In My Lifetime (the song) really is among Jay's best tracks

[FunkDoc1112]

Also he was dropping the investment advice from day one

"And fukk that weed it keeps ya broke/Invest in pound of herbs and profit if nikkas wanna smoke dope"

 

[FunkDoc1112]

More ice than winter 94, I toured the 50 states with a trunk of raw.....recruitin'

I can say with near certainty that the 99 Problems verse was a reference to this.

 

[Cladyclad]

On the low half these rap nikkas wanna work for me

 

[the elastic]

Jay career (skill wise) has been one long ass decline from the mid 90s, but its okay because he started from so high up that even though his skill deminished he's been bareable for the most part.

4:44 and A Written Testimony were top notch

Certainly on par with his early work

 

[987654321]

4:44 and A Written Testimony were top notch

Certainly on par with his early work

For real, he was literally channeling the “reasonable doubt” flow all through “written Testimony” smh.

 

[Prodigital]

4:44 and A Written Testimony were top notch

Certainly on par with his early work

You know what, im not gonna disagree with 4:44 cause that shyt was sharp. Point taken

 

[Nighthawk]

I always preferred the remix.

“Now my poems just ain’t poems
they bloody, when i recite em
Bones get disconnected like the phones”

The punchline is so simple but jay makes it sound hella cold and believable. One of my favorite jay songs.

 

[Ryda52]

The whole streets is watching soundtrack tbh.








And even though it wasn’t on the soundtrack, same era:




‘97 Jay is under appreciated and overlooked simply because of a few garbage records and music video decisions.

 

[Shadow King]

4:44 and A Written Testimony were top notch

Certainly on par with his early work

For real, he was literally channeling the “reasonable doubt” flow all through “written Testimony” smh.

No.

 

[987654321]

No.

Yes.

 

[Shadow King]

Yes.

No.

 

[987654321]

No.

Yes.

 

[Shadow King]

Yes.

No.

 

[987654321]

No.

Yes.

 

[Shadow King]

Yes.

No.