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’

@ 74 I feel u on the washed up Jay Z!!! Sit down retire!! And oh by the way you are not the greatest rapper ALIVE!!! U all cannot be mad that everyone is not a fan of Jay Z, that’s just the way it is!!!

Lol! I agree, Doom.

How in da hell can you take Jay-Z seriously with him talking about slinging crack and all that mess when he never said any of that mess on his last records???

The Clipse and Wu-Tang can do crack rap correct but Jay-Z cannot! Stick to what you do best Jay and that’s coming with lyrics straight from the street.

I know for a fact his love for Beyonce has got him so sprung that his rapping has gone from excellent to borderline Chingy mess………………

Lemme give y’all dumb Jay stans an example of Jay’s falling off:

Ahuh Ahuh (Yea Rihanna)
Ahuh Ahuh (Good girl gone bad)
Ahuh Ahuh (Take three… Action)
Ahuh Ahuh

No clouds in my storms
Let it rain
I hydroplane into fame (Eh eh)
Come’n down with the Dow Jones
When the clouds come we gone
We Rocafella (Eh eh)
She fly higher than weather
And she rocks it better
You know me
An anticipation for precipitation
stacks chips for the rainy day (Eh eh)
Jay, rain man is back with lil Ms. Sunshine
Rihanna where you at?

WHAT THE FUCK! WAS THAT HOT MESS OF A VERSE????????????????????????????????? Jay needs to sit his ass down while we can still reminisce about his presence in the 90s-2004

Now he’s a wannabe gangster? LMAO it’s a concept album about a gangster flick what do you want him to do?!? It’s not like he’s just putting out this music because he wants to keep a hard street image. He was inspired by the movie..

106andparkaintworthit, YOUR STATEMENTS CONTRIDICT THEMSELVES.

How in da hell can you take Jay-Z seriously with him talking about slinging crack and all that mess when he never said any of that mess on his last records??? EVIDENTLY YOU DIDN’T LISTEN TO HIS LAST ALBUM.

The Clipse and Wu-Tang can do crack rap correct but Jay-Z cannot! Stick to what you do best Jay and that’s coming with lyrics straight from the street.
COMING WITH LYRICS STARIGHT FROM THE STREETS, LAST I CHECKED CRACK WAS SOLD IN THE STREETS ALONG WITH ALL THE REST OF THE NARCOTICS.

NIC IS THAT YOU? COCO?

Cheryl……..85% of females (not myself) don’t know shit about hip-hop or rap.

That percentage includes you!

Please direct yourself to your Yung Berg, T.I. and Bow Wow albums, since I’m sure all you do is buy albums based on how the rapper looks instead of the lyrics that they have.

Yeah it’s me Cheryl lol.

Hmm so 85% of females don’t know shit about hip hop? Well I’m glad im here then cause all the artist you just named don’t even get play on my car radio.

That would put you in the 15% who don’t say “he could get it” when a subpar rapper like Bow Wow, T.I., Yung Berg or Chingy’s names come up.

T.I. being the superior of the names I mentioned but nowhere near Jay status….oh and let me repeat “American Gangster” is wack.

@brooklyntookit and kween215

You are so right. I agree with you to the tenth power.

82.

106andparkaintworthit
Tuesday, October 30, 2007
Cheryl……..85% of females (not myself) don’t know shit about hip-hop or rap.

That percentage includes you!

Please direct yourself to your Yung Berg, T.I. and Bow Wow albums, since I’m sure all you do is buy albums based on how the rapper looks instead of the lyrics that they have.

HA HA HA THAT WAS SOME FUNNY SHIT ESPECIALLY SINCE I DON’T LIKE ANY OF THE ONES YOU JUST LISTED, I DON’T EVEN KNOW WHO YOUNG BERG IS! I AM MORE OF A MJG & 8 BALL, UGK, ERIC B & RAKIM, JAY-Z KINDA GIRL! NICE TRY THOUGH! HELL I LIKE THE ROOTS, BOW WOW HA HA HA YOU MUST THINK I AM SOME TEENY BOOPER!

I see a lot of dumb people are talking out the anus. I just copped the bootlegg (SHOUT OUT TO ALL MY 145TH BOOTLEGGIES) and that shit is straight fiyah! Hov will get my support next week. It’s an incredible album that talks about the rise AND FALL of a drug lord. If you clueless yentas actually listened to the entire album you’d see that he gives you whole picture with no bullshitting. It’s not just another typical rap album glorifying violence and drugs. You people probably nevah went outside your white picket fences in the country.

Please stop hating on Jay-Z and other artist for that matter. This is one of the problems in the Black Community…we can’t support one another. The man was a kid from the projects, and now he is a successful millionaire! Why not support the Black man rather than talk crap? It’s funny how we dis and talk about our own people; yet you never hear this kind of negitivity from other races. They support their own…come yall we have to stop being stop hateful, and jealous of Our Own!

