Is Hey Papi Underrated?

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I put the soundtrack on my Christmas list for the third verse on this:banderas:


Does it hold up? Was it ever good?
 

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The intro could've been its own beat and then it morphs into some tropical sounding beat at the end. Best two moments of the song. When it dropped, it was hot lava. Don't like it as much now outside of the parts I mentioned.
 

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I rarely hear no one talk it about these days..

Funny how The Nutty Professor still airs on TV. Not to mention, the soundtrack had some heat on it.

Hey Papi is one of the best Timbo tracks with Jay in hindsight.
 

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Also I think 'Hey Papi' and title was a nod to then emerging "Latin Explosion" in music and Rap in general around the turn of the millenium. Jay Z was basically a Pop Icon at this point and so was Rap.
 

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These type of Timbo beats were so unique like nothing sounds like that. I guess the tempo.

But he made a Beanie Sigel In the Club single for Backstage Soundtrack also that year

Also thistrack is so year 2000 and so particular to that moment in time. Basically dated beat maybe even though it is quality.

This is that Jay Z victory lap on the Rap game music
 

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It’s one of them “I remember them days” type of joints to me. I don’t go looking for it. I won’t turn it off if it comes up though.
 

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Timb and Hov got some gems.

I like “get my shyt off” more.
nikka, I'm clear, I done seen my cupboards bare
Heard money mentioned in my mother's prayer
Had nights my stomach filled up with nothing but air
Got 10 dollars to eat for 4 of us to share
That's why Hov' act like that, quick to snap
MAC-11 ready, I ain't going back
 

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nikka, I'm clear, I done seen my cupboards bare
Heard money mentioned in my mother's prayer
Had nights my stomach filled up with nothing but air
Got 10 dollars to eat for 4 of us to share
That's why Hov' act like that, quick to snap
MAC-11 ready, I ain't going back
Yup. Now this was underrated
 
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