JAY-Z ~ 4:44 (Discussion Thread)

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Played this back last week and its still as good as ever. Man its been a minute since we got a Hov album. As competitive as he is you would hope Nas' run has him inspired in some way.

will def get an album sooner than later. I’ll be interested in his approach and what producers he chooses to lock in with.
 

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No artist has been through more growth as an MC than Jay-Z. I was listening to his early stuff accidentally, then purposely and ended up here. This is his real Black Album. I know it sounds odd to compare that album to this but this feels way more like a retirement album than that one.

I feel bad for skimming through and disregarding the album before, it had to grow on me...or I had to grow up some more first to appreciate it. This album wasn't for everyone. It was for Jigga to vent on some old man on the stoop spitting out wisdom shyt.
 

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:wow:

Seeing Drake pose with them AI guns....had me thinking about Moonlight. Hearing, coming from that angle & if I wanted to reach........goddamn man, this shyt, now, sounds like more than just a "the shoe just so happen to fit"


Start to finish this could've been a Drake diss:deadrose:




We already know about the Tidal / Drake situation...but then fukking the same chicks/ fukked your chick........fake Drakos, which he also alluded to in the We Made It Drake diss.




two decades in the game, and he still dropping shyt that age timelessly

rewind fine and find there's more to find :wow:
 

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to think jay hasnt dropped in 8 years is shocking honeslty at this point. 7 if we talking the album with beyonce

444 aged really well. personaly i have it as a classic or near classic. id love to see what jay would do today. i do feel his ego is gonna hold him back from jus putting out albums that do meh numbers in this age like nas
 

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to think jay hasnt dropped in 8 years is shocking honeslty at this point. 7 if we talking the album with beyonce

444 aged really well. personaly i have it as a classic or near classic. id love to see what jay would do today. i do feel his ego is gonna hold him back from jus putting out albums that do meh numbers in this age like nas
A Written Testimony was great too.


As far as putting another album out, wouldn’t be surprised if we get one after this Tony Buzbee & Diddy shyt is deaded.
 
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