@55

ARE YOU SERIOUS…OKAY, NOW, IT’S OKAY TO BE A FAN OF JAYZ, BUT YOUR ASS IF FUCKIN DELIRIOUS….YOU SAY HE’S THE BEST TO EVER DO THIS?!!!!!! WHAT, NEGRO PLEASE, YOU BETTER STICK WITH THAT “BEST RAPPER ALIVE” BULLSHIT, CAUSE IF BIGGIE AND/OR PAC WAS HERE, JAYZ WOULD BE DUMPSTER DIVING IN YOUR GARBAGE CAN. CAUSE THERES NO WAY ON GOD’S GREEN EARTH, OR NO FAIRY TALE IN HEAVEN THAT JAYZ IS, OR EVER WILL BE EQUAL OR BETTER THAN PAC OR BIGGIE….NIGGA PLEASE!

preach #74 preach. jigga is wack. he is always bitten after other people shit. and all he talks about are drugs. give it up already. retire please

Bow Wow, T.I., Yung Berg and Chingy don’t meet the height or weight requirement to be able to get a damn thing.

Put this album against KC and tell me Jay didn’t come back harder! The critics even love it.

HAHA!! Look at that all Jay only get’s compared to legends!! You don’t see anyone else out right now constantly being put up against two of the greats. What does that tell you right there. And how are you gonna say if Big and Pac was around Jay would be trash. No one even knows what Big and Pac would be doing right now if they were still around.

This album is incredible, I’ve been listening to it non-stop for the past week. I vibe with “Say Hello”, “Fallin”, “American Dreamin” and “Success”. This album is lyricially and musically superior to “The Blueprint” (a classic in its own right). Jay has outdone himself, but he needed the motivation (AG the film) to drop gem after gem on this album. I can’t wait to see the film AG, & I’m sure that will allow me to appreciate AG the album even more.

COCO I AM OUT, I AM THROUGH WITH THIS! I KNOW WHAT I LIKE, SHAWN COREY “JAY-Z” CARTER. I HAVE ALREADY PRE-ORDERED MY COPY OF “AMERICAN GANGSTER” CD, FUCK WHO DON’T LIKE IT!

American Dream, No Hook, Fallen…the only hot tracks…The rest of it is hot GGGGGarbage’

I’m out too Cheryl all this hate hurts me to my soul lol. But i don’t care i will be at the store on Nov.6th to get my copy!

My favorite rapper of all time. His flow is soo damn smooth. I loved Kingdom Come by the way. It’s all the people checking for the lame dance track rap that couldn’t get the concept. I know i was pissed because i couldn’t get tickets to none of his shows they sold out completely in minutes. Jay gives a great concert, I’ve been to 4.

hey everyone is entitled to their opinions about what they like or dislike but it’s pathetic to posting on someone you so called hate more than once. it’s people on here like 4 or more times trying to internet bullies, How Lame. We love him and you don’t we get it now move on. Unless your getting paid to hate by the amount of post you put up there’s no point to keep coming back. It makes it seem as tho Camron wack ass on here trying to change people minds. Lol Go do something constructive.

i really hated on Jay-Z making another album because Kingdom Come was so shitty but this is a really really solid album. the album is better than the movie imo.

fantastic.

number 99 props the best comment in the entire post

106ANDPARKAIN’T WORTH IT

The next time you choose to “quote” an artist please get the lyrics right and not online. It’s apparent that Hov’s flow is above you which is the reason why you think his lyrics don’t make any sense. The correct verse says

No clouds in my STONES (referring to clear diamonds)
Let it rain, I hydroplane in the bank
Coming down like the Dow Jones
When the clouds come we gone, we Rocafella
WE fly higher than weather
IN G5’s OR BETTER,
You know me,
In anticipation, for precipitation stacked chips for the rainy day
Jay,
Rain Man is back
with little Ms. Sunshine
Rihanna where you at?

NIGGAS. I TELL YA.

I could care less if that person misquoted one word on that wack Umbrella song, his rhyme still sucked!

Where is the Wu-Tang Clan when you need them?????? Please revive hip-hop, because Jay-Z isn’t doing a dayum thang to save it.

JSCENE we can always count on you to Hate Jay-Z.

SHUT DA HELL UP! Jay-Z is wack as fuck (right now)!

Just because you like wack hip-hop, and you’re too dumb to tell the difference between good and bad lyrics does not mean other peoples opinions constitute “hating”

LOVE LOVE LOVE JIGGA.

Brookyntookit and 106andparkaintworthit are the same person.
That bitch just bipolar and don’t remember who the hell they are from time to time’
You can tell because they keep commenting for each other. Go take your meds or kill both your personalities. either one works for me.

Funny that you mention the WU because they do have an album coming out in about a month. It was supposed to come out on December 4th but Ghostface had an album dropping the same day so they changed it. Shows how much YOU know about hip hop. Oh and by the way Ghostface, Method Man, Raekwon have praised Jay-Z in the past. Not to mention other legends like Rakim, Slick Rick, Snoop, AND BIGGIE. NOW WHAT? The only way I will believe that you are from the BK is if you say that you’re from Park Slope or Williamsburg. You sound like a wannabe hipster cracka.

What? Uhh…no sweety your mistaken. I’m one person, I don’t know what in the hell you talking about.

