They may be every parent's nightmare, but the rap all-stars that comprise the 2000 Up in Smoke tour (smoke, as in blunts and chronic--or marijuana, for the uninitiated) are incredibly popular with a surprising cross-section of young music lovers today. This two-hour-plus DVD captures most of one concert by the four rappers who joined together for this tour: Ice Cube, Eminem, Dr. Dre, and Snoop Dogg. If you aren't a fan of the music, don't expect this to change your mind or even to help you understand these rappers' appeal. For the devoted, however, you get heaping doses of four of the hottest acts working, in a show that includes lavish production values as well as plenty of backstage footage and photographs as extra features. Given the slice-and-dice editing (no shot, it seems, is allowed to last more than two seconds), it's hard to get a fix on them or a true picture of what the show looked like if you happened to be sitting in the audience.I have to tell you people, there isn't many dvd's out there that you can keep checking out often, whether your kicking it by yourself, or having some of your boys over. There can be made an argument that the new Beasty Boys DVD(criterion collection) is the ultimate party dvd, and you wouldnt be wrong for saying that. But, The Up In Smoke Tour dvd is unbelievable. I dont remember ever hearing a live show sounding this good. The sounds are clean and crisp, and the 5.1 mix is dynamic and surprisingly directional. The rappers here are at their finest, and man Snoop is cool. Note, that the material is raw and mature, so if your not into the material, steer clear of this dvd. But, get your groove on cause this is one unbearably cool dvd. Its all good, and clocking in at over 2 hours, behind the scenes, awesome short film of Dre and Snoop, at least 20 live tracks from the tour, great video, amazing 5.1 track, and Cube, Dre, Eminem, XZ, and Snoop at their best. Worth every penny. Now get off your rumps and get it, and then try wiping that grin off your face. Your in for a treat, trust me on this.
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The smoke hasn't settled yet but there can be no doubt that this summer's "Up In Smoke" ... more
tour had the biggest fire of any touring music show. This Hip Hop All-Star show features Dr. Dre Snoop Dogg Eminem Ice Cube and other special guests in a progra...
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May 10th, 2001
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