geministar
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I admit, that voice on that beat was kinda cheesy but Jay could have made it work.
I've heard Jay made worse beats than that work.
I've heard Jay made worse beats than that work.
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Bey on the end of Tom Ford 
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How is that unfair?
I've heard a ton of their music.
The Domo Genesis tape with ALC is one of the other bright spots in their catalog
It sounded to me like you were grouping them all in based on your opinion of Earl. My mistake.
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So this is the official Jay-z thread I suppose? I'm sure the stans are up on it but I just found out about this.. Jay-Z rapping as a teen in '86 (his part starts at 4:10) 
at his voice
at his voice
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He killed it.
AND he has been able to adapt to every new era in music and culture over the last 20+ years and only increase in relevance.
That's a pretty big accomplishment.
AND he has been able to adapt to every new era in music and culture over the last 20+ years and only increase in relevance.
That's a pretty big accomplishment.
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Im glad Jay didnt use that.
Disappointed that Jay didn't use the beat at 7:20
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Totally forgot I made a thread a couple of years ago titled
[h1]IT'S EMBARRASSING HOW MUCH BETTER "IT WAS WRITTEN" IS THAN "IN MY LIFETIME VOL. 1" IN EVERY WAY[/h1]
http://niketalk.com/t/274809/its-em...ten-is-than-in-my-lifetime-vol-1-in-every-way
there were strong feelings on both sides in that one
[h1]IT'S EMBARRASSING HOW MUCH BETTER "IT WAS WRITTEN" IS THAN "IN MY LIFETIME VOL. 1" IN EVERY WAY[/h1]
http://niketalk.com/t/274809/its-em...ten-is-than-in-my-lifetime-vol-1-in-every-way
there were strong feelings on both sides in that one
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I admit, that voice on that beat was kinda cheesy but Jay could have made it work.
I've heard Jay made worse beats than that work.
wait...you wanted him to use the beat but admit it sucks and he would've just been making a bad beat work? okay
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You're a fool. I'm the first person to post "Nas lost" in a thread, I thoroughly enjoyed the "Hey Papi" video, and I own the actual Streets is Watching Soundtrack cd (in physical form). Hell I even have the same birthday as Jay-Z -- the universe saw fit to bring me into this world on December 4th.
But you're right, I'm a Nas "stan."
*%%#!@* idiot.
To everyone else, I meant to add Who Ya Wit to the list and it's exclusion was an unintentional mistake by me. I will go back and admit that Vol. 1 isn't as horrible as I initially made it out to be. Maybe it was just the shock of how much more cohesive and well put together It was Written sounded to me on consecutive plays last night.
It just sounds like Nas put more thought into how each track played off the last and the overall structure of his sophomore cd.
Vol. 1 to me still feels like a bunch of different individual and unconnected street hustler tales, none of which really compliment each other as a whole.
City is Mine to I know What Girls like?
And a lot of the songs REALLY aren't as good as you remember them. You're letting the nostalgia interfer. Go back and listen to the album again.
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P.S. to answer a question from that thread three years ago: A dirty version of Streets Is Watching DOES exist.
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i blame puff!Totally forgot I made a thread a couple of years ago titled
[h1]IT'S EMBARRASSING HOW MUCH BETTER "IT WAS WRITTEN" IS THAN "IN MY LIFETIME VOL. 1" IN EVERY WAY[/h1]
http://niketalk.com/t/274809/its-em...ten-is-than-in-my-lifetime-vol-1-in-every-way
there were strong feelings on both sides in that one
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Off topic but I enjoyed Wolf, 48 is my joint.
On topic, I wish I could see JayZ/JT to hear Crown live. Gets my car thumping. Bet its godly in concert. Wish they didn't include that corny hook and just had sample with jay saying crown.
On topic, I wish I could see JayZ/JT to hear Crown live. Gets my car thumping. Bet its godly in concert. Wish they didn't include that corny hook and just had sample with jay saying crown.
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[h1]Kanye West Wanted Jay-Z to Include "Holy Grail" and "Oceans" on Watch the Throne[/h1][h4]By Evan Minsker on July 14, 2013 at 07:58 p.m.[/h4][h1] [/h1][h1] [/h1]
Starting tomorrow and then throughout the week, BBC Radio 1's Zane Lowe will air his new interview with Jay-Z. According to NME, Jay revealed to Lowe that he had already started working on the Magna Carta Holy Grail tracks "Holy Grail" (featuring Justin Timberlake) and "Oceans" (featuring Frank Ocean) around the time he was working on Watch the Throne with Kanye West.
Jay said he and Kanye agreed that after they did the album together, they'd start working on their new solo albums. Jay made those two tracks and played them for Kanye, which instigated a four-day argument about if they should've been on WTT or held for MCHG:
Jay also explained that the arguing was civil. "Four days literally arguing... not like fighting. Well, there was some pushing at one point but not between us, just everyone else got a little excited."
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:x
Kanye would've blacked out on Oceans.
Kanye would've blacked out on Oceans.
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We can only hope and pray that Kanye did a verse to it and it somehow sees the light of day on a remix or something...
One can wish right?
One can wish right?
geministar
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antidope
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Yup. I have it and left both on my iTunes version of the album. Theres a skit at the beginning of it.
LOL at the premise of your thread though. L-O-L. Said it before, and I'll say it again, Volume One is his most under rated album. The amount of disrespect people show it is appalling.
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I don't care what anyone says Vol.1 aged better than Vol.2 or Vol.3
If you take off 2 songs its easily a top 5 album in his discography
If you take off 2 songs its easily a top 5 album in his discography
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Only time Kanye blacks out is when he turns off the light at night to go to sleep bruh.
Kanye doesn't have that type of lyrical ability. To this day Kanye beats > Kanye lyrics.
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quik1987
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Jay-Z blacked out on Diamonds remix
What was better? The Diamonds beat or Kanye rapping on Diamonds?
What was better? The Diamonds beat or Kanye rapping on Diamonds?
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I agree 'Ye beats are better but I'm saying that he has the ability to black out.
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How are reviews getting worse?
Upon its release Magna Carta... Holy Grail received mixed reviews from music critics, who were divided in their opinion about the album: some praised it for its lyricism and production, while others criticized Jay-Z for lack of presence. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from critics, the album received an average score of 57, based on 35 reviews, which indicates "mixed or average reviews".
Upon its release Magna Carta... Holy Grail received mixed reviews from music critics, who were divided in their opinion about the album: some praised it for its lyricism and production, while others criticized Jay-Z for lack of presence. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from critics, the album received an average score of 57, based on 35 reviews, which indicates "mixed or average reviews".