Yeah this is what the Rap game has been missing. As a grown man myself i couldn’t agree more with who ever said A grown man has no business hating on Jay. I can’t listen to all this bubble gum crap out right now. Jay understands what we wanna hear as true rap fans of the Biggies, Pacs, Kanes, Rakim, Krs one, basically anybody in the 80’s era of hip hop. I am gonna get a album for home, and my car. this is what i missed in hip hop for so long atrue lyricist. Good looking out Jay.

something is really really wrong with you people this american gangster shit is pure fire if you are a true hip hop fan then you will appreciate where jay going with this album it’s a true lyricallly concept album no just corny hooks like these other bubble gum rappers TRUE HIP HOP IS BACK LISTEN TO WHAT IS BEING SAID IDIOTS

THANKS FOR GIVING THIS ALBUM A GOOD REVIEW.

GOOD MUSIC SLIPS THROUGH THE CRACKS WHEN IT’S REVIEWED BY THE WRONG PEOPLE OR PEOPLE WHO DON’T UNDERSTAND HIP HOP. IN THIS CASE, PEOPLE WHO DIDN’T UNDERSTAND THE 80′S AND THAT THIS ALBUM’S TAILORED TO A MOVIE.

NIKKI #23 & #24: SORRY TO DISAPPOINT YOU BOO, BUT THAT RECORD YOU HEAR EVERY TIME THE PROMO’S PLAYED ON T.V., ETC. FOR AG IS JAY’S SONG “HEART OF THE CITY”. YES, IT’S A SAMPLE FROM A PAST RECORD, BUT THE VERSION THAT’S BEING USED IS JAY’S. OF COURSE, HE’S ON THE ALBUM. DENZEL WANTED JAY TO DO THE COMPLETE SOUNDTRACK, BUT BRIAN GRAZER DIDN’T THINK HE WAS INTERESTED AT THE TIME.

I KNEW THIS WOULD BE ANOTHER CLASSIC. NO NEED IN BEING TIRED OF THE PERSON WHO DELIVERS CONSISTENTLY.

@ harlem Mami I totally agree they ain’t from Brooklyn. not the real Brooklyn anyway. Like you said Park Slope or some other caucasion section. Real Brooklyn heads got love for Jay and they understand exactly where he coming from. I’m from Gates Ave and Cinton. Bedstuy repin’ for jigga!!!

FOR ALL OF US WHO ACTUALLY READ:..

Check out this link…. http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20154209,00.html

Hate or not… HOV is back!

#113 OK I knew I wasn’t the only one. Even though I rep Harlem to the fullest I still got love for Jigga and other cool Brooklyn cats. I’d be embarrassed to have someone like this person representing NY period! All of NY got love for Jay!

*sighs*

Jay z go and sit down, this album is just so uneccessary.

@106andparkaintworthit, lol we meet again.

#101 Meka, thanks girl but it’s true you know. And since this is a Jay Z posts I’m gonna say he said it best with these lines, “WHAT YOU EAT DON’T MAKE ME SHIT.” AND ” SENSITIVE THUGS YALL ALL NEED HUGS!”
That’s all I got to say to them Haters because I actually have a life, unlike these internet bullies. LOL

No one on here from NY should EVER hate on JAY or MJB! What the hell??!!! These have got to be KIDS who have no idea what the ascension of hip hop should be..

There are plenty of rap artists who are great lyrically. Relevancy in the CURRENT music world is what counts! Sitting on past fame makes you out of touch, out of sync, and longing for the past… Let’s move forward and congratulate HOV on taking the premise of a great movie, and creating a wonderful narrative.

You can’t listen to only two or three songs on the album and form a complete, educated opinion.. It tells a story!! You wouldnt’ read a books first two chapters and assume that entire book is whack!?? Come on black folks–get the diddies off the site hatin on JIGGA!!!

GET THE FUCK OUT HATERS!!! WE DON”T WANT YOU HERE!! KEEP THAT BULLSHIT TO YOURSELVES!!!

AS A MATTER OF FACT

All the NYC residents who hate on HOV, move to MISSOURI or something and suck on Nelly’s ballz…

I understand that Jay Z is trying to make up for that wackass “Kingdom come” sh!t.
But, this is just more formulated bullsh!t…….I’m sorry…..what do you want me to do?

is it just me or did u hear bee’s voice on that first traxx?

by the way i like wat i hear!!…not so much of a rap fan!

@ 91

LMAO!!!!!!! “JAYZ WOULD BE DUMPSTER DIVING IN YOUR GARBAGE CAN”.

your hella funny!!

Its funny how everyone seemed to call T.I. dumb for the gun situation, but praising Jay Z for bragging about drugs AGAIN! I don’t get it!

Am I missing something Jay Z stans? Is it cool to be an American Gangster, until the Feds sweep down on you?
Jay Z doesn’t rep anything positive to me, all he does is brag about himself and how he fucks his BBBBBBitchBBBEyonce. He has done a great job in brainwashing common poor black folk who wants to live vicariously through him so bad! The rich is getting richer and the poor poorer people! Stop supporting this garbage with yall hard earned dollars.

