Like I've said before -- and allow me to reiterate -- I respect Jay-Z and everything he has accomplished. But this is not the out-of-retirement showdown I expected from him. The new single, despite monstrous video spins and crazy radio play, is .... (crickets). And I'm not the only one who feels this way. Someone hit me up with his opinion on the New Hov:
"Ludacris is more than likely be the next dude 2 go platinum, and [you can compare it to everything else that came out] this year. It's no Reasonable Doubt or Illmatic like he claims it 2 be. There is no comparison...not with "Money Maker" as ur first single....no way. Jigga and Nas should go platinum (most likely Nas), even though I think Jigga's first single "Show Me What You Got" is a big disappointment.....comin from 'one of the best of all time.'Slump isn't the word. And "Show Me What You Got" is crazy in the club but it's not going to do anything out of the norm as far as bringing the focus back to where it needs to be. He could've done a lot better.
"You've been 'gone for 2 years' and this ["Show Me What You Got"] is what u come out with? Sometimes I think hip-hop heads give Jigga 2 much credit. If u were a hip-hop head and only heard Jigga's singles and never heard his albums, u wouldn't consider him 2 be one of the best. No disrespect but I think a lot of people overrate him. I mean "99 Problems" was good, but the first two singles before weren't that lyrical: "Change Clothes" and "Dirt off ur Shoulders" ...c'mon. He's good but not great. But despite the fact that Jigga's new record is average.....I don't think hip-hop is about to die, dyin, or dead already.....I think its in a slump."
Not too long after the release of one of the most slept-on albums of '06, it seems as if Ghosface Killah is still on his grind. According to Def Jam, Ghost is slated to drop a follow-up on December 26.
Fishscale was good guap, and I wouldn't mind a second half. However, with the way things have been going with the few, quality artists that are actally left at this moment in time, I won't believe it until I see it. I'll be waiting though.
Some of the few, however, need to just hang it up.
NOw...The first JAY single is still better than these young niggas HALF his age !! Why the Big Fuss?? Jay always drops the Club Banger First, Then Hood Joint and caps it off wit some Thoughtful shit !!..Jay is still that DUDE and CAME back to Prove it..NOw on to Ghost, DeF Jam plays mad games when it come to Album reslease. So i dont think we will see another CLASSIC ablum from Ghost this year...Remember Ghost is top 10 ALL-TIME !! I think dude got ABlums for YEARS !!!!
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First NIggas !!
Jay-z is is just being himself....
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I liked the new Jay Z song. I love the beats and so does my 15 year old daughter, but even as a not so hard core rap fan I felt the lyrics weren't hitting on anything. But Jay never has moved around too much lyrically. He pretty much talks about the same thing all the time. The bling. Maybe a little about his hood. At least that's what all the songs he releases singles for are about. It's just more of the same except waaay less lyrics. The chorus (is that what they call it in rap?), no the hook seems to account for 75% of the song.
NEVER BEEN A JAY-Z FAN. I LIKED MAYBE 3 OR 4 SONGS BUT THAT'S IT. I'LL KEEP AN OPEN MIND BUT,I DON'T EXPECT TO CHANGE MY OPINION WITH THIS ONE.
GHOST'S LAST JOINT WAS OK, GOT OLD BY THE LAST FEW TRACKS. SOMEHOW I EXPECT THIS ONE TO NOT BE GOOD. I HOPE I'M PROVED WRONG.
The Nigga Jay-Z is gonna win the same way he always wins... by being slick. Somehow he'll be promoted as literally Michael Jordan/ Jay Hova coming back to breathe life into the game! He'll definitely go platinum, multi-platinum worldwide.!!
Ghostface Killah's Fishscale was crack! It's funny with all the drug music by Jeezy, Dip Set, G-Unit, T.I etc.. Ghostface's Fishscale isn't mentioned! That album was as gangsta as it gets! Combined with real Hip Hop.
I just hope Wu-Tang Clan returns.
I hate it when niggas be sayin Jay shit is better than every body else in the Game right now and I be thinkin like no he's not cuz Lupe flows is killin Jays flow real talk. So if u dont see that get Jays dick off your face and then u can see. A lot of times niggas dickride Jay like for Example Jay could make a song about taking a shit and Stans not fans would be like "Yo Bro have u heard dat new Jay song about him taking a shit man dat shit is off the hook Bro"
Look for Jay to go 1x plat and Ghost to sell 200k. Nas may fall just shy of the plat mark. As for Luda he's going gold.
