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The Time Is Now
Hip-Hop · 2008 · 23 tracks · 1h 3m

The Time Is Now

A gritty, unpolished 23-track mixtape capturing the raw street energy and confrontational spirit of G-Unit's peak era. Aggressive, loud, and unapologetically raw.

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Raw street dispatch

A sharp, combative immediacy drives this twenty-three-track offensive, trading the polished, radio-ready architecture of his major-label blockbusters for the raw, unvarnished energy of live radio interviews and unfiltered diss tracks.

The Time Is Now · vs · 50 Cent
Social Commentary+0.8σ

The writing leans a touch further into social commentary than the rest of the catalogue.

Tracklist · 23 Tracks · 1h 3m
01
Hood News (intro)
2:58
02
Im Leaving (dissing Fat Joe)
4:39
03
Party Aint Over (Fast Lane album)
2:29
04
Bottom Girl (new)
4:08
05
The Mechanic (exclusive)
4:48
06
Stay With a Strap
1:44
07
Im Back (Bank Vault, Pt.2)
3:49
08
Saddest (exclusive)
1:21
09
Freestyle (Wow)
1:09
10
Better Move
1:35
11
Shit Is Real
1:51
12
Girl Comming Over (exclusive)
3:12
13
Peep Show
3:37
14
Gunit Anthem
3:52
15
I Get Money
1:28
16
Funkmaster Flex Interview
1:29
17
Straight to the Bank
2:47
18
Funkmaster Flex Interview Pt.2
2:39
19
I Warned You Nigaas (Wow)
2:11
20
NYC
3:40
21
Hiphopgame.Com
2:49
22
Not Your Favorite
2:33
23
Just a Touch
2:17
Moments Worth Waiting For
16Funkmaster Flex InterviewThe inclusion of the raw 'Funkmaster Flex Interview' segments disrupts the musical flow to ground the project in real-time New York radio drama.
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