This album sucks just like the last one. The fact that stans are pumping it up and tickets sold out in a millisecond (LOL impossible) doesn’t mean a thing…………they said all of that about garbage ass Kingdom Come

I’ll be damned if I spend 14 dollars on this shit…hell thats a bottle of vodka.

I’m sorry maybe it’s my age or something but I still say and ALWAYS will that RAKIM is the greatest rapper of all time.
I can sit and talk about being broke all the time does that make me great NO, so why is it someone raps about the same shit over and over is hailed the best I dont get it.

Jay needs to retire and stay there…..

AND THIS IS MY OPINION SO PLEASE DONT TELL ME WHAT I SHOULD AND SHOUDLNT SAY
I LEFT MY MOMMA IN ASBURY PARK……

@124

Kudos

No you fuck faces,

I come from DO or DIE Bedstuy, don’t fucking forget. And no I’m not white, but what in the hell difference does that make? I know white dudes who could school any old head on classic hip hop.

Rakim and Nas are the BEST RAPPER ALIVES, I bet half the fuck faces who like Jay-Z haven’t even heard “Illmatic” or “Paid In Full”

And just because I’m from Bed-Stuy don’t mean I gotta kiss Jay-Z’s ass! Especially when he puts out shitty records like AG.

I wanted this CD to be a little better than what it was. The track with Wayne was insane!! Here is a mirror..

http://www.spymac.com/details/?2290046

Brooklyn is calling it how I see the album, the whole album is a little boring to me, from the beats to the lyrics, come on how repetitive can it get? I’ve heard most of the tracks and he should have reached out to Kayne, if your going for the 70’s feel bring in Ye to do at least one track, but since this isn’t the 70’s how is he suppose to take us back to the hustling days of that era when dude wasn’t even hustling in the 70’s? When I heard Blue Magic with P, I thought he was going to bring it back to the 80’s, then I heard most of the tracks and it feels like its the 70’s again, like I don’t get it. Is Jay trying to rap from Frank Lucas perspective? This shit is silly to me.

i swear some of ya’ll are the SAME people posting under different names trying to make it seem like others agree with your opinion. get it together!

you smack talk now but i’m pretty sure you’ll get your copy on nov. 6 also

peace out!

Gllahone
Tuesday, October 30, 2007
Brooklyn is calling it how I see the album, the whole album is a little boring to me, from the beats to the lyrics, come on how repetitive can it get? I’ve heard most of the tracks and he should have reached out to Kayne, if your going for the 70’s feel bring in Ye to do at least one track, but since this isn’t the 70’s how is he suppose to take us back to the hustling days of that era when dude wasn’t even hustling in the 70’s? When I heard Blue Magic with P, I thought he was going to bring it back to the 80’s, then I heard most of the tracks and it feels like its the 70’s again, like I don’t get it. Is Jay trying to rap from Frank Lucas perspective? This shit is silly to me.

THIS IS A CONCEPTUAL ALBUM, HAVE YOU SEEN AMERICAN GANGSTER THE MOVIE, WHEN YOU SEE THE MOVIE AND HERE THE CD YOU WILL SEE THAT ! IN A SENSE YOU COULD SAY HE IS RAPPING FROM FRANK LUCAS PERSPECTIVE.

Jay-z once said in his lyrics that he “dumb down his lyrics and doubled his dollars; yet they criticized him for it; but they all yelled Holla”. This man, as does 50 cent, believes that the American public is too dumb to comprehend anything other than nursery rhymes and street talk. And looking from his vantage point, I would agree. I mean, Jay-z had to resort to rehashing Reasonable Doubt for fear of American Gangster not matriculating into dollars and street cred. This 40 year old man is rhyming about guns, dope, and bitches. Rap/Hiphop is for the youth made by the youth. Again, he is 40. He dissed MIMS for the same reasons he changed his whole lyrical style—Getting Money. I can only assume that he addressed music insiders about American Gangster the way he did out of fear of it not receiving good reviews. Please, music critics/bloggers/writers use your degrees! Don’t fall for his “Aura over Substance” crap! I know there aren’t many albums out right now for which Jay-z’s album could be compared to but damn; stop treating him like he’s George Bush before the war—An unquestionable leader. Give an honest review! Is he saying anything new, groundbreaking, or earth shattering? No! I must say, however, that he is very smart. Seizing the opportunity to hide behind a movie is genius. That way if it isn’t successful, as would be expected coming from him, he can claim it was inspired by the movie– it’s not his best. Remember, he started making this album prior to the movie. The movie may bolster album sales, but the underserved/uneducated followers of Jay-z will consider it a classic. Biggie said it best: “Treat your last album like your first”.

It’s sad that a person judges everything by the one thing he knows. Good-luck Jay-z!

I honestly love the music Jay-Z has created for ‘American Gangster’. I think my first impression of this material is that its better than my original reception of ‘Kingdom Come’. Keep it comin` JAY!

We in the house, house, house… I love that song!!

Jay Z looks like shit, and raps shitty imo, never liked him, the only people I know that really feel him are white guys, i hate him with a passion, some ppl say hes a legend.. MY ASS.

