Damn CL yall are on the posts today. Keep up the good work.

Oh I can’t listen at work.

I feel so left out because I’m not a Jay z fan.

so sic and TIRED of jay z’s ugly face,… just RETIRE ALREADY URGHHH

I thought Jay and Wayne were battlin, did I miss the Make up?

woohoo

First!!!!!:) I love Jay-Z and I an loving the flow of the new songs so far. He will always be the “GREATEST RAPPER ALIVE” to me. Oh what’s up to my hometown New Orleans, LA 17th( Cutie)

CL you need to put up part life. he talks about bee in the second verse (even though he is denying it) anyways the song is FIRE

here is a link (this song just leaked today)
http://www.zshare.net/audio/454565231e5957/

I love Jay-Z so to all the on here talking about ppl they hate. None of you know these ppl personally so stop acting like lil ass kids and grow the fuck and stop hating. You all should be happy these black celebrities are making it. Peace

I LOVE JAY Z!!!!!! YES I’M A STAN BUT REGARDLESS IF I WASN’T A FAN HEARING THESE UPCOMING SONGS TO BE RELEASED ON THIS AMERICAN GANGSTER CD WOULD MAKE ME ONE FOR REAL. JAY KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK. MUAHHHH!!!!!!

Brian,
Please do a review on Angie Stone’s current CD. I think people will be pleasantly surprised how good her work is on this particular CD.

I like how creative his recent songs are. He keeps putting out something different so yea he aint retiring until these lames step they game up and thats real.

Love the album, lyrics are point, flow is nice, and beat are banging. Now watch a couple ppl come here and say I wish he retire, he ugly, sick of seeing him, but still post in this thread which is about him. LOL how ironic. Jay Z just sold out in under a minute in House of Blues in the Chicago, NY, and LA area with tickets being OVER a $100. So obviously a lot of people are not tired of him. Anyways this album is heat, American Gangster is my fav track thus far.

sorry i meant “Party Life”

I’m never upset with Jay-Z’s presentation. I’ve heard the entire album - its great.

HOVA, HOVA, HOVA {{{{YEEYAH}}} GOTTA GET THAT U KNOW

JAY Z is the truth these tracks are FIRE!!!!!. Man I’m so excited about this cd and his VH1 special. I can’t wait till Hello brooklyn drops Jay and Waune my two favorite rappers keeping Hip Hop alive. Jay was born to do this people ain’t no way he should be retired.

I’m digging what i’ve heard so far.

I fucking love Jay, so I’m gonna cop the album. I love everything I’ve heard so far.

That track you posted is HOT @ #7 Tee.

Can’t listen to it but no doubt I’ll have “THE GREATEST RAPPER ALIVE” album Nov. 6th.

HOVA! HOVA! HOVA! Im feelin this album! I think it’ll be classic! Betta than his last two albums! Dat “Hello Brooklyn” is FIRE! Hov and Weezy are a dream callabo!

Brian you are the last dude who should be reviewing rap albums. “Infectious hooks” how does that make the album good exactly?

This album is garbage……Imma call it Kingdom Come Part 2!

Listen to “Reasonable Doubt” “The Blueprint” and “The Black Album” and then compare it to this shit and you’ll understand why its garbage.

I’m glad you know that this is NOT the soundtrack to American Gangster. The ACTUAL soundtrack is pretty good it in stores next week as weel ( and it doesn’t have Jay-Z on it)

#19 I’m glad you said IYO because if you didn’t then you would be very ignorant to hip hop music and all of the GREAT rappers in the game that was here long before Jay-Z and IMO immensely BETTER.

@BROOKLYNTOOKIT,

Obviously, your opinion is just that… An OPINION..

You’re probably not a producer or even somebody who can do music yourself, so what makes you think that your opinion over EVERY OTHER EDUCATED MUSIC CRITIC (respected) in this industry would even get acknowledged? The fact that you post ythat on CL shows that this is the only forum you have to actually make an attempt at relevancy.

I think it’s HILARIOUS!! Who ARE you?!!!

JAY HOVA is the Fuckin FIRE!! He’s the BOSS and you can’t TAKE it!!

Haters make the FUCKING world spin.. Without y’all there would be no MEGASTARS.. Keep puttin butter on my man HOV’s bread! LOLOLOLLMFAO!

The ROC is in da bldg. I WILL be coping that album Next week.

okay, I am not a jay-z fan but I do like a couple of his songs. I really dont like Lil Wayne, but I must admit that some of his songs have me tapping my feet. I absolutely hate to admit that I like this song with them together, but I do. But I’m still not a fan of either and would never buy any of their cds.

