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Jay-Z: The Blueprint 3
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OB4CL2 and Cudi's album > Blueprint 3
But BP3 is actually turning into a nice album with time, much like Kingdom Come for me.
Word is Jay-Z will sell as much in his third week as he did in his second... the Oprah appearence seems to have paid off
But BP3 is actually turning into a nice album with time, much like Kingdom Come for me.
Word is Jay-Z will sell as much in his third week as he did in his second... the Oprah appearence seems to have paid off
Venus vs Mars is a great track, the album is 4/5 for me,the good songs far outweigh the average ones. I still don't find him as lyrical as in his younger days but he makes good music. A star is born is a legendary track as well, giving props to so many artists.
I actually like 4 tracks off the album. I find the rest to be substandard hiphop. But my views are clear on this. I'd prefer to listen to some other albums out there, lot of good stuff coming out recently.
Word of an collab album with Meth, Raekwon and Ghost....
Word of an collab album with Meth, Raekwon and Ghost....
Word of an collab album with Meth, Raekwon and Ghost....
I'm pretty sure I saw Method Man confirm that in an interview a month or two ago...
A month ago?
he was interviewed just this week saying that he'd be interested in doing an album. You obviously have links in the pyschic community
When asked about his absence on BP3 and OB4CL2, Nas told the interviewer to move on to the next question.
Interesting...
Interesting...
Yeah, I read this too. But he did move on to say that it was one of his favourite albums at the moment.
A month ago?
You obviously have links in the pyschic community
Might not have been that long ago, but I'm confident he said we could expect a album from the trio in the not so distant future.
Brilliant album.
4/5
4/5
Ay Sam how've ya been?
It's been a great album to grow into, every song now other then Forever Young gets replay value from me.
Finally got this the other day, and have given it a lot of listening to. I think it's a very good album, but sometimes feel the beats are better than the rhymes.
Why do I always get the feeling that Jay is just going through the motions when rapping nowadays? He can beat anyone in the game today if he put 100% into his rhymes and stuff. Even at 50% he is better than most rappers out there. A shame. But I still feel he could do a whole lot better.
I reckon if you gave Jay-Z a copy of Reasonable Doubt, he would ask what kind of music that is.
BP3 has grown on me quite a bit, after the first listen I skipped through a few tracks on the next listen but having listened to them all again I quite like it. Certainly not his best work but by no means 'bad'.
To be fair, the demand for that type of music isn't that great anymore. I remember reading a Questlove (the Roots, best live hiphop band ever 1!1!1!!!) interview. He and his band was doing a backup for Jay-Z during the concert, and had asked Jay Z prior to the concert, to perform some of the old hits, the ones with Premo, etc. When Jay did this, the audience became quiet, they weren't in favor. Of course, Jay switched back to 'H to the Izzo', and the audience started responding again.
I hate the degree to which his music is watered down now, but could he have been as successful commercially if he didn't? I was in Brooklyn NY during the summer, and Smif and Wessun had this small concert in a park, like 300 people came. It was nice hearing all the old hits, 'Bucktown', etc, but those hardcore tracks don't appeal to the mainstream nowadays. Jay Z realized this early on, and copped out. Doing tracks with Lenny Kravitz, Beyonce, etc, broadened his audience, but that music he used to make, stopped coming out.
And every fecking time he releases an album I think, this is it! But it isn't
I hate the degree to which his music is watered down now, but could he have been as successful commercially if he didn't? I was in Brooklyn NY during the summer, and Smif and Wessun had this small concert in a park, like 300 people came. It was nice hearing all the old hits, 'Bucktown', etc, but those hardcore tracks don't appeal to the mainstream nowadays. Jay Z realized this early on, and copped out. Doing tracks with Lenny Kravitz, Beyonce, etc, broadened his audience, but that music he used to make, stopped coming out.
And every fecking time he releases an album I think, this is it! But it isn't
I'm good thanks mate...yourself?
Totally agree, a real grower. Some brilliant tracks, standout ones for me are D.O.A, Empire state, Off That (with Drake), A star is born (with J.Cole) and already home (with Kid Cudi). I like Forever young myself, you not feeling it though?