None of my predictions are based on the quality of material. Instead they're based on who has the biggest impact with the trendy marketplace hip hop has tied its fate to.
Success in rap has little to do with lyrical skill and everything to do with the backing of the machine. For all the talk of success in the South I don't see any of those artists scoring successful endorsement deals on the level of Game, Snoop, 50, Jay-Z, etc.
If you really want to know who's winning in rap just watch for who Madison Ave gets behind.
o.k can i PLEASE ask yall a question how OLD is SHAWN "JAY-Z" CARTER cuz every since he got with BEYONCE the media been saying that he is 36 this nigga been with BEYONCE for about 4-5 YEARS and they stll saying that this nigga is 36 LOL dam did he reach 40 yet cuz it sure n the HELL LOOK LIKE IT
o.k can i PLEASE ask yall a question how OLD is SHAWN "JAY-Z" CARTER cuz every since he got with BEYONCE the media been saying that he is 36 this nigga been with BEYONCE for about 4-5 YEARS and they stll saying that this nigga is 36 LOL dam did he reach 40 yet cuz it sure n the HELL LOOK LIKE IT
I AM THUS FAR! "SHOW ME WHAT YOU GOT" WAS HOT! "KINGDOM COME" WAS OKAY! JAY-Z IS WORKING WITH DRE, JUST BLAZE, SWIZZ BEATZ, TIMBALAND AND OTHERS. IT'S HARD TO GO WRONG WITH THIS LINE-UP OF PRODUCERS! MORE IMPORTANTLY, JAY-Z IS HUNGRY AGAIN! HE'S DEFINATELY GOING TO HURT DOJA'S SALES!
o.k can i PLEASE ask yall a question how OLD is SHAWN "JAY-Z" CARTER cuz every since he got with BEYONCE the media been saying that he is 36 this nigga been with BEYONCE for about 4-5 YEARS and they stll saying that this nigga is 36 LOL dam did he reach 40 yet cuz it sure n the HELL LOOK LIKE IT
jay was born on the 4th of december 1969 which would make him 36yrs 10months
And "Show Me What You Got," is crazy in the club
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^this is exactly the reason why he made the song.if dont like jigga,u can always listen to and discuss the artists that u think are better!!!
Hov dropped subpar shit before and nobody was cryin then, why the all of a sudden shift now? This is the same nigga who made an ENTIRE genration of wanna be MCs pick apart his swagger and copy his whole steez, from the tilted fitteds and hand gestures to the button up shirts. When he turned 30 the nigga said call me 'young hov' now every other snot nosed nigga says the same shit or names himself young whatever...lets not forget the ad-libs "yessss", "its ya boy" or the favorite "....in the building". Lets also not forget how magically no nigga writes rhymes down no more, no matter where hes from...yeah.
The problem is the trend riders been copying off each other for so fuckin long, and everybody been biting off jay, that when jay him-self comes out of retirement and drops what sounds exactly like an average jay mixtape type track, doing what he been doing, niggas start complaining cause they forgot where it all started, now JAY sounds like hes bitin off himself!?!Its not like the quality of music is any better, or any nigga out RIGHT NOW is forcing the nigga to up his lyrical game. Aint one young nigga ready to snatch his fuckin throne let alone step up no matter who says what or they would have tried it already, closest to it is jim jones, and that shit is like suicide, so it dont even count. Niggas nowadays really aint built to MC, their here to run their mouth and make quick money doing club jingles and shit. yeah jay does that shit too like any nigga in the game, but like the nigga said "pound 4 pound Im the best to ever come around here, excluding nobody, look what I embody"...I mean really, niggas just stopped arguing about jay/nas like a fuckin year ago, now nobody wants to hear about NO new york niggas period, good or bad. Ya'll and the trends man...soon it will be cool to be from Mexico or some shit, then what would you all do?
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HUSTLIN' IS BACK YOU DUMB BITCHES. JAYZ'S NEW SONG IS WACK AS FUCK. MYSTIKAL PLEASE HURRY UP AND COME HOME. AND BO HAGON WHERE IN THE FUCK IS YOUR SHIT AT?
