[.ca] This Is The Shack

From Amazon.com:
The Dove Shack display much more than the requisite vocal skills on their debut, This Is the Shack. They fly nimbly along a freestyle course that cuts through lyrical rap and R & B crooning on the title cut (which appeared originally on Warren G's Regulate ... G-Funk Era album) and the single "Summertime in the LBC," both instant West coast classics. Unfortunately, the trio never lives up to its promise, opting instead to fill most of the debut with unimaginative raps, misogyny, and racism. --Roni Sarig

creme de le creme...:
i too grew up in long beach on 20th and remember these guys talkin about gettin big on warrens label. it really is a good album and i think they summed up what east long beach life is in an album. listenin to this record reminds me of growin up on the eastside and all the fun that came with it like drinkin old english in king park. it relaxes you yet pumps you up, its g-funk, and its pure.

The Doveshack Is Back:
I'm From Long Beach And i personally know the doveshack. i lived next to them when this album was released and i have to say that these guys are real talented. out of bo roc, two scoops, and C-Knight i have to choose C-Knight now this guy could really flow and touch you with his tight ... lyrics. much of you don't know that c-knight has done a solo project and is out now but the name of the album is Knight Time. bo roc is still incarcerated he should be out soon. so if you loved this album please look around for The DoveShack. Also look out for Bad Azz, Hobo, Lil Goldie Loc. East Side Up ESRTCG20

G - Funk is work of art:
Warren G's original style know as "G - Funk" dazzles it listeners with tastes of a Jazz, rap, hip hop fusion. If one is a fan of music with a laid back touch, I highly reccomend this album. Another great rap cd from classic rap.

Dove Shack is under rated:
This is a classic and has one of the classic songs of all time.

Classic G-Funk; more great summertime music.:
The Dove Shack is a group of three talented rappers who made their debut on Warren G's "This Is The Shack" from his classic Regulate: The G-Funk Era. All three members have their own personalities making them a special part of the group. Bo-Roc is my favorite, he can rap and sing very nicely as well, with a breezy, flowing style. C-Knight has a cool, yet hardcore style and laid-back rhymes. And Two Scoops flows in a rapid, mind-bending battle style. All of them are unique in their own ways. The Dove Shack's debut album, called This Is The Shack, was released on Warren G's G-Funk Records. While Warren only produced one track on the album, it's obvious he influenced the production and creation of this album greatly. All of the tracks have the laid-back summertime feel of keyboards and guitars. There are some skits in the album which some may find offensive, but are really pretty funny. Highlights on this album start out with "Smoke Out", a laid-back G-Funk looped song featuring R & B singer Montell Jordan singing on the chorus. The track has stunning raps by all three members and also has a soulful beat. "This Is The Shack" shows up on here, but this version is slightly different from the one on Warren G's album, and has Bo-Roc singing a new outro at the end. It's easily (still) a classic song. "Summertime In The LBC" is the first single, and has the nice, laid-back summer feel, a completely unforgettable song with great guitars and singing from Bo-Roc and guest Arnita Porter. A true G-Funk gem. "Bomb Drop" is a hardcore type track, with all three emcees making their presence felt, using a darker effect. "Your Mouth" is more of a playa's type of song. It has a soulful beat and Bo-Roc, C-Knight and Two Scoops let all disloyal women have it. There is a "Freestyle" track with The Dove Shack rapping straight off the tops of their heads. They do an excellent job, over a hard gangsta-style beat proving how they got their record deals! Bo-Roc even coughs in the middle and raps, "Excuse me, I had to cough" and then goes straight on, amazing. "Ghetto Life" is more of a slower style track, talking about the lifestyle of the ghetto. The three emcees take on subjects of having to survive from day-to-day, the pressure of being black in today's society, and other problems. A classic song again. "Eastside Party" is a fast-paced party song, where they go nuts and tear the track to shreds over a nice beat. "Rollin' With A Gang" is a nice semi-dark, late-night sounding track, C-Knight says my favorite line of the song, "The Kniggy Knight ain't no biter/Funky styles that I write-ah", it's comical and tight. "We Funk (The G-Funk)" is also a single, and is an obvious classic with each rapper giving his definition of G-Funk, the greatest kind of rap ever made. "There'll Come A Day" is a gangsta blues type track about people who be-friended them after they became famous with a nice guitar riff. There also is a remix of "Summertime In The LBC", with Two Scoops and C-Knight rapping on it along with Bo-Roc singing. My favorite quotes: "Why do we do what we do when we do what we do/Hangin' out late with no curfew" said by Two Scoops and C-Knight says, "We got the Coke and Hen/We got the Five Footaz and The Twinz/We got Warren G and the D-o-g" using Five Footaz, The Twinz, Warren and Snoop's names for Long Beach shoutouts. Overall, this is a great album. It's a shame these guys never got the credit they deserved. If I could've made the choice, they would've gone platinum easily. Great work, if you like Warren G, or Dogg Pound, or The Twinz, you'll love this.

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