dirty Dozen). There are six members (including Em), and they go by Kon Artis, Proof, Swifty, Kuniva and Bizarre. Typically, Kon Artis & Em act as the leaders both lyrically and production-wise; Proof, Swifty and Kuniva help define the definition of an emcee, while Bizarre, welp, let’s just say he lives up to his name.
The album starts off with the Slim Shady produced “Git Up,” which has been getting heavy play on the mixtape circuit for the past few months. Eminem (the only emcee who can put “banana fanana fo fana” in a rap without getting clowned) starts off spitting the first verse which is saturated with the same old played out gun talk, and tearing the club up references that everyone else seems to resort to on every track. Truthfully, I expected more from Em, and while it is a mediocre verse at best, he still has a few nyce lines here and there. The tempo of this track segue’s right into “Loyalty” (which sounds like the almost, exact same beat, something Eminem is doing all too often), and Proof comes through hard when it his turn claiming “for life it’s D12/no ice or Spreewell’s/everynight I chill and fight be free will/knowing I can be killed.” This track is the only one that featuring anyone else outside of D12 (excluding the excellent Young Zee 16 on the Commercial Break skit), as Obie Trice makes a notable appearance spitting about family loyalty.
For “Just Like Me” D12 reached out to Hi-Tek for the musical backdrop for Bizarre’s crazy antics. Seeing as this is Bizarre’s solo track, the only thing worth paying attention to is Hi-Tek’s ability to work the boards. The hook truly isn’t that bad, but then Bizarre starts to rap, and wow. WOW! He is so bad, and his verses never flow right over any beat. His rhyme style is very elementary, and to make a long story short, I would rather here American Idol reject William Hung cover 2pac’s greatest hits, than to hear another 16 bars from Bizarre. I hope Shady Records didn’t pay too much money for this track, because the two verses on this song are a waste.
Speaking of great production, Kon Artis (a.k.a. Denaun) has been emerging as one of hip-hop’s most talented producers (check out 50 Cent’s “P.I.M.P.” and G-Unit’s “Stunt 101”). Producing a lot of D12 World, Kon’s stand out tracks would have to be “U R The One” and “I’ll Be Damned.” Not only is the production airtight on these two cuts, but Kon Artis seems to have a knack for creating catchy hooks. “I’ll Be Damned” has him crooning a hook about women, and he holds it down on the verse as well, spitting “I’ma freak undercovers/I got plans for you trick, I don’t need a baby mother/I got 5 of them mufuckas/tryna smother me already.”
“U R The One” has D12 (Eminem less) talking about the type of girl that attracts them, as Kon Artis spits another infectious hook. This track right here is really one of the stand out joints on D12 World, and I wouldn’t be surprised if this were to become a single in the near future. If the rest of the album had more tracks like this, then it would have been a more solid effort.
Of course everyone has heard the hit single “My Band” which has Eminem mocking the public’s perception of D12. The funny thing about this song is that even though it centers on the group and the fact that they do not get enough recognition, “My Band” is constantly referred to in the streets as “the new Eminem song.” Oh well, it is what it is, a creative track with a hook that you can’t help but recite, and the last 30 seconds are so hilarious as Em goes on this Arabian impersonation which is worthy of a Oscar.
“Bitch” plays out like another attempt at a hip-popish track, but showcases the flawless Eminem delivery he is well known for. He not only spits a melodic verse, but you can envision him riding every instrument on the track. D12 World needs more of this Eminem. Swifty spits a notable verse over Eminem’s new school break beat rhythm of “Get My Gun,” but this is the only true highlight on this track. While we are talking about Eminem’s production, isn’t it beginning to sound the same on every track?
On a brighter note, my two favorite tracks are “American Psycho 2” and “How Come.” The latter of the two has Eminem, Denaun and Proof rapping about old friends who seem to have changed, and one can only think that Eminem is talking about a fellow Detroit native who happens to be 5 foot 9 inches tall (get the hint, I’m talking about Royce) when he spits the hook “how come, we don’t even talk no more/and you don’t even call no more/we don’t keep in touch at all/and I don’t feel the same love when we hug no more/and I heard through the grapevine we even beefing now.” Proof comes in on the third verse and adds, “fools I used to rap with/all expect magic/like my fingers get to snappin’/and poof it just happens.”
The good Doc finally makes an appearance on the board with “American Psycho 2” featuring B-Real (who makes a very good match with Dr .Dre’s production by the way) and this is a well needed addition to D12 World. Oh my god the track is bananas, and Dre’s guitar licks compliment every member of D12 as they tell tales about how crazy and insane they are (a common topic for the Dozen).
Soft spots on the album are “Leave Dat Boy Alone,” the disappointing title track “D12 World,” and “40 Oz.” which is D12’s attempt at the Down South birthed Crunk music. The verses on “40 Oz.” are average, but the hook and beat sound like something even Lil Jon & The Eastside Boys would have even thrown in the trash. “Keep Talkin” and “6 In Tha Mornin” are two tracks that D12 have been using as promotion on the streets, as they both have been circulating on every mixtape from Kay Slay to Whoo Kid in the past 6 months.
Finally, “Bugz 97” gives the late Bugz (an original member of D12 who was killed) a little bit of shine, and this track sets up “Good Die Young” where D12 (Eminem less once again) tell stories about their fallen homie. This is a positive type of track, and it has a great sentimental value to the Dozen I am sure, but vocally the hook seems a little too all over the place, and not organized too well at all.
This brings me to my summary of D12 World, and not to downplay D12 or take anything away from them lyrically, because for the most part the actually can spit (minus Bizarre of course). But on this album, they surely have fallen victim to the infamous Canibus Syndrome (which is when an emcee who can really spit fire, can’t record an album worth a damn). D12 are so much more capable of releasing a better album, bottom line. While Eminem’s production is becoming more and more predictable; Kon Artis’s board work is becoming more and more promising. Hopefully Eminem can step out of his predictable patterns in the future, and shock us like he so often does.
On D12 World, the Dozen used a totally different formula that they did on Devil’s Night, but unfortunately it comes up short. This album lacks good song structure. Where one song might have a good hook, the verses don’t always compliment the chorus, and where another song might have some dynamite verses, the hooks don’t match. Only a few songs here have what it takes to make a good hip-hop album, and the rest should have been left over for one of Whoo Kid’s, or DJ Clue’s many exclusives. Overall, I was extremely disappointed in D12 World, and I and wondering what kind of response it will receive from our beloved culture. I will be watching D12 closely to see what this album does for them in the near future. Too much Bizarre, and too little Eminem equal our lowest rating here at Lbs. so far, a 0.007. But fuck it, what do I know, maybe I am being too critical, but hey, that’s my job fam. Stay up, one.

