No better place than TECB to come out of the closet. No homo. The Jay-Z closet. I was talking to Lee awhile back trying to explain my change in opinion. It took Blueprint 3 to finally put me over the edge. It’s evident to me that his latest style (one thing I’ve overlooked for years is his knack for switching his style up) is real dope. His delivery is short and way more ferocious than in years past. He’s rhyming with more fervor than I remember. It’s also clear that he’s angry at all the Joe Budden’s and Lil’ Zane’s and Chingy’s that have come and gone and help tarnish hip-hop for the past decade plus. Take “Run This Town” for example. Not only is a banger on every facet, but it’s also club worthy, radio worthy, and it’s a Roc-Nation anthem, showcasing Rhianna and Sargent Cock, Kanye West, in the process. So he’s selling records as he’s selling records. It’s no secret that he really is brilliant. I’m just finally coming around on it. Perhaps it was naiveté or perhaps it was denial. But Jigga man is dope. I’m sorry world. And god-damnit is Rhianna dope.
One another note. Kanye’s verse is straight garbage on that track. The whole fucking song is bananas, from the hook to Jay-Z’s verses to the beat. Then comes Kanyeezy’s bars and it just doesn’t fit. He talks about his model girlfriend and not enjoying being famous. Way to ruin my buzz ‘Ye. You clown. Verbal’s officially off his soap box.
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dude, seriously, when we talked about liking this song, i had made a draft up to write about rhianna’s extreme hotness, jay-z’s niceness, and kanye’s rav 4 diss (the rest of his verse is garbo), but deleted it cuz i’ve been busy.
glad you posted this. the title made my day.
You crazy Kaiser. This track’s ok….for a song you might hear on Muzak. After all these years arguing Hova’s greatness THIS is the jam that finally sold you? He rhymes B.R. with alliegence, and caesar with caesar. I still love and respect the dude but clearly his best days are behind him. This is like saying “I never appreciated Willie Mays’ greatness until I saw him play that season with the Mets.”
It wasn’t so much this song, as it was this album. And your analogy only works if I were talking about “change clothes” which is far and away his worst song. And like I said I was in the closet. I would listen to his shit but do it with a grimace on my face. I’m standing pat with Nas, however. He sucks. Kelis is a dime.
i’ll expect your “coming-out-of-the-closet nas-post” soon, you fuck.
Never. Maybe when you turn vegan.
wait, so you seriously not like illmatic?
btw, i laughed my nuts off at “beasting off the riesling.” no such thing, ‘ye, you sally sip.
Wtf? Beastin off what? illmatic yes. But its greatness is vastly over stated. Everything else. Poopies.
fastest response ever… tecb the new fez?
anyway — riesling is some wine that amateurs like kanye drink. mad sweet. it’s soft, hence the impossibility of “beasting” off of it.
illmatic, overrated? you’re bugged. and it was written is banging.
good read — http://danteross.com/blogs/jzone/2009/06/29/j-zone-10-unpopular-hip-hop-opinions/ — as well as the rest of zone’s blog.
that is a good read. I’ve always liked it was written too. So me saying everything is all poopies is off base. but I feel like Nas’ illmatic is always on the back of someones mind when they think of Nas. It’s like when a rookie in baseball has a monster year but never lives up to it again. People always have that one monster year in their mind. He never lived up to illmatic ever again. not even close. well kinda close with it was written. but never again. I <3 contradiction.
hmmm. to stick with your analogy…
nas’ rookie year (illmatic) broke damn near every record in the book. he could take a shit in center field on every opening day (each subsequent release) for the rest of his life and still be remembered for the greatness of his rookie effort.
essentially, it doesnt matter if he never lives up to that again. (did rae ever live up to ob4cl? fuck no.) some dudes just set the mark so high that even matching that level is practically impossible.
so to say he’s weak is crazy. because illmatic is timeless.
he’s in my hip-hop hall of fame, easily.
you’re dead to me.