JAY-Z ~ 4:44 (Discussion Thread)
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Rigby.
The #1 Rated Mixtape of all Time
More than likely in an Apple only format like FLAC or some shyt
Rapmastermind
Superstar
I've already played it straight through several times since last night and played it more this morning. It flows so well because there is no filler and it's cohesive feel makes it very to the point. No ID really brought it, Those samples and chops/cuts were fire and has been lacing Jay for while. This is all we really wanted from Jay. I felt like he was inching more towards this as we saw glimpses in "Kingdom Come" and on every album Jay drops 1 or 2 socially conscious, deep records. Even NaS has been on his grown man sh!t for several albums including "God's Son", "Streets Disciple", "Untitled" and "Life is Good". They don't need to "Follow the Times" or jump on gimmicks. They just need to make the music they want to make and evolve Hip Hip Further because they have nothing more to prove. I've always said it's time to have Adult Contemporary Hip Hop more in the forefront.
Hip Hop is really growing up before our eyes. This album felt like he was having a serious talk to me, man to man about what Black people need to do in the future all while opening us up to his personal life with his wife, mother, kids etc. We all know Hov is very private person. Of course he had mad sublims, he always does but on this album he really unloaded. That's the school of Hip Hop he's from. Don't address it on television or on social media but address it in the bars so only the target knows. Also I love Ye for life, but he deserved to get tapped for that concert fiasco. He needs to humble himself and take Big Brother's discipline. Also he did send several strays at the new generation "All Sounding the Same" and not having any distinction. I've criticized Jay's subject matter in the past as being repetitive sometimes but this is the album I was waiting for. It feels like a continuation of the "Blueprint" Series. BP 4:44, lol with all this soulful music. My Mans forever honoring Big too. Caught references to "Juicy", "Unbelievable" and "N!ggaz Bleed". Also this line references a rare Big track and promo poster for "Life After Death":
"Y'all Think Small, I Think Biggie."
Hip Hop is really growing up before our eyes. This album felt like he was having a serious talk to me, man to man about what Black people need to do in the future all while opening us up to his personal life with his wife, mother, kids etc. We all know Hov is very private person. Of course he had mad sublims, he always does but on this album he really unloaded. That's the school of Hip Hop he's from. Don't address it on television or on social media but address it in the bars so only the target knows. Also I love Ye for life, but he deserved to get tapped for that concert fiasco. He needs to humble himself and take Big Brother's discipline. Also he did send several strays at the new generation "All Sounding the Same" and not having any distinction. I've criticized Jay's subject matter in the past as being repetitive sometimes but this is the album I was waiting for. It feels like a continuation of the "Blueprint" Series. BP 4:44, lol with all this soulful music. My Mans forever honoring Big too. Caught references to "Juicy", "Unbelievable" and "N!ggaz Bleed". Also this line references a rare Big track and promo poster for "Life After Death":
"Y'all Think Small, I Think Biggie."
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Pass the mustard brehs.
Late as fukkn
Late as fukkn
dora_da_destroyer
Master Baker
Looks like I'm gonna spend the next week reading JAYZ lyrics on the net, making my own beats 
4:44 might be one of his most realist songs, Jay bared it all on that song
FunkDoc1112
Heavily Armed
Party Life from AG is probably the best example of this.And on a note about the flow being off.
I agree to a degree. But I noticed a while ago, maybe 2/3 years, maybe even more (around the time of Shiny Suit Theory) that Hov was doing this thing he used to save for adlibs or at the end of tracks...
He'll be on beat for about 4-6 bars, then, almost like he was trying to make a point, for 1.5 or 2 bars he'd be off, but if you read the lyrics to the off beat bars, those are the lines where it felt like he had a lot to say.
So it goes
RAP
RAP
RAP
RAP
TALK TALK TALK
RAP
RAP
Almost like he was taking a break in the middle of the verse to get his point across, then back to rapping.
It's the same thing he does at shows, where the band will play the instrumental, and he'll talk to the crowd, but instead of saving it for the end, he's trying to squeeze them into verses, so it knocks the flow off kilter.
Not making excuses for it, not even saying I'm right, just giving my perspective
beenz
Rap Guerilla
Family feud had me stuck for 30 minutes
First rapper this year to make me rewind to catch what he was saying before I finished the first listen
El rey de todas las cosas le bendic
this is probably my fav song on the album.
FunkDoc1112
Heavily Armed
You know Jay was serious about this rapping shyt on here because of how high his vocals are mixed lol.
Next weekman so how long brehs gotta wait til they can listen on something other than tidal? is this on itunes or anything?
NoChillJones
Banned
Not true, think you had to have it before the album dropped . If all you had to do was dl Tidal what would be the point of it being on Spring excursive. Think about it. But its available for me....and I have Tmobile
This man scooped Prince's ex wife 
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