HE is trying to grabb that old flow … it’s difficult to listen to this .. and I am a die hard Jay-z fan … I gotta get the whole album and listen to the arrangement … I know yall like to bless people with peaks of the album and all that … but yall trashin the artist in a way … that’s my opinion …but regardless I am going to buy the album and sit back and crank it

THE SONGS ON THIS ALBUM IS FIYAH!!!! BROOKLYN STAND UP!!!
HOVI’S HOME
HOVA!
HOVA!
HOVA!
HOVA!
HOVA!
HOVA!

I heart Jay ever since I heard his voice I have been a stan. I can’t wait for this cd.

i like the song w/pharell but jay z’s analogies to all things expensive and yadda yadda are redundant(sp) to me now, how do your lyrics just never change? i’d appreciate it if he’d really retire and when are him and beyonce going to get married?!

@25

What da fuck are you talking about?

The critics have been tearing his album apart.

“Kingdom Come” got a 2 and a half from allmusic.com…and this album ain’t no different.

I’m sure you just some 12 year old kid who is a fan of Soulja Boy so I’m not even gonna give a flying fuck what you have to say…

@#7 that Party life track you posted is Jay on his serious swagger. thats the reason he can get it. I know beyonce is one happy woman cuz just listening to it made wanna give him the goodies.

Dont be fooled by the amazing beats/production folks…..Hov is kinda washed up, most of his album is guest appearances and now the concept is to talk about how he USED to sell drugs….booooo

I’m a fan….and I was happy with him bowing out gracefully with the Black album….let the newbies have it

Oh and the track with him and Nas…..NAS MURDERED JIGGA ON HIS OWN SHIT, WOW

#32. i have not heard one bad review form critics. Rolling Stone, EW, Source have all talked about how good of an album it is. If you do not like it thats fine.

he said it himself, its not a commercial album (no club bangers , no number #1 song)

Ditto #8 This proves why Jay-Z is a icon in this game. The songs are great and even though there are references of drugs and violence the songs show humility and substance not the cliche’ gangsta rap songs that are hot at the moment. HOVA delivered another classic and he desrves to sell just as much if not more than Kanye & 50. Who knew some old puff daddy beatz would manifest to a quality CD!

This is why after a decade Jay is still mentioned as one of the greats where will all the haters be years from now? (Jim Jones,Cam’ron,Dame Dash, & MAYBE YOU!)

THE DYNASTY CONTINUES………

Sorry.. I’m just not feeling. I have to agree with the post before. Blueprint, Reasonable doubt were the best albums to me. The is some straight garbage!!!!!

Sorry, I was an old fan of Jay Z’s, but no more. He’s WACK!!!!!!!! His style of flow sucks to me. But that’s just my opinion. He’ll make his money regardless.

SOURCE MAGAZINE! Give me a fuckin break! They gave Lil Kim’s “The Naked Truth” 5 mics! And that album was horse shit.

ROLLING STONE hasn’t known what good rap is in their existence seeing as how they’re a rock and roll magazine

EW….lmao! They don’t know shit about shit anyway.

Actually, I’m a label exec… Silly rabbit..

Anyway, check your sources.. EW, Billboard, etc, all give the album kudos…

Your ignorance is pretty embarrassing to all of us who actually READ.

With that being said, Jay Z is still going to sell a million + albums because he has alot stans out there that love anything he puts out. Make that money Jay Z.

ANd by the way.. The NAKED truth was FIRE! You where are you from? Idaho or something? LMAO.

Dude, go shoot yourself. You have no idea what good music is.. Especially Hip-Hop.

@brooklyntookit

Let that stans rejoice even it is some garbage!!! I can’t hate

Anything Jay do as far as lyrically is hot to me so I will be getting the album. The Black album is still his best to me

BROOKLYNtookit IS SO BRILLIANT AND KNOWS SO MUCH ABOUT MUSIC THAT HE DOES WHAT FOR A LIVING??? DUDE SPEAKS LIKE HE IS IN THE KNOW OR SOMETHING… WHO ARE YOU??!!

GET OUTTA HERE!!! COME SEE ME AND SPIT SOME RHYMES THAT YOU THINK ARE GOOD MUSIC AND MAYBE I’LL THINK ABOUT GETTING YOUR WHACK A$$ A DEAL SO THE HATERS OUT HERE CAN RIP YOU APART TOO..

WHACK N*CCAS ALWAYS GOT SHIT TO SAY WHEN THEY DON’T KNOW WHAT THE HELL THEY’RE TALKING ABOUT.

Brian your critic license NEEDS TO BE REVOKED! Cause that Jay album is TRASH!!!!!!

Of course it will sell 800,000 copies in the first week because all the dumb asses will be flocking to buy it because Jay-Z’s name is on the cover.

