両作に共通するのは、Dr. Dre が制作に関わっていること。 Dr. Dre 自体、僕はほとんど聴いてこなかったので、特徴を言い表すことはできないのですが、サウンド面の変化は彼の影響が大きいのかもしれません。 Dr. Dre は西海岸ヒップ・ホップ (G-Funk)の中心人物と言われています。G-Funk は東海岸ラップと比べてスローテンポでシンセサイザーの多用を特徴としているようですので、このアルバムを聴くと納得です。 (ちなみに、ちょっと前のドラマで松坂慶子が演じる主人公の母は、東海岸ラッパー派でした。)
相変わらず Anderson .Paak の声がいい。 ざらつきがあり、比較的スッと入ってきます。 ラップしかやりませんので、メロ部分の多くはゲスト・ミュージシャンが担っています。もちろんラッパーはラップもやってますが。 Kadhja Bonet, Norelle, Kendrick Lamar, Sonyae Elise, Dr. Dre, Cocoa Sarai, Pusha T, Snoop Dogg, The Last Artful, Dodgr, J. Cole, Q-Tip, and BJ the Chicago Kid.....
Written by A. Brissett, A. Young, B. Edwards Jr., B. Anderson, D. Abernathy Jr., E. Mercer, M. Henderson, S. Jordan*, T. Myrie, Y. Koffi
Produced by Dr. Dre, Mell, Andre "Briss" Brissett*, Focus...
Brother's Keeper
Featuring Pusha T
Drums :Anderson .Paak
Backing Vocals :Norelle, Kadhja Bonet
Strings Arranged by Kadhja Bonet
Written by B. Anderson, D. Abernathy Jr., J. Mozee, K. Bonet, T. Thornton
Produced by Anderson .Paak, Jairus "J.Mo" Mozee
Co-produced by Dem Jointz
Anywhere
Featuring Snoop Dogg, The Last Artful, Dodgr
Additional Vocals :Cocoa Sarai
Vocoder :Ron Avant
Written by R. Beard, Chenevert, B. Anderson, C. Broadus, J. Pounds, P. Hernandez
Sample Written by A. Hudson, J. Meadows, D. Roberson, G. Hudson, G. Greene, T. Morgan, T. Dudley
Produced by J.LBS
Trippy
Featuring J. Cole
Bass :Curt Chambers
Additional Vocals :Kadhja Bonet
Written by B. Anderson, C. Dave, C. Samples, C. Chambers, J. Cole
Produced by Chris Dave
Cheers
Featuring – Q-Tip
Keyboards, Bass :Eric "Blu2th" Griggs
Saxophone :Sly Pyper
Additional Vocals :Cocoa Sarai, Sly Pyper
Written by A. Brissett, A. Young, B. Edwards Jr., B. Anderson, K. Fareed, S. Jordan
Sample Written by Gaspar Lawal, Lamont Dozier
Produced by Dr. Dre, Focus..., Q-Tip
Co-produced by Andre "Briss" Brissett
Sweet Chick-Bonus-
Featuring BJ The Chicago Kid
Piano :Vicky Nguyen
Additional Vocals :Cocoa Sarai
Sound Designed by Jhair "Jha" Lazo
Written by B. Anderson, B. Sledge, M. Henderson, S. Jordan, T. Myrie, Randy Mullar (Sample)
Produced by Mell
Left To Right-Bonus-
Guitar :Kelsey Gonzalez
Bass :Thundercat
Piano :Vicky Nguyen
Trumpet :Marcus Paul
Backing Vocals :Cocoa Sarai
Additional Vocals :Busta Rhymes, Foota Hype
Sound Designed by FredWreck
Written by A. Young, B. Anderson, J. Pounds, M. Henderson, S. Jordan, T. Myrie, T. Smith Jr.
Produced by Dr. Dre, J. LBS, Mell
#4 contains a sample of "FACE_PunCH 0177 - "simplerecipe" written and performed by Roger D. Habon. Courtesy of Roger D. Habon.
#5 contains portions of "Hasty Exit / Wheels / Cat and Mouse / Spider and Fly" (Luchi de Jesus) from the Friday Foster Soundtrack.
#6 contains a sample of "Ere Yon" written and performed by Julie Coker. Courtesy of Kalita Records.
Track 10 contains interpolations from "Cutie Pie" written by A. Hudson, D. Roberson, J. Meadows, T. Dudley, G. Hudson, G. Greene & T. Morgan.
#11 contains a sample fo Rodney Dangerfield performing on the Tonight Show. Rodney Dangerfield performance courtesy of Joan Dangerfield.
#12 contains a sample of "Right Where I Wanna Be" performed by Lamont Doziert from the album, Bigger Than Life, on Megaphone Records; an interpolation of "Jeka Jose" written by Gasper Lawal.
#13 contains samples from "Wake Up" performed by Brass Construction. Written by Randy Muller. Courtesy of Capitol Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.,under license from Universal Music Enterprises.
