♫ Jay-Z – Ain’t I
An exclusive from DJ Clue, Jay-Z releases a new song, produced by none other than Timbaland for the I Am Legend mixtape. Upon downloading the track, I was thinking Jay was just doing it for fun – something strictly for the purpose of the mixtape, but low and behold, Clue screams out, “New music from The Blueprint 3!” and that’s when I had to raise an eyebrow.
Jay-Z, also known as Sean Carter, just put out his album, American Gangster and it seems like he’s already gearing up for something new. With his name all over the media with label disputes, regarding Def Jam and Roc-A-Fella, I think Jay-Z is just taking the route of shaking it all off, and going back to record. The Blueprints 1 and 2 are great albums. Hopefully #3 lives up!
Make sure you check out DJ Clue’s MySpace for more music and info on the I Am Legend mixtape! Also, stay tuned on CL to find out more about this Jay-Z project!
AWWWW FUCK THAT JAY-Z Is speaking real talk in this song… If it wasnt for niggas like Jay the Rap game would be all f*ked up…. Cant wait for the album to drop….
THIS IS WHY JIGGA IS SOOOO RICH ALL THE FANS !!!
eyes wide open @#117
And, I’ll be so glad when there are new posts…I’m cleaning my candles with kleenex at this point, I’m so bored!
AWWWW F**K THAT JAY-Z Is speaking real talk in this song… If it wasnt for niggaz like Jay the Rap game would be all f*ked up…. Cant wait for the album to drop… People hate on Jay cause the will never be JAY….
What the hell?!? Ok all this Lil Boosie talk is scaring me i think i need to go back and read how this started cause i’m about to slap on some vaseline just in case and hid in a bush for cover. Y’all are gettin scary.
GROWN ASS MEN NEED TO STOP TALKING ABOUT PIMPING, SELLING DRUGS, BITCHES, BEING RICH, AND ETC……I MEAN COME ON! THE POLICE, ROLLING STONES, AND BOB DYLAN CAN DO THIS FOR 30 MORE YEARS BECAUSE THEY SING ABOUT LOVE, POLITICS, AND OTHER THINGS NOT DRUGS. WE AS BLACK PEOPLE NEED STANDARDS, BECAUSE WE HAVE NONE WHEN IT COMES TO MUSIC. WE WILL LISTEN TO ANYTHING WITH A HOT BEAT, NOT CARING WHAT THE LYRICS ARE ABOUT. JAY IS NOTHING SPECIAL LIKE PEDDLE BIKES, YOU REMEMBER THE ONES HE GOT HIS NEPHEW.
I love him and everything he does…
IM SORRY PEOPLE, THEIR WORK ETHIC MEANS SHIT TO ME…..JUST BECAUSE YOUR IN THE STUDIO EVERYDAY SINGING IN A MIC, DANCING ON STAGE, TAKING PICTURES DOES NOT MEAN IT WORK. PEOPLE WHO GET UP EVERY MORNING GOING TO THE SAME JOB AT THE SAME TIME IN THE SAME PLACE ARE THE REAL HARD WORKERS.
WE PUT THESE PEOPLE ON A PEDISTAL WHILE WE ARE WORKING OUR ASSES OFF PAYING THEIR BILLS FOR GARBAGE. JAY IS AT THE POINT WHERE IS HAS ENOUGH MONEY TO DO SOMETHING ELSE WITH HIS LIFE, BUT BECAUSE HE DOES NOT WANT TO GROW UP HE IS STUCK TRYING TO STILL SHOW AND PROVE. HE FORGETS THAT HE WILL BE 40 SOON, HIS CHICK WILL BE FAT SOON, AND ALL WILL COME TO AN END. LOOK AT PEOPLE LIKE QUINCY JONES, DIANA ROSS, AND ARETHA…..THEY ARE ALL WASHED UP AND BEGGING FOR SPOTLIGHT AGAIN.