But weren’t 760,000 copies of that shit sandwich “Kingdom Come” sold as well????

Jay-Z stans need to stop buying his shit just because of the way he talks….HES NOT A FUCKING R&B ARTIST!! Listen to his lyrics?

@ MISS HONEY.. YOUR COSIGN IS QUITE FUNNY.. iF YOU HATE IT SO MUCH, WHY ARE YOU COMMENTING!??!??!??!?!??!? WE DON’T CARE TO READ THE HATE…

GET OUTTA HERE!

BROOKLYN STAND UP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

ATTENTION…..DO NOT LISTEN 2 BROOKLYNTOOKIT….WTF R U TALKIN BOUT….SERIOUSLY….AMERICAN GANGSTER IS THAT SO CALLED FIRE PPL HAV BEEN DYIN 2 HEAR JAY SPIT….AND THA CRITICS R EVEN FUCKIN WIT IT..U R LYIN 2 THA PPL…..AND NAKED TRUTH WAS BANGIN….. IDIOT..

KIM-YA MAN 5-0 WE DONT SEE’EM IN DA CLUB/
HE BE UP IN C-T WIT A DIC IN HIS BUT

HAHA

Did CJ just say that “The Naked Truth” was “fire?”

Please kill yourself! That album was terrible. Nobody was feeling that mess. You must be from Brooklyn or some shit to be such a fan of wack ass music from Lil Kim and Jay.

CJ and Bigvon are stans with absolutely no lives to be listening such wack shit and co-signing that mess.

You two should’ve been aborted.

I am not going to apologize for not being a Jay Z fan, I cant stand arrogance. I really miss Tupac noone will ever touch him!!! I lam however a huge fan of Snoop and I somewhat like Kanye.

Boooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Brian usually you give us a honest reivew this is just ASS KISSING

I stop feeling Jay after “The Black Album”. I am glad for his success but I am over him.

i dont understand how you can be a grown man and not be a fan of jay z… he is the greatest rapper ever to do it. his lyrics and overall music are so grown up its ridiculous. i love jay z. it seems to me that his retirement was a break to say the old jay z (party anthems and commercial cds) is dead and now he is making music for himself and the true fans. one love hovie. keep bangin!

The album Leaked and I LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!! I will be supporting it at the store… already pre-ordered it on I-tunes… I’m soooo glad Jigga is spittin that stuff… even though I guess I’m one of the few who appreciated Kingdom Come… I though it was very mature, something the youngstas could not appreciate. Well I guess I’ll have another listen of AG.

im sorry but once you say you’r a big snoop fan , only somewhat a kanye fan and not a fan of jay z, you lose all credibility as a credible hip hop critic.. im sorry

@CJ AND BIGVON

You two ass kissing niggas are funny!

How da fuck can you be a label exec and sit up here and say Lil Kim’s last album was fire??? That shit was the proverbial definition of ASS and shows how wack you are when it comes to rap.

I’m surprised your ass hasn’t been fired yet for all that shitty music you listen too.

But then again….I do believe that CJ is either Beyonce or Jay-Z…….so if that is either one of you two behind that computer….JAY YOUR ALBUM IS GARBAGE! BEYONCE, YOUR DUDES ALBUM IS GARBAGE!!!

@ 57 I am entitled to my own opinion and so are you. If I dont like someone that is my business. I have been a fan of Snoop from day one. He seems more real and laid back to me, that is why I support Snoop. Kanye new cd is great I like every song on there.

“Doggystyle” shits all over “American Gangster” and “Kingdom Come” combined.

Shiiitttt!! “The Blue Carpet” shits all over “American Gangster” and “Kingdom Come” combined!

Stans please educate yourself on good rap…this ain’t no fuckin r&b album where his vocals say how good the album is…

DJ OP WHAT UP…U FEEL ME……….GROWN MEN AINT GOT NO BIZNESS NOT LIKING JAY-Z AND CALLIN THEYSELF HIP HOP FANS….LOSIN CREDIBILITY AS THEY SPEAK…….FUC U MEAN I AINT GOT NO LIFE CUZ I LISTEN 2 JAY Z(THATS RIGHT I SAID I AINT GOT)U R PROLLY JUS DUMB AND UNINTELLIGIBLE..JAY GET DOWN ON THE MIC AND YEH I LIKE LIL KIM TOO..SHE THA REALEST BITCH SINCE SHE WAS APPOINTED BY THE MAN HIMSELF(BIGGIE)AND JUS CUZ U AINT GOT NO TASTE IN MUSIC…IT AINT EVEN WORTH COMMENTIN ON…AMERICAN GANGSTER AND KINGDOM COME WAS NOT FOR THE KIDZ..SORRY FA YA.. GROW THA FUC UP AND THEN WE CAN CONVERSATE………THE PRELUDE(BANGIN)KINGDOM COME(BANGIN)LOST ONES(BANGIN)DIG A HOLE(BANGIN)BEACH CHAIR(CLASSIC SHIT)30 SOMETHING(HOT SHIT)… I CAN GO ON BUT U PROLLY CANT READ THAT GOOD

