I think that he no longer is Jay Z...it Beay Z because Beyonce got that on LOCK!
He's over and its so sad to say. Him and Beyonce can keep impressing themselves.

dancerella said:

same ol jay-z stuff. real flashy,busy track and he again had to copy big again... you seen that video lol n touch the sky was catchy at least.

DanceWme said:

Yeah me too, and im not feeling he is a "New Yorker" at heart, just because he put a club here dont mean shit, i mean so did Puffy, doesnt make him a new yorker at heart. Jay Z i have always felt has been overhyped, though Reasonable Doubt is a great statement, i never understood how people could compare him and Nas, i mean really now, thats almost like comparing Ne-Yo to Marvin Gaye, alright maybe not that drastic, but close

DanceWme said:

Well that's like comparing tofu to toe cheese.

lastdecember said:

Well, comparing Illmatic to Reasonable Doubt is really unfair, like comparing an athlete in his prime to a month old stiff. The only thing I can say in Jay Zzzzzz's favour is that he is very productive, churning out albums like most people fart. The trouble is most of what he churns out is tired, boring crap you know you heard done way better last year. I mean, how many times did he use that Carlito's Way line? And those Scarface quotes? I admire him for his business savvy though, I'll give him that. But I admire Diddy for the same reason - and his acting chops, which are actually quite considerable.

lastdecember said:

LOL. Honestly I feel Nas more than I do Jay z. I never understood why ppl over do it with him. I'd rather hear Nas talk, rap whatever than Jay z. And now that he and Beyonce all over each other.. its makin me sick cuz that chick is nuts now. Fuckin nuts

Xavier23 said:

who actually believes a rapper retires when they announce it anymore???

blah, blah, blah.....


I'm buyin' the new cd....

BlaqueKnight said:

He knows that his girl ain't with him for his looks or personality. Leave him alone.

Adisa said:

He is supposed to be hung like a horse though.

musicman said:

Musicman you definitely are. My sister and I could not think of the original to save our lives. Thanks!

dancerella said:

Hold up- I've never been on the "Jay-Z's in the Top 3" bandwagon, however-

Jay's one of the best at it right now. He's not the greatest of all-time for several reasons, 1 of them being that he only raps about his money, his drug dealing past, or why he's the all time best. True MC's talk about more than that.

Lyrically, he's one of the best now, but that wasn't always the case. Reasonable Doubt doesn't impress me (but it's a great album) like either of the Biggies, Makavelli, or Illmatic. On the other hand, Blueprint and Black Album had some great lyricism. Also, Blueprint and Black Album stepped it up for rappers to stop making 1 or 2 radio singles and re-consider doing full albums again.

"Takeover" on Blueprint- that's straight hip hop and why I love the artform- Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis would have never blasted LA/Babyface and the Calloway Bros. like that in the '80's Also, "PSA" and "99 Problems" on Black Album were 2 of the best rap songs of it's year, even though he's rapping about his money and drug dealing.

As far as rapping goes- Jay's got a great voice. His lyrics are simple in terms of how many syllables he uses per line, but very complex in terms of his word play. Plus, his lyrics are witty and clever at the same time, and that's very hard to do for a radio single. Lastly, he has lyrics that you can relate to and/or aspire to. On the Kanye remix, he said "it's nothing to me/Difficult takes a day, Impossible takes a week". Sorry, but I'm not that old school. Melle Mel never came as hard like that to me.

Christopher said:

oh my god, come to think of it, isn't the video similar to touch the sky too? with the whole race car thing? what the hell? can kanye sue him for that? for copying the song and video?

I still like Jay-Z

i do like both Black Albums, but the one more than the other.

Rhondab said:

Take away the J and what do u have?.....ZZZZZzzzzz

Funny y'all say it sounds like a "Kanye" track.....Just Blaze PRODUCED it!!!!!

I like the drums in it...

i'd still buy the album though....see what Kanye has to offer on this effort...

bellanoche said:

Thanks Bellanoche, I'm just an amature compared to some of the folks on here. They help me find new and old music. That's why I keep coming back.

Graycap23 said:

actually you would have ay-z


still like him... ya like what ya like.

The new song is ok, but I am not a fan of Jay-Z. He's pretentious and boring. Someone said he's all about labels and I totally agree His new video is very typical. Doesn't interest me at all.

The fact that he's come out of "retirement" is a huge joke to me. These people kill me. Do they even know what retirement means? To them it means - put out another album and get even richer

kisscamille said:

word em up. you said it!