Various Artists - The Wash

The Wash joins the myriad plotless, hip-hop-fuelled B-movies that carry smoking soundtracks produced by A-list knob twiddlers. As the accolades for multiplatinum producer Dr. Dre continue to pile up, his emphasis on producing funk-heavy tracks like "On the Boulevard" and the self-titled track (featuring fellow ex-Death Row dream teamer Snoop Dogg) reignites the flame that made their earlier work on The Chronic some of the best in rap's history. Likewise, when Busta Rhymes takes his testosterone-fuelled flows to mountainous heights over some eerie, futuristic keyboard stylings from the good Dr. Dre on "Holla," it proves that anything touched by Dre (even in this executive producer capacity) is worthwhile. The only real disappointments come when some of the talented rappers assembled waste their airtime with shallow raps about fast money, slinky chicks, and downright tomfoolery. Eminem and his bizarro D12 homies are unfortunately at their profane worst on "Blow My Buzz." Meanwhile, on "Get F---ed Up with Me," Xzibit touts the benefits of swigging brew and smoking doobies all day. Overall, this is a well-balanced effort that should sit well with funksters into beats and rhymes by left-coasters Soopafly and Knoc-turn'al. When neo-soulster du jour Bilal drops by to turn it out falsetto-style on "Bring 2," you know this one's a keeper. --Dalton Higgins Amazon.com

Good

This album is pretty good, the best songs are On The Blvd, Get ****** up with me, and The Wash April 3, 2007

song i need to find

can someone please help me with a song , while snoop was talking to the apartment mgr about his water there was a song playing sound like luther vandross can someone please help me with a title of the song and artist June 2, 2006

Best Soundtrack I have heard yet!

I am 92 years old and in all my years on this earth, this is the best soundtrack I have ever heard. (Wizard of Oz is a close second!) Dr. Dre, Knoc-turn'al and Xzibit really hold this album down. I think was captivated me the most was the beats. This CD has the baddest beats. These are the songs that play at full volume with the bass on high! Even the "slow" songs had the powerful hooks and bass. Dre really outdid himself on this one.
On the Blvd. - Great first track, gets things kicked off great
Bring 2 - Slower jam, but really pounds the subs
Blow My Buzz - Good song, Not as good of beat or hook, but still good
Benefit of the Doubt - Another Slow Song, but i love what Dre does with the music, simply genious
Bad Intentions - Knoc-turn'al did a great job on this track and really established himself as a new and upcomming rapper with the help of Dre
Get F**ked up with me - Xzibit raps about the pleasures of getting high. Great beat and killer vocal hook
My High - Good Song, good beats
Holla - Busta does a great job on working with Dre to produce a great song togther with good bass
Bubba Talk - Awesome song for another premiere rapper. His beat is awesome. It has a country twang to it
Good Lovin' - Another good, but slow song, with great bass
Feel Like I Can Fly - Great slow song, the best slow song I have ever heard. Awesome hook & chorus. Very catchy
Gotta Get This Money - Good song from a very unappreciated group
Everytime - Another good song with Dre's deady beats, hooks, and bass
Str8 Westkoast - Knoc does another awesome job with Dre. Great rhymthms and beats. There is a remix to this song on Knoc's CD, but it's not as good as the original
No - Good song, very catchy, good bass
The Wash - Great Way to end a CD, with the best rappers in the world rapping the title track, with Dre's slammin' beats

Overall, an excellent CD, worth every penny. I highly recommend it. Very good rhythmns, very addictive. Go Buy It, it's worth every cent. April 4, 2004

A cracking album

I saw the film at a friend's house and immediately fell in love with the soundtrack, I had to get my hands on it. Dre doesn't disappoint and this is a tight album. Its a banging summer album, something you can play when you're just hanging with your mates.

Bring 2, My High and Everytime stand out, although I liked all the songs. Dre has done it again, and whatever you may think of the movie, his production skills and ability to get the best songs from both an array of established and "underground" artists is dope.

The only reason I didn't give it a 5 is because of the content - it's the usual mix of sex and violence, but could have done with a deeper message. August 5, 2003

drops sum tite tracks

dis cds got sum damn good songs u probably wouldnt hear unless u buy dis cuz its mostly underground, one problem its to much of a mix of rap and r&b so if u like 1 and hate the other u gonna buy half a cd, but overall its mmm good May 14, 2003

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