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D4L Album: “Down for Life [Clean]”
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Down for Life [Clean] |
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Release Date:2005-12-13
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Type:Unknown
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Genre:Hip-Hop/Rap, Dirty South, Mainstream Rap
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Label:Atlantic
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Explicit Lyrics:No
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UPC:075678391262
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Review - :
Subtract {&"Laffy Taffy,"} one of several outrageously sleazy {\dance}-{\rap} singles that inspired revelry as often as contempt during the early 2000s -- depending on listeners' tolerance for cleverly produced tracks with sharp hooks and crude sexual euphemisms -- and {$D4L}'s {^Down for Life} wouldn't be much of a story. {&"Laffy Taffy"} eventually became the most downloaded song, hit the top of the {~Billboard} chart, and helped prove that the single was back (if not in the physical sense), especially since its success didn't translate to spectacular album sales. Most listeners heard it as a {\novelty} track, as it came out of nowhere with freaky vocals and minimal backing à la {$Ying Yang Twins}' {&"Wait (The Whisper Song)."} Though its rhymes are far lewder than those of {$50 Cent}'s {&"Candy Shop,"} the song's simplistic hook is the real hook. A similar production sensibility holds throughout the remainder of this Atlanta group's {@Atlantic}-distributed debut. Apart from a couple clever tracks where the MCing is of little consequence (generic rhymes about making money, busting caps, and busting other things), a lasting impression is not made. {$T.I.} and {$Young Jeezy} they are not; but give them some credit for coming up with one of the most enjoyed and talked-about singles of late 2005 and early 2006. [A clean version of the album was also made available.] ~ Andy Kellman, All Music Guide
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