I feel “ Lucky Me “ doesn't get celebrated enough

[OmegaK2099]

“You think I'm freaking these chicks right , Im trying hard not brush against their chest you get a law suit for shyt like that I feel trapped , I swear on everything when I leave this earth im gonna be on both feet never knees in the dirt. You could try me f***er but when I squeeze it hurts, Fine we'll lose two lives, yours and mines gimme any amount of time don't let Ms. Carter grieve, At the funeral parlor dripping tears on my sleeve...”

 

[Sad Bunny]

Yes it does lol

 

[Eastside Get The Money]

As someone who is not a real Jay fan but loves Vol 1 lucky me is mid

 

[OmegaK2099]

Its a goat introspective song, He went in on damn near every single bar

"see you in the street, pretend to be friendly But I know any type of success breeds envy I know in the back of your mind your conjuring ways to hem me Leave my friends in a circle pouring out Henny"

 

[OmegaK2099]

I had zero skips on In My Lifetime vol.1, but if I had to choose my standout tracks I'd go with:

Lucky Me of course (he and Stevie J bodied that production)
City Is Mine
I know what Girls like (kims verse!)
Where I’m from
You must love me
Friend or Foe

 

[ISO]

U only know what you see

Since I was 4 years old, I been told, everything that glitters ain't gold

 

[jensyao]

Wayne quotes "Lucky Me" here and Wayne fans thought that Wayne wrote that

 

[OmegaK2099]

One things for certain Lucky Me shyts on anything on.4:44

Plus what a time for this to drop, right when big just died. Makes the track even more powerful with him asking if fame was all what it was cracked up to be.

 

[Drip Bayless]

In My Lifetime is heavily underrated in general, I like it more than Reasonable Doubt

 

[Mike the Executioner]

Wayne quotes "Lucky Me" here and Wayne fans thought that Wayne wrote that

I heard this before "Lucky Me" so when I found out Jay said it first, I was .

 

[ISO]

One things for certain Lucky Me shyts on anything on.4:44

Plus what a time for this to drop, right when big just died. Makes the track even more powerful with him asking if fame was all what it was cracked up to be.

Nikka sleep on how prophetic and introspective a lot of Hov music is

 

[Threnody]

Jay said something along the lines of "Lucky Me" being the only song he did as Shawn Carter and not Jay-Z

shyt was/is incredible and makes me contemplate how limited Hip-Hop is in terms of having to live up to certain industry and cultural perceptions

 

[OmegaK2099]

"Hear the hate in my voice, right? I hate that you noticed Ni**as wanna strip you to the bone for shyt you own"


shyt gets Realer with each listen

 

[Newark88]

One of my favorite Jay songs ever

 

[OmegaK2099]

In My Lifetime is heavily underrated in general, I like it more than Reasonable Doubt

His beat selection on Vol 1 is impeccable, the album plays out like a movie. It's such an interesting body of work because it's told from the perspective of jay being caught between the streets and the penthouse.

Love how he honors big on city is mine:

"A world with amnesia won't forget your name"