This is Michael Mixerr. Today I will review L-Dog - The Sad Truth.
San Antonio rapper L-Dog gets intuitive and very deep on this album about dealing with the sad realities and sad truth of life. The album has a mood of sadness. He deals with the problems in the form of rap music. The presence and lyrical delivery on this album are outstanding.
The Sad Truth is the first album from San Antonio rapper L-Dog. In fact, The Sad Truth is the debut album from L-Dog that was released on his independent label Do-Moe Records in the year 2000 that came out in CD format as all his other albums did.
The producers on this album are L-Dog and donron. donron is the main producer. donron produced a majority of the album as he did with all the other L-Dog albums as donron (donron210) is and was the in-house producer for Do-Moe Records. donron is an OG from San Antonio. L-Dog is a rapper from San Antonio, Texas who has been in the game since 2000 and is & was an OG.
Domestic Situations deals with domestic violence. There is a violent theme present here hence the track title and elements of violence. Details do get graphic, gruesome, and gory in nature. References to murder are made. He also deals with the struggle in his life. His life is not without struggle. He vents out his frustration about violence in his life. Overall Domestic Situations with violence. The suspense and drama get very deep.
L-Dog and producer donron experiment with the chopped and screwed sub-genre in rap music popularized by DJ Screw and DJ Michael “5000” Watts on Slow Motion. Slow Motion is a screwed track. All screw heads will enjoy this track. Slow Motion stands out from the rest of The Sad Truth album.
L-Dog takes us down memory as he reminisces about his past on Remanissen. donron is the one singing the hook.: “where did all the love go?” His voice however has a low tone as the situation appears that L-Dog is taking a smoke break through Remanissen track. Both L-Dog and donron wonder where did all the love go on Remanissen. Remanissen samples Black Reign - Jus' A Grain Of Tha Same Cocaine. Notice the sad piano playing in the chorus.
Da Suspence has a theme of suspense. The mood is foreboding. The suspense and drama get very deep very quickly on Da Suspence hence the theme of suspense. Overall such suspense is very rigid. An element of violence and drama are added to the mix of Da Suspence.
Take notice of the high treble setting that is used on Don’t Stop. Don’t Stop stands out from the rest of The Sad Truth album by using high treble. The high treble echoing through the chorus. It don’t stop because L-Dog is trying to get to the top.
Bounce is a bonus track that was produced by L-Dog and donron. Although it was donron that mainly produced Bounce. L-Dog has an eccentric tone in his trembling vocals on the Bounce track. Lyrics are in such sync with his high tone. Clearly Bounce is a duo cut.
There are differences between the 2 versions of The Sad Truth albums. The between The Sad Truth and Da Sad Truth is the artwork and graphic design. Now both editions were designed by Geto Grafix. The L-Dog – Da Sad Truth album has the catalogue label ending in 00002. The L Dog – Da Sad Truth album has two lions on the front cover and the L-Dog – Da Sad Truth album’s front cover does not. Front cover for the L-Dog – Da Sad Truth album has L-Dog standing in yellow sportswear behind a white backdrop. L-Dog – The Sad Truth album has the catalogue label ending in 09356. There is a difference in artwork for the 2 versions of The Sad Truth albums.
This album (The Sad Truth), My Struggle, Da World Iz Yourz, and Street Therapy are his realest albums to date. Don’t get me wrong. The Sad Truth is his realest album to date. In fact, The Sad Truth and My Struggle are his realist albums to date. The Sad Truth album mirrors similarities his 2001 album My Struggle. This album definitely went under the radar! It's a shame it did. Get this album if you haven't! L-Dog has material that everyone can relate to.
I rate this album, The Sad Truth, 5/5*****!!
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