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The Hip Hop Monarchy, Déc 22 2006
Ok, we know aside from Marshall Mathers, Shawn Carter has been the most influential emcee of the present generation. From Reasonable Doubt to Kingdom Come, he has brought tight lyrics with his crazy flow, and was able to earn respect from hoods across the world, and corporate America as well. I rate this album with 5 stars simply because I see Jay opening up a vortex in hip hop in a subtle and clever way. There were a few albums that he dropped in between Reasonable Doubt and Kingdom Come, that I couldn't relate to, because it lost that underground, street feeling, that made us love hip hop in the first place. With this album ironically, he adds an additional cd with a few tracks performed live from Reasonable Doubt. Hov also shows his lyrical prowess by dropping liquid swords from the heart, referencing friendships gone sour because of money, his struggle to get to the top, and the fact that he didn't even want to be this big in the rap game when he started. He simply had too much love for the original art form of hip hop... he even gets political a little bit. Now imagine if other artists followed through in this vortex to open up the gateways and frequencies of real hip hop. Corporate america would never allow it... there's too much money in dumbed-down rap. Thanks to Hov and Nas for TRYING to resurrect hip hop in New York, even though the older gods know it's dead for the most part... they represent the current hip hop monarchy, and the older gods overstand the message and feeling they're bringing with the music. Check for tracks 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13 and 14. The other tracks are fire too, but cater more to the mainstream.
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The King has Come, Nov. 30 2006
Simply put: Amazing. He hasn't lost his touch for rhyme, flow, punchlines, and sending a message. The whole CD is great, with best tracks inlcuding: "Kingdom Come", "Lost Ones", "Dig a Hole" and "Show Me What You Got".
- "Kingdome Come" - produced by Just Blaze, in my opinion, better than "show me what you got"
- "Lost ones" - Dr Dre produced;deep personal track of Jay-Z's life, how he's loved, lost, and lost relatives.
- "Show Me What you got" - recent hit of the fall, great production.
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Break's over!!!, Nov. 21 2006
K-Fed - take note! This is how you do it! After a short break (you could hardly call it retirement) the world's greatest rapper is back with an instant classic and collector's item. Whether you call him S. Carter, Jigga, Jay-Hova, Hova, Iceberg Slim or Jay-Z, the man Shawn Carter has already won himself five (count 'em on your fingers) Grammys for his smooth flow and spot-on commentary on street and popular culture.
For this album he breaks out of the retirement home with a little help from his friends, but of course his friends aren't your average neighborhood homeys - these tracks are produced by the likes of Just Blaze, Dr Dre, Kanye West, The Neptunes, Swizz Beatz and Chris Martin (yes, Apple's daddy). He's also got more high profile guests than Oprah, with vocal contributions by John Legend, Usher, Pharrell, Ne-Yo, Chris Martin, Kanye, and of course Bootylicious Beyonce.
First single "Show Me What You Got" samples Public Enemy with a little help from Flava Flav, while the title track samples Rick James' "Super Freak". "Lost Ones" with Chrisette Michelle is another hot track, along with "Anything" which has the unmistakable touch of Pharrell. In the hard hitting "Minority Report", Jay-Z and Ne-Yo recount the horrors of the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and the failure of the American government to get help to the victims. My favorite track is "Beach Chair", the track with Chris Martin, and this pairing works incredibly well. (Who'd have thought it?)
If this is what happens when folks emerge from retirement, they'll have to build a lot more retirement homes for the entertainment industry in the near future.
Amanda Richards
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