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Loyalty
Hip-Hop · 2002 · 14 tracks

Loyalty

Polished Bronx street anthems meeting early-2000s club shine. A heavy-hitting balance of celebratory luxury and the lingering weight of loss.

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The sound of a Bronx legend balancing club hits with the heavy reality of the streets.

A high-stakes blend of celebratory bravado and the somber reflection of a street survivor.

Loyalty · vs · Fat Joe
Drum Machine+1.1σ

The instrumentation foregrounds drum machine notably more than the catalogue usually does.

Tracklist · 14 Tracks
01
Take a Look at My Life
4:00
02
Bust at You
4:37
03
Prove Something
3:55
04
Ts Piece
3:50
05
It’s Nothing
4:06
06
Turn Me On
3:41
07
Born in the Ghetto
3:50
08
Crush Tonight
5:17
09
Gangsta
3:54
10
All I Need
4:39
11
Life Goes On
4:57
12
Loyalty
4:57
13
We Run This Shit
3:57
14
Shit Is Real, Part III
4:20
Moments Worth Waiting For
The jarring transition from the sarcastic 'Hi neighbor' intro to the heavy, menacing Alchemist beat on track 1.
The smooth, G-funk adjacent bounce of 'Crush Tonight' that pivots the album from the street to the dance floor.
The raw, vulnerable delivery in 'Shit Is Real, Part III' where the bravado slips to address the ghost of Big Pun.
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