I HOPE CASSIDY GETS OUTTA HIS COMA AND REARRANGES THE GAME. I'M WAITIN ON THAT NIGGA FAB TOO. SHOUT OUT TO STREET NIGGAS WHO BUMP STREET SHIT.
I aint got nothin but respect for Jay but just like you said in the article homie, i think people givin him too much credit just from bein jay z. When somebody tells me what the hell he mean by wave in the chorus then the single will be aight to me. The verses killin shit tho, ya'll already know this, but if this was any other rapper ESPECIALLY from the south, half of you people would be like what the fuck is he talkin about in the chorus, just like i am. Other than that its all good.
now a days...im having a hard time picking my fav...it was always nas!
but jay put out more music!
i use to say i listen to jay when nas not out. but nas be out for a minute!!
and that jay-z song "kingdom come" is soooooooooo hot!
nas?
where you at???
People crack me up wit this complainin...If yall really dont like dont listen...Yall act like its a crime for this man to release a club single...and a damn good one for that matter...People act like this is chicken noodle soup or somethin...Its a hot record...its clearly not to be introspective...Pac released club records....as did Big...I mean really compare this track to Hypnotize...Big wasnt sayin nothin either but he was just havin fun...Dudes really be hatin...Luda track is called Money Maker what he sayin in it...Like damn...Hov be sayin some real ish in it...nah he not gettin introspective but you can respect what he sayin...take the track for what it is and chill...its not that serious...its just a club single...He cant do that now?
Jigga and Nas should go platinum (most likely Nas)
^^^^^^^^is that a joke or are u new to the worst rap album in the history of rap but he will still sell more than nas.get my sales side of things??50 cent can drop the point?????
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^is that a joke or are u new to the sales side of things??some rappers could still drop the worst albums in the history of rap and still outsell nas.!!!!!
Huey what's up? You from Chi-town right?
@Reckless:
How can you ask a dumb question like are we satisfied with Hov's comeback before any of us has even heard the album?...Show Me What You Got aint for the real hip hop heads, it's for the clubs and apparently it's doing it's job...Kingdom Come is fucking fire! The lyrics on that shit are crazy...
There's nothing new going on here...Same formula, Club joint and Street banger...'Change Clothes' was wack but "What more can I say" was fucking crack...Same formula. Wait for the album before you decide whether you're satisfied with it or not...
I was listening 2 the stans "favorite" cd "Food & Liquor" over the weekend, and I don't know if it's just me, but Lupe sounds like Hov, just with some deep intelligent shit 2 talk about, givin' U stans headaches, go pick up a book.
Posted by: Huey Freeman at October 23, 2006 08:25 AM
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Jay Z is the executive producer of "Food and Liquor" so that might be a slight reason why. Seems like Hov is dropping the ball on projects not even on Def Jam. The album, although different, is not all that and Lupe is nice on the mic but dude is quite boring. I figure more work should have been put into it but I hear some people say that the "pre-leak" album was a lot better than the one he put out.
ALSO, WHEN JAY-Z SALES 1 MIL THE 1ST WEEK, THERE WILL BE NOTHING THAT YOU CAN SAY ABOUT IT! THIS IS THE MUSIC BUSINESS. YOUR IN THE BUSINESS OF SELLING MUSIC! SAYING IT'S NOT ABOUT THE SALES IS LIKE A RUNNING BACK SAYING IT'S NOT ABOUT HOW MANY YARDS I RUSH FOR. DO YOU THINK THAT LUPE FIASCO IS HAPPY WITH HIS SALES? ALSO, I'M TIRED OF HEARING ABOUT WU-TANG! THEM DUDES HAVE BEEN WASHED UP FOR 10 YEARS.
I think people just got they hopes up to high. Jay-z dropped a grown and sexy club joint which i think is EXTREMELY age appropriate for him, with the live instruments and limited curse words. He not sayin no profound shit lyrically, but it's not like u payin attention to that when u "hands up and wave".
Anyone notice it's somethin like what Beyonce's been droppin lately, with the live band feel?
