Do you think Hov doesn't want to drop another album because he's afraid his sales will brick?

[mikishere]

them nas magic 2 projections got you brehs in here moving different

 

[tremonthustler1]

What on earth is he gonna rap about to keep it real these days? Watching the heavens, stars, and moon at night? The sound of ocean waves, his back-up generators, keeping iguanas out of his pools, his monthly utility or maintenance crew bills?

That ain't gonna be tough. He's been doing it for almost 3 decades.

He'd say some sly shyt like

"Billion dollar deals is my habit
I made it happen y'all still believin in Magic *snickers*"

 

[Scientific Playa]

That ain't gonna be tough. He's been doing it for almost 3 decades.

He'd say some sly shyt like

"Billion dollar deals is my habit
I made it happen y'all still believin in Magic *snickers*"

Now u know good and well today's market still requires, debauchery, self-genocide, and criminal minded lyrics to sell.
I was looking at some of the names of the acts in the recent three day Roaring Loud concert and thought the youngens in my demographic have some obstacles to move in life.

 

[Harry B]

What on earth is he gonna rap about to keep it real these days? Watching the heavens, stars, and moon at night? The sound of ocean waves, his back-up generators, keeping iguanas out of his pools, his monthly utility or maintenance crew bills?

Did you miss his “Ghostface appearance” on Jay Electronicas album?

Dudes been rich since the 90s

Because his house went from 40m to 100ms it means that he can’t rap? Where is the magic point, when your house costs 63?

 

[No Hook]

This is clearly a bait thread

Jay hasn't dropped an album since 2017. You still have celebrities reciting his recent features. He could drop a album glamorizing nothing but his billionaire status and he still wouldn't brick


Some of ya'll don't realize how much of a fanbase he currently has now. There are a lot Jay Z fans in this world. Rappers included

You can't compare Jay and Nas sale thing because Nas has oversaturated his music these past several years. I understand and get the love Nas has for the sport, but he's the type of artist who should drop a album every 3/5 years. He's not interesting enough as a person for people to care about his current albums which is why he hasn't had a gold album going on 11 years now

 

[Surreal]

So he and Jay Electronica album doesn't count?

 

[Slim Charles]

In terms of can he get the same numbers. I don’t know and don’t care to be honest. In terms of can he still put together a great album.

I think Jay can do it. He just gotta find the angle. I think if you just go the I’m rich and here’s some inspiring quotes route. That’s not gonna cut it over a whole album.

But you can find a lane. I thought Jay was great on A Written Testimony with the whole Five Percenter angle but same time doesn’t come off as authentic.

Don’t want to bring Nas into it really but he is an example of having a few themes in your music at 50 and rich and still having stuff to rap about. Nostalgia/ reminiscing on old times + trying to inspire people and yeh talking about how successful you are + general braggadocio raps about your MC skills . Jay can do all those although he isn’t as strong on the nostalgia type rhymes.

Whether he’s inspired to do that I’m not sure.

 

[Legal]

I assume it's because he doesn't have shyt to talk about right now, and doesn't really have anything pushing him to get a full release out.

 

[Piff Perkins]

Jay would easily do at least 150k first week.

 

[Scientific Playa]

Did you miss his “Ghostface appearance” on Jay Electronicas album?

Dudes been rich since the 90s

Because his house went from 40m to 100ms it means that he can’t rap? Where is the magic point, when your house costs 63?

I forever tip my hat to Jay Electronica

#1. Dropping a seed in that Voodoo chick from Dallas.

# 2. Living in that trillionaire Rothschild world for a few years.

Sure he can rap but he's super blessed with family now. We all gotta be very careful about the thoughts and energy one puts out in the universe.

Gillie Da Kid's son Cheese shot and killed in Philly​

https://www.thecoli.com/threads/gillie-da-kids-son-cheese-shot-and-killed-in-philly.987149/#post-49987061

 

[KFBF]

He's fallen off.

 

[RennisDeynolds]

I don't think it's fear of flopping (although having those #1's means something to him)

But I think Hov knows he can't make the impact he used to unless he makes those grandiose guest appearances (he's like Andre 3000 now when you think about it). Over a whole record, where does he go? And maybe the route is to just have one producer, not a long record, just enough time to tell us how much better he is than us. Nas has Hit-Boy. Maybe Hov links back up with No I.D. again. I don't know if there's another producer that fits Hov sonically now over an entire project (like I don't wanna hear Hov spit over 12 Harry Fraud or Alchemist or God help us all, Timbaland beats)

Jiggaman and Harry Fraud sounds like potential crack. Same goes for Alchemist

 

[MicIsGod]

I don’t think he’s figured out what he wants to talk about for a full album yet and he won’t drop until it comes to him.

 

[Loose]

A jayz album without Beyonce? Album would brick in 2023, the question is what is considered a flop for jayz? Good question

 

[Tupac in a Business Suit]

Word to Big Gipp and all that salt clogging his mentals.

Jigga better be ware man.



Aint a east coast nikka flowing and harmonize like this…