I think he's been on this gear and is still more relevant than alot of people who give 100%... end of the day rap got him here, but he's bigger than rap now... some people can't accept the fact and try to bring his name down, but myself, I feel pride being a fan of Jay-Z since RD that he's gone from that to where he is now: Representing hip-hop in the mainstream internationally... He's breaking down barriers in all forms of music, be it sales, performance, and even something as little as being on Oprah.
He would sign it and give it back
What was your take on American Gangster? Just curious when you make that statement what your opinion was on that record...
Good mate thanks,
I dunno, much like Beach Chair I expect it to grow on me, but this just seems like an out-of-place way to end the album.
£3 in HMV if anyone's interested...
Great album, he was back to his best, My personal faves are Reminded and Already Home, where all the haters get adressed in the most vicious, subliminal way
Hectic's on the money, as usual.
I'd rather spend that £3 at GAME on another copy of Mirror's Edge, and that's saying something.
Jesus, one of Jay's best albums is hated on here too?
I need to stop discussing hip hop on the Caf, shit is depressing
I need to stop discussing hip hop on the Caf, shit is depressing
I thought it was a decent album, people need to realise there's more to hip hop than underground stuff. Its all the same genre and people just let ignorance blind them.
Having listened to this album a lot since I posted that, I'm definitely of the opinion that this is a brilliant album. Well done, hova.
Thank you, it's one of his best
You have some strange opinions.
Its clearly not one of his best.
In fact, by his standards, its easily one of his worst...
Can't believe what I'm hearing, how many times have you listened to it?
I'm listening to this track again, and my word, every rapper in the game might aswell retire after the last verse, I love this album, please all wack rappers just retire, just leave the earth
I was gonna kill a couple rappers
But they did it to themselves
I was gon' do it with the flow
But they did it with their sales
I was gon' 9/11 'em, but they didn't need the help
And they did a good job them boys is talented as hell
Cuz not only did they brick they put a building up as well
They ran a plane into that building and when that building fell
Ran to the crash site with no masks and inhaled
Toxins deep inside their lungs until both of them was filled
Blew a cloud out like a L into a jar then took a smell
Cuz they heard that second hand smoke kills
Niggas thought they was ill found out they was...ILL
And it's like you knew exactly how I wanted you to feel
Also everbody who needs to be adressed is dismissed in this track
I was gonna kill a couple rappers
But they did it to themselves
I was gon' do it with the flow
But they did it with their sales
I was gon' 9/11 'em, but they didn't need the help
And they did a good job them boys is talented as hell
Cuz not only did they brick they put a building up as well
They ran a plane into that building and when that building fell
Ran to the crash site with no masks and inhaled
Toxins deep inside their lungs until both of them was filled
Blew a cloud out like a L into a jar then took a smell
Cuz they heard that second hand smoke kills
Niggas thought they was ill found out they was...ILL
And it's like you knew exactly how I wanted you to feel
Also everbody who needs to be adressed is dismissed in this track
His last response to Nas after ether, was so beautiful and honest
One of my fave Jay Z tracks ever, the beat kicks in, all you think is, this is going to be Epic, he's got alot of shit to say
How can anyone listen to this track and say Jay Z lost?
How can someone so ill not get Beyonce Pregnant, it's a shame but that's another story
Because Ether >>> Any diss track made. Period.
Because there is something missing, the spark and the energy that made him the best - the little bit of cutting edge and depth in his lyrics that made you listen over n over again.
Blueprint 3 is probably better than Kingdom Come...and thats about it.
I've been listening to this album a lot recently, it isn't his best but it's still a good album.
Had he come out with this immediately after Ether came out, I think he would have swayed more fans. The 'Supa Ugly' track that came out was desperate and a low blow, talking about him receiving head from Nas' baby momma. That was the confirmation everyone was waiting for.
And have you heard 'Last Real Nigga Alive' from Nas? I'd say that equals 'Takeover 2'.
Overall, I think the margin was very fine. Takeover was more cutting, said what everyone felt at the time. Ether was just obliteration
So I went to wiki and read about this so-called beef between Nas and Jay-Z and jesus christ what a pair of crybabies. How the hell their fans can be in awe with those low-brow shananigans is beyond comprehension.
I've never heard the word 'shenanigans' used to describe any aspect of hip hop before.
