![]() It just would’ve been better if he’d stopped this seemingly obsessive all-time-presence he had at the time The Blueprint 2 came out, and focused on creating songs that are actually good and not completely forgettable. It seems to me that Carter wanted to put the album out as quickly as possible so he can still brag about his 7-year-7-albums consistency. The 25 tracks on 2 discs are departed into three categories: a few really great songs, a lot of nice ones that just aren’t rememberable, and some unnecessary and annoying fillers so that the album accomplishes its almost 2-hour-long running time. Carter actually takes time to thank us, the customers, at the end of the track’s first verse.The Blueprint was Jay-Z’s most entertaining album to date and though this overlong sequel to the 2001 CD recalls the catchy and eloquent The Blueprint was Jay-Z’s most entertaining album to date and though this overlong sequel to the 2001 CD recalls the catchy and eloquent lyrics of its predecessor at times, it is a disappointing follow-up if you look at it as a whole. Better yet is Kanye West’s vague guest utterances that sit in the background as well placed as the perfect houseplant in a temple built for emperors. Sure, it’s easy to sleep on this song, coming from 2007’s (non) soundtrack to the Denzel Washington/Russell Crowe flick American Gangster, but as soon as the first few notes of that horn refrain blast through the speakers, it becomes harder and harder to dispute its title as Best Forgotten Single of Jay’s catalog. “Roc Boys (And the Winner Is….)” ( American Gangster, 2007) Consider the following 20 tracks enough reason to accept that when you’re this good, taking flight means far more than merely leaving the ground. Unlike his basketball equal, Hov never needed to dunk on anyone to make his point. Behold one man’s inevitably ill-fated shot at trying to categorize the Brooklyn rapper’s best 20 moments throughout his solo studio career, excluding mixtapes, live records, and guest appearances, of course (because as we should know by now, factoring in those moments could take someone a full life to conclude). Carter raps on his Black Album highlight (which didn’t even make this list) “December 4th”. ![]() “They say they never really miss you ’till you’re dead or you’re gone,” Mr. A list like this is so hard when greatness comes this easy to a single artist, and while this particular collection will highlight only 20 of his songs, it would undoubtedly be just as easy to pick another group of entirely different tracks to debate alongside the following picks. Some will be scoffed at others will be imperative. Some of these tracks will be predictable others may force you to scratch your head. ![]() To top it all off, he developed a sports agency, signing some of the most celebrated athletes of American sports at breakneck speed, reminding us all that his mind wanders far beyond the realm of simple beats and complicated words.īut, alas, such is why we are here in the first place: To try and contain an idiom that frankly can’t possibly be defined to try and nail down a best-of list when it comes to the output Jay-Z has so graciously offered over the years. He took one of the most electrifying beefs the medium has ever seen (with Nas) and turned it into a lucrative business proposition, proving first-hand that it can be wise to swallow our pride every now and then. ![]() Jay-Z was the first rapper to age gracefully, the one who embraced preconceived ageism within a subculture by confronting it head-on, proclaiming “30 was the new 20” without anyone even remotely challenging as much. Rather he has set himself apart by making forward-looking, awe-inspiring, never-been-done-before revelatory choices that have helped lead a personalized sense of transcendence throughout all of hip-hop. Because much like his roundball peer, the man born Shawn Carter has built his empire not by merely showcasing his exceptional rhyming skills. ![]() Moments - not dunks, not passes, not shots, not highlights - moments. To try and nail down a list of the best Jay-Z songs is kind of like trying to nail down a list of Michael Jordan’s best moments on a basketball court. ![]()
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