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my d12 world review that i wrote for a online hip-hop mag called pounds magazine

www.poundsmagazine.com

they said i was too harsh on d12, so they felt it would be best not to use it.......ha ha

[M`C¢_¢C`A]

8 its a good CD
but compare to devels nigt it would be like a 4

[grnmst488]

not nearly as good as devils night but d12 and Em were in their prime around devils night and MMLP

[OUTKAZT808]

devils night was better

[bigjay.inc]

My favorite part of D12 World is the end....that would have to be the worst group on Interscope. Besides Em, Proof, and maybe Kon-Artist D12 is wack. I downloaded it just to fill the Mp3 player a lil more but only listened to it once. As a group they need to end it on a good note, they just did solid numbers....call it quits and try for the solo thing....Kon-Artist is still living off of that P.I.M.P. money....Em is just Em....Proof is proof....The rest of em should chill

MY RATING OF THIS ALBUM = 3

[Dj Polo]

i give it a 8 the beggining was not that hot

[MississippiPimp]

I agree with Dj Polo

[Get 'Em Buck]

Not all that good, but has got some good songs on it like How Come.

[duz]

in my view this album very suckx like d12

MY RATING OF THIS ALBUM = 4 (d12 need to eat lol )

[Bigg E.A.]

the good die young was some rill shit, expecially hearin d12 talkin bout some rill shit we can relate to.

how come was some rill shit.

that bizarre joint just like u was fuckin stupid tho.

[RoguePistol]

i was expecting alot more...

[Hitemup16]

the album was weak it was a waste of 12 bucks it was like em used a bunch of left over beats nobody wanted mr porter droped sum hot beats on the Good Die Young was a really tight track and the hi tek beat was nice but proof held it down on the mic. i just expected alot better album devils nite was way better

[Killa_automatic]

I truly love this album, D12 & Eminem did betta than "Devils Night"
They Stepped up there Game, Eminem Murdered the first verse of "Git Up"
Proof was on fire with his lyrical content & flow, Kon Artist is flat out nice,
Bizarre is plain bizarre with his lyrics, kuniva stepped up his flow,
I loved the song "Get My Gun", and I really respect the tribute to Bugz
that was a good show of gratitude and respect from D12 & Em. I have to say this album is Str8 Fire, D12 lived up to there name, they are the Dirty Dozen.
and if any people did not know the name of the member's of D12, they should know now.