THA BLUE CARPET…………………….U R LOSIN SLOWLY
DOGGYSTYLE…….199FUCKIN2(GET THA FUC OUTTA HERE..HOT SHIT BUT U STILL LOSIN ……..SNOOP IS DONE………DONE……….DONE…DONE………DONE..DONE……..WE TALKIN RELEVANT SHIT

well i hope this is better than kingdom come cuz that was disappointment……..with the exception of the intro, lost one, and minority report

U r the one hating now!! I feel Snoop all the way and so do millions of other fans!! Jay Z sit down please and tell Beyonce to do the same. take a break!! Your fans will stick with you. I love you Snoop!! F the haters!1 U cant help it that u got it!!

THE ROC IS IN THE BUILDING! LOVE THE ALBUM, SAY HELLO, SUCCESS, FALLIN, AMERICAN DREAMIN, AND NO HOOK ARE MY FAVORITES RIGHT NOW!

How the fuck you gon say Lil Kim’s “The Naked Truth” is hot and then say Snoop Dogg’s “The Blue Carpet” was bad…..what a lame!

I’m a Jay-Z fan but that relates to his albums before “Kingdom Dumb” the dude can spit the most relevant shit that comes off the top of his head, but the stuff he has now is garbage. I’m not gonna say his shit is still relevant when it ain’t.

And he sure as hell isn’t the Best Rapper Alive! Are you fucking kidding me? As long as Rakim, Pharaoh Monche, GZA & the rest of Wu-Tang, and Nas are alive Jay-Z is nowhere near the greatest. I doubt if he sold as many records he would even have that “status.”

http://youtube.com/watch?v=2JZ-9QXSxjs

^^^this is some classic Jay shit! “What More Can I Say” nobody can say that song is bad……wanna know why? Cause it doesn’t sound like a leftover from “Kingdom Dumb”

The ROC is back in the building.

*Shrugs* I’ve never really been a Jay Z fan, and his new stuff doesn’t make me want to become one.

Hovie’s home!!!!!!!!

I totally agree when he says Kingdom Come, which I enjoyed, was too sophisticated for his fan base. Hov is back to the basics, and I love it!

Hello Brooklyn is a def banger

Jay and Wayne….crazy!!!!!!!!!!

you guys are so emotional, lol

WOW!! I see the haters are out today with this one. This album is HOT face it! You all cried about wanting Jay to come harder, you wanted the drug swagger back and you needed to feel the old Jay. Now you got it and you STILL complain. This album is hotter than half the Soulja Boy, DJ Khaled tracks out nowadays. Nothing will ever live up to Reasonable Doubt because it’s a classic album and it took Jay his whole life to make. Everyone wants Brooklyn Hov back but he’s not in that mind frame no more. How are you gonna rap about selling that stuff on the corner and how it’s so hard in the hood when you just left a board meeting at Def Jam? Your not and that’s why he came the way he did on KC and people couldn’t handle it. Was KC his best…nah but his worst album was still better than half the corny mess saturating the market. You all wanted the old Hov back and he was able to give you some of that by doing a concept album!! What better way to be able to tap into the old Jiggaman everyone misses!

I C that nearly everyone is drinking the Jay-Z “kool-aid”. Not only is Shawn Carter a bonafide sell out, but how many times can you rap about selling drugs? He projects this wannabe “gangster” image that has fools like ya’ll eating it up. The nigga’s act is old. He’s washed the fuck up!!! (Yes, I said it!! His old azz is W-A-S-H-E-D U-P!!!)

He needs to really retire and never make another album again. There ain’t a damn thing dope about singing songs about killing your people. That is what’s wrong with black folks today. We seem to embrace the lowest of the low especially when it comes to images.

I know all of you Jay-Z “Stans” will curse me to high heaven, but I really don’t give a fuck about ya’ll much like this man’s ass that you love to kiss so much.

BTW, Brian you seem to love all of the top “HipPop” albums, theres more out there than what U szee on BEt and MTV. Man, no offense, but get you some musical depth beside lousy azz rap and shitty r&b and dispicable pop.

DOOM!

ERR DOOM, I GUESS YOU MISSED THE MEMO THAT THIS WAS A “CONCEPTUAL” ALBUM. IDEAS DERIVED FROM THE MOVIE, “AMERICAN GANGSTER’