Track Listing

1. Who's Hard?
2. Tha Way It Iz
3. Counter Punch
4. On the Record
5. Bang 'Em Down
6. Do Ya
7. Tha 3 Shugs
8. Sic a Niguz - Bumpy Knuckles
9. No Mother, No Father
10. We Gangsta - Singapore Kane, T-Wes
11. Who? (Got My Back)
12. Militant Soldiers - Singapore Kane, T-Wes
13. Too Hot
14. Trees
15. Life on Wax - Singapore Kane
16. Shuggy Diamonds
17. Take It Back
18. NFL
19. Dirt - H Stax,
20. What's Really Real?

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #251124 in Music
• Released on: 2005-09-13
• Number of discs: 2
• Format: Explicit Lyrics
• Dimensions: .24 pounds

Customer Reviews

Shug's on the Set
One of my favorite Gang Starr records, F.A.L.A., features the long time associate of Primo & Guru. Now his solo debut. Not exceptional or profound, but an above average first album mainly due to the sick production attributed to Premier. It's noteworthy to think of how much money Premier passed up by not selling these beats to some whack rappers. That is the classic Gang Starr integrity that will leave an indelible mark on hip-hop.

Shug's lyrics and delivery match the production on nearly every song and they generally flow together quite well. Some may tire of 20 straight Shug records, but his flow is not half as monotonous as Guru's, and those records are tireless. A definite for a production fiend, and Gang Starr fans who enjoy a harder edge to the lyrics.

why? preemo why?
1st of all i am a hardcore REAL hip hop fan.ok.here we go...i know he has other production on his album but when premier gives you a track(s)you have to be a god on the mic.big shug tries but he fails as an mc.all through the album he talks about the same thing,and for all that gun talk he KNOWS he does none of that,if he did he would have BEEN in jail.its just entertainment and he's a straight up studio gangster.now as for his rhyming style and rhymes he sounds like someone who's 10yrs old trying to rap.very simple and no substance to his rhymes.what's also funny is that his OWN rhyme partners outshine him on the album.shug i know this is your 1st album but the only thing i was looking forward to was preemo's beats.im scared to get the rest of your albums.and to dj premier:STOP WASTING THOSE PHAT BEATS!!!!!!(you also did that on the group home's 1st album).if anybody agrees give me some feedback.peace!

A Big Shug album at last!!
¨Finally this album by longtime Gangstarr fondation affiliate is released, it was long overdue. I remember I already heard about the project and even the title around 2000. I gotta say I'm not disapointed because I wasn't expecting too much about Shug's skillz level (i Like Shug but he's not in my top mc's list), what I was worried about was having: a.- not enough involvement from Dj Premier b.- so so beats from Premier. a.- He produced nine tracks b.- these are bangers . This is enough to hear once again about a "dj premier come back", especially for the people who haven't heard his latest productions (AZ, Cormega, Teflon, Nyg'z, Blaq Poet). What's disapointing about this cd is that Premier didn't produce all the beats and that the other producers can't compare (even the 2 Alchemist's beats are not that great). The other thing is that Shug'flow and singing becomes sometimes boring (a reason why the guest mc's verses are welcome, great contributions by Bumpy Knuckles or Smiley by the way). Maybe they should'have released a shorter lp. To sum up, I'd say that you should buy it because there's nine bangers from Primo (he doesn't produce so much tracks on a project everyday) and some other good songs and for this price you got a bonus dvd...