Jay-Z – Hot 97 Interview

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• http://www.sungmusic.blogspot.com sooch

  man, i can dedicate an entire blog to illmatic and start a whole new culture with it, but i won’t…or will I??

• http://www.sungmusic.blogspot.com sooch

  man, i can dedicate an entire blog to illmatic and start a whole new culture with it, but i won’t…or will I??

• Illmatic620

  Doe or Die, Doe or Die, Doe or Die.

  And Andre is personally in my top 20, AZ is in my top 10 and so is Talib Kweli, so dont give much creedance to my list, and hov is only like 9-11ish on my list

• Illmatic620

  Doe or Die, Doe or Die, Doe or Die.

  And Andre is personally in my top 20, AZ is in my top 10 and so is Talib Kweli, so dont give much creedance to my list, and hov is only like 9-11ish on my list

• Illmatic620

  BTW my favorite album of all time isnt even Illmatic or Doe or Die anymore, I’ve always loved but now Im thinking that Long Hot Summer by Masta Ace might be my favorite album of all time.

  Tell me that im tripping.

  I dare you.

• Illmatic620

  BTW my favorite album of all time isnt even Illmatic or Doe or Die anymore, I’ve always loved but now Im thinking that Long Hot Summer by Masta Ace might be my favorite album of all time.

  Tell me that im tripping.

  I dare you.

• Illmatic620

  and scooch i agree with you about ready to die, but juicy is an amazing track. we should really use a therapup forum, since we overuse these comment boxes

• Illmatic620

  and scooch i agree with you about ready to die, but juicy is an amazing track. we should really use a therapup forum, since we overuse these comment boxes

• http://ttofblackice.blogspot.com DSuper

  I feel ya’ll from a technical stand point yeah Illmatic was the greatest in terms of “pure” hip hop. Great producers, ill lyrics and what not. I didn’t even get Illmatic when it dropped, I found out about Nas by way of AZ and Mobb Deep in 95. I heard Illmatic after everyone had incorporated it into everyday hip hop so it didn’t shock and startle me. So I guess I’m a retroactive Nas fan at best. I was strictly a Wu-head. So there is a OB4CL bias that I openly admit. Aye, you should write that blog, Riz.

• http://ttofblackice.blogspot.com DSuper

  I feel ya’ll from a technical stand point yeah Illmatic was the greatest in terms of “pure” hip hop. Great producers, ill lyrics and what not. I didn’t even get Illmatic when it dropped, I found out about Nas by way of AZ and Mobb Deep in 95. I heard Illmatic after everyone had incorporated it into everyday hip hop so it didn’t shock and startle me. So I guess I’m a retroactive Nas fan at best. I was strictly a Wu-head. So there is a OB4CL bias that I openly admit. Aye, you should write that blog, Riz.

• http://www.sungmusic.blogspot.com sooch

  the strength of “juicy” is Big’s lyrics, but that doesn’t necessarily make it an amazing song. personally, i just can’t stand the R&B hook on it. i mean, the vocals are aweful. if he’s gonna ride with the hook, why not MJ blige, or someone who could actually carry a note? plus, that mtume sample was kind of weak sauce. but “super nintendo, sega genesis/when i was dead broke man i couldn’t picture this”? priceless…

  and i probably wouldn’t put Doe or Die on any list, really. AZ is ill but that album wasn’t better than, say, “The Infamous” or “Word…Life” or “Liquid Swords” or “The Low End Theory” or “De La Soul Is Dead” or “Death Certificate” or “muddy waters” or “Return of the Boom Bap”, I can go on and on…

• http://www.sungmusic.blogspot.com sooch

  the strength of “juicy” is Big’s lyrics, but that doesn’t necessarily make it an amazing song. personally, i just can’t stand the R&B hook on it. i mean, the vocals are aweful. if he’s gonna ride with the hook, why not MJ blige, or someone who could actually carry a note? plus, that mtume sample was kind of weak sauce. but “super nintendo, sega genesis/when i was dead broke man i couldn’t picture this”? priceless…

  and i probably wouldn’t put Doe or Die on any list, really. AZ is ill but that album wasn’t better than, say, “The Infamous” or “Word…Life” or “Liquid Swords” or “The Low End Theory” or “De La Soul Is Dead” or “Death Certificate” or “muddy waters” or “Return of the Boom Bap”, I can go on and on…

• Illmatic620

  You think 3 feet high and rising is the best De La Soul album or is it De La Soul is Dead.

  Oh and AZ needs some more respect; check out Eminem’s style on Infinite and all his early shit, he bit a ton from AZ, a bit from Nas and a bit from Big L, and bit is a nice way to say it

• Illmatic620

  You think 3 feet high and rising is the best De La Soul album or is it De La Soul is Dead.

  Oh and AZ needs some more respect; check out Eminem’s style on Infinite and all his early shit, he bit a ton from AZ, a bit from Nas and a bit from Big L, and bit is a nice way to say it

• Still Spending money from ’88

  Reasonable Doubt maybe the greatest album of all time. But Y’all need to check your history. PE ” It takes a nation of millions to hold us back” Slick Rick’s first joint: “The great adventure of Slick Rick” and Dr Dre’s “The Chronic” also rate up there.

• Still Spending money from ’88

  Reasonable Doubt maybe the greatest album of all time. But Y’all need to check your history. PE ” It takes a nation of millions to hold us back” Slick Rick’s first joint: “The great adventure of Slick Rick” and Dr Dre’s “The Chronic” also rate up there.

• Tre

  Im sorry, i’ve listened to every great rap album. trust me. From Paid in Full, to illmatic. Ready to Die. Reasonable doubt. the Blueprint. Criminal Minded. 36 Chambers by wu-tang. So i know what im saying when i say, “A Long Hot Summer” by Masta ace is by far the best hip-hop album of all time. This is like a movie. the album cover is amazing. It fits so good with the story of the album. It almost reminds me of “Do the Right thing” by Spike Lee. you know this is an amazing album that gives a very good mental mind movie if its being compared to and actual movie. Get this.

• Tre

  Im sorry, i’ve listened to every great rap album. trust me. From Paid in Full, to illmatic. Ready to Die. Reasonable doubt. the Blueprint. Criminal Minded. 36 Chambers by wu-tang. So i know what im saying when i say, “A Long Hot Summer” by Masta ace is by far the best hip-hop album of all time. This is like a movie. the album cover is amazing. It fits so good with the story of the album. It almost reminds me of “Do the Right thing” by Spike Lee. you know this is an amazing album that gives a very good mental mind movie if its being compared to and actual movie. Get this.