of course, G-Unit had hiphop on smash, everyone was basically saying bye to Jay-Z after Nas whooped his ass... dude went from selling 2 or 3 mill with the blueprint to 1 milllion with the blueprint 2.... Jay-Z was done, and needed one last gimmick
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of course, G-Unit had hiphop on smash, everyone was basically saying bye to Jay-Z after Nas whooped his ass... dude went from selling 2 or 3 mill with the blueprint to 1 milllion with the blueprint 2.... Jay-Z was done, and needed one last gimmick
BP sold about 2-3..
Bp2 sold about 5 million (double cd).
BP2.1 sold about a million additional records
Black album sold over 3
I don't see any trend whatsoever
However Nas went from 1.5 to 1 with GS to 700k with a double album in 04.
Now that's nikka, is a trend.
Blueprint 2 only sold 3 million at the time of Jay's retirement, which means he only sold 1.5 million. The only solo albums that were more of a commercial failure for him were RD and In My Lifetime Vol 1.
And Nas was selling millions with more conscious music than anything else
Something Jay could never duplicate
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LOL, it's still one of Jay's and Neptunes weakest songs. I never liked the song lyrically but I did like the message in the hook about growing up and changing those same clothes from the past. The beat was dope too but it is a weak song.
I REMEMBER EVERYONE WAS LIKE THIS IS NOT WHAT HE PROMISED.
Not sure how old some of you are, but if you clubbed at all during that time you should love this song. I cant count how many pyts i kicked shyt with during the time this song was everywhere. Sometimes you gotta mack to the bougie hoes too, and this isalways part of the soundtrack. great nights.
It wasn't as disappointing as 'Show Me What You Got' was as a return, but it felt disappointing as the lead for Jay's "final" album. Especially because of all the buzz about the production and what not.
on the other hand, My 1st Song was about as perfect a closer as he could have made. For a second, I actually believed he was done after that record.
on the other hand, My 1st Song was about as perfect a closer as he could have made. For a second, I actually believed he was done after that record.
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that shyt was atrocious 
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That song reminds me of christmas
hated that song....still do...i dont think i played the black album after 2004...i wanted some premo and ski production and got that...the joints in beg 4 mercy got more play from me...wanna get to know you was the best out of the singles from both albums to me
Never understood the hate for Justify My Thug.....beat is cool and Jay was spitting....I absolutely hate Change Clothes tho...
Show me what you got is probably one of my favorite Just Blaze beats EVER. I can't even explain why I love that shyt so much.
I mean, I literally use to workout to just the instrumental. I blasted that shyt while playing any competitive video game. That shyt got me pumped....still does, actually.
Jay didn't do so bad on it, either.
Give the drummer some
I already gave the summer some
It's the winter's turn
There was a remix with Weezy on it, and some DJ in my city mixed it to sound like they (jay and wayne) were going back and forth for the first verse. I wish I could find something like that online. The shyt was
when I heard that shyt.
I already gave the summer some
It's the winter's turn
There was a remix with Weezy on it, and some DJ in my city mixed it to sound like they (jay and wayne) were going back and forth for the first verse. I wish I could find something like that online. The shyt was
when I heard that shyt.