21. "Haha yea absolutely. His highs are INSANELY high." In response to Reply # 19
>and i got like 6 or 7 deep and was surprised at myself since >i really hadnt listened to hov in a minute. > >then i made him a quick list of songs from the wack albums and >that was probably 30 or 40 deep. > >very strong catalog.
But his lows are depressingly low for someone capable of such magic. If that makes sense.
15. "I doubt it. The different services all pay different rates per " In response to Reply # 8
stream to the artists. So if you had an app combining the services how would it be known whether to pay that artist based on Spotify's rate, or Apple Music's, etc.
That's all separate from the fact that you'd have to have the services all agree to allow their music to be streamed from a service separate from their own, essentially giving a competitor their content. Not impossible since I guess streaming cable services are somewhat like a TV version of this, but still unlikely since we're talking about streaming music services giving a slice of the pie to a new competitor streaming music service.
18. "to be clear, the streams would come from each service" In response to Reply # 15
potentially you still download and install all the apps. the music player would basically feed from each service for each play. you maybe select with service you prefer for songs that are available on multiple providers.
i definitely dont know how the programming would work or if it is possible to do but i think it could be.
24. "Okay yeah it could be possible...now that I think about it, Siri already" In response to Reply # 18
does something similar on iOS and CarPlay. You can ask Siri to play a song/album/artist from streaming services separate from Apple Music. I know it works with Spotify and Google Play because I have those. The default is of course Apple Music if you don't specify what service you want.
So really this wouldn't be a competing streaming service but a digital assistant geared towards music streaming, that could search the apps you own and then play from whatever finds it or your default preferred app.
29. "Sonos can build playlists like this" In response to Reply # 8 Wed Dec-04-19 03:39 PM by Nodima
I only use it at work, and the UI is super cumbersome for doing so on an iPad, but it can be done.
Of course, you have to have the premium accounts (I think...) for it to work as you want it to, but it can be done. I wind up having to do it for weddings a lot.
33. "And this is why I'm never getting rid of my iPod/MP3 player" In response to Reply # 6
I absolutely understand the convenience of streaming, but if I want to listen to Who You Wit' I don't want to get caught up in who has what rights to the stream.
<-- Dave Thomas knows what's up... __________________________
Jay: Look here homie, any nigga can get a hit record. This here is about respect. Game: Like Gladys Knight. Jay: Aretha Franklin. Game: Word, I like her too. Jay: Nigga...
84. "RE: And this is why I'm never getting rid of my iPod/MP3 player" In response to Reply # 33
>I absolutely understand the convenience of streaming, but if >I want to listen to Who You Wit' I don't want to get caught up >in who has what rights to the stream.
enjoy it until the battery dies...
You take the blue pill, the story ends. You wake up in your bed and believe whatever you want to believe. You take the red pill, you stay in Wonderland, and I show you how deep the rabbit hole goes.
-The Knicks’ coaching search still includes a lone frontrunner, Kurt Rambis, whose qualifications for the position include a strong relationship with Jackson and a willingness to take the job.
20. "Lol i just signed up for tidal saturday haha" In response to Reply # 0
-The Knicks’ coaching search still includes a lone frontrunner, Kurt Rambis, whose qualifications for the position include a strong relationship with Jackson and a willingness to take the job.
26. "Ha i go through waves...sign up, listen to his albums for a month" In response to Reply # 23
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-The Knicks’ coaching search still includes a lone frontrunner, Kurt Rambis, whose qualifications for the position include a strong relationship with Jackson and a willingness to take the job.
36. "Bc i love jay, but tidal cost money, and i like spotify better " In response to Reply # 35
Why you confused?
-The Knicks’ coaching search still includes a lone frontrunner, Kurt Rambis, whose qualifications for the position include a strong relationship with Jackson and a willingness to take the job.
42. "Sure i can afford it. Doesnt mean its worth it" In response to Reply # 37
-The Knicks’ coaching search still includes a lone frontrunner, Kurt Rambis, whose qualifications for the position include a strong relationship with Jackson and a willingness to take the job.
28. "Which service skips all beyonce features by default" In response to Reply # 0
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-The Knicks’ coaching search still includes a lone frontrunner, Kurt Rambis, whose qualifications for the position include a strong relationship with Jackson and a willingness to take the job.
39. "Hahaha yep. 2 days straight now." In response to Reply # 38
I legit have all his (good or decent) music in physical form and/or on my old iPod classic. But having the convenience of his stuff on Spotify makes all the difference. I've been listening to little else.
So yea he'll be high on my year end list if they update it Jan 1st prolly.
>Gimme three weeks and mine will be half Jay. > >Spotify also giving out home minis.
40. "This apparently coincides with him taking everything off of YouTube" In response to Reply # 0
Well, nearly everything. The actual videos are still on his VeVo channel. And the audio versions of RD are still up. Everything that's on Def Jam or Roc Nation appears to be gone.
55. "Gotcha. Personally, when I talk about his "duds"" In response to Reply # 54
... I'm referencing the entirety of Magna Carta, like 90% of BP3, half of Kingdom Come, and a bunch of stray songs throughout the rest of his career. i.e. his blatant attempts at radio play in the earlier half of his career, followed by the style-jacking (attempts at trap, etc.) that defined a good chunk of the latter half of his career. All total trash IMO.
