The first track signals it. It's basically a Timberlake song with a couple of Jay
verses. Timberlake's part is all you remember about it when it's done.

And the rest of the album follows this format or Jay is tossing up some one or
two word chorus... the sample sings the chorus.

The ONLY good thing about this album is the beats. Jay brought ABSOLUTELY NOTHING
to this album that any decent to ok rapper couldn't have brought.

"Crown", the much talked about track by the 16 yr old girl, would have been
much better off given to ANY hungry new rapper instead of Jay. I'd rather hear
Chance The Rapper on it. At least he'd actually write a song for it. That joint
should have been epic. Instead this nigga makes an OK song out of one of the
best beats of 2013.
I know Jay's not a new jack anymore, and he's made his classic material in the
past, but that doesn't make this album worth a penny. No way I'd spend my
hard earned money on some shit a nigga put so little effort into. Real talk.
You want me to support? Then nigga TRY.
This is where I give props to Good Kid Maad City for being the complete work
that it is, with thoughtful lyrics and well written songs. I'm not even the biggest
fan of that album, but Kendrick deserves every bit of the love he's getting
for all the hard work that went into such an album.

The one song that stood out to me was "Versus" and that's only because I
like the beat so much. You could have Greg Nice talking about absolutely nothing
on that track and it would still be dope. But Jay is even lazy on that shit.
It's like he said "Damn, this puts me in the mind of 'Sucka Nigga' by Tribe, so
I think I'll start it with HEY SUCKA NIGGA WHEREVER YOU ARE". Really dawg?
Smh. Just plain fucking lazy. Well, BBC is has a chorus. That shit's ill too,
but it sounds like a Nas-written chorus.
I'd rather Jay just spit with no hooks if he's gonna write songs so lazily. Shit's
just trash. Work on your shit a little longer if this is the best you got. But I
guess he was telling the truth in that promotional vid when he said "The goal
is the get the album done and put it out." Sounds like that was the ONLY goal, to me.
Quality songs took a backseat like a mufucka.
I'm done with these high profile releases that are supposed to be so great.
This shit is a hoax, being kept afloat ONLY by the name "Jay-Z". A cool marketing
campaign doesn't make your album a piece of art.


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