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| Disc: 1 | |||
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| 1. A Dream (Feat. Faith Evans & Notorius B.I.G.) | |||
| 2. Hovi Baby | |||
| 3. The Watcher 2 (Feat. Dr. Dre & Truth Hurts) | |||
| 4. '03 Bonnie & Clyde (Feat. Beyonce' Knowles) | |||
| 5. Excuse Me Miss | |||
| 6. What They Gonna Do (Feat. Sean Paul) | |||
| 7. All Around The World ( Feat. LaToiya Williams) | |||
| 8. Poppin' Tags (Feat. Big Boi, Killer Mike & Twista) | |||
| 9. F**k All Nite | |||
| 10. The Bounce | |||
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| Disc: 2 | |||
| 1. Diamond Is Forever | |||
| 2. Guns & Roses (Feat. Lenny Kravitz) | |||
| 3. U Don't Know (Remix) (Feat. M.O.P.) | |||
| 4. Meet The Parents | |||
| 5. Some How Some Way | |||
| 6. Some People Hate | |||
| 7. Blueprint2 | |||
| 8. N***a Please (Feat. Young Chris) | |||
| 9. Many Hoes | |||
| 10. As One (Feat. Memphis Bleek, Freeway, Young Guns, Peedi Crakk, Sparks & Rell) | |||
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Do you want in on hip-hop's dirty little secret? Well, not even rap's greatest icons have been able to pull of a memorable, fast-forward-free double disc--2Pac's All Eyez on Me and Wu Tang Clan's Wu-Tang Forever included. On this follow-up to part one, Jay teams up with Destiny's Child's Beyoncé on "03 Bonnie & Clyde," a so-so remake of 2Pac's "Me and My Girlfriend." The Dr. Dre-produced remix to "The Watcher," featuring Rakim, reveals that, in addition to expanding his audience, Jay is interested in appealing to his tried-and-tested demographic--East Coast hardrocks. He rounds out the first disc with "I Did It My Way," sampling Paul Anka's version of "My Way" and equating his Rap Pack (Kareem Burke, Dame Dash) to the Rat Pack of Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr., and Dean Martin. Don't laugh. The stronger second disc contains some pleasant surprises. The Lenny Kravitz-fuelled braggadocio of "Guns and Roses" titillates, while Jay's Jeru the Damaja-like "Bitches and Sisters" is sure to stir up accusations of misogyny. In the end, not even Jay can tear through 11 hot tracks, much less 25. --Dalton Higgins
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Another great album from the Jigga man.,
This review is from: Blueprint 2 Gift And The Curs (Audio CD)
Not only has Jay-Z graced us with yet another superb album, but he's even given us 2 whole CDs worth of quality new material. It may not be as classic as the original Blueprint, but songs like "All Around The World" and "As One" represent a new and refurnished appreciation for life, and give the album a fresh new feel. There are plenty of fun, bouncing songs with less deep meanings, like the Neptunes-produced "F**k All Nite" and "Excuse Me Miss," which features the singing talents of Pharell Williams. Despite production credits for the Neptunes, Timbaland and Dr. Dre, the awards for best production would have to go to Jay-Z's Rocafella students Just Blaze and Kanye West, who totally establish a reputation for the future of production in hip-hop. And unlike the first Blueprint, which featured one vocal guest; Eminem, the second installment has a small army of guest rappers and singers, most spookily the Notorious BIG on the opening track; he makes a bizarre comment about "blowing up like the World Trade," despite having died in 1997. Also among the guests are Dr. Dre, Rakim, Sean Paul, Lenny Kravitz and Scarface, not to mention a sample of Paul Anka on "I Did It My Way," and the great Heavy D on production for "Guns & Roses." A splendid collection, with surprisingly little filler material for a double album. It's no "All Eyez On Me," but it's definitely more than enough to keep the fans content until that last fateful installment from the undisputed lyrical genius Sean Carter.
3.0 out of 5 stars
A little Disappointing,
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This review is from: Blueprint 2 Gift And The Curs (Audio CD)
Another year another Jay-Z album, oops, I mean a double album now. It was probably a bad idea for Jay-Z to drop a double LP. Too many fillers in this one such as "Excuse Me Miss", "2 Many Hoes", "As One" (one of the worse rap songs in the world), "Hovi Baby", & "What They Gonna Do". Let's get to the good parts of the album. The first disc highlights are "A Dream", "Poppin' Tags" (my all time favorite), "The Watcher 2", "03 Bonnie & Clyde", & "All Around the World". "The Bounce was alright, Kanye West was not all that impressive. The second disc is a little stronger when it comes down to his lyrics. "Meet the Parents", "Some Home Some Way", & Diamonds is Forever", are great songs. "U Don't Know (Remix)" is off the hook. M.O.P. ripped it up. "Guns & Roses" is growing on me. If you are a huge Jay-Z/Roc fan buy this album. If you are the type of person like me that just buy Cd's, just burn it. If you put those good songs, I mentioned on one disc, then it will be a near classic.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Half a Dozen Albums Behind Him - Jay-Z unleaches his finest,
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This review is from: Blueprint 2 Gift And The Curs (Audio CD)
What is amazing about Jay-Z is his ability to constantly stay up with the times. So many other rappers fail to meet the current demand in hip-hop and rap taste that they fall off, but Jay-Z has avoided that pitfall. Bringing lots of new flavor to the Blueprint 2, Jay-Z is definately in the Prime of his career. The Gift & The Curse are two cds packed with pure talent and wonderfully selected beats.The Gift is highlighted by such tracks as "A Dream," "'03 Bonnie and Clyde," and "The Watched 2." The Curse is highlighted by such tracks as "Diamond is Forever," "Guns & Roses" and "As One." Jay-Z has brought many names to his album. His previous album "The Blueprint" had only one other performer on this album (Eminem), but Jay-Z made the decision to bring many voices into his tracks for this double-cd release. Some of the artists on the tracks include Memphis Bleek, Faith Evans, the Notorious B.I.G., Dr. Dre, Beanie Sigel, Lenny Kravitz, and Beyonce' Knowles. This album deserves high praise for Jay-Z's mature rap style, mastery of sharp lyrics, and downright quality songs. I pray that the radio does not get a hold of too many of the songs on the album - because I would hate for such quality to be played out. My rating - 5 of 5 stars. Best rap/hip-hop cd that I have purchased in 2002 - no contest.
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