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Blood in My Eye
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Blood in My Eye
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by Ja Rule
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$8.00
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on 10-2-2008.
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1. Murder Intro
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2. Life - Caddillac Tah, James Gotti, , Ja Rule
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3. Clap Back
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4. Crown - Ja Rule, Sizzla
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5. Kay Slay Skit
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6. Things Gon' Change/2 Punk Ass Quarters Skit
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7. Race Against Time II
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8. Bobby Creep Skit
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9. N****s & B*****s
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10. INC Is Back - Black Child, Ja Rule, , Shadow
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11. Remo Skit
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12. Blood in My Eye
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13. It's Murda [Freestyle][*]
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14. Wrap [Freestyle][*]
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Fans of hip hop have a wide range of opinions about Ja Rule, some like him and always have, some never have, some hate him for his beef with 50 Cent & Co, some feel like he has not dropped an album worth paying attention to since his debut "Venni Vetti Vecci" (1999). Others feel that he sold out by doing R & B collaborations and became the mainstream rapper they hate, whatever the case people know him. For a long time now fans of Ja Rule have been waiting for him to drop a hardcore hip hop album with no R & B collabs, and he has delivered the goods with "Blood In My Eye" (2003), a fourteen track release which is really eight full tracks, two freestyles, one Intro, and three skits. Guest appearances come from Hussein Fatal, Caddillac Tah, James Gotti, Sizzla, Do Cannon, Big Remo, Black Child, Young Merc, Shadow & Sekou 720. Most of these artists are Murder Inc related, with a few exceptions like Hussein Fatal (a former member of 2Pac's group Outlawz) making the most appearances. I would have to say Ja Rule has probably been the most hated rapper of this year, artists like 50 Cent, Eminem, Busta Rhymes,Obie Trice, DMX, and even Dr. Dre have dissed him over the last year. I enjoy music from all of the above artists, and dont let there beefs change how I feel about there music. This album is essentially a collection of tracks where Ja Rule is dealing with his beefs. Some of this material has been circulating for some time on mixtapes but this is really the introduction of it to mainstream hip hop audiences. All that said I have to say I am enjoying this one, Ja Rule's lyrical content is entertaining to me, production is solid, and I like the heavy beats and some of the guest appearances. After the intro, "The Life" Feat. Hussein Fatal, Caddillac Tah, & J.Gotti is a decent track, like the piano and heavy drum beat. First real standout for me is the single "Clap Back" a sick track, with a memorable beat, actually first heard this when I saw an uncut version of the video. The follow up track "The Crown" is excellent, lyrically Ja Rule tears into 50 Cent, backed by a pounding piano beat and Sizzla's reggae chorus. Rule widens his scope from 50 Cent to G-Unit, Em and Dre on the powerful diss track "Things Gon Change" feat. Black Child, Young Merc & Do Cannon, Black Child comes across rawest on this one for me. The last real standout is "Race Against Time" (Part 2) which is like the original exceptional, musically this is my favorite track on this album, love the horns, drums, and Rule's singing/rhyming works well. With the exception of the nice collaboration title track "Blood In My Eye" feat. Hussein Fatal, the tracks that follow range from average to skippable for me, more diss tracks with a lower level of quality production. "The Wrap" has been popular on mixtapes, but I have to say I like the "Burn" beat best when Mobb Deep is on it. A short release, "Blood In My Eye" is really more of an EP, I find it an improvement over his last album and recommend it to Ja Rule fans. As for others I would recommend giving it a listen first. One.
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Blood in My Eye
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Price: $8.00
Updated on 10-2-2008.
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