OH and title should’ve been
AMERICAN TURTLE. (cuz he looks like one)

currently I consider Lupe Fiasco, a real artist, or Mos Def, n Nas I guess.. the rest are crap, Jay is no different then 50.

Jay does it again, gotta love this man, for real. i just learned about this site from my best friend. I like this black people on the net. Anyway I will support Jay on this cd because I like what I’ve been hearing and i don’t usually buy rap albums.

Wow are you people serious with all the Jay Nay sayers. Jay is the only rapper that I actually buy the cd. My husbands buys others as well but Myself I only really like Jay. His flow. his style, his swagger and business ethics I have always admired. Damn Where’s the LOVE?

Jay Z: You Not Feelin’ Me, Fine
It Cost You Nothing
Pay Me No Mind. —- from the Take Over.

I LOVE YOU JAY. CAN’T WAIT TO PICK UP THE ALBUM WHEN I GO PICK UP MY WIC FROM WALMART…..LMAO

i still like jigga, but i hope that ain’t the album cover…that’s not a good shot of his head. it’s looking large and in charge!

let me get in this….one this track and the one with the b are the best ones i’ve heard so far…this track is fire by itself….
naked truth is a banging album sorry…trackswise, rapwise, kim really made that hardcore banging CD from a female’s perspective. if things was equal between male and female lil’ kim and lauryn back when she was still making music would be as revered as biggie and jay.
that’s my story and i’m sticking to it.
as for jigga, i liked kingdome come because i felt it was real for where he was in his life. i dug the shit, cause i’m in his age group and i got where he was. when all the young shit comes with a dance, someone who can rnyme about something is cool with me.
but for real tho…i dig that duffle bag boys joint…it ain’t bout nothing but the rhyme and the track and the hook is banging….

so hey we got some shit to choose from and argue about…that’s what hip-hop should be but for that real grimy nyc hip hop shit…i’m thinking ghost will be bringing that shit….

The conceptual album is an excuse to bring the gun/drug talk back out, I can’t respect it if he’s rapping from another man’s perspective, that’s lame. Its either you doing it for real or you not, don’t use the album as an excuse to bring the gangster shit back out. You Shawn Carter or Frank Lucas, this dude been out the street for years and I’m just not buying it. If its hip hop then we can get down, if it’s not hip hop oriented then its lame to me, I’ve heard it all before.

i listened to the whole cd today. and while it has a 1996 hiphop feeling to it. the content once again is lame. its just as boring as Kingdom Come.

the two best tracks are “ignorant shit” where beanie sigel out flowd jay as always and “success” where nas crushed jay.

the track with little wayne left me scratching my head. ever since mtv said llil wayne was the best when he never was. but the caliber of lyrics have totally fallen by the way side.

Amercian ganster once agian is Jay-Z riding on the coattails of someting(the movie) to bring relevance to his album. Like he’s always done but using other artist his whole career.

Jay should have stayed retired

i don’t give fuck what yall clowns on here say jay got bangers on this shit

no hook
say hello
pray
fallin
sucess
american gangster
american dreaming
part life
damn that’s half the album

oh & and for these slow females on here talking about all he talking about is drugs gun violence bitch try buying the album then talk cuz obviously you fools haven’t heard it yet

he talks about god,he talks about his dad leaving him and his siblings as children the reuniting then his dad dieng,he talks about his uncle who was murdered,he talks about what’s going on in hiphop,about lost friends,about the struggle in the coke game and so much more

the album is amazing and impressive but these children don’t know how to appreciate it all i know is i’m gonna watch him perform all the new songs on the vh1 special on the 8th of (hov)ember then i’mma cop this shit.and yes that is beyonce praying with him on the song pray

blah blah blah Jay needs attention like a lil baby girl

TREVALE KUDOS! I AM WITH YOU! YOU NAMED ALL MY FAVORITES. ONCE YOU SEE THE MOVIE AMERICAN GANGSTER, YOU WILL SEE WHAT INSPIRED WHAT TRACKS!

# 132

Very well sad.

Not feeling the Wayne joint. The one he has with Nas is bangin tho, which is not on here. But whatsup with these ads taking over my computer when I get on here?

Blue Magic and the first song on here are ok…not up to Jay’s caliber.
The song with Lil Wayne is fire…would jam that for a minute

Happy Halloween!

Ok! I did’nt appreciate the move to Missouri comment. I represent for Missouri and Kansas. Hey! I like Nelly.

#132 HE SAW THE MOVIE FIRST, HOW DO YOU THINK HE GOT AUDIO FROM THE MOVIE, THAT’S WHY STATEMENTS SUCH AS THESE GETS DIMISSED. IF YOU DID SOME KIND OF RESEARCH BEFORE YOU STARTED TYPING YOU WOULD KNOW THIS TIDBIT OF INFORMATION! UNIVERSAL INVITED HIM TO A PRIVATE SCREENING. IT’S NOTHING WRONG WITH NOT LIKING HIM, BUT IF YOU ARE GOING TO DISCREDIT HIM USE FACTS!

