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When did he use someone else's style? He had a 1:30 trap beat on his last album otherwise none of his albums follow any trends
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When did he use someone else's style? He had a 1:30 trap beat on his last album otherwise none of his albums follow any trends
OfTheCross
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KC did have really good lyrics. The problem was the production and maybe the content. I haven't gone back to relisten in a while but the beats were definitely wack.
Also, Show Me What You Got and 30 Something were terrible beats. D U Wanna Ride is a good song with average production. I dunno wtf Beach Chair is supposed to be with that beat.
The beats for that just had me guessin
He was talking, I thought, about MCHG, which was Jay's worst album lyrically.
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AG is probably top 3 Hov albums to me. I played that shyt for like 3 years straight
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SMWYG beat was wavy as fukk. That's one of the 3 dopest beats on KC.
You picked the 3 best songs that saved that album from being straight garbage as evidence of what was wrong?
OfTheCross
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SMWYG beat was wavy as fukk. That's one of the 3 dopest beats on KC.
You picked the 3 best songs that saved that album from being straight garbage as evidence of what was wrong?
The beats were wack to me. I liked the lyrics
SMWYG beat was wavy as fukk. That's one of the 3 dopest beats on KC.
You picked the 3 best songs that saved that album from being straight garbage as evidence of what was wrong?
I agree about Show Me, but Do You Wanna Ride and Beach Chair were straight
He went and got the wrong Christopher Martin to produce on the album
Mike Otherz
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Won't lie, thought this thread would be more popular. Looks like jay not really leading the culture anymore. Could care less, still one of my favorites ever. And at his best probably my favorite ever.
PS how many great songs dies jay have? And is it the most in rap history?
In my lifetime.
In my lifetime remix
All of RD
80% of Vol 1
60% of Vol 2
75% of Vol 3
60% of The Dynasty
All of BP
50% of BP 2
80% of TBA
20% of KC
50% of American Gangster
50% of BP 3
60% of WTT
30% of MCHG
A bunh of features and miscellaneous songs.
PS how many great songs dies jay have? And is it the most in rap history?
In my lifetime.
In my lifetime remix
All of RD
80% of Vol 1
60% of Vol 2
75% of Vol 3
60% of The Dynasty
All of BP
50% of BP 2
80% of TBA
20% of KC
50% of American Gangster
50% of BP 3
60% of WTT
30% of MCHG
A bunh of features and miscellaneous songs.
nikkas really defending KC? 
I fukk with Jay but his last three solo albums been average to trash
I fukk with Jay but his last three solo albums been average to trash
OfTheCross
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nikkas really defending KC?
I fukk with Jay but his last three solo albums been average to trash
KC's production was trash, imo. He was on point lyrically, though.
OMG, KC, Lost One, Do U Wanna Ride, Hollywood were all really good lyrically.
American Gangster is a great album all around. Can't shyt on anything about it.
BP3 is good too. What We Talkin About, DOA, Run This Town, Empire State of Mind, Real as It Gets, On 2 Da Next One, A Star is Born, Already Home, Younrg Forber...
That shyt was actually a fire ass album now that I look back.
MCHG was cool for that moment in time. It also ushered in #NewRules and had a couple songs that really knocked. Somewhereinamerica, Part II with Beyonce, fukkwitmeyouknowigotit, Crown...
Hova still the GOAT of this rap shyt.
Mike Otherz
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on to da next is a bonafide classic, especially live.KC's production was trash, imo. He was on point lyrically, though.
OMG, KC, Lost One, Do U Wanna Ride, Hollywood were all really good lyrically.
American Gangster is a great album all around. Can't shyt on anything about it.
BP3 is good too. What We Talkin About, DOA, Run This Town, Empire State of Mind, Real as It Gets, On 2 Da Next One, A Star is Born, Already Home, Younrg Forber...
That shyt was actually a fire ass album now that I look back.
MCHG was cool for that moment in time. It also ushered in #NewRules and had a couple songs that really knocked. Somewhereinamerica, Part II with Beyonce, fukkwitmeyouknowigotit, Crown...
Hova still the GOAT of this rap shyt.
There wasn't a single verse on that album where I thought "Jay went off on that one"I think it has good lyricism
Just not the kind people are used to.
Every album before that, good or bad, there were verses where you were left with no choice but to acknowledge the greatness.