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~~Flower Child~~ · 06-03-2009, 10:30 AM

SONG: The Watcher
ARTIST: Dr. Dre
ALBUM: 2001

2001 was the very first album I owned....and what a good one it is.
Dr. Dre speaks the trufe in dis beat. I picked this song to review off the album vs all the others mainly because I like what he says in this one the most. It may not have the best beat or rhythm on the album but I find his lyrics in The Watcher are the most powerful. Dre really put some serious thought into his raps, and this was no exception. His biggest reacurring theme through this rap is change in the rap industry. It is very bitter rap, filled with slams toward the new rappers coming up and rappers who have made it big but have become washed out. Ol' Dre has been around the block a few times and has made some good observations.

Here are a few of my choice lyrics:

"The strangest things can happen from rappin, when
Niggas get wrapped up in image and acting,
Niggas get capped up and wrapped in plastic,
Zipped up in bags when it happens, that's it."

"I've seen 'em come; I've watched 'em go,
Watched 'em rise, witnessed it and watched 'em blow.
Watched 'em all blossom and watched 'em grow.
Watched the lawsuits when they lost the dough."

06-03-2009, 10:30 AM	#31 (permalink)
~~Flower Child~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: classified Posts: 639	SONG: The Watcher ARTIST: Dr. Dre ALBUM: 2001 2001 was the very first album I owned....and what a good one it is. Dr. Dre speaks the trufe in dis beat. I picked this song to review off the album vs all the others mainly because I like what he says in this one the most. It may not have the best beat or rhythm on the album but I find his lyrics in The Watcher are the most powerful. Dre really put some serious thought into his raps, and this was no exception. His biggest reacurring theme through this rap is change in the rap industry. It is very bitter rap, filled with slams toward the new rappers coming up and rappers who have made it big but have become washed out. Ol' Dre has been around the block a few times and has made some good observations. Here are a few of my choice lyrics: "The strangest things can happen from rappin, when Niggas get wrapped up in image and acting, Niggas get capped up and wrapped in plastic, Zipped up in bags when it happens, that's it." "I've seen 'em come; I've watched 'em go, Watched 'em rise, witnessed it and watched 'em blow. Watched 'em all blossom and watched 'em grow. Watched the lawsuits when they lost the dough." Last edited by Flower Child; 06-03-2009 at 01:59 PM.