Why Is “Black Republicans” So Underrated?

[Jerz-2]

People be like “it was underwhelming”…..no, nikkas was just expecting too much from it. It’s like people thought it would be some ground-breaking track that changed rap music. THAT was what was unrealistic.
Because of that sensibility, the song was pretty much ignored after the initial “WOW, Jay and Nas made a song!” wore off (well, that and today's rap fan has the attention span of a 3-year old).
Damn shame, too…..cause this song is EPIC. From the Godfather sample to the way the beat kicks in and they be like “UH!” in unison….not to mention the subject matter, which takes on the “hood tales” angle a bit differently…..
Cats need to stop underrating this song.

 

[head shots101]

Song still hard...both boided that shyt....I remember when Wayne and juelz dropped a corny ass freestyle over that beat and cats on sohh had the nerve to say it was better

 

[Corndog]

Yeah I always felt that song. It's super dope!

 

[Harry B]

Success>>>
However it was still dope as fukk, people were just expecting it to be the greatest song ever.

 

[Yoda]

you answered your own question.
people expected alot more even tho it was still dope.

 

[Poetical Poltergeist]

Aside from Jay z talking during the beginning which is always annoying..track was coo.

 

[SirBiatch]

track is forgettable. Not our fault you have low expectations.

 

[NSSVO]

There was a thread on SOHH explaining the song on some crazy shyt

 

[BigIke]

Love the "rich big event" feel of the song...

Sounds even better when u gripping wood wheel laid back in that plush leather seat

Some c notes in my back pocket had me feeling like I can relate

 

[Threnody]

cause the 'fake' nas/jay-z collabo from the 90s was 100x better.....people were expecting more from the real thing

 

[☑︎#VoteDemocrat]

Hov bodied that shyt

 

[MegaTronBomb!]

It was underwhelming... you take away the fact that Jay and Nas did a song together after the beef.... and there isn't much left to talk about.

 

[Julius Skrrvin]

Song was dope. What's the point of these two getting along if we don't get a Dead Presidents 4 ft. Nas on a new Hov album, tho?

 

[TheDarceKnight]

Success>>>
However it was still dope as fukk, people were just expecting it to be the greatest song ever.

Yeah, it was a mix of high expectations and Success coming out on its tail, and being doper. Also for some reason the beat for Black Republicans sounded like it was trying to be more epic than it actually was. It's not a bad beat or anything, and L.E.S. is dope, but I think their first collab should have either been more gritty, like Success was. Or if they wanted to go the big/epic route, they should've just finished this song.

 

[SpacelySprockets]

Cuz Wayne and Juelz made nikkas forget the original version