Jay is ahead of it all
JAY-Z ~ 4:44 (Discussion Thread)
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The E-Legend
True
But honestly that's not even the problem
Like a poster earlier said
"This don't bump in the whip"
And?
Like dudes now a days don't even care about lyrical content
Just bangin beats
The production has been out weighing the lyrics for a number of years now
Ya so big on beats
Should just cop instrumental albums then
"Too many words" ass dudes lol
At first I was worried about No ID doing the whole thing. He has classics, but those recent Common albums were a bit bland imo
No ID took the best elements of his core sound (raw drums, soul chops) but added to it by using different sample sources and having the loops evolve and switch up as the track plays. Lots of little intricacies and sounds sprinkled in.
Hopefully this reminds people that sampling is an art, and there is a legit craft to it beyond simple ass loops and stock drums
I'd love to hear the instrumentals on there own too
Because a lot of these new era dudes is got damn idoits that kill they own race and murder they own people but get mad when the police do it
This also DOES bang, people have become conditioned to hearing a certain sound
I also don't think this is the final mix and some slight adjustments would do magic to this album
AldavisAlbundyAllah!
All Star
To pimp a butterfly changed the rap game.
Don't you ever try and give hov credit for the Age of the Woke .
I'm happy hov finally came around in his 13th album.
But don't you forgot Nas dropped hip hop is dead , untiltled, and distant relatives a long time ago. And he was kilt by you Jay Z Stan's.
Stay consistent or take heed to your ignorance.
Don't you ever try and give hov credit for the Age of the Woke .
I'm happy hov finally came around in his 13th album.
But don't you forgot Nas dropped hip hop is dead , untiltled, and distant relatives a long time ago. And he was kilt by you Jay Z Stan's.
Stay consistent or take heed to your ignorance.
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I dont think it's any crazy conceptual type of record. I don't even think Jay takes Kanye's rants all that seriously. He's like that family member whose ALWAYS spazzing out but at the end of the day you know it's all love
Fortunate Lee
Superstar
To pimp a butterfly changed the rap game.
Don't you ever try and give hov credit for the Age of the Woke .
I'm happy hov finally came around in his 13th album.
But don't you forgot Nas dropped hip hop is dead , untiltled, and distant relatives a long time ago. And he was kilt by you Jay Z Stan's.
Stay consistent or take heed for your ignorance.
Hov is Gawd
I'm starting to think the problem with those Common albums wasn't NO ID but rather Common. No ID put out heat rocks with every other artist he's been working with the past 8 or so years. He gave Nas absolute FIRE on LIG and helped Jay craft something incredible.
Common must've just liked those subpar beats on Nobody smiling for some reason.
But Common bounced back with Black America Again. That was my personal AOTY for 2016
I posted this a few weeks ago in this thread.
Like I Said Jay is a predictable trend hopper. You can see this woke album coming from miles away. But of course Stans thinking he's doing some unique on this album and is so profound. fukk outta here sheep.
Damn > 444
Kendrick lamer DaMn album is hot but that doesn't mean he has to be the only "Woke" Rapper lol. He inspired true enough but this is Jayz .. Kendrick is dope. But Jayz is legend
I'm white I wasn't offended by one thing on this album. Black empowerment isn't racism, and any white person who takes it as such is a racist themselves.