R.I.P - Bugz



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[spyda]

shit's weak. 4.

[johnnylavah]

:shady: the songs with eminem are badass but the rest of the cd just sux :lol:

[lyrical genius]

These weak fuckers need to quit rapping and stick purely to sucking em's dick. Thats what they could go platin um at.

[2pacliveson]

this cd doesn't even deserve to be called a rap album...this is the worst cd i've heard in a long time...eminem needs to get away from d-12, they are making his career a joke...all he cares about is sellin albums these days though so i guess it don't hurt him...bizarre is the worst rapper of all time hands down...this shit would better serve as a coaster for my beer...FUCKIN HORRIBLE...i give it a 1 only cuz i can't pick 0

[Monomeester]

wack shit ARFiring :speaker:

[Professa]

i'd give it a seven or 8 cuz devil's night was way better

fave songs on D12 World: Git up, Loyalty, How Come, Get my gun, 40 oz, AP2, and Good Die Young

i pretty much liked all the songs on DN

[kts]

6
some strong songs;

loyalty, just like u, ill be damed, how come, get my gun, keep talkin

it coulda been much better, it lacks replayabilty. i now there wanted to go more mauture but eminem once agian fails to produce songs properly on some songs, and kon is not a capable rapper at times, same with bizzare. some wack lines in songs as well (e.g. d12world, 40 oz, american psycho 2, ur the one)

[Get 'Em Buck]

How Come = Good single choice!

[getmoney]

This shit wack and stupid. :dj:

[Da Burbs]

Eminem burnt the rest of the click, on D12 World. They can't compete. They wack fucks.
That shit was no hip hop...bizarre, that fucking obese moron, needs to shut the fuck up. Instead of getting better, he sucks more.
Proof is wack...Eminem, Kuniva, Kon Artis and Swift are okay. Bizarre and Proof are wack faggots.
This CD deserves a motherfucking 0

[Fucking Champion]

7 good but not the greatest

[xkillacamx]

da album wasn't suppose to be outlining eminem but my thoughts is dat eminem besides proof are da only group members dat actually stand out on da album they have da strongest sounds and strongest lyrics that stuck out on da album

[BangEm]

album was coo but devils night was better singles for this album sucked how come and my bad ? sorry joints

[thedragon]

Album gets a 7, overall it was all-right but Bizarre has a long way to go, and I mean a long way to go. Proof was good back in Underground EP, Eminem is still murdering it, and the rest of crew is just below average.

[phox29]

7...I was really feeling Devils Night, and even put it in my truck before this cd came out just to get myself amped. My first impression was like WTF...these aren't the same niggaz that brought out Pimp Like Me. In any event, I listened to about 7 tracks and put it on the shelf...nobody really has anything to SAY on the cd
DE

[D.S.]

a little bit of a word to phox, hah

i still have it an 8 tho, just cause some tracks are just banging even if they dont really say shit. plus some are funny as hell.

[cueball]

i give it a 9 i thought it was hot all brilliant/good/alright songs the drum beat in the begining to leave dat boy alone is phat.

5 best songs

1. git up
2. leave dat boy alone
3. american psycho 2
4. get my gun
5. keep talkin

[jonathanp]

7.5. It's nice, but it had a couple of missteps.

[sattheend]

d12 is corny as shit

[RoguePistol]

6 no where near devils night

[Reppin Tha Dirty Dirty]

8 is what i give it

[aizn]

this album wasnt great cause they had nothing 2 say.

eminem has no one hating on him now, so he raps about shit now. i wish ppl would start a riot against him so he can stick it back in their white asses.

6.

[Yonkers]

Album was aight, but coulda been alot better. Cant wait till Em dropz his own album

[slithis jones]

hate it cause i hate every member of d-12 besides bizarre

[Jordan23]

album is aight

[g-unot]

d12 r ok but dat shit aint gangsta

[SBK78967]

Get Ma Gun, Bitch, Git Up, Loyalty, 40 OZ., Keep Talken i like those and i like all of em i should say

[JoeLassister]

the track D12 world is a good instrumental git up is crazy, get my gun and bitch bangs out couple of others nice tracks so good album not much then 7.5 on 10 but that's ok with only 2 real rappers