10 Years Ago Today Jay Z Dropped Another Mediocre Forgettable Album

[maxamusa]

I don't understand how people consider 4:44 a bad album. Its sonically interesting, creative, easily Hov's most personally intimate album, has some STRONG songs, fantastic bars, and even on his "investment bar" songs, he was still. pretty sharp.

I know he didn't give straights coke and hustler bars - but it would be a great project to come from any artist

so I can only speak for myself. when I listen to HOV I want shyt like "u don't know" or "in my lifetime"


4:44 was produced by NO I.D. his beats are snoozers.

Hov also rapped with zero charisma on that jawn.

Not a single "club" record either.

its just not the hov that I know n love

 

[maxamusa]

Don't even bother debating this

Nas cleared Jay with his run in recent years

I always had HOV over nas but NGL nas second prime or whatever is crazy. he came with it on those KD albums.

 

[Cladyclad]

Don't even bother debating this

Nas cleared Jay with his run in recent years

What’s the hardest line from those nas albums

Or a super crazy verse

No one ever responds when I ask

 

[RennisDeynolds]

I don't understand how people consider 4:44 a bad album. Its sonically interesting, creative, easily Hov's most personally intimate album, has some STRONG songs, fantastic bars, and even on his "investment bar" songs, he was still. pretty sharp.

I know he didn't give straights coke and hustler bars - but it would be a great project to come from any artist

Please nobody wants to hear Hova Bell's Business 101 bullshyt.


"Save ya money and invest in art "


"I cheated on my wife but we got a family "


"STOP flossing and practice group economics " *proceeds to flaunt own personal wealth bc he's a billionaire*

 

[Switch]

fukkwithme still goes

 

[etrofllenrod504]

I’m not gonna let my 18yr old read this thread lol he absolutely love this album. His the 2nd favorite after the Black Album

 

[CrimsonTider]

One of those albums that is hated way more online than it was in real time outside

I always thought the hate was a backlash to the promotion this album got


its not nearly as bad as the internet makes it it it be and the album worked

 

[Mike Wins]

It didn’t count

It was certified 2x platinum in September 2013 but actual sales was 1.1 million in January 2014

Hip Hop Album Sales: Week Ending 2/23/2014

This week, Eminem, Drake and Macklemore & Ryan Lewis make up the top Rap spots on the Billboard Top 200 chart.

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So yeah, that Samsung shyt counted far as RIAA was concerned

And shyt was trash regardless of sales

 

[Cladyclad]

It was certified 2x platinum in September 2013 but actual sales was 1.1 million in January 2014

Hip Hop Album Sales: Week Ending 2/23/2014

This week, Eminem, Drake and Macklemore & Ryan Lewis make up the top Rap spots on the Billboard Top 200 chart.

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So yeah, that Samsung shyt counted far as RIAA was concerned

And shyt was trash regardless of sales

I’m talking its first week. And besides the album is 3x plat 17 years into his career. MJ the only other black male artist that successful late into their career.

Also RIAA is shipped not sold

 

[Budda]

Beyoncé fans are not listening to no damn jay album.

Jay Z is by far the most quoted rapper ever. Because people care about what he say still to this day. A skill that none of his peers have anymore

Jay most quoted line is in relation to Nas funnily enough, is it oochie Wally or one mic?

Apart from that he doesn’t have a line as quoted as sleep is the cousin of death.

 

[Cladyclad]

Jay most quoted line is in relation to Nas funnily enough, is it oochie Wally or one mic?

Apart from that he doesn’t have a line as quoted as sleep is the cousin of death.

That is nowhere near his most quoted line. That’s Internet forum shyt lol

Nas didn’t make that line up

 

[Budda]

That is nowhere near his most quoted line. That’s Internet forum shyt lol

That’s he’s most quoted line amongst the youth, just go on Twitter for evidence, by the way the internet is a big deal in 2023.

 

[JulesMusic719]

Part II On The Run was dope, had that nostalgic feel to it...Oceans was dope, Nickels and Dimes was dope

 

[Cladyclad]

That’s he’s most quoted line amongst the youth, just go on Twitter for evidence, by the way the internet is a big deal in 2023.

Ain’t nobody saying that shyt like that

 

[Budda]

Ain’t nobody saying that shyt like that

What Jayz bar is anybody saying in 2023 lol?