SIGHS**
I honestly feel bad by saying this but I refuse to argue about lyrical talent on a blog full of females (me being one myself)- but honestly some of you are not the sharpest knives in the closet and lack any real undestanding of metaphors and lyrical content thus the Lil Wayne comparisons, and how the hell did Lil Boosies no rappin ass get in the conversation are u seriuos? …. the Wipe Me Down guy , this just brings me back to High school when I said Illmatic and Reasonable Doubt were the best rap albums I ever heard, and another girl told me that the greatest rapper of all time was NELLY!– after calming myself down I realized that while she was a comlete idiot she had the right to her own opinion be it ever soooo wrong..today was a case of Deja Vu!!-and PLEASE LADIES DO NOT TURN THIS INTO A BEYONCE BATTLE PROVE ME WRONG …YOU CANT ALL BE PHSYCO STALKERS -
LAWD KING JESUS COME GET YOUR CHILDREN
LMAO @ 129…I see im not the only one that some form of understanding about music…
*Whew*…. glad I got my post in early before the site WENT CRAZY!!!!!!
sorry..meant to put *has* in there..
@ken
MAY I DIRECT YOUR BITTER ASS TO KINGDOM COME PLEASE
JAY: “remember when we were young and we thought slangin raw was the end all be all…etc.”
There has been no song about pimpin or bitches (except 99, but again that was not literal), I think it shows a real disconnect when some people criticize rappers without being familiar with thery’re work instead of someone takin u seriously u just sound like a bitter old man yellin “turn down that damn rap music!!” Jay is not mainstream really and as you can see from the posts the younger generation support *clutches chest in agony* Lil Mama and *sobs* Lil Boosie!! they cant listen to a song like “Beach Chair” and appreiciate a song about introspection or “Blue Magic” and recognize the Oliver North reference and say dammmn that ni**a’s sick!
and the differnce between the working class (no disrespect) is that artists old and young get to do something they actually love doing how do you retire from something you love? Its easy for us to imagine because the thought of Monday makes ky stomach turn every weekend -but anyway heres a nugget for you that my aunt used to always tell me when I was bitchin “Instead of condeming the dark , why dont you
focus on exuding the light?” GET YA MIND RIGHT IN 08-Y’ALL!
I’m straight tired of Jayz. I think he is one of the best rappers of our time- but to me, the baddest of them all- will always be TUPAC and BIGGIE. I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again- dem boyz were DE BADDEST. If they were still alive, JayZ would not be flowing like he has been. How long this dude plan to rap- until he 80 years old? Even Curtis Blow and others who pioneered Hip Hop have taken a back seat from rap and ventured into other things a long time ago.
LMAO @ 129 so true I’ma hip-hop fan but people are entitled to what they believe in.
@ Angel_Minded
I know you might not be the biggest Jay neither am I but he did switch up his style. “Kingdome Come” was a very mature album done by Jay-z. However this style is not what people were use to. They were use to the smooth hustler Jay. I thought “kingdome Come” lyrically was good but his production was terrible on that album. Jay is known for having the best producers on his albums but he just came up short off that album. Now “American Gangster” was a conceptual album so he had to go back to his “old ways” because 1.) it was mainly about a hustler. 2.) People bitched and complained about his style changing and that they missed the old Jay..oh yeah “Say Hello” was the best song on the album lol,but yeah Jay is very consistent on subject matters when you listen to his albums. He not better than Nas though lol..It’s just that Jay likes the money so he makes club banger songs to sell records Nas is pretty much sticking to his style that made him unique he would never sell out to mainstream lol that’s his thing though.
WHATEVER to all ya’ll that disagree w/ what I said about Jay he is way out of his prime. Def Jam or whatever label he was running was gonna kick his a$$ out cuz his album was weak n he cuased so many ppl to loose their jobs on his behalf. So he left b4 they could do so. He should stick to getting paper away other ways than rapping. YES LIL WAYNE may be a lil cracke out, but he is still a genious lyrically n scholastically. Come on! Jay even gave Wayne his credit, so if can do so y not the rest of ya’ll see that too? WHA WHA I rest my case n will not make any further comment on my opinion ( which is right) lol XOXO
@ 135
You are absolutely correct. Jay is a not a business man for looking after other artist interest but more for himself. That’s what made def Jam suffer however as a rapper we can’t front on Jay. Yes Lil’ Wayne is good but a lyrical genius? I dunno bout that lol
Im sorry his album was weak so they laid people off? Hmmmmm…. Im tryna find the logic in that one – need more people-only one that left DEF JAM (confirming label) was Jay soooo yeah ..ok that statement was just dumn LOL im sorry !
