Red Gone Wild: Thee Album
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| Artist | Redman |
| Type | Album |
| Released | March 27, 2007 |
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3.06 from 103 ratings
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Red Gone Wild: Thee Album
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Def Jam |
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Nodima
 Average; fails to meet expectations.
Digital
[Rating17226107]
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Red Gone Wild: Thee Album (Produced by Da Mascot unless noted) [Def Jam Recordings 2007]
1|Fire (feat. E3)|2:14 (Produced by E3) 3.75 - 4
2|Bak inda Buildin'|2:47 (Produced by Adam Deitch & Chris Pinset) 3
3|Put It Down (feat. DJ Kool)|3:23 (Produced by Timbaland) 3 - 3.5
4|Gimmie One|3:29 (Produced by Pete Rock) 3 - 3.25
Fans of "A Yo" will have a little 'wait huh?' moment here.
5|Fuck Ur Opinion (Skit)|0:21 2.5 - 3
6|Sumtn 4 Urrbody (feat. Blam, Runt Dawg, Ready Roc, Icadon & Saukrates)|3:56 (Produced by Adam Deitch & Chris Pinset) 3 - 3.75
7|How U Like Dat (feat. Gov Mattic)|2:16 (Produced by Rockwilder) 3 - 3.75
8|Freestyle Freestyle|4:10 (Produced by Scott Storch) 3 - 3.25
Cuts into a couple different Neptunes instrumentals, kind of interesting. Also Kraftwerk.
9|Walk in Gutta (feat. Def Squad & Biz Markie)|4:09 (Produced by Erick Sermon) 3 - 3.5
10|Wutchoogonnado (feat. Melanie Rutherford)|5:55 3
Melanie Rutherford just sounds out of place, and I usually like her.
11|Dis Iz Brick City (feat. Ready Roc)|3:38 (Produced by Clark Kent) 3 - 3.25
12|Rite Now|4:22 (Produced by Erick Sermon) 3.75 - 4
13|Blow Treez (feat. Ready Roc & Method Man)|3:35 (Produced by Watts) 3 - 3.5
14|Pimp Nutz|4:16 (Produced by Vitamin D) 2.75 - 3
15|Mr. Ice Cream Man (Skit)|3:06 4 - 4.25
"Can't not got damn one person in your family whup me. If he could put the pipe down, he might could!" "I'm just like your grandmomma, I'm just like her."
16|Hold Dis Blaow|3:39 (Produced by Rockwilder) 3.25 - 4
17|Get 'Em (feat. Saukrates & Icadon)|3:24 (Produced by tha Chill) 2 - 2.25
18|Merry Jane (feat. Snoop Dogg & Nate Dogg)|3:59 (Produced by Rockwilder) 3.25 - 4
This beat sounds a lot like the beat for Snoop's "That's That", just dressed up really shitily.
19|Gilla House Check (feat. Adam F.)|3:00 3.5 - 4
"I'm the shit like Janet Jackson undressing."
20|No Mo Soopaman Luva (Skit)|0:43 2.75 - 3
21|Soopaman Luva 6 (feat. E3, Hurricane G & Melanie Rutherford)|3:09 (Produced by Erick Sermon) 3.5 - 4
This sounds like a Rich Boy beat that I love.
22|Soopaman Luva 6 1/2 (feat. Hurricane G & Melanie Rutherford)|1:54 (Produced by Omen) 3 - 3.5
23|Suicide|3:30 (Produced by Adam Deitch & Chris Pinset) 3.75 - 4
Overall: 76 - 76.5 3.32/5 66 - 67%: Good; detracting problems; TRY IT
This album doesn't make much sense; if I remember right, it was cooking in the lab for most of the decade and sounded kind of dated from the jump off. "Suicide" blew my mind in high school but I've heard more now, and it's just an alright/dope Redman joint. Not a whole lot of things about this album that make me want to listen to it, considering how good some of Redman's other projects are. This was around the time where Redman became the perfect guy to have on a feature or do a collaboration with rather than a guy to look to for quality long players. It's telling of Redman's creativity level during this period when he makes his second or third "Top Billin'" cadence reference of the album on "Suicide". |
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rap_about
[Rating23829704]
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Redman returns from the lab with his original formula.