All these old NY niggas like ghostface need to take notes.
jigga shit is wack. iwas expecting better.. jim jones shit is crazy right now. stay on your gring cuz...Ballin!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ghostface Killah is the most overrated mc ever. This guys CD's are weird as fuck. Wu is still the shit
stop paying attention to singles. most songs that get played on the radio are the worst songs artists make, and fucking idiots make their oppinion on an artists based on the songs on the radio. TURN YOUR FUCKING RADIO OFF.
"show me what you got" isnt that bad, the lyrics tell how it is. Start listening bitches.
Posted by: Black Friday at October 23, 2006 08:48 AM
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Not for nothing but "Change Clothes" had niggaz trading in their hoodies and Carrharts for a Ryan Kenny button up. That song served its purpose although I wouldn't call it one of his best. Jay is a trendsetter and has been for the longest. He had the whole race wasting their child support on expensive champagne and telling them that the 4.0 wasn't enough ( its funny how "grown ups" pick fucked up role models but we blame all our problems on the youth).
I was listening 2 the stans "favorite" cd "Food & Liquor" over the weekend, and I don't know if it's just me, but Lupe sounds like Hov, just with some deep intelligent shit 2 talk about, givin' U stans headaches, go pick up a book.
i dont know about "intelligent shit"but the way he raps has jay-z written all over it
@Black Friday
Do you work for Def Jam?
@ Huey
DId you see that cabrini green project video?
Jay-Z albums are like jordan sneakers, They sell no matter how wack they are....The beat is Krazy, but thats about it...Kingdom Come is a hot track...
Jay-Z is taking Hip hop to a higher level and people love to hate on that. He is the best, point blank. Of course Nas and Jay will go plat. It would be stupid "as the writer of this blog is" to think that they wouldnt. Let this black man take this to a higher level, the rest of these stupid hood niggas that make black people look bad, just keep complaining. Hov has grown up, maybe the rest of you should as well!
@ Ihadnochoice
and please tell me who is the best rap role model for the kids?...
and please tell me who is the best rap role model for the kids?...
Posted by: The Chillman at October 23, 2006 09:09 AM
Immortal Technique
^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Immortal Technique
damn Ihadnochoice we must be on the same page homie.
@ Ihadnochoice
and please tell me who is the best rap role model for the kids?...
Posted by: The Chillman at October 23, 2006 09:09 AM
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Will "motherfucking" Smith......
Oh my bad that was u Big Sun whats poppin' Fam?
I ain't posting to many comments today I got alot of work to get done at work. Whats good wit u?
If bloggers dont hate on somebody they wont be relevant....their whole purpose is to get loads of comments and attentions to the site.
So my man SOHH NYC keep finding creative new ways to display your hate, youll go FARRR!!!!
@ XBK Dude
Been cool B just chillin been workin like a slave so I just took this week off i'm up in the House right now watchin the Wire. Yeah were definetely agreed on Immortal Tech he's for the Culture not just the kids. How you been?
@ huey
The video is niggadom at it's finest. Makes me wonder if cats get worse for the camera or are the cameras just showing a reality? I guess it's a type of reality.
Word SOHH, you hate on every rapper that comes out....do you like hip hop? Are you 19 yrs old? You fukin corny duke. Yo hate on 50, you hate on Jay. You probably think Jim Jones and Jibbs are the nicest out you fukin herb ass ni99a. Go critique some new wave or pop music.
@ Nimrod:
Do you work?...Don't worry about who I work for, worry about the blog topic.
Jay-Z albums are like jordan sneakers, They sell no matter how wack they are....The beat is Krazy, but thats about it...Kingdom Come is a hot track...
Posted by: NaPZ at October 23, 2006 09:07 AM
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@ kilobravo
Hate does not equal opinion. If there's a opinion given with question of whether that feeling is valid that makes this a forum; which is what this is, the exchange of ideas. I ain't feelin 50 or Jay either or Hip Hop in general right now. It's real synthetic. People need to speak on the real. Not everyone is dipped in ice or a glock toater.
Once and for all, Jigga is 36, I repeat 36... His B-day id December 4th... he'll be 37 in two months....dead those rumors that he's 42 and shit... fuckin Dipset stans believe what Cam said in that diss... its garbage, he's 36 and he is the G.O.A.T. and the new single is hot the album gon be hot and he gon stay hot (no Jim Jones)