Looking Back, Why Did 'Show Me What You Got' Bomb As A Single?
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Everyone has off days, KC is dude's worst album and Show Me What You Got is only second to Sunshine in the ranking of dude's worst single
chopchop702
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I think the problem with that record was that the production was overdone
Jay's voice and lyrics just sounded drowned out by the beat.
Just blaze can do that from time to time.
The average music listener cannot handle too much at one time. They need to be able to focus on the rapper's voice as the main melody to follow without too much distraction.
Jay's voice and lyrics just sounded drowned out by the beat.
Just blaze can do that from time to time.
The average music listener cannot handle too much at one time. They need to be able to focus on the rapper's voice as the main melody to follow without too much distraction.
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And you know what timeless music is?
look at this hiphop hater not understanding what timeless music is.
And you know what timeless music is?
I be tryna forget those
I think you got it backwards. we're in an era, or at least we were, where the beat was mostly all that mattered.
Lotta had some
lyrics disguised by excellent beats
Taadow
The StarchBishop™️
It wasn't a "bomb", it just wasn't as big as his other singles. Why?
It was Jay's first "I make grown music now" single coming off "retirement".
He was coming back on some "Call me Shawn Carter. i'm legit now, I will make music that can be played everywhere.
Rap is not just for young people anymore..."
Young folk wasn't trippin' off that.
It was Jay's first "I make grown music now" single coming off "retirement".
He was coming back on some "Call me Shawn Carter. i'm legit now, I will make music that can be played everywhere.
Rap is not just for young people anymore..."
Young folk wasn't trippin' off that.
chopchop702
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yeah i kinda get what you sayin. But when you say "where the beat was mostly all that mattered", you gotta be including the rappers voice and flow as well in that "beat". If not so, then we might as well just listen to hip hop instrumentals.
the rappers flow and voice are the main part of the "beat" that you are talking about.
Anyway as far as in "show me what you got," overall it was just a melody mess. it was to much going on IMO
I think you got it backwards. we're in an era, or at least we were, where the beat was mostly all that mattered.
Lotta had some
That was one dark era
No good young rappers outside of (old) Lupe and everywhere was shyt.
Oh and the song wasn't a bomb, it just wasn't comeback approtiate, it was kind of a new sound, wasn't anything "young" about the video, from the beat, to the lyrics it was all apart of this "dad rap" aura that permeated that whole album, and I personally liked the song, and the album, video was ehh...but I understood why it wasn't received that well.
Jay is so fukkin corny and this video/era reminds me of that.
queens4life
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it suckssong was a banger..
jay killed that shyt.
but its chart performance was larry holmes status
why did it fail?
'show me what you got shaawtaay'