Red Gone Mild?
Red Gone Wild is not not so much wild as it is a fun, funky ride. The man also know as Reggie Noble is back with his first studio release in over six years and it's worth the wait. He's still bringing the comedy, reppin' the Brick City and loving his main lady, Mary Jane. Though slightly uneven, Gone Wild is a highly listenable return.
Something For the Old School, Not Much for the New
Lyrically, Redman remains imaginative with the distinctive flow that made him one of hip-hop's antiheroes. In an age of gross materialism that places product far ahead of skills, Redman remains the local weed-smoking, around-the-way dude that is just getting by with a regular job. Fans that grabbed his 1992 debut, Whut, Thee Album? won't be disappointed--Red Gone Wild will take them back to their middle school, high school, or otherwise carefree, purple-hazy days.
But, can Redman stand the test of time? It's way too soon to tell if his newest adventure will eventually become a classic. His present challenge is to remain relevant to today's hip-hop climate by sticking with his more mature audience, or else make a real attempt to appeal to the young'uns who are bumping Yung Joc in their iPods. If he's shooting for the latter, then a too-long and largely irrelevant skit like "Mr. Ice Cream Man" should have been cut from the jump. Redman pandering to any group or really anyone, however, is highly unlikely.
All-Star Lineup
Red made good choices with guest appearances including, the tried-and-true, Keith Murray, Erick Sermon, Method Man and the always dependable Snoop Dogg. The most notable difference between the Redman of '92 and the Redman of '07, is the production. Timbaland and Scott Storch in particular, merge futuristic, slightly spacey sounds with classic funk. And yes, he did it again: "Soopaman Lover 6," reminds us why he is the original Funk Doc.
The Bottom Line on Red Gone Wild
If you liked Redman before, you'll like him now, if you weren't around for his earlier stuff, this album may not convert you. But for the true Redman fans, "All my twenty-five and up, throw your hands up!"
Top Tracks
"Walk in Gutta" ft. Def Squad and Biz Markie
"Gimme One"
"Whatchoogonnado" |
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chase007
CD
[Rating19979131]
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Y DO PEOPLE CONTINUE 2 FRONT ON DOPE SHIT? CAUSE THE MAN AINT B HIND IT. COP THIS ALL REDMAN AND NON REDMAN FANS!! |
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coolfun
 A decent release
Digital
[Rating13599395]
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I hear a lot of praise for this all the time but to mee, there are too many features and the songs are too inconsistent for it to be enjoyable. This is not classic Redman, this is just him trying to feature a bunch of guys. The production sucks too overall. |
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oak
 Brick
CD
[Rating11876198]
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Redman
Red Gone Wild
2007
The "what-the-fuck-did-he-just-say!?" Redman is absent from this album, and what's present is a record full of mixtape quality tracks jumbled together in one of the biggest let downs of the year.While the lead single, Timbaland produced "Put It Down" is an unbelieble club hit I still find myself playing often, the rest of the album is lackluster and even the Scott Storch produced "Freestyle Freestyle" has the "Storchness" missing from it. Overall, the lyrics are meh compared to the old-school Redman and the Red we're used to hearing rhyming back and forth with Method Man, and the beats aren't any better. |
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MCHeadcase
Decent
CD-R
[Rating11519059]
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When you listen to New Jersey Hip-Hop artist Redman, there's something good about it and then there's something bad about it. The good thing is you'll always be entertained; with around his unique style of humorous braggadocio, he'd always make you laugh and still manage to be dope lyrically (which became a huge influence on later Hip-Hop superstar Eminem). Another good thing about Redman is his consistency, as he very rarely ever came wack in his music. However, the bad thing about Redman is his predictability; from his 1992 debut album "Whutt? Thee Album" to his 2001 fifth solo effort "Malpractice", he very rarely switched his style up. Throughout his career he has managed to be consistent, but at the same time has grown somewhat stale and predictable. Ever since the release of "Malpractice", the Funk Doctor has been on the low, waiting for six whole years before putting out anything new. Between a career in movies and television, as well as taking care of his family, Redman had just been away from the studio. However, for the longest time now, a new Redman album has been promised but problems with Def Jam Records (Red's label) has pushed the album back for two years. In fact, Def Jam has a black eye in terms of promotion for their artists -- even The Roots, who had one of the best records of 2006, got barely any promotion. But despite all the label drama, Redman finally released his sixth solo effort, "Red Gone Wild" two months ago. And what I mentioned in the beginning of the paragraph holds true for "Red Gone Wild": it may be more of the same ol' stuff from Red, but it manages to be entertaining, therefore reminding the world that he's still a dope emcee.
