Kottonmouth Kings Album: «Cloud Nine»

- Customers rating: (4.9 of 5)
- Title:Cloud Nine
- Release date:2007-08-28
- Type:Audio CD
- Label:Suburban Noize
- UPC:673951007925
- 1 Controlled Substanceimg 3:52
- 2 Livin' Proofimg 2:57
- 3 Marijuanaimg 3:34
- 4 Think 4 Yourselfimg 4:11
- 5No Escape
- 6Litas
- 7 One Dayimg 4:11
- 8 City 2 Cityimg 4:12
- 9 Pass It Aroundimg 4:41
- 10Ridin' High Kottonmouth Kings and B Real
- 11P.T.B.
- 12Riddled (Interlude)
- 13 Drunk With Powerimg 3:35
- 14It Ain't Easy
- 15Loadies
- 16 Don't Make Me Begimg 4:09
- 17Everyday Thang
- 18All or Nothin' (Explicit)
- 19Dark Side (Explicit)
- 20 Free Willyimg 2:52
- 21 Time To Get Highimg 3:43
- 22 Proud To Be A Stonerimg 5:19
I found the cd because Tech N9ne was on a song. Ended up enjoying the whole disc. Long live the Kings.
The Kottonmouth Kings really stepped up their game for Cloud Nine. I think it`s ranks up there with their best work like Rollin` Stoned and Hidden Stash II. I really love how musically diverse it is, which gives a little of something for everybody. Plus i must say that the rip hop songs are the best ones they`ve done since HS II.
Best cuts: City 2 City, Drunk With Power, Free Willie, Think 4 Yourself and It Ain`t Easy.
In closing i highly recommend Cloud Nine for anybody that loves great music that strays away from the mainstream garbage.
After their so-so No.7 and the absolutely terrible Koast II Koast, I wasn't expecting much. This album FAR exceeded my expectations. The beats are tight and the "hard-core" gangtsa-rap sound has been replaced with evolved styles reminiscent of "High Society" and "Rollin' Stoned." Buy this album, this is by far the freshest release that has come out all year and the best KMK release since "Rollin' Stoned." Original KMK fans should buy this album- it was worth the three year wait.
The Kings of the Krown, the Underground royalty, whatever you wanna call em have returned to a more "KMK" style. The pure hip hop sound is gone.. Sure there are the straight hip hop stylings on here as you would expect, but unlike Koast II Koast its not straight hip hop.
There are several of the more "punk/Rap" style on here as well. The guest appearances on here also work well for the album as you can get Tech N9ne and Krizz Kaliko on one track, then you get ICP on another track, and Cypress Hill on a couple of tracks as Sen Dog and B Real both go solo on their features.
You also have a taste at the upcoming King Klick supergroup that is putting all of the members of KMK including the original man himself in Saint Dog back with the group, and Chucky "DGAF" Styles together. In the first track of the album you get a feeling for it...
Some people will still say its to much hip hop, and others will say its to much punk rock hip hop... But any true and hardcore King or Kween knows that this is the way that KMK has gone for years...