Why doesn't this new generation seem to understand or grasp why Jay-Z was considered a top draw?

[CoCKy GeNiuS]

U see it on YouTube, TikTok, FB, and IG all the time. Young people who've listened to Jay and don't really understand what the hype was about him. Were we bamboozled into believing Jay was that guy musically 20 years ago?

If I'm being 100 none of his songs have aged well. They dont hit at all today. But we have artists that were considered a notch below Jay who have songs that could still be hits if they dropped today.

Juvenile for example. He could drop the entire 400 Degreez album today just the way it is and still receive critical acclaim and love these YNs and Young Women. I watched some young dudes on TikTok listen to Notorious Thugs and they were mesmerized about how crafty and skilled Big was at blending in with Bone.

 

[BK The Great]

The younger generation don’t know shyt that’s why. They probably just started to listen to rap in the early 2000’s and later.

 

[BUSINESS AS USUAL]

Cause hes overrated n his music doesnt age good

 

[Overpss]

They think nas is better because he simply is

 

[Groundworks]

Because most of them are dumb as bricks and haven't got the attention span to listen to what he's saying.

And you saying none of Jay's songs have aged well?? That's bullshyt.
My daughter is 16 and has started to listen to Reasonable Doubt on the regular.

 

[BlackDiBiase]

They respect Jay to the point they'd turn down half a million to eat brunch with him.

They don't respect his Music because they don't need to be on airs for anyone the new youth mentality. Majority of Jays catalogue and bars were mediocre at best!! He just knew how to stand next to the main Man or Wave and did the network game like no other.

'I'm not a rapper I'm a hustler' - Kind of came back to bite him because it sounds like cheap product.

 

[Long Live The Kane]

Some do, some don’t…the ones that don’t are just more vocal because Jay is more or less presented as the GOAT and they’re going against what they feel is a dominant narrative

 

[2ATMsYouSteppinOrWhat]

I literally had this convo with my barber yesterday

 

[DrexlersFade]

Because he doesn't rap and his last album was 8 years ago that's a eternity in today's era.

Plus it was garbage!

 

[Peak]

Were we bamboozled into believing Jay was that guy musically 20 years ago?

Yes.

 

[Mike Wins]

Because his specialty was hopping on the current wave as it peaked. Plus he was on Def Jam when it was the best hip hop label that spent the most money and had the best marketing team. When new listeners go back and listen to 20-30 year old music, hype and marketing no longer play a role, it's just the music.

Not many people gonna go back and listen to LAD then listen to Vol. 1 and Vol. 2 and come away thinking Jay was better than BIG.

 

[MicIsGod]

The music Jay made is way too different from what you hear now.

 

[Busted_Toes]

Jay Z a crab azz nikka anyway. This is his punishment for blackballing, fukkin people over for all these years.

 

[Stick Up Kid]

His last album was 8 years ago
His last good album was 17 years ago (AG)
His music, just like Lil Wayne hasnt aged gracefully.

 

[Barney Rubble]

They take music at face value and don't get the references or double entendres. They think he literally freestyled his music cuz he said didn't "write"