Jay-Z "Threat" appreciation thread

[Nostalgic]

"Nygga I'll kill ya, chop ya up, put ya inside the mattress like drug money Nygga......"

 

[spliz]

This should've got an honorable mention in your best verse threads lol

u right.

 

[Big Boss]

Isn't this a R Kelly sample??

 

[Mob H]

"Put ya smarts on the side of your garment"

Might be the hardest song on the album. In fact, this whole album was a return to form after Blueprint 2.

 

[Ukbrotha]

Isn't this a R Kelly sample??

It always rubbed me the wrong way about 9th's production on this because he barely added anything to the original R. Kelly track. Jay's version is incredible though but I dont give 9th much credit for the production.

 

[TheDarceKnight]

It always rubbed me the wrong way about 9th's production on this because he barely added anything to the original R. Kelly track. Jay's version is incredible though but I dont give 9th much credit for the production.

His chops on it are subtly tricky. A few producers tried to remake it back in the day and struggled. 9th didn't flip it crazy, but Jay forced him to sample it, and it would've been stupid to sample a different part of the record. That's where the groove and the bounce was. It's far from one of 9th's best beats, but IMO he was really limited since Jay insisted that he used it.

9th made a couple remixes to it. One uses the same drum pattern and samples Curtis, and the other has a different drum pattern and samples Luther. Those are probably more what he would've gone for.

 

[x-factor7]

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His chops on it are subtly tricky. A few producers tried to remake it back in the day and struggled. 9th didn't flip it crazy, but Jay forced him to sample it, and it would've been stupid to sample a different part of the record. That's where the groove and the bounce was. It's far from one of 9th's best beats, but IMO he was really limited since Jay insisted that he used it.

9th made a couple remixes to it. One uses the same drum pattern and samples Curtis, and the other has a different drum pattern and samples Luther. Those are probably more what he would've gone for.

I was about to post something similar. The first Threat remix you posted I absolutely love, I prefer it to the original

 

[Ukbrotha]

His chops on it are subtly tricky. A few producers tried to remake it back in the day and struggled. 9th didn't flip it crazy, but Jay forced him to sample it, and it would've been stupid to sample a different part of the record. That's where the groove and the bounce was. It's far from one of 9th's best beats, but IMO he was really limited since Jay insisted that he used it.

9th made a couple remixes to it. One uses the same drum pattern and samples Curtis, and the other has a different drum pattern and samples Luther. Those are probably more what he would've gone for.

He was definitely limited with what he could do wit the sample because the Kelz version was such a banger that was probably the best he could do with it, which is change very little. That was a period when 9th was killing shyt for me so I was so underwhelmed when I realised this is what he has done. Like I said the track is still a banger. But I would have rated 9th work more if the 1st link you posed was what was released even though the released version is the better song.

 

[spliz]

"Put ya smarts on the side of your garment"

Might be the hardest song on the album. In fact, this whole album was a return to form after
Blueprint 2.

I'm one of the few people that prefer it over BP1 cause the rhymes were so good on it.

 

[eufemism]

honestly its the only jay-z record I play straight through. even the dated joints like change clothes.

 

[TheDarceKnight]

Jay was always great at the gunplay talk