What I admire about Redman is his consistency. If you enjoyed his other albums, you'll no doubt enjoy this one as well, to an extent. It still has what you would expect from Red, like those humorous skits. While some of his previous albums have overdone it with the skits, there are only three on this record, and they happen to be not as stupid as some of Red's past skits. There's also another installment (and a half) of Redman's "Soopaman Luva series, though I must say the saga as a whole is not as dope as previous efforts. Sooperman Luva 6 starts strong enough, with Red's bragging about his sexual skills staying intact being backed by a funky organ-laced beat. The song eventually evolves into Sooperman Luva trying to break a female emcee named Hurricane G out of jail; this segues straight into Sooperman Luva 6 1/2, where the breakout actually occurs. It's an interesting plot, but the fact is the second part of the track really isn't as strong as the first, as the breakout isn't really detailed as it could've been. Above all else, Hurricane G is annoying; she's not exactly the dopest female emcee out there. Lines like "They trying to lock me up G / I can't do time cause my time is money" are just lame. Thankfully, "Walk in Gutta", the traditional Def Squad posse cut, does not disappoint, as Erick Sermon and Keith Murray join in for the brag-fest, while Hip-Hop funnyman Biz Markie drops in for the hook. And as should be expected with Redman, we have your obligatory weed song in "Merry Jane", which takes a few cues from the Rick James song of the same name. With guest appearances from Snoop Dogg and Nate Dogg, you would think it's just another by-the-numbers weed song, but thankfully it comes out pretty dope, as the emcees are complimented by Rockwilder's spacey but soulful production. By Red's standards, "Red Gone Wild" is definitely an entertaining album, as even the expected concepts and tracks very rarely disappoint.
The one thing I will say is I didn't like was the first single. While the first cut released from the album was "Gillahouse Check", officially released on Red's website back in 2005, the single released was a Timbaland-produced track called "Put it Down", which came out about a month before the album's release. It's definitely different from the obligatory first single, but that's not for the better here. "Put It Down" is a below average club banger that finds Redman spitting tired lyrics, getting repetitive quickly by ending most of his lines with 'nigga' ("Look in my eyes nigga, you see a great ball of fire nigga / my trail is blazin, that's right, I'm high nigga / a hard Hip-Hop hitman for hire nigga / my rims are so big, I fucked my alignment up") while Timbo rehashes the same synthesized beat that he's done a million times before. While it might have been a good choice for a single, I didn't find it entertaining, especially compared to the other single choices. In the two years that this album was going to be released, there were two other 'first singles' announced: "Fuck Da Security" (edited version called "Rush Da Security") and "Let's Go". They were both club bangers as well but they both had better lyrics, better beats, and a better overall vibe than "Put it Down". I was disappointed enough when I heard there was a 'new' first single to replace the original choices, but what pissed me off was neither of them ended up on the album! (though to be fair, they DID end up as bonus tracks on the UK and Japan releases). Thankfully enough, the previously mentioned "Gilla House Check" did end up on the album. On this one, Redman showed that his tremendous skills are still intact, as he spits his comedic battle raps over the strong beat, while modifying a classic KRS-One line for the chorus: "When we said 'we number one', we lied / we number one, two, three four, AND five!"
