Search - Cam'ron, Diplomats :: Diplomatic Immunity

Ok debut from dip-set

03/25/2003

(3 out of 5 stars)

"the diplomats first offcial(after the 4 diplomats mixtapes) debut album is reasonably good. juelz santana, cam'ron and jimmy jones dont really make a big impact with their lyrics, which are sometimes boring and repetitive (see the track "juelz santana the great", i dont see whats so great about him to be honest). it is quite a consistant album throughout tho, it being a double cd also, which was abit of a gamble on the fact that roc-a-fellas other double cd, jay-z's "blueprint 2", didnt do so well. the best thing about this album though is the production. its consistant throughout the whole album, with the typical speeded up samples that have been heard of cam'rons last album. just blaze produces the best tracks on here ("dipset anthem", "built this city") but heatmakerz also bring some good production to it. standout tracks would be "ground zero", "beautiful noise", "dipset anthem", "i really mean it", "purple haze", "the first" and "built this city". if they released this album on maybe one disc it would be alot better, and even a instrumental version maybe a good idea. if u liked cam'rons last album "come home with me" then you would definatly like this, but also if u like nice production this would also be a good buy. id give this album 3.5."

The Diplomats- Diplomatic Immunity

Constant | Vancouver, BC Canada | 04/09/2003

(4 out of 5 stars)

"The Diplomats (Cam'ron, Juelz Santana,Jimmy Jones, Freeky Zeeky) first group album "Diplomatic Immunity" has some banging tunes. Exectuive Produced by Cameron, and Jimmy Jones, guest appearances come from Un Casa, Toya, Hell Rell, Freeway, DMX, and Master P. Two discs, first has ten tracks with five interludes, second has twelve tracks. Find lots of sampling of old school recordings throughout, and album is laced with really sick beats courtesy of Roccafella. First standout track for me is "Who Am I" which uses a O'Jays sample, Juelz drops some nice and memorable verses on this one, a reflective track. Followed up by "Ground Zero" a banging track, where diplomats rep. "More Than Music" and "Dipset Anthem" are two more tracks that follow both are good. Then there is the "Hey Ma (Remix)" feat. Toya, at first I thought this was just going to be a filler track, but its actually a hot track, remix as good if not better then the original. Disc Two has some hot tracks, ones that stood out for me are: "I Love You" a track about the hood, 9/11, and showing love to lost friends. "Purple Haze" and the "The First" follow, both are ill, Killa Cam going solo on the first one. "Whats Really Good" feat. DMX is disappointing, as you expect X to drop more then one line. Fortunately "Im Ready" picks things up again, and is followed by "Bout it, Bout it" feat. Master P, this was the first track I saw come out on video, and though I havnt felt P in a long long time, actually like this track, it has got a distinct sound to it. "We Built This City" is a blazing hot fast paced, adrenaline laced track, loving it right now. Album finishes with "Let's Go" which samples Marvin Gaye, a nice closer, for a solid album. Where does this album fall short, too many interludes, and a few average tracks, could have easily been one album. All the same, I am happy to have "Diplomatic Immunity" in the collection, nice first release from one of hiphops foremost up and coming groups."

ONE BIG DISSAPOINTMENT

MICHAEL TAYLOR | RICHMOND, VA USA | 09/14/2003

(2 out of 5 stars)

"FIRST OF ALL, 2 CDS IS WAY TOO MUCH FOR A DEBUT ALBUM. MUCH OF THIS ALBUM IS JUST AVERAGE EVERYDAY NEW YORK RAP. AS ALWAYS, CAM'RON IS FUN TO LISTEN TO, BUT THE REST OF THE DIPLOMATS[EXCEPT FOR MAYBE JUELZ SANTANA] IS WACK. THE HIGH POINTS OF THIS ALBUM IS ''UN CASA'', WHICH IS THE 1ST SONG ON THE ALBUM. IT INTRODUCES ROC-A-FELLA'S NEWEST RAPPER, AND I MUST SAY, UN CASA RIPPED IT ON THAT TRACK. THEN THERE'S ''GROUND ZERO'', WHICH IS UNDOUBTEDLY THE BEST SONG ON THE WHOLE ALBUM. THEN THERE'S OF COURSE ''DIPSET ANTHEM'' WHICH HAS A HOT BEAT AND SOME NICE FLOWS FROM THE DIPLOMATS. THEN THERE'S THE 3RD ''BOUT IT BOUT IT'', WHICH IS SLOW, BUT INTERESTING. AND THEN THERE'S ''BUILT THIS CITY'', WHICH RIGHT NEXT TO ''GROUND ZERO'', ONE OF THE BEST SONGS ON THE ENTIRE ALBUM. BUT WHAT HURTS THIS ALBUM IS THE FACT THAT IT'S 2 DISCS. IT'S SIMPLY JUST TOO LONG AND HAS TOO MUCH UNESSECARY MATERIAL. THIS MIGHT HAVE WORKED OUT A LOT BETTER HAD IT BEEN JUST 1 DISC. MAYBE ON THEIR NEXT ALBUM, THE DIPLOMATS'LL LEARN FROM THE MISTAKES THEY MADE WITH THIS ALBUM."