J-Love- Acknowledge The Takeover Pt.3

It's been a lil' while since I put up a J-Love tape. Recently that man has been focusing a lot on his own rapping, putting out his boy Meyhem's Street album (which was a double disc) and maintaining his new clique/group The Outdoorsmen. He's busier than ever with all of that, so it's not surprising that he's sort of been taking his time with the new mixes and whatnot. Still, anyone that's a fan of his tapes also has to admit that as of lately maybe, just maybe, he's been slacking a bit.....that's a tremendously hard thing for me to say considering i've been fuckin with money's mixtapes since the late 90's yo. I have to say though the past couple ain't been too "J-Love" like, nahmean. The first two installments of "Acknowledge The Takeover" are less than spectacular, and find J-Love approaching his game in a very routine manner; puttin joints on em' that's not exclusive, puttin on more of the mainstream tracks that are on other DJ's joints and not really mixing it up with too much of his own coveted material/beats. Unfortunately J shows more of the same lack of inspiration on the third tape in the series; lazilly including an ever so passed around Nas track "War Is Necessary" then following that up with the utterly wack dance single "Don't Touch Me" from Busta Rhymes and then dropping the oh so annoying "Blow The Whistle" from Jay-Z, who is now officially in his hip-hop mid-life crisis. Even the really ill tracks on here like Meyhem's "Love Shit", J-Love and A.G.'s "The Coroner-Bad To The Bone", EPMD's "Run It", Killa Sha's "The Bridge 2008" and Grand Puba's "Cold World" cant really save this from being a somewhat mediocre effort. Even as I wait ever so impatiently for J-Love's new album, I have to adhere to the uncertainty seeping into me due to J-Love's recent lack of intrest in his own tapes and product....at least that new Meyhem double disc is sick. Don't expect too, too much from this, there are some bangers, but J-Love is slowly beginning to break from his non-conformist, "I play whatever the fuck I want to" format and it's not such a great thing to see unfold before your eyes. This guy is the epitome of legitimate in terms of his tapes, but now he's playing shit that you'll find on the 106th and Park top ten countdown. Man hell naw! From a true fan J, please, please, step it up. And don't be angry that I put this up for free download, I bought it my damn self, and have bought damn near everything you've put out including two copies of "Better Your Life". You remember that don't you? Your flawless debut album that featured nothing but raw and hardcore beats and rhymes and some of the illest remixes ever. That, as a matter of fact really got me into production, and birthed a very strong admiration in me for your music and your production. Just go back to that shit kid, you got the support. At any rate, yeah, this is aiight, not his best stuff, a tweener basically, but there are some ill cuts on here from some of ya favorites like Granda Puba, EPMD, Q-Tip, A.G., O.C., Joell Ortiz, etc., so maybe grab it for those, I don't know....

-BIG D O


01. J-Love - Intro 01:22
02. J-Love & Meyhem - It's Like 03:08
03. Meyhem - Love Shit (prod. by J-Love) 03:49
04. J - Love & A.G. The Coroner-Bad To The Bone 01:35
05. Nas - War Is Necessary 02:28
06. Busta Rhymes - Don't Touch Me 03:35
07. Nas - Be A Nigger Too 02:55
08. La The Darkman - I'm Good 01:40
09. Jadakiss - From Now Till Then 02:59
10. Rock Marciano - Don Shit 03:11
11. Meyhem - Lost Souls 02:05
12. Joell Ortiz - 50 Shots 02:25
13. Prodigy - Veternz Memorial 2 04:06
14. Rakim - I'm Back (feat. Lil' Fame) 03:22
15. RZA - You Can't Stop Me (feat. Inspectah Deck) 03:27
16. Jay-Z - Shining Symbol 03:25
17. Joell Ortiz - Letter To Obama 02:06
18. Prodigy - The Dough 03:08
19. EPMD - Run It 02:15
20. Sadat X - Walk Upright (feat. Bounty Killer) 03:03
21. Q-Tip - Midnight 2008 02:19
22. LL Cool J - 5 Boroughs 03:48
(feat. Method Man, KRS-One, Jim Jones)
23. Capone-N-Noreaga - Weed, Gunz, & Girlz (feat. Big Noyd) 02:29
24. Jay-Z - Blow The Whistle 02:09
25. O.C. - Keep It Goin' (feat. A.G.) 03:35
26. Grand Puba - Cold World 03:27
27. Killa Sha - Bridge 2008 (feat. Imam Thug & Hostyle) 03:20
28. Bill Danze - Gangsta 02:46

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