What was it like when Jay-Z came out of retirement?

[Mike the Executioner]

I know Kingdom Come is looked at as a bad album, but when it was first announced, what was the reaction? Were people excited about Jay coming back with a new album? Or was it more like everyone was expecting it? What was the promo like?

 

[OfTheCross]

Underwhelming, but welcome

 

[Fanservice]

Kingdom Come was a good album (minus the Usher song)

 

[CrimsonTider]

Kingdom Come rollout felt rushed and clunky

the lead single was a let down too.

everything surrounding Kingdom come was fumbled

The more I think about this question.hiphop sound changed a lot from 03 to 06 and Jay z couldn’t keep up

 

[Dad]

Wrong album. My bad

 

[Deltron]

I was sorta hyped but not really because he was still doing guest verses...i knew he'd come back with an album sooner than later

this still the joint though


i think snoop/dre imagine came out that year too

 

[good pups]

show me what you got was a big letdown. whole thing seemed pretty weird and subpar.

 

[Manolo]

 

[lilaznwoo]

I feel he retired now.

 

[kevin arnold]

First single was pretty bad, but I liked the album for the most part though

Lil Wayne was on his unprecedented run and rapped over show me what you got…funk flex got in his feelings for about an hour on his show

 

[SunZoo]

I personally liked the album a lot though I never thought he'd stay retired.

 

[JUSTIN HERBERT]

Hillarious imo


Jay a funny dude, show me what you got bangs but everyone shytted on it on sohh

 

[Piff Perkins]

The SOHH thread for that first KC track was insane. It was the title track right? The Rick James sample flip had people going crazy. I fukked with Show Me What You Got too, tho not as much. The actual album was pretty meh though to most people. I thought it was fine, and an interesting shift for Jay. It wasn't the triumphant shyt talking Jay I expected.

 

[MurderToCassette]

shyt was mid.

We were banging the blue carpet treatment over here

 

[Eastside Get The Money]

Prelude had me like

The rest was garbage. Wayne took his beat and I haven’t heard the original since. Lost Ones is a gem. Surprisingly Mama I Made it is one of my favorite Hov joints tho