anyway I’m still waiting for Weezy to impress me …still waiting even though I do sing along with his raspy voice ass on “Hello Brooklyn”oooh yeah on that DJ Kahled song he was kinda nice “feed me rappers , feed me beats” – I liked that one honestly I havent fully listned to the Carter , couldn’t get through the whole thing
Again I’m lost how much revenue did Def Jam lose? and can anybody name a relevant Def Jam artist of recent ? you know not too long before Jay came..seriuosly I’m scanning my brain… I think Ludacris but last I checked he was still good ….ok someone help me with this one!
By relevant I mean mainstream soo dont go shoutin out The Roots and shit ! (even though I luv them!)
@ # 11 I agree. I love Jay he’s on some grown $hit unlike these young dumb rappers like soulja boy and whoever sings that $tupid@$$ song “watch my shoes”.
@129, that about sums it up!!!! LMAO
this song is b-a-n-a-n-a-s!
the boy is not losing momentum at hall!
i’ve been listing to it all day.
its crazy, the way he rides the beat!
I posted my comment twice and it still hasn’t posted.
@GetMeBodied, just email me when you ready.
LMAO @ the haters being mad because Jay and Beyonce are on top. They’re both legends and at the top so get over it already. Jay is the best rapper alive and Beyonce is the hottest chick in the game who shits on every female artist in every aspect so respect their hustle. Tell your favorite artist to step their game up and maybe they won’t get embarassed. LMAO
117#..haha u must be related to the nigga cuz u be yappin like u hard 2..ppl must be soft then down there cuz the nigga aint scarin nobody out here on west..ive seen the nigga tried to pull fake shit on my cousin..did u know that? speak WHAT U KNOW..i aint gon explain the shit here cuz i dont need 2 but the nigga got checked. Just because uve heard shit bout the nigga dont mean u know shit either, if u havent seen shit with yo own eyes u dont know shit.
@5 “lacefront beywoulf” lmao i like that one
this isn’t a great track. i think he should retire. if you can’t outdo yourself, give it up and bow out when you’re considered the greatest already
^Haters haters. Find something else to do seriously
Jay=richest man in hip-hop
Beyonce=richest woman in rnb
Do you really think they give a fuck what haters say? ROTFL I think not. This is all fun for them.
Yo Jay is dat nigga word up. He got 500 mill in da bank and the baddest bitch Beyonce on his arm so he just putting shit out cuz ain’t got nothing else to do. Hov’s a fuckin genius. Real talk.
Im probably one of the top Timbo fans but this seem like one of his throw away tracks the Flo-Rida joint he did is harder than this, thats just speaking on the beat, you can’t deny the lyrics its hard. On Jay retiring, you can’t deny he loves music if I had endless money to do what I wanted why not do what I love all day. Jay on his 8th( I think) solo album think about people who came out before him thats still dropping albums. Janet, LL, Mike,
“Ain’t I”…?? Ain’t your old ass about ready to retire.????
You the damn George Foreman of Rap…….give it a rest.!!!!
Dust them haters off Jay!!
Give it up old man. the jig is up boo boo; pull yo damn pants up and take your ass home; fade to black pleaseeee; so over your commercialism. Should have stayed real.
Naw Hov is still the King. Can’t none of these other so called rappers even come close. Jay is doing it for fun while they’re doing it because they have to. LOL
The thing is Jay DID retire, all be it for a minute, but in that time MANY RAPPERS VIED FOR THE CROWN AND COULDN’T HOLD ON TO IT. WEEZY, 50′s ALWAYS AFTER IT, T.I., KANYE, ETC.
NONE OF THEM CAN RAP BETTER THAN JAY – THEY SAY IT THEMSELVES THAT’S THE ONLY REASON WHY PEOPLE WANT HIM TO RETIRE. THEY’LL NEVER PUT OUT AN ALBUM BETTER THAN REASONABLE DOUBT, DYNASTY, AMERICAN GANGSTER, KINGDOM COME, BLUEPRINT 1&2, AND HE HAS MORE. NOT TO MENTION HIS GUEST APPEARANCES, GHOST WRITING AND MIXTAPES.
