The Truth Hurts EXPLICIT LYRICS Ed O.G

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  • Release Date: 04/17/2001
  • Original Release: 2000
  • Sales Rank: 77,309
  • Label: GROUND CONTROL
  • UPC: 659657704726

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The Truth Hurts

1LISTENSayin' Somethin' 3:52
2LISTENJust Because 4:44
3LISTENOn Dogz 4:22
4LISTENDitch up off Me 5:01
5LISTENWhat U Know / Nottz 3:43
6LISTENToo Much to Live Fo' 4:32
7LISTENUnderstand 4:25
8LISTENExtreme 4:28
9LISTENNothing Ventured / Black Thought 4:16
10LISTENDon't Talk About It 3:27
11LISTENSituations 4:26
12LISTENWork for It 4:29
13LISTENBig Business / Tajai 4:11
14LISTENLast Word / The Last Word 5:11

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It has been a full decade since ED O.G. and Da Bulldogs made their initial splash, with the under-appreciated Life of a Kid in the Ghetto (which spawned Yo MTV Rap favorites "I Got Too Have It," "Bug-a-Boo," and the moralizing classic "Be a Father to Your Child"). Though the phrase is thrown around liberally, it is safe to call his return a comeback. After all, his reclamation project The Truth Hurts appears eight years after Ed, and Da Bulldogs were given the pink slip by Mercury Records. While a few clumsy tracks are created to meet current fads, such as the Swizz Beatz-like electronic keyboards of "On Dogz" and the horribly misplaced posse cut "Last Word," which is an attempted club track gone awry. The producer-by-committee approach (Nottz, DJ Spinna, Dialek, and Roddy Rod) Ed implements, works when things are kept simple ("Extreme" and "Too Much"). This is most evident on the Pete Rock produced "Situations" and the Premier laced "Sayin' Something," where ED delivers his strongest vocal performance: "alcohol and weed is my vices/to see my daughter smile is priceless/I leave the nicest lifeless/return like Christ in a crisis/take this American pie/and distribute out slices." Will hip-hop's now largely pretentious fanbase re-embrace the man who put Boston on the map? Probably not. And as he states on "Situations," he has a pretty good idea why: "It ain't about how you flow/its about who you know/and who gon' get behind you with dough to make you blow." ~ Matt Conaway, All Music Guide All Music Guide

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May 15, 2001: EDO.G is more than a pioneer. Being called a pioneer in hip hop is almost an insult. When people hear ''pioneer'' they think the artist is no longer vital. Well, that ain't the case with EDO.G. EDO.G is still making music that speaks to people. From his instrospective ''Too Much To Live Fo''' to his somber ''Sayin' Somethin''' (produced by DJ Premier)to his hypnotic duet with Black Though (from the Roots) on ''Nothing Ventured'' to his raw-as-#$%* joint ''Work For It'' with GURU. EDO.G can still rip, and should not be called a pioneer; he should be called an innovator.