61. "Will agree with all points between this and my last comment" In response to Reply # 58
If I had to guess when I'm done I'm gonna be looking at like 40% great, 40% middle of the road, 20% bad. I'm also tracking producers to just to see who I like the most in Jay's discography between Just, Kanye, Timbo, etc. Bink prob gonna win on average but it's only like a half dozen tracks, whicch is a crime.
64. "I come up with a different answer depending on what I'm looking for." In response to Reply # 62
Blaze produced his best bangers. Like the hype tracks i.e. PSA, Kingdom Come, U Don't Know.
Kanye produced probably his more iconic, classic tracks. Encore, The Takeover, H to the Izzo, etc.
Both producers' tracks serve their stated purposes and both groups of tracks are undeniably classic, timeless, top notch, all-time hip-hop songs. So it's hard to choose.
Bink! probably produced some of my *favorite* Jay tracks, but I'm not sure the songs he did for Jay rise to the level that Kanye and Blaze's tracks did.
63. "Huge crime ! Re: Bink!" In response to Reply # 61
Was just saying this to my friend yesterday while listening to "The Ruler's Back" - it's crazy that this dude didn't get much more work. Both from Jay and elsewhere.
66. "Y'all do know the recently resurrected Juan Epstein podcast..." In response to Reply # 55 Fri Dec-06-19 03:42 PM by PROMO
covered all this shit VERY recently (which makes me wonder if this whole "coming back to Spotify" thing was a well kept secret that was in the works for a minute...but that's just me being a conspiracy theorist)?
they spend a whole episode talking about Jay's duds.
they also spend a whole episode talking about which producer gave Jay his best stuff.
70. "word. the duds episode is called "Bricks n Beefs"..." In response to Reply # 67
and i think the one about the various producers is mostly the Collabs Pt. 1 episode (though the discussion may go into the Collabs Pt. 2 episode...i don't remember).
i mean, if you're a Jay fan, the whole of the "New Juan Ep" SO FAR is just about Jay-Z. like, 8 or 9 episodes of content.
73. "Damnnnn really ? That's a lot but I'll try and hear it all lol" In response to Reply # 70
>RE: word. the duds episode is called "Bricks n Beefs"... >and i think the one about the various producers is mostly the >Collabs Pt. 1 episode (though the discussion may go into the >Collabs Pt. 2 episode...i don't remember). > >i mean, if you're a Jay fan, the whole of the "New Juan Ep" SO >FAR is just about Jay-Z. like, 8 or 9 episodes of content.
86. "Listened to the first few eps - some good stuff but man ..." In response to Reply # 73
Rosenberg and Cypha have some dogshit opinions about certain aspects of Jay's career. I mean holy hell. For a couple so-called hip hop nerds I'm shocked by some of the shit say. Their thoughts on Nas/Jay are the most glaring but some of their content about the early part of Jay's career is mindblowingly stupid.
48. "i remember the day Vol. 1 dropped." In response to Reply # 46
came back from Tower records and put the CD in. when it hit Imaginary Players i ran that shit back at least 10 times. definitely the first Jay track that BLEW ME AWAY, and I had and loved RD.
59. "I love that album. I hated on it at the time, stupidly." In response to Reply # 57 Fri Dec-06-19 02:10 PM by Brew
Cause I was just tired of hearing him rap about dealing drugs.
But it didn't take long for it to sink in with me. Great production, great concepts, great lyrics. One of his better albums. And you're right, definitely slept-on at this point.
71. "Very, very good. My fifth favorite. People had fun with it ala Black Alb..." In response to Reply # 57
Lot of good remixes of certain songs out there.
Since people were talking rankings above, I went and dug up my old Geek Down Index, and here's where his catalog fell for me. I feel like Black Album tends to be the controversial placement for some reason; the remix projects ruined certain songs for me. I hate Eminem's beat for Moment of Clarity even though it's one of my favorite performances on the album from Jay, and I have a similar problem with P.S.A., which I only find to be a 4/5 song in its original form but through its various remixes is the ONLY rap song I've ever memorized front to back and will mumble to myself at bus stops. I love that album but it came at the back end of hip-hop's worst production period ever and it shows.
Multiply how much the production on TBA blurs what I like most about that album ten-fold for Volume 3.
1. The Blueprint: 9.69 2. Reasonable Doubt: 9.47 3. Watch the Throne: 8.31 4. The Black Album: 8.04 5. American Gangster: 8.03 6. 4:44: 8.00 7. Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life: 7.36 8. Vol. 3... Life and Times of S. Carter: 6.82 9. The Blueprint 3: 6.81 10. Magna Carta... Holy Grail: 6.64 11. Kingdom Come: 6.60 12. In My Lifetime, Vol. 1: 6.55 13. The Blueprint²: The Gift & the Curse: 6.06 14. The Dynasty: 5.36
1. Blueprint 2. Reasonable Doubt 3. American Gangster 4. 4:44 5. Black Album
I go back and forth between 4 and 5, but right now I like 4:44 a lot more than Black Album. I couldn’t believe 4:44 when it first came out, I didn’t think he had it in him anymore. His flow on “Smile” and “Marcy Me” is legitimately as sharp as anything he did Vol.2 - Blueprint (when he earned his reputation for having a better flow than anyone)
not sure id recommend it if youre only interested in music. getting no ads on youtube though AND getting access to so much music is worth it. theyre supposed to transition to youtube music but there doesnt seem to be any progress. i wouldnt assume that all the features would transfer over.
I like what it provides. like the live stream on his bday seeing his evolution was dope. and there’s so much on there I haven’t explored. It’s on the WAVE app and Roku now.
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