Initially brought to his attention by Universal’s noted soundtrack executive Kathy Nelson, American Gangster depicts the true story of Frank Lucas, a Harlem drug kingpin who amassed a $250 million empire in less than 10 years in the 1970s. Referencing Lucas’ reserved, all-business attitude, Jay-Z often echoes the aspirational themes of the film, as on “No Hook,” which finds him snarling, “f*ck rich, let’s get wealthy.”

American Gangster (Universal/Imagine), directed by acclaimed filmmaker Ridley Scott, is in theaters on November 2. Jay-Z’s American Gangster will be available four days later on November 6.

http://www.vibe.com/news/...s/2007/10/am-gang_preview

traevale, maybe you are the one that doesnt know good music.

b/c if you did you woul only name two songs to be good off the album “ignorant shit” and “success” where jay was out shined on both

you obviously feed into the the Jay-Z hype and say his material is good b/c his name is Jay Z. this album is on the same level as Kingdom come. LAME

maybe you need to learn alittle about what good music is. Go pick up a Nas, Common, The Game, Talib, royce da 5′9’s mixtape “the bar exam” or something

b/c “AG” is trash

AG is crazy. Jay is himself on this album!.. Not that he was ever not himself but.. since people wanna act like they forgot or don’t know, he’s simply reminding people of who he is & what he’s still capable of doing.. making incredible music effortlessly! People can try and say whatever about Jay and people can call Jay fans stans & whatever else you like. Do your do buttercups! But Jay will forever be one of the greatest emcees ever ( inclusive of Biggie, Rakim, Nas.. etc.. and a handful of others.) Jay sh…ts all over your favorite rapper on his worst track! So hate until your little hearts content! It’s Hovie baby. HA!

I JUST LOVE IT HOW ALL THE RAPPERS YOU NAME ON HERE AS “THE GREATEST RAPPERS” ALL HAIL HOVA AS ONE OF THEGREATEST AFTER BIGGIE AND PAC…. HMMMMM… INTERESTING…

AND I’M SURE THAT THEY ALL KNOW A LOT MORE ABOUT THE RAP AND HIP HOP GAME THAN THE REST OF YOU…

SAY WHAT YOU WANT, BUT THERE IS A VERY CRUCIAL DIFFERENCE BETWEEN GANGSTA RAP, ORIGINAL HIP-HOP AND CONTEMPORARY HIP-HOP— LEARN THE DIFFERNCE AND APPRECIATE THE IMPACT THAT OUR MUSIC MAKES ON INTERNATIONAL CULTURE..

LETS START CONGRATULATING BLACK FOLKS, INSTEAD OF WASTING OUR ENERGY ON DOWNPLAYING THE ARD WORK OR OUR CULTURAL ICONS..

WHITE FOLK DON’T DO THAT TO THEIR OWN, SO WHY SHOULD WE?!!!!

THAT’S WHY WE AS A CULTURE HOLD EACH OTHER BACK…

Are you kidding me?

White people talk as much trash about their people as we do ours! If the music is crap, then its crap…..no racial divide involved.

crap IS AN OPINION… BRITNEY SPEARS’ ALBUM IS ACTUALLY GOOD FROM A PRODUCT PERSPECTIVE. THE MUSIC INDUSTRY IS A BUSINESS, AND CDS ARE PRODUCTS FOR THAT INDUSTRY. IF THE PRODUCT IS GOOD THAT YOU PUT OUT, THAT MEANS SUCCESS FOR THE INDUSTRY AS A WHOLE. KANYE AND 50′S MARKETING BEEF DID WONDERS FOR MUSIC INDUSTRY SALES. THAT’S WHAT ITS ALL ABOUT.

iTS ABOUT MORE THAN THE MUSIC. I PERSONALLY FEEL THAT THE MUSIC ON HOV’S ALBUM IS GREAT, BUT AGAIN THATS MY OPINION.

EVEN WITH MY OPINION MATCHING THE MAJORITY, THE MINORITY WHO HATE IT STILL ARE ENTITLED TO THEIR OPINIONS–REGARDLESS OF HOW DELUSIONAL..

Once again…Jay Z dumb ass wanna be hustlers/ stans don’t get it! What is he rapping about so great? Not a damn thing. Who cares about his father leaving him, or his nickle and diming days or his cousin who got killed………….didn’t he rap abotu that shit before? How many times you want to hear the same shit come out of his fat lips! Yall are corny! I hate to see grown ass BROKE ass men ride another mans dick!

That’s funny.. Only the BROKE ass haters are the ones hating.. SUCCESSFUL men like MYSELF don’t hate..

We CONGRATULATE and SUCCEED… Not spend all of our time and energy on somebody’s BLOG downing each other..

Think about that one? How many thousands do YOU have in YOUR bank account?

LMAO.. Silly rabbits. Jay is doin his dayum thing.. So much so, that all of us are on here talking about HIM! Do you HONESTLY think he even CARES about your negative opioions?

He gets enough respect from LEGENDS , that he wouldn’t waste his energy on the minority who DON”T EVEN MATTER… LOL

Get that MONEY.. Love the HATERS…

“THATS WHY YOU MAD AT ME!!” YOU CAN”T TAKE IT!!

