I don’t think I’m gonna penalize rappers when they use F bombs in diss tracks. I’m just indifferent towards it honestly.

I just didn’t like the David Bowie sample he flipped. Okay, that line where he called Nas lame… I thought it was a little lame. Okay, now he’s gonna go at Nas in the final verse. He’s shittin’ on Prodigy.ĭon’t let ’em gas you, like, “Jigga is ass and won’t clap you” / Trust me on this one I’ll detach you / Mind from spirit, body from soul / They’ll have to hold a mass, put your body in a hole. Okay, the second verse is where shit really gets poppin’. It was really aggressive, but he didn’t really seem to be targeting any specific rappers. Lemme stop dickin’ around and listen to this shit already. Like, there’s never a conversation about the best diss tracks of all time in which this song isn’t mentioned. I never heard Em’s disses to Benzino, or 50 Cent’s disses to Ja Rule, or Common’s Ice Cube diss. Wait a minute… What the fuck am I talkin’ about? There’s a shit ton of classic stuff I haven’t heard. What are the classics people always mention? No Vaseline, Ether, Real Muthaphuckin’ Gs, Kick in the Door, Hit ‘Em Up… Well I never heard the shit from that LL Cool J & Canibus beef. Now that I think about it, I think this is pretty much the only classic diss song I’ve never heard before in my life. Mostly because I’m not really much of a JAY-Z fan in the first place. Believe it or not, I’ve actually never heard this song before. Okay… For any readers who aren’t very familiar with my taste, it should be noted that I’m a borderline Nas stan, so this is gonna be hella biased. Anyway, I enjoyed the fuck outta this track.

I thought it was kinda funny how he just shamelessly jacked that shit. It didn’t really bother me that much personally. I guess you could defend it by saying it’s just an allusion. He stole that line about leprechauns from Biggie almost word for word. Jay may not be the most interesting MC as a lyricist, but goddamn he has a good ear for beats. If a producer did a really good job with a beat or album, I’m gonna start saying they “fucked” it. The horns that come in after the first verse sound so fucking good. I don’t really have anything to say about this shit before listening. Do people say that? Whatever it doesn’t matter. From what I’ve heard, the production is stellar. A lot of people consider it his second best album. I think Reasonable Doubt is Jay’s most critically acclaimed album, but this is probably his most popular one. Carter has been making headlines for the work that he’s doing surrounding criminal justice reform.This album was released on 9/11. Other hip-hop projects that have been added in the past include Sugarhill Gang’s “Rapper’s Delight,” Run-D.M.C.’s Raising Hell, “Dear Mama” by 2Pac and Lauryn Hill’s The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill. The Library of Congress and its many collaborators are working to preserve these sounds and moments in time, which reflect our past, present and future.” “The influence of recorded sound over its nearly 160-year history has been profound and technology has increased its reach and significance exponentially. “The National Recording Registry honors the music that enriches our souls, the voices that tell our stories and the sounds that mirror our lives.” Carla Hayden, who serves as a librarian at the Library of Congress, said in a statement. Others that were selected included Curtis Mayfield’s “Superfly,” Earth, Wind, & Fire’s song “September” and the song “Mississippi Goddam” by Nina Simone. His album was one of 25 influential pieces of music that were inducted this year. It’s also a blueprint for rappers in this business.”

It’s the things that made me the way I am shaped me and all my beliefs and ideas. “ The Blueprint is like the blueprint of my life. Every struggle and every challenge that’s placed in front of you is to see how strong of a person you’re going to become,” said Carter in a rare interview before The Blueprint album was released. “I’m a person that believes that everything that happens to you in life will shape you as a person. The body of work included songs like “Izzo (H.O.V.A.),” “Heart Of The City (Ain’t No Love),” “Song Cry,” “Renegade,” and many other memorable songs. The project-which was the rapper’s sixth studio album-was released in 2001.

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