Ruthless for Life是MC Ren的第四張個人專輯，同時也是最後一張以Ruthless廠牌的名義發行的專輯。
基本介紹
- 中文名：Ruthless for Life
- 所屬藝人：：MC Ren
- 錄製時間：：1998
- 發行時間：：1998.6.30
專輯信息,專輯簡介,上市音軌,採樣信息,
專輯信息
中譯：殘酷的人生
廠牌：Ruthless
時長：50：10
專業評分：Allmusic 4/5
專輯簡介
專輯由全新的製作人製作，並且有許多嘉賓客串，包括了Snoop Doggy Dogg, Ice Cube, Eightball & MJG和RBX。
AMG的專欄作者斯蒂夫.托馬斯.艾爾維恩（Stephen Thomas Erlewine）如此評價這張專輯：
“...MC Ren作為一個後來居上的Gangsta Rap藝人，成功的利用沉重的鼓點和極低的貝斯音武裝了自己。雖說一名N.W.A的前成員的風格變成No Limit廠牌下的那種風格是十分可怕的，但是Ren很好的避免了這一情況。雖說Ruthless for Life這張專輯的歌曲略顯薄弱，歌詞也有些陳舊，但比起N.W.A那種傳統的風格已經好了很多。所以總的來說，Ruthless for Life這張專輯使MC Ren重振雄風——這張專輯給了MC Ren一個展示當代音樂的機會，而不是久經風雨的說唱老兵的那種回憶式的專輯，一定意義上，這是MC Ren最好的個人專輯了。”（...MC Ren reconfigures himself as a latter-day gangsta rapper, complete with stoned beats and loping basslines. It's sort of disconcerting to hear a former N.W.A rapper trying to position himself as a member of the No Limit posse, but Ren does this fairly well. There are a few weak tracks on Ruthless for Life and all of his ideas are a little shopworn, but it does sound better than another collection of hardcore post-N.W.A hip-hop would have. So, Ruthless for Life does revitalize Ren -- it gives the opportunity to sound like a contemporary rather than a washed-up veteran. And that, in a way, makes it one of his better solo records. ）
專輯在最佳R&B榜單上獲得了第14名，並且在Billboard 200榜上獲得了第100名。
上市音軌
1."Ruthless for Life" (4:24) (Produced by L.T. Hutton)
2."Who in the Fuck?" (featuring: Eightball & MJG) (4:04) (Produced by T-Mix)
3."Nigga Called Ren" (4:06) (Produced by Ant Banks)
4."Comin' After You" (featuring:Ice Cube) (4:16) (Produced by Bobcat)
5."Voyage to Compton" (4:24) (Produced by T-Mix)
6."Must Be High" (3:23) (Produced by T-Mix)
7."So Whatcha Want?" (featuring: Snoop Dogg, RBX) (4:40) (Produced by L.T. Hutton)
8."Shot Caller" (featuring: Big Rocc, Tha Chill) (4:22) (Produced by Raw Steele)
9."All the Same" (3:29) (Produced by Ant Banks)
10."Who Got That Street Shit?" (4:47) (Produced by Touchtone)
11."Pimpin' Is Free" (featuring: Peeps) (4:14) (Produced by Alan "Byrd" Tatum, Larry Johnson)
12."CPT All Day" (4:19) (Produced by Young Tre)
採樣信息
歌曲名 | 採樣歌曲 |
Pimpin' Is Free | Remix for P Is Free by Boogie Down Productions (1987) |
Ruthless for Life | Music Box by Philip Glass (2001) |
Voyage to Compton | Voyage to Atlantis by The Isley Brothers (1977) |