Call ma a STAN, but I GETZ MINE. Now, you gotta GET YOURZ!

roc boys sounds great

im so copping that cd

@ 152, I do not wish to get into a cyber quarrel over my opinion. Also, I have not dismissed the PR write up about how he “supposedly” became inspired from the movie. I am going to state, however, that like the spin doctoring that even our illustrious government provides to the American people so can the PR machine for Def Jam. I just don’t believe that prior to him making AG that he wasn’t already in the studio, especially after the KC fiasco. And, if so, which songs were already made or in progress? With that being said, I can infer that maybe some songs from AG were already in the “hustler” style. For which I can conclude that he “felt” the “need” to rap “again” about the “golden days” of hustling back in the ’90s. The man is 40. Still rapping at 40. He has become the Michael Jordan (#45) of Hiphop, which he vowed not to become–sad. As did Michael, he really thinks the game needs him. So, to the detriment of other Def Jam artists he will continue and the fans of his artistry will love him for it. I must say, however, he’s very astute at getting money—that knowledge I think he could share with up-and-coming artists. But it intrigues me more to know that he haphazardly feels the need to invoke the spirit of a street hustler, which he is no longer. In my opinion that reeks of insecurity and addiction to the lime light. I would love to see him achieve accolades as the President of Def Jam like other business men who are brought in to turnaround companies like Michael Eisner did at Paramount and Disney. But it appears that’s all there is to it. Believe it or not, I’m happy for him. It’s cool. He’s rich. He made it. Where? Only he knows. Like I said before, “A fool judges everything by the one thing he knows”. Good Luck Jay-z!

Thank you! I can’t wait for this album to drop. We need the real Hov to come back out. His entire album has the top producers. He’s on it.

-Sydni Couture

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@ CONSTANTINE

I completely and totally understand and agree with everything you say..

HOWEVER, we must also all understand, that we all struggle in different ways. What makes us who we eventually become are the decisions and choices that we make.

Whether PR or not, Jay has the right to be inspired by what he wishes, and his goals should be SELF-RELEVANT, regardless of whether or not they’re relevant to any of us. A FAN is someone who likes an artist’s work. If you don’t liek his work, then you’re not a fan, and there is nothing wrong with that considering you can’t please EVERYBODY.

We have spent a lot of time in and out of this blog trying to pick apart our own individual opinions and make attempts to understand what motivates someone like Jay-Z.

Until we walk a mile in his shoes, we won’t get it. Until we have a convo with him, or listen to him with an open mind during his interviews, we won’t get it.

I think it’s time we stop trying to GET IT and just accept that everybody’s different–we don’t all like the same things, and we don’t all respond to the same things the same way.

It works for him.. We we STRIVE for and how we act works for us. That’s what it is. This is useless for us to sit here going back and forth with our opinions while people like Jay are out there on their grind gettin PAID. It makes LOOK like HATERS..

Is that how we want to be perceived by successful people? Just asking??

CJ, you obviously have no kinda fucking life on here writing full blown college essays about how much you love Jay-Z, then you gon be a hypocrite and say PEOPLE ARE ENTITLED TO THEIR OPINION and then come up here talking shit to the people who are having an opinion that Jay’s album is ass…….get your priorities straight, bitch ass.

Wait a minute BROOKLYN TOOKIT…

I thought you were ignoring me? Why are you even responding..

That’s what I call a no life HYPOCRITE.

FYI. I’m at work.. Probably working on a project that’s gonna get you to empty you dumb ass wallet… Look for my name asshole.. I’m sure you already own somethiing with my name on it.. LMAO

And I didn’t DEFEND anything but everyone’s right to their own opinions… You’re the ignorant ass on here attacking everybody who doesn’t feel the same way you do..

THAT MAKES YOU WEAK!!

Still responding to me???

I wish we had video on here. It’s amazing how big people’s pea-sized BALLS grow when they’re behind a fucking computer…. I LOVE IT…

BROOKLYNTOOKIT… Wanne meet me on Fulton and Nostrand around 2AM tonight.. Call me all that sh!t then…

I’ll have my car drop me off in front of the Papaya Dog..

Be a man and back yo shit up since you got so much to say…

And since you more than likely don’t have a car, you can take the A/C to Nostrand in the Stuy….

Let’s get real… You like to disrespect grown men, let’s see how big your balls REALLY are….

FOR THE RECORD JAY-Z, SHAWN COREY CARTER IS 37, HE WILL BE 38 DECEMBER 4, 2007. 37 DOES NOT EQUATE TO 40! ALL THE PRODUCERS SAY THEY STARTED WORKING WITH JAY IN AUGUST, SO MAYBE YOU ARE RIGHT, EVERYONE IS LYIING TO MAKE JAY-Z LOOK GOOD! GTFOH!

Salut Cherrylinmiami. Thanks for the correction. I sense a nerve has been pinched. If so, my bad. But; question? Is 38 closer to 40 or 20? Remember, Hiphop is a youth culture (teenagers to young adults). I’m with you. He’s great. He’s, to you, bringing back the ‘real’ Hiphop. I’m happy for you. Please, in the future, let me know what the content on his next album will be. Also let me know of the status of the other artist on his label, Roc a Fella, and Def Jam. Assuming he won’t retire again. Let me know how he has changed the game behind the scenes as well. An inquiring mind would love to know. Again, thanks for the correction and I look forward to hearing from you again.

