Purple Haze [PA] by Cam'ron

Pros: Some sampled productions
Cons: The fact that Cam and Dipset still are on a record label

Sampling is slowing becoming a generic art form within rap music. When done right, it is generally a beautiful mixture of the bombastic nature of hip-hop with the golden touch of classic soul. However, when it is abused, sampling often has ill effects. ...

Pros: The best example of Cam at his best, perfect fitting production.
Cons: ?

The Dipset sound is real hard to explain to someone with no idea what it is. They preach violence to the fullest extent, glorify drug dealing, and are more blatantly misogynistic than any other rap artists around. Everything they say is so ridiculous, ...

Pros: Adrenaline,Harlem Streets, Production
Cons: EVERYTHING ELSE

Some fans know him as the Rocafella Harlem rapper that used to be one of the best the Roc had to offer and some know him as the man that introduced Dipset, a group of very overrated emcees that spit a very annoying Rocafella style(rhyme the same word ...

Pros: Good (some great) beats. And that's it.
Cons: Horrible skits, horrible lyricism, just an "average" rap album.

I'm already rethinking my title for this review. No, I'm not considering tampering with the mainstream again, I'm wondering if Cam'ron is in fact "mainstream." I guess in the end it doesn't matter. What matters is that "Purple Haze," the latest ...

Pros: Beats, lyrics, and street hip hop.
Cons: What happened to "Lord You Know?"

Opening Cam'Ron is established with Roc-A-Fella records under the parent Def Jam label. His previous albums include Confessions Of Fire, S.D.E., Cam'ron... Harlem's Greatest (kind of early for a Greatest Hits album), and the well-know Come Home ...

Pros: Good beats with great samples
Cons: Not alot of other Diplomats seen on album

Enough of people coming out badmouthing Dipset. The fan base is big and a CD like this shows why. With a few lackluster songs mixed in with some bangers, it is easy to see why there is such a big Dipset following. The only thing this cd could have used ...