How come Jay Z didn't get washed up like his peers
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dj-method-x
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LunaticVillage415
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Jay Z started his career as a cartoonish Fresh Prince sidekick rapper in the late 80's and became a mafioso drug kingpin rapper after Kool G Rap and Raekwon made it fashionable. Even Pac called out Jay Z for being Hawaiian Sophie one year and drug kingpin the next. And all of Jay-Z's hustler takes are alleged anyway. Jay is Diddy status nowadays. 
No one is really expecting another classic from him. But all of the rappers from the 90's are same way. People really ain't checking for the Lox no more either. I feel like people force themselves to try to like new Nas and Jay Z music even though they past their expiration date. 
But rappers from the 90's like E-40 still make hits and release albums too. Don't sleep on 40 Water. 40 has had longetivity because he always had his own style. But he isn't in his prime anymore either being damn near 50 years old. Same with Too $hort who been out since 83'.
No one is really expecting another classic from him. But all of the rappers from the 90's are same way. People really ain't checking for the Lox no more either. I feel like people force themselves to try to like new Nas and Jay Z music even though they past their expiration date. But rappers from the 90's like E-40 still make hits and release albums too. Don't sleep on 40 Water. 40 has had longetivity because he always had his own style. But he isn't in his prime anymore either being damn near 50 years old. Same with Too $hort who been out since 83'.
Jay Z started his career as a cartoonish Fresh Prince sidekick rapper in the late 80's and became a mafioso drug kingpin rapper after Kool G Rap and Raekwon made it fashionable. Even Pac called out Jay Z for being Hawaiian Sophie one year and drug kingpin the next. And all of Jay-Z's hustler takes are alleged anyway. Jay is Diddy status nowadays.
yeah i agree fonzarelli has aged great. i really enjoyed gift of gab, a true slapper right there and dude is actually 51 years old can you believe it? hasn't lost a step and still laced with game
as for jay i disagree.. hawaiian sophie was the jaz's song not his, listen to his verse off the originators it was dope and nothing about it was like will smith at all. didn't care for 4:44 too much but i think he's aged damn good and same goes for nas. times have changed and new faces have emerged but i think they and the lox are doing extremely well
Agree to disagree but Vol 1 was better lyrically to meBlack Album is a better album.
Vol 1 was hit or miss. Jay was trying find himself on that album. Ain't hit his stride.
He is washed.
He's transitioned into a mogul/godfather of rap type lane. But as a rapper he's Wizards Jordan if he would have played for 2 more years.
Let's not make trash basketball analogies when Blue Face is the next big rap star.
No one who truly enjoys rapping is asking for Jay-Z to stop.
Devil Plisken…CMS
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Jay hasn’t been Jay since...The Black Album?
Tommy Gibbs
Superstar
Jay z been horrible. He just took that LL and Michael Jackson blueprint and ran with it. Almost Every album since his debut until about 2 albums ago for Jay, he ALWAYS aligned himself with the top acts at the moment to remain relevant. Nothing is wrong with doing it but a lot of Jay’s work for the past 10 or so years is 2 or 3 hot songs on an album of bullshyt.
Roovers410
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volume 1 was dopeHe had ups and downs in his prime.
For every Blueprint there's a Blueprint 2.
For every Black Album there's a Vol. 1
onelastdeath
Banned
Oh yalll in here with the revisionist history sucking dikk
4:44 was critically acclaimed and accepted by everyone as a great album
DDA, What’s Free, Seen It All, Devil Is A Lie, I Got The Keys, Drunk In Love, Light Up, So Appalled, Monster
So mAny classic verses this decade and he’s musically relevant
Y’all really been hating and waiting on this man to fall off for 2 decades
that’s a female trait
4:44 was critically acclaimed and accepted by everyone as a great album
DDA, What’s Free, Seen It All, Devil Is A Lie, I Got The Keys, Drunk In Love, Light Up, So Appalled, Monster
So mAny classic verses this decade and he’s musically relevant
Y’all really been hating and waiting on this man to fall off for 2 decades
that’s a female trait
TheDarceKnight
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Well thought out answer. That’s what I think too.
BK The Great
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his skills as far as being lyrical never diminished, people just don't like him. either that or they just fans of the people he used to have beef with.