They say that he’s never going to fall off and they can never get on as long as he’s rapping. The thing is even like when he retired, his music is still going to spin and people are always going to want him to spit on something. It’s the gift and the curse that he and Beyonce have – they’re the best in their genres. Period.
JAY’S THE RULER OF THE RAP GAME AND HE’S YOUR GIRL’S FAVORITE ARTIST. HE SAID THAT YEARS AGO AND IT STILL STANDS TRUE.
This track is incomplete, but it’s FIYAH! DO THAT SHIT HOV.
Also, all the haters saying he’s OLD – HE’S THE SAME AGE AS ABOUT EVERY OTHER RAPPER OUT THAT’S TRYING TO GET HIS SPOT. Mostly every rapper is in their late 20′s early 30′s. Jay’s 37. WAKE UP BEFORE YOU USE “RETIRE”. are
THEY’LL NEVER TAKE HIS SPOT.
PEOPLE WILL WORSHIP ANYBODY!
The fact remains is people will trip to hear that new Hov first. You can’t even deny it.
@150 I damn near died reading that it is funny.
GIVE IT UP ALREADY HOV YOUR ALBUM HAS BEEN OUT FOR HOW LONG AND YOU STILL HAVEN’T GONE PLATINUM???/?? RIHANNA REACHED PLATINUM STATUS BEFORE YOU DID???? WHOA!!!!! WHO SHOULD BE GETTING DROPPED???
This track is hot!!! jay keeps em coming. He didn’t get enough credit for the American Gangsta cd which was his best cd in a while. I guess people aren’t happy unless they are hating.
@159 – Rihanna just reached platinum in the US whereas Jay’s about 200K away from being platinum in the US (both are platinum worldwide). Jay just came out in Nov. whereas Rihanna came out in June. Can’t compare – besides. Jay’s sold tons of albums. Also, Rihanna’s on her 3-4 album and combined hasn’t sold 10 million. The shine she’s been receiving has been through modeling – not through here artistry singing. She hasn’t done well in reviews of her concert tours (stage presence, dancing, singing and ticket sales have sucked). She might be the one getting dropped. Jay can’t get dropped – he owns his label.
This didn’t sound like the whole thing when Clue played it, but Jay’s chorus and the beat is enough to hear this is a banger.
Please keep it coming Jay. “Can’t leave rap alone the game needs me.” – IZZO
It amazes me how some of you really think a wealth of Jay Z and Beyonce knowledge qualifies as meaningful information… You REALLY do… I believe you now…when you charge other people with being “stupid” because they’ve not mastered every “Bigga” blurb, you really mean it, don’t you? Wow…I guess everybody got their somethin’….
UUUGH at the people who purposely come to a topic that they feel is irrelevent just to comment on how irrelevant they think it is SMH
@GEM the topic is Jay-Z so what happens is people who are both unfamiliar and familiar with his music discuss said topic. The issue people have with you and other folks is that you make broad statements about a topic of which you have no knowledge ie., being Jay-Z’s music and obviously Hip-Hop in general,so people charge you accordingly due to your inaccuracy based on this subject,. So basically its just a way of saying WTF you dont know what your talking about !!
no one beileves that knowing a Jay-Z line is going to win them the Pulitzer they just happen to be fans (as am I) who appreciate the music
Now if you and Ken dont find the subject manner pleasing , may I suggest that instead of ramblin like a bunch of out of touch old folks you invest that time in something that matters to you
Ken-can broadcast weekly features on everyday working class heros
Gem-can start a blog entitled A SISTA”S GUIDE TO HATING BEYONCE (and any other black female celebrity that maks you feel inadequate)
AND I SAW U TRYNA START THAT B’ MESS , DONT GET YOU PANTIES WET THINKIN HER FANS ARE GONNA COME OUT,LADY PLEASE LIVE LET GO AND GIVE IT UP!!! KING JESUS COME GET YOUR DAUHTER!
here is my two cents…anyone that is a devil worshiper is not a good person to look up too… My flesh, no nigga could test
My soul is possessed by D’Evils in the form of diamonds and lexuses
The exorcist, got me doin’ skits like Homie
You don’t know me, but the whole world owe me
Strip!