Lyrically, Redman doesn't lose a step. The rest of the album follows the same format as "Gillahouse Check", with top notch comedic braggadocio tracks. His comical but clever punchlines are still hilarious: "I'm in your college campus corridor / you should call me 'UNO' the way I draw the four", "I'm a soldier, better follow the leader / and for guap, I even smack kids like Madea!", "I'm smokin' sour diesel, gettin' head on my couch / from a chick that resemble Rosie Perez in the mouth", and "Doc get 'Five' on the mic like Joe Jackson". It's not really worth listing them cause it'd take too much time, but we can see that tracks like "Wutchoogonnado", "Gimmie One", and "Freestyle, Freestyle" fully display Red's skills and shows that no matter what, he is still worthy of the props that Hip-Hop heads give him. Production-wise, the album is mostly strong, as the beatmakers do their best in combining futuristic spacey sounds with classic funk samples. The usual suspects such as Erick Sermon, Rockwilder, Buckwild, and DJ Clark Kent all make notable contributions, while cats like Timbaland, Scott Storch, and Pete Rock are making notable first-time contributions (well in Rock's case, its like second time). While Timbo fails with his contribution, the other two definitely fill the void. Pete Rock laces "Gimme One" with gangly guitar loop and some brassy horns, while Scott Storch crafts a simply crafted beat for "Freestyle, Freestyle" that sounds kinda like his version of "Grindin'" (as Trey pointed out in his review). So as you can see, the producers do their thing just as much as Red does.
Even so, the album does have its share of shortcomings. As I noted straight from the beginning, Red's original formula has started to get predictable, and it's just as much so here. Red doesn't switch his style up on here at all, so an entire 75-minute album of comical punchlines might seem boring to the ever growing Hip-Hop fan. Red's entire style is beginning to sound dated, and sadly enough, that is evident here. While he succeeds elsewhere, tracks like "Hold This Blaow!", "Suicide", and "Pimp Nutz" aren't as entirely memorable as some of the other tracks on the album are, even though they all cover the same subjects. Sometimes it's the fault of the beat, but in some instances, Red is just intolerable. "Pimp Nutz" in particular is eye-roll inducing, as Red spits some weak lyrics in attempt to show how much of a pimp he is over a slow, boring beat (if you're gonna be pimpin, do it on the "Soopaman Lover" series only). But it's not the only Red's fault -- sometimes it's the guest rappers, in particular the artists on Red's Gilla House label. In attempt to give them shine, he lets them rap on several tracks, and they deliver sub par performances that take away from Red's shine. In particular we see the bloated and boring posse cut "Sumthin 4 Urrbody" (which features pretty much all of 'em) or the smaller but even lamer "Get 'Em", which is also let down by the wack production. But perhaps the biggest 'SMH' moment comes in "Blow Treez", as Ready Roc's lackluster verse ruins an otherwise halfway decent collab between from Red and his longtime partner Method Man. Red has stated his next album (a sequel to his classic "Muddy Waters") will only feature guest appearances from his Gilla House artists, but after hearing this album, I can only hope Red goes back on that promise.
But even with all its faults, "Red Gone Wild" is a solid album at the end of the day. Redman knows just how to cater to his core audience, and that's pretty much what he does here above everything else. But while he doesn't really stray far from his comfort zone, the bulk of the material is still dope enough for me to recommend. In these times, it's enough for an artist to deliver a solid record with banging beats and creative rhymes. Bottom line, if you're a longtime fan of his, pick it up; if you're a casual fan, pick it up but be weary of what you're about to hear. While the 'd�j� vu' feeling is a major factor here, I can't complain too much cause even with his predictable, dated comedic style that very rarely switches up, Redman is still better than most of the bullshit rap you can hear playing on the radio.
