June 25, 2004
Jadakiss: Kiss of Death
I think the Kiss of Death is the one of the best albums of the year. Nate Dogg's hook on the first single is one of his best. Although I don't think Time's Up is my favorite track. I think my favorite track is Shine featuring Snoop Dogg and DJ Quick. Another hot track is Real Hip Hop featuring Sheek. There is also good contributions from Kanye West (Gettin' It In) and the Neptunes (Hot Sauce To Go). He also does a track with his favorite artist to collaborate with, Styles P (Shoot Outs). It ain't no where as good as We Gonna Make It from his previous album. Another good track is Why featuring Anthony Hamilton is another good track. But is asking how Halle Berry and Denzel Washington got their Oscars an important question? Other good tracks that deserve some mention are U Make Me Wanna featuring Mariah Carey, I'm Going Back, Still Feel Me, and By Your Side. The only track I can say I disliked is Welcome To D-Block featuring Skeek and Eminem,
The only other person who came out with a better album this year is Kanye West (The College Dropout). If you count The Black Album as a 2004 album (even thought it came out in late 2003, the Grammy's will count it as a 2004 album, so shall I), then Jay-Hova has the second best album of the year. Jada has the third best followed by Twista's Kamikaze. Oh wait, I forgot about Usher. Well, I am tired of hearing him cry, so we will put him fifth.