Was thought to be a pleasant guy all my fuckin’ life
So now I’m down for whatever, ain’t nothing nice
Throughout my junior high years it was all friendly
But now this higher learnin’ got the Remy in me
Liquors invaded my kidneys
Got me ready to lick off, mama forgive me
I can’t be held accountable, D’Evils beating me down, boo
Got me runnin’ with guys, makin’ G’s, tellin’ lies that sound true
Come test me, I never cower
For the love of money, son, I’m givin’ lead showers
Stop screamin’, you know the demon said it’s best to die
And even if Jehovah witness, bet he’ll never testify, D’Evils…
and his lovely jane toussaint wanna be telling girls to be loose hot ho’s
Ohh Boy you looking like you like what you see
Won’t you come over check up on it, I’m gone let you work up on it
Ladies let em check up on it, watch it while he check up on it
Dip it, pop it, twork it, stop it, check on me tonight
If you got flaunt it, boy I know you want it
While I turn around you watch me check up on it
Oohhh you watchin me shake it, I see it in ya face
Ya can’t take it, it’s blazin, you rock me it amaze me
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Complimentary
“Check On It”
Ringtone!
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You can look at it, as long as you don’t grab it
If you don’t go braggin, I’ma let you have it
You think that I’m teasin, but I ain’t got no reason
I’m sure that I can please ya, but first I gotta read you
[Chorus]
Ohh Boy you looking like you like what you see
Won’t you come over check up on it, I’m gone let you work up on it
Ladies let em check up on it, watch it while he check up on it
Dip it, pop it, twork it, stop it, check on me tonight (x2)
I can tell you wanna taste it, but I’m gone make you chase it
You got to be patient, I like my men patient
More patience, you take my get you in more places
You can’t be abrasive, has to know to pace it
If I let you get up on it, you gotta make a promise
That you gone put it on me, like no ones put it on me
Don’t bore me, just show me, all men talk but don’t please
I can be a tease, but I really wanna please you
[these lyrics are found on http://www.songlyrics.com
[Chorus]
Ohh Boy you looking like you like what you see
Won’t you come over check up on it, I’m gone let you work up on it
Ladies let em check up on it, watch it while he check up on it
Dip it, pop it, twork it, stop it, check on me tonight (x2)
Yeah..im so glad that these Black people are making..thats why Dr King and Harriet Tubman and Freddrick Douglas did all that they did was so we can look up to folks like this..GTFOH!!!!!!!!!!
#163
lol yeah…you’ve got my number…
Ok so he’s saying that the love of money is from the devil and…that makes him possesed? so what I see is someone struggling with actions and thier conscious and you see devil worship? Looks to me that hes saying the things he did for money was that of the devils nature how is that worship? LOL STFU–only one possesed is an overzealous loser yellng that everything besides Gospel is the devil!
Tahsha is Mizz Beaufet (the mom from Waterboy)
lmaooo a tasha not knowing a brilliant metaphor is.
You people kill me. look up metaphor ma.
one more thing about jay. He is spitting shit off of the dome, no writing down lyrics and shit. Little wayne is high all the damn time rapping about drugs money and girls. His style however is dope…no pun intended.
LOL @ NE I thought that girl was gonna rebuke music in the name of the lord!!
LAME..I really wanted the fool to understand the whole verse was about inner demons..but thats like explaining physics to an ant! You dont have to be a Jay fan but Devil Worship! I didnt hear nothing bout sacrificing unto the Dark Lord! that was a !st and where the hell did Harriet Tubman and Frederick Douglas come into play?
Someone forgot to take thier meds!
Hi five to 99 problems. I laughed so hard when i read that, she was probably looking for her holy water and shouting PRAAISEEEEEEEEEEEEEE HIMMMMMMMMMMMMMM. LMAO
It’s just nice to know there are some intelligent women out there who LISTEN, rather then hear ya dig. Big up to jay for doing his thing since 97