TheKaeptain
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... I BELIEVE!
Zeus Molecules
illegal immigrants are stealing our air
"I love the culture and history of countries in Europe just as much if not more than Kanye" is my take on what it means
IrishNinja
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Blackace
if you see me in a fight with a bear, don't help me fool, help the bear!
Pretty sure it was just a play on his last name
Ironic that the last album he did was about be a king and the title of this one is named after the one thing that made kings human
Blackace
if you see me in a fight with a bear, don't help me fool, help the bear!
If he made the personal album PP would still be complaining
Zeus Molecules
illegal immigrants are stealing our air
PhoenixDark
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That's not true. I actually like a lot of the personal stuff on Kingdom Come, which isn't a horrible album. I think the negative reaction that album received pretty much birthed modern Jay. He hasn't taken a single risk since then, and vicariously feeds off the popularity of current stars (Drake/CudiWayne/etc).
Remember, BP3 initially had autotune but the songs didn't come out well. THEN Jay decided to go on the "fuck autotune" campaign.
TheKaeptain
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I can't wait to read their movie reviews when they open up that new site of theirs.
Tokubetsu
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ℒℴѵℯJay ELECTRONICA ‏@JayElectronica 4 Jul
ok. now its my turn. Lets Go.
ℒℴѵℯJay ELECTRONICA ‏@JayElectronica 23h
Act II: Patents Of Nobilty (the turn)
ℒℴѵℯJay ELECTRONICA ‏@JayElectronica 23h
every magic trick consists of 3 parts: the pledge, the turn and the Prestige.
ℒℴѵℯJay ELECTRONICA ‏@JayElectronica 20h
Act I: the magician shows you something ordinary. a bird. a deck of cards, or a #man.
No.
Well that's just stupid. He should put more effort into releasing some music, plain and simple.ℒℴѵℯJay ELECTRONICA ‏@JayElectronica 4 Jul
ok. now its my turn. Lets Go.
ℒℴѵℯJay ELECTRONICA ‏@JayElectronica 23h
Act II: Patents Of Nobilty (the turn)
ℒℴѵℯJay ELECTRONICA ‏@JayElectronica 23h
every magic trick consists of 3 parts: the pledge, the turn and the Prestige.
ℒℴѵℯJay ELECTRONICA ‏@JayElectronica 20h
Act I: the magician shows you something ordinary. a bird. a deck of cards, or a #man.
To raise awareness especially since it is coinciding with Ramadan. It's a very graphic and direct way of demonstrating how detainees, some of whom have not been charged with a crime and are cleared for release, are being treated. This isn't even as bad as it gets, the detainee is forced by guards in riot gear into the feeding room and they are later watched sometimes while restrained in the chair for an hour to ensure they don't vomit it out. You have to realise going on hunger strike is the only form of protest these guys have, one detainees said "[hunger strikes are] the only way I have left to cry out for life, freedom and dignity"
I think it's a great thing Mos is doing, far more effective than a song that the mainstream would ignore whereas this gets to the point in a simple and raw way.
I think it's a great thing Mos is doing, far more effective than a song that the mainstream would ignore whereas this gets to the point in a simple and raw way.
Reminds me of when Christopher Hitchens got water boarded.
Spiderjericho
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I think there were four issues with Kingdom Come:
1) Production (He went to Dr. Dre for Executive Production. This was probably the point I felt like Dre didn't have it anymore. And it shows in no Detox and lackluster singles from the aftermentioned album).
2) The Theme of the album was to parrot the comic of the same name. However, Jay has always had an issue with presenting a cohesive theme on album except for maybe Reasonable Doubt, American Gangster (and possibly Black Album).
3) Jay-Z came back wearing the 45. Just like Jordan during his initial return from retirement, Jay-Z "skills" seemed diminish. A perfect example was on the Funkmaster Flex Freestyle (Grammy Family).
4) Jay is sensitive. It's been evident since Blueprint 2. It pops up on this album, and comes across as whining.
I haven't listened to Magna Carter. But Jay-Z hasn't exactly been known for inventive album titles, covers or being daring with his music.
1) Production (He went to Dr. Dre for Executive Production. This was probably the point I felt like Dre didn't have it anymore. And it shows in no Detox and lackluster singles from the aftermentioned album).
2) The Theme of the album was to parrot the comic of the same name. However, Jay has always had an issue with presenting a cohesive theme on album except for maybe Reasonable Doubt, American Gangster (and possibly Black Album).
3) Jay-Z came back wearing the 45. Just like Jordan during his initial return from retirement, Jay-Z "skills" seemed diminish. A perfect example was on the Funkmaster Flex Freestyle (Grammy Family).
4) Jay is sensitive. It's been evident since Blueprint 2. It pops up on this album, and comes across as whining.
I haven't listened to Magna Carter. But Jay-Z hasn't exactly been known for inventive album titles, covers or being daring with his music.
word, that was legendary, this deserves massive props too. mos starting to look old....
isnt this par for the course with pitchfork?
There are two sites i won't give ad revenue clicks to music wise, and it's that one and Complex.
i thought daft punk was their sacred cow.
i was hoping this would be the album they panned.
esch, why complex? i like those post mortem album interviews they do, lots of slideshows but....
Spiderjericho
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All his albums are rushed. He doesn't spend a lot of time crafting his albums. They're one take, one week (or a month if that).
Like I said in my last post, Hov is an example of the new generation, unable to craft cohesive albums and themes. Albums are just song collections (nothing wrong with that).
The slideshows + the whole hypebeast flavor of the site. I don't like to support that culture.
It is a bit sad, but it is the truth. He was never a good writer. The problem is that he haphazardly complains about his daughter in one word and in the next word says he loves her - that's that crap I hear from older black folk in the hood and it makes me retch. To me, ether a child is a outright blessing or an outright curse. Take your pick.
Let me not get started on the whole issue using Teen Spirit -and making it some sort of Brony tastic number. I hope Francis Bean is happy because im not.
to keep it short, it sounds right, it might feel right, but is totally wrong - The "Remake" of Teen Spirit as it were is treated as a throwaway song, just like BronyCulture treats animation as throwaway product.
how is using two lines from a song, that are not even the same, a "remake"?
way to tie it all together for us
Blackace
if you see me in a fight with a bear, don't help me fool, help the bear!
PhoenixDark
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Daughter was an honest song that actually revealed Nas' faults as a father, it's not about shaming his daughter. It's real.
That's what Nas does as a writer. Eminem is also good at analyzing himself on wax, and providing a window into certain lifestyles.
That's what Nas does as a writer. Eminem is also good at analyzing himself on wax, and providing a window into certain lifestyles.
Kanye is good at this as well, but then again...anger can do a lot to a person.
Yup in one of his verses the rhymes are just million, million, million, billion, feeling, ceiling, top, top, stop. No wonder he used to get turfed from jams at headcourterz, not even papoose would let that slide.
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