More Than Music, Vol. 1 [Clean]

• Artist: Dipset
• Rating:
• Release Date: June 21, 2005
• Type: Contains explicit content
• Genre: Rock

Review

More Than Music, Vol. 1 is a glorified mixtape with little appeal beyond the Diplomats' devout following -- a following that helped carry the release into the Billboard album chart, despite being released on a label referred to by 50 Cent as an "artists' graveyard." Not bad for a slipshod release. Containing just enough roles from the big guns -- Cam'ron, Juelz Santana, Jim Jones -- to keep ears perked, More Than Music is more a way to showcase the crew's second stringers and up-and-comers. This lacks the playful spirit of several Dipset mixtapes released during the past couple years (a widely distributed Koch release can't play as fast and loose with the samples and outright beat swiping that makes the relatively "underground" Dipset mixes such a treat). View this as the Diplomats in spring training -- there's too much room allowed for untested newcomers, most of which have yet to establish their own identities. ~ Andy Kellman, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
More Than Music		Hell Rell, JR Writer, DukeDaGod	(3:26)
Dipset Symphony	A. Isbell	Juelz Santana, Jim Jones, Hell Rell, JR Writer, 40 Cal., Un Kasa	(2:43)
Back in the Building	G.C. Green, S. Thomas	Hell Rell	(4:15)
Santana's Town, Pt. 2	L. James	Juelz Santana	(3:38)
What Is This		Jim Jones	(3:53)
Open Your Eyez	C Alan Byrd	40 Cal.	(3:24)
Somebody Gotta Die Tonight		Cam'ron, Fabulous, Freekey Zekey	(5:00)
You Make Me Say	G.C. Green, S. Thomas	JR Writer	(2:34)
Sucker for Love Radio Interlude		Ash, DukeDaGod	(2:22)
So Whats It Gonna Be?	L. James	Fabulous, Juelz Santana, Fabolous	(4:22)
The Best Out	C Alan Byrd	Hell Rell, JR Writer, 40 Cal., Junie Bezel, Bezell	(4:24)
Bloodshed R.I.P. Freestyle	Bloodshed, Cam'ron	Bloodshed, Cam'ron	(1:04)
No Days Off	L. James	Juelz Santana	(3:59)
40th Boys	C Alan Byrd	40 Cal., A-Mafia	(3:44)
The Pit	E.C. Scott, C Alan Byrd	Hell Rell, JR Writer, 40 Cal.	(3:53)
Get Down (Lyrics)	L. James	Cam'ron, Juelz Santana	(4:31)
So Gangsta		Unkasa, Jha Jha, Un Kasa	(4:03)
What Kind of Life Is This	G.C. Green, S. Thomas	Juelz Santana, Razah	(3:07)
If Only You Believe		JR Writer	(2:56)

Credits

Jim Jones (Associate Producer), Unkasa (Performer), Eric "Ebo" Butler (Mixing), Wreck (Producer), Jamel George (A&R), Karen Civil (Assistant), Mike Peters (Engineer), Vernil "Trini" Rogers (Engineer), Knoxbonikz (Producer), Mike T. (Engineer), Carlisle Young (Engineer), J.Armz (Producer), DukeDaGod (Audio Production), Dame Grease (Audio Production), Dame Grease (Producer), Zurc And The Mayor (Producer), Doe Boyz For Big Biz (Producer), Ted Ottaviano (Photography), Ted D'Ottavio (Photography), Scram Jones (Producer), Jha Jha (Performer), Camron "Killa" Giles (Executive Producer), Oluwaseye Olusa (Photography), Heatmakerz (Audio Production), Mister Cee (Vocals), Ant Lava (Promoter), Skitzo (Producer), DukeDaGod (Executive Producer), Carlisle Young (Mixing), DukeDaGod (Engineer), Mike T. (Mixing), Rayrock (Engineer), DukeDaGod (Producer), Nomadic (Audio Production), Nomadic (Producer), Juelz Santana (Associate Producer), DukeDaGod (A&R)