The Turnaround: A Long Awaited Drama

Artist: Real Live
Label: Atlantic / Wea
Category: Music

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Format: Explicit Lyrics
Media: LP Record
Number Of Discs: 2

UPC: 075679266811
EAN: 0075679266811
ASIN: B00000010N

Release Date: 1996-10-01

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Tracks:

Intro
Pop the Trunk
Gimmicks
They Got Me
Ain't No Love
Iceberg Slick
Larry-O Meets Icerberg Slick
All I Ask of You (Commin' Thru) - Real Live,
Turnaround
Trilogy of Error
Real Live Sh*t - Nas, Real Live
Day You Die
Crime Is Money
Money and Shows
Real Live Sh*t Remix [*] - Cappadonna, , Ghostface Killah, Killa Sin, , , Real Live

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Customer Reviews:

One of the most underated rap albums of all times.......2006-04-21

Can you tell me why a rap group like Real Live never made it in this game? They are one of the most talented group of all times, dope beats and excellent lyrics. I see on a daily basis so called artists like Nelly selling millions of albums. Come on people, there are a lot of stars in the world today and their voice and style is like begging for mercy. I give this album 5 stars, even if they didn't make it they will always be remembered for their realness and their good music. I know is hard to obtain a copy of their CD but it definitely pays your efforts!

K-DEF & LARRY-O be on some Real Live S@#T!!!!!.......2005-09-07

Having had the opportunity to hear the album, as it was eing created, I wondered what the world would think about this crew from Jersey, Passaic and Hackensack, respectively. I already knew they were dope. We all grew up together rocking rhymes, beats and life. K-DEF has always been dope as a DJ and beat maker, since 1980, when we started ryhming together in the 5th grade. LARRY-O was always dope on the mic, since we met up in 1987. When they came together as "The Get Right Crew" in 1989 it was magical. And, as "REAL LIVE" they created a classical piece of Hip Hop. Unfortunately, they didn't get the opportunity to flourish as a group. K-DEF went on to produce joints for "Lords of the Underground", "LL Cool J", "World Renonwn", GhostFace Killah" and others. And by the way, that's my peoples. ONE.

I write because I suffer, Inc. (Passaic NJ)

Good things come to those who wait.......2005-02-24

These cats, K-Def, and Larry O were around since the 1980's but were only background limelighter's and album producers. They were told that they can rap, but were not ready for the rap game yet. So they continued to be what they were, someone else's shadow.

When Marley Marl had the group on his show, he asked them to give a couple of Freestyles, and when they did, Marl almost fell off his seat. They ruled! He through them on a slew of mixtapes, by various producers, during the "Can't stop the mixtape 90's" and bfore you knew it, they made 1996 big beat records. classic cd, "The Turnaround: A Long Awaited Drama.

Equipped with 15 Head noddin' tracks, co produced by legend marley marl, and some guest emcees like ghostface, cappadonna, lord tarik, and killa sin, these guys knew that their place in Hip-Hop has finally arisen.

The tracks listings are:

1. Intro - 5 stars
2. Pop The Trunk - 5 stars
3. Gimmicks, The - 5 stars
4. They Got Me - 5 stars
5. Ain't No Love - 5 stars
6. Iceberg Slick - 5 stars
7. Larry-O Meets Iceberg Slick - 5 stars
8. All I Ask Of You (Commin' Thru) - 5 stars
9. Turnaround, The - 5 stars
10. Trilogy Of Error - 5 stars
11. Real Live Sh*t - 5 stars
12. Day You Die - 5 stars
13. Crime Is Money - 5 stars
14. Money & Shows - 5 stars
15. Real Live Sh*t Remix - (bonus track, featuring Ghostface Killah/Cappadonna/Lord Tarik/Killa Sin) - 5 stars

And despite what the others say, the beats were, and still are slammin', and the production was off the hook. To all the kids of today, you can listen to whatever hip-hop you want, but there is nothing like the stuff of the 90's and earlier to make you appreciate GOOD RAP!

Peace

I don't know what happend..........2004-04-11

...These guys had a hit with "Real Live S**t" and the remix, but after that - they were outta here!

I first heard of these guys listening to the then Marley Marl and Pete Rock show, Future Flavors on one of thos so-called 'Hot' stations who keep playing the same songs over and over and over and over again in NYC and I am sure across the nation. I miss Marley marl. I loved the way he would only play it if it was hot regardless of who you were or how much money you had to pay people off. WBLS, you messed up big time!!

Now, Marley marl would play these guys on his show. I would keep hearing hot beat after hot beat. While I was not crazy about Larry O's look and the whole 70's vibe that people in the 1990's thought was going to be big again (damn those non-creative fashion designers...), the beats were hot! Even the title song was hot! I believe they had a video for it. This was one of the most underrated albums. I just don't know what happened. They had Rap City rotation. You would think that something would have made them more visible. I tried to put them on to a friend of mine, but he could not and would not get down with them. I asked why, all he could say was the look, the name...

While they may not be around anymore(?), I would say that picking this one up you can't go wrong. If for nothing else, to hear what I thought was going to be - a stunna. 70% of the songs are hot with some of the hottest beats ever heard. The rest are ok. If I was a rapper, I would have to put some of those beats on my next single!

The only drawback is a lot of the subject matter. In the mid 90's,rapper were stuck on the Italian mob personas and the 'I'm the biggest drug dealer in the world' personas. Cleary these topics are false, just as all of these rappers (still) talking about the many ways to kill people today. I like varied topics. I hate hearing about amazing feats that were never true, but presented as true. Too many rappers talk that. There are many rappers that people never heard of and for good reason. These guys you may not have heard of, but this album was hot.

hopefully this way raise the average!.......2004-02-18

it deserves every star. This intelligent gangsters with the ultimate smooth and hardcore rapping voices have some incredible soundscapes to weave their voice over, and they do it well!
Quite a few standouts, although is not a straight through listen, most of the tracks are quite incredible!

Definate recommended buy for fans of "REAL" hardcore east coast... not some braveheart "I pop gats" ish!

peace,

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