FINAL RATING: 3 1/2 Stars
Track listing:
1. Fire feat. E3 (4 Stars)
2. Bak Inda Building (4 1/2 Stars)
3. Put It Down (2 1/2 Stars)
4. Gimmie One (5 Stars)
5. Fuck Ur Opinion (Skit) (NOT RATED)
6. Sumtn 4 Urrbody feat. Blam, Runt Dawg, Ready Roc, Icadon and Saukrates (2 1/2 Stars)
7. How U Like Dat feat. Gov Mattic (4 Stars)
8. Freestyle Feestyle (5 Stars)
9. Walk in Gutta feat. Def Squad and Biz Markie (5 Stars)
10. Wutchoogonnado feat. Melanie Rutherford (5 Stars)
11. Dis Iz Brick City feat. Ready Rock (4 Stars)
12. Rite Now (3 1/2 Stars)
13. Blow Treez feat. Ready Roc and Method Man (2 1/2 Stars)
14. Pimp Nutz (1 Star)
15. Mr. Ice Cream City (Skit) (NOT RATED)
16. Hold Dis Blaow! (1 1/2 Stars)
17. Get 'Em feat. Saukrates and Icadon (1 1/2 Stars)
18. Merry Jane feat. Snoop Dogg and Nate Dogg (5 Stars)
19. Gilla House Check (5 Stars)
20. No Mo' Sooperman Luva (NOT RATED)
21. Sooperman Luva 6 feat. E3, Hurricane G, and Melanie Rutherford (4 Stars)
22. Sooperman Luva 6 1/2 feat. Hurricane G, and Melanie Rutherford (3 Stars)
23. Suicide (3 Stars) |
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killahoracle
[Rating11230200]
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tha same old redman, gets boring after a while, his lyrics were nuttin special really, too many tracks, although some of them were pretty nice, production was alrite, overall ok album not my fav |
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LukAz
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[Rating10560499]
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I got this album on release, I first tried to listen to this album, and found it hard and didn't know why... Ignored it a bit... Then after forcing myself into listening to this album in its entirety I figured it really isn't that bad though it doesn't say exactly what it says on the album "Red Gone Wild" sure he is wild on this but not compared to 'Whut? Thee Album' or 'Dare Iz A Darkside'.
I figured that this album isn't as bad as people are saying, his lyrics are good, (could be better if you gonna have about 6 years to think up some decent lyrics) the only real bad bits of this album is the production, there are some nice beats, but they aren't decent enough to satisfy me. The next problem is the guest appearances, (with an exception to Method Man, Snoop Dogg, Erick Sermon, Keith Murray, and the rest of the bigger names) 2pac also had this problem on his albums, where Red would bring his new crew on tracks from Gilla House, not hating on them or anything but they sound alot like the kind of rappers you hear on the radio these days.
This album is for the people that like Redman I guess, I didn't change my views on Redman after this album he is still one of my favourite MC's still hotter than most out there today, I could probably name about ten quality tracks on here, Redmans lyrics are pretty wild, the Ice cream man skit is funny as hell, but if you want an album where Red GOES Wild then pick up one of his first 2 albums. |
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fizzmaster
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[Rating8903372]
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Seriously. What the fuck is up with these haters? This album is excellent. For you dumb white ass backpack ass sucker hater ass motherfuckers: it is not 1994 anymore. Sorry to break the news. Redman has just dropped an excellent, extremely dope album and muthafuckas wanna dis. Fuck the underground. Go jock some obscure cat who sucks. "Red Gone Wild" is the best album of 2007. Fuck the haters. |
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elgringocolombiano
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[Rating8836452]
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Redman 2007 Red Gone Wild Thee Album
GOOD 2/20 (exclude 5 15 20 [skits])
Rite Now
Gimmie One
WACK 1
Sumtn 4 Urrbody
Redman (Rm), aka Reggie Noble aka Funk Docta Spock, is a rapper/producer from the NYC suburb of Newark, NJ, & a member of Erick Sermon’s (ES) Def Squad (DS) rap collective. This is Rm’s 6th solo studio album.
BEATS 2.5 The producer team, led by ES (3 beats), provides a variety of beat types, including synth-based pop rap (“Put It Down”), blues (“Rite Now”), soulful rap (“Dis Iz Brick City”), electro rap (“Freestyle Freestyle”), keys-based West Coast rap (“Fire”), orchestra-influenced (“Bak Inda Buildin”), pop reggae (“Blow Treez”), & rock rap (“Gilla House Check”). The beat speed is midtempo or energetic.
VOCALS Typical Rm: Rm is a good rapper, with a good unique voice, & good comedy.
SUBJECT MATTER Typical Rm: Rm’s main topic is battle/brag rap.
I recommend skipping this, & instead listening to Rm’s 1996 Muddy Waters. |
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