Ummm..NO! Hell naw! Even Wayne’s verse was garbage and that’s my nicca.

Dear Haters,
Just heard these tracks…..had to put what I was doing down just to say that this dude is a genius..I mean really there’s little to say unless I repeat, UNLESS you’re a hater or you’re deaf… Sharp - image filled lyrics, epic beats - c’mon haters “males shouldn’t be jealous that’s a female trait, what you mad cause you push dimes and he sell weight…”(for you blueprint lovers) and reasonable doubt stays in rotation in the CD deck. Album is a classic, and just around his average of classic/2.5 albums - why you surprised? Let go and enjoy the audio storytelling…

tybu said:
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.
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Co-sign!! Nuff Said. That Hello Brooklyn shit sucks — and I’m from Brooklyn! lol
Roc Boys is aiiight. Jay’s falling off — or should I say fallen off.

Question: why do people still come on here and argue with people over their opinions? Straight comedy.

HOW IZ DOUBLE PLATINUM-KINGDOM COME..A FIASCO..U LAMEZ IS HILARIOUS..STOP AT NOTHIN WILL U

Just retire already. You no good at this shit anymore, give it up. Ugly ass camel lookin mofo.

To CJ in your # 155 post. I’m not completely sure if that first sentence in your post was directed towards me.. however if it is, I’m missing the the point off that statement. It doesn’t matter what order you list the greatest emcees of all time, unless the discussion requires numerical ordering. I rarely list them in numerical order unless for that purpose. Therefore, who I list first in one instance, may very well be listed last in another instance regarding the same topic. The point of the matter is they are recognized as being one of the greatest emcees of all time. That’s the relevant point.

Your statement about them “knowing more than the rest of you”, is a matter of
YOUR opinion. You’ve stated a time or so in your posts about everyone being intitled to their opinion, but you precede those statements with the one above. Sounds a bit contradicting to me. Yes those other artist credited as being of the greastest emcees off all time may know a great deal about their own material. They may also know a bit of knowledge about another rapper’s life , depending on how well they know the rapper or if the information they’ve aquired about the rapper is factual. However, their opinion of another rapper’s capabilities and skills isn’t anymore valid than any other person’s opinion. They too are merely listeners with opinions just like everyone else. At the end of the day their all opinions.

Oh and let me correct my typos before some bored soul with not one positive thought on the brain tries to sum up my intellect based on a few rushed blog typos. Ha.

:of, they’re.. anything else I missed, whatever. There. Hope I’ve made someones day.
Ha.

Normaly I wouldn’t care. However I’ve come to notice some of the attitudes of some of the people on boards like these. However, it is simply much too entertaining to stop coming here from time to time. Ha.

Oh and let me correct my typos before some bored soul with not one postive thought on the brain attemps to sum up my intellect based on a few rushed blog typos. Ha.

: of, they’re. Anything else… whatever…..

Normaly I wouldn’t care. However being on these boreds from time to time I’ve come to notice some of the attitudes towards various things. However, it’s simply much too entertaining not to come form time to time. Ha.

I’m not a hater, but come on now! That shit looks mad wack. What’s up with that same tired ass flow on every track. All his shit sounds the same to me. What about re-invinting yourself?? Keeping up with the times and breaking ground. Yeah, I can tell that dude is just having fun with this one. I don’t blame him though. If I had all of that free time I would probably do the same.

To CJ comment #25 :

Why the hell you riding dude’s dick for?? You don’t even know him and he don’t know your tired ass. Probably wouldn’t give you the time of the day. You ain’t nothing, but a fan. That’s alright though, but you are more like a hyper fan. People are allowed to have their own opinions about who is the best. Expand your mind a bit and get your head out of Jay Z’s ass already.

from, boards…… Haaaa…

Weezy apologized to jay-z before weezy is a great fan of jay-z sooo thats the story.

WOW people HAVE no sense of REALL MUSIC anymore They Get a Wackk As* track of Soulja Boy and Dance Around Like Datz Poppin When Itz Not…THIS is CRAZY HOtt And If you dont like it Suck NUtz LOL HisFlow Is INCREDIBLE he IS the same And Datz Why he HOVA dont Hate Cuz HIS tuor Was SOLD OUT in Under 60 Seconds(YES THHIS TOUR For AG Was Look It UP Loser) And yes im from brooklyn But So What I think Hello brooklyn Could have Went without Wanye But WHO the HELL Carez…And Last But NoT LEAST WHOEVER said LIL KIM the Naked TRUTH album Was Trashh…NEEDa SHOOT THEMSELVE LOL…..Check IT out some lyrics from my fav track….QUIET

“andWe See you A Lyier
Tryna Deny her
Jacko o Proved Your Far From A fighter
Playing With Me Bitc*
Your playing With Fire I aint Gon
Come Back At you Im coming At your GHOSTWRITER

QUIET Track 12 LISTEN to It Yalll Dont KNow REALL MUSIC