JAY-Z ~ 4:44 (Discussion Thread)

[goatnole]

Bought the physical copy for the bonus track and to bump in the ride.

What's the name of that trac with Blu on the beginning? Really feeling that song.

 

[Cloud McFly]

Bought the physical copy for the bonus track and to bump in the ride.

What's the name of that trac with Blu on the beginning? Really feeling that song.

Blue's Freestyle/We Family

 

[EA]

Off first listen, this is probably in my top 3 Jay Z albums and it's the first ever Jay Z album that's resonated with me on a personal level because he's touching on topics that I've been thinking about for a while.

Production wise, No ID hit the nail on head with this one. It's minimalist and soulful which allows Jay's lyrics to take center stage.

Favourite tracks:
Family Feud
Story of OJ
4:44

 

[Soymuscle Mike]

Waiting with the physical until a special edition with the videos drop.

Y'all know it's coming

 

[Ronnie Lott]

Jay has been on his "woke/black empowerment/ own your own masters " since the American gangster album

 

[savoutch]

Still haven't heard the bonus... anyone got a Prime Minester for the CD rip?

 

[Cheech&Chong]

349 pages for a jay z album in 2017

this one is up there in jays catalog, maybe top 4/5

 

[feelsthecitybreathin]

Still haven't heard the bonus... anyone got a Prime Minester for the CD rip?

I still havn't heard the bonus tracks

 

[street heat]

I still havn't heard the bonus tracks

what bonus tracks ?

 

[Easy-E]

I'm from Marcy Houses, where the boys die by the thousand
Back when Pam was on Martin
Yeah, that's where it all started
When Denzel was blottin' carpet, I'll pack a… nine millimeter
When Slick Rick made "Mona Lisa"
When Lisa Bonet was Beyoncé of her day, I had divas, y'all
Think I just popped up in this bytch like a fetus? Nah
Pregnant pause, give you some second thoughts
There's room on the bandwagon, don't abort
Marcy me

Vintage Jay-Z

 

[BigMan]

PM please

 

[666 ReVeNGe 666]

Great Album but very low replay value for me personally.

4.5/5.

 

[ISO]

Jay has been on his "woke/black empowerment/ own your own masters " since the American gangster album

Reasonable Doubt

 

[Easy-E]

Jay has been on his "woke/black empowerment/ own your own masters " since the American gangster album

The more critical I am of the album, the more I disagree with that.

This feels more like Jay-Z making sure black people have his back as he's amongst crackers.

He's really only going as far as to say the music industry is unfair and he doesn't really go in.

But, much like Kanye, he's as pro-black as the amount of power he wants.

I still haven't forgot him dissing Mr. Belafonte simply because he asked him and his wife to do more for us.

This "behind-the-scenes" stuff ain't enough. He didn't support gay marriage BTS. He sat down and spoke on it. And it's too much "just hustle, you can be rich," instead of the truth of "they will only let the ones they choose inside."

It's a critical look into the music, but, I think that's fair.

 

[notorious8562]

Replay value is a funny thing. So many are saying this album lacks it, yet I've played this album more than any other hip hop album in the last two years (everything since Tetsuo and Youth).