What was lacking with Magna Carta Holy Grail

[Rufus Dufus]

aggressive content

 

[Pop123]

Bars






it seems like he only focuses on flows/riding the beat, which he doesn't even do that well on the album, and forgets that the bars deserve attention too. i hated this album lyrically, all them "uh's" and shyt, smh, when the flow is too choppy it just makes u sound like u got no bars.

 

[Sad Bunny]

His bars were terrible on that shyt

 

[Hiphoplives4eva]

What you guys always complain about regarding a Jay-Z album. Y'all are waiting for the emotional heartfelt song that's never coming from him.


Get over it.

I agree. Jay is washed up lyrically. Anyone expecting this old man to drop gems needs their head examined.

 

[Sad Bunny]

Lyrically it was



Murdered on his own shyt by Rick Ross

Yaaaas

his flow isn't as good anymore either

 

[954UAlreadyknow]

I like Jay and consider myself a fan but I'm just not interested in hearing him rap anymore .

There's always a million threads on Jay but what y'all are expecting from him is not realistic for where he's at in his career. He's not gonna drop another American Gangster or a Hip Hop Is Dead type of album. He's just looking to make records that are hot for now where he can still make headlines and sell out shows.

nikkas just need to accept that and keep it moving

basically this..............

I dont expect nothing great from him no more. He aint got it no more. I been accepted it

 

[Danie84]

It's a typical came album: sounds amazing the first week, then by the second week, you realize the hype machine is what clogged your eardrums

 

[-InFeRnO-]

Substance

 

[USSInsiders]

:

Andre 3k is finally dropping or is it Mos Def

Snooze Deaf too busy making terrible movies and that guy named Andre too busy figuring whether to wear his purple purse with the turquoise or fuchsia overalls

 

[Another Man]

A pic of him with a high top fade on the cover

 

[blackslash]

A Hov thread where Nas stans huddle up to suck they own Naslost dikks

 

[Another Man]

A Hov thread where Nas stans huddle up to suck they own Naslost dikks

 

[mobbinfms]

The Blueprint has 3 or 4 questionable tracks on it.

The Black Album has 4 or 5 questionable tracks on it.

Reasonable Doubt has ... You guessed it.

The few tolerable tracks are mere copies of something monumental.

What are the questionable tracks on RD and BP?

 

[WEKetchum]

Just a lack of depth, IMO. Dude had dope beats, dope concepts, but he would never dig to make those concepts really deliver - it's like he would skate on the fact that he even had a concept, instead of really delivering. Strongest example is Heaven: crazy beat, dope concept...but when he really starts to get into religion, he just starts talking about money again

It's still a good album, just not his best work

 

[mr.africa]

you know something ain't right with your album, when the production gets talked about more than your lyrics. i mean all you did was choose the beats. you didn't make them.
but you (jay) were responsible for the lyrics and well they just are not up to standard.
add to this the ridiculously grandiose album title, album never had a chance of living up to the hype.

album would be ok for most other rappers but for jay standards (especially if you consider he did not have to worry about album sales due to samsung deal) i thought the deal would free him artistically and we would get some heat, but didn't happen!!!!!!