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I heard some good things about it, so I had to check it out myself. I didnt want to bootleg it, but I had to, this album is complete! Def. going to buy it on the 21st, and I KNOW it's going to be sold out!


01. The Prelude (Produced by B-Money)- A intro track, the same as all other Jay albums, a sample excerpt off a movie. Dont know what movie.
Jay-Z's has a great flow in this intro track when he starts rapping. This is a nice, slow tempo beat. Not his greatest intro, but lyrically a nice track with good meaning to it. 6/10
"...that's big money talk, can you answer me?..."
"...guess whose back? Since this is a new era, gotta fresh new hat!..."
AFTER LISTENING TO IT FOR A WEEK:
"I used to think that rapping at 38 was ill/ when last year alone I grossed 38 mil/ I know im not quite 38 but still/ the flow so special it gotta .38 feel"
AFTER LISTENING TO IT FOR A WEEK:
10/10

02. Oh My God (Produced by Just Blaze) - I like this beat. Its sounds a lot like something, I cant quite put my hand on it. I like Jay-Z swag on this track. It's a head banger track. He has a complete different flow from the first track. I like that, he switches up quick. Not too much energy, it doesnt go with the beat, but he makes the beat good. Not too much to say about this track. It's just ight so far! Jay talking about these rappers gunning for him, wanting to see him fail. But, he's the king of this rap scene. 5/10"...i'm in that volvo, puffing on that lala/ducking from the popos, everytime I drive by..."
AFTER LISTENING TO IT FOR A WEEK:
"...Now you got these baby ballers,toy rappers/calling out my name to bring the boy backwards/shooting air balls at the basket/what you call money, I pay more in taxes..."
AFTER LISTENING TO IT FOR A WEEK:
9/10

03. Kingdom Come (Produced by Just Blaze) - I love this beat. And this song. New flow again on this one. Jay telling you to get ready, cause when Kingdom Come, there wont be no warning. And not only is he king of NYC, he king of Hip Hop.Lyrically Jay shows that he still has it, as he rides this Just Blaze beat.10/10
"...now im so enlightened, I might glow in the dark..."
"....just when you thought the whole world was going fall apart, I, take off the blazer, loosen up the tie/step inside the booth, superman is alive..."
"...got em dancing on the banquett, like they from bankhead/fuck crystal, so they asking what we drankin.."
"...Peter Park, Spiderman, All I do is climb the charts..."
AFTER LISTENING TO IT FOR A WEEK:
8.5/10

04. Show Me What You Got (Produced by Just Blaze) - Single off the album. A high tempo, high energy track. Single material, lyrical ability is nice. Flow is different from the rest. He's sounding different on every track. I like that, you don't know what to expect. Not too much to say about this, I know damn well everybody heard this. Good track in my opinion. Not too deep for the no brainers, and not the same sounding music that's out right now. 8/10
"...Hovie Hov is the coldest/ I just get better in time, I'm like opus.."
"...shots of patrone, now she in the zone, I aint talking bout the 2-3/Mami in the zone like the homie 2,3/Jordan or james, make no difference we all balling the same..."
AFTER LISTENING TO IT FOR A WEEK:
7/10

05. Lost Ones (Feat. Chrissette Michelle) (Produced By Dr. Dre)- Now, Jay slows it down, and goes with a Dr. Dre beat. A nice soulful/slow song. I like the pianos in this one. Jay completely switches up his flow. This flow is impossible to bite, it's even hard to recite. I like this song the most! First verse, he's talking about the whole Rocafella breakup, but he makes it sound like a marriage breakup, or compares it to that. Says, niggas was flossing too much, got a little out of line, and the fame and money made niggas start acting different. And at the end of the day, we all forgot who we were, so he had to get that off his back. Second verse, he's talking about Beyonce. How he wants to spend more time with her and settle down in life right now, but he's being selfish. He needs to give her, her time to enjoy her career, alot like he did. So, even if it hurts, he's going to let her live life and spend her time in the "army" (music industry). Third verse, Jay really lets his feelings out, talking about his nephews death. His nephew did in the car he bought, so he feels it's his fault. This song is just right, and I have alot to say about it. I'm really feeling this song, the sympathy in it, and the style he has. 10/10

"...Should've stayed in food & beverage/too much flossing, too much Sam Rothstein/I aint a bitch, but I had to divorce them/Hov' had to get that shallow shit up off him.."
"...so breathe, mami, its deserved/you was put on this earth, to be all you can be like the reserves/and me, my time in this army is served/so i had to allow she, her time to serve..."
"...my nephew died in the car I bought/so im under the belief its partly my fault/try to block my eyes, squeeze, block that thought/place any burden on me, please not that LORD..."
AFTER LISTENING TO IT FOR A WEEK:
9.5/10

06.Do U Wanna Ride (Feat. John Legend) (Produced By Kanye West) - The guitar sound in this one, feels so right. Kanye shows a completely different sound in this one. And John Legend added a lil flavor to this song. Not the greatest hook to me. Jay's writing a letter to Emory, his brother I think, whose locked up, and telling him when he gets out, it's all going to be alright, because Jay got him. Basically just telling him to hold his head up. Nice smooth track. 7/10
"...so when you get back on the streets, we gon eat through this bread..."
AFTER LISTENING TO IT FOR A WEEK:
...blowing marijuana, cause you know that Mary J. give you {no more drama}.."
AFTER LISTENING TO IT FOR A WEEK:
7.5/10

07. 30 Something (Produced By Dr. Dre) - What a great track. Jay's just dissing these young niggas in the game, whose doing all the shit he used to do. They call jay old, but he still spitting fiya. He's 30 something and he's so grown up. All these rappers think they balling and hustling, but all that is old. Step yo game up! Nice dre beat. Best beat on the album in my opinion. Hook is so HOTTTT!!!! "30's the new 20" 9/10
"...I'm, young enough to know the right car to buy, but grown enough not to put rims on it/I got the 6 duce with curtains, so you cant see me/And I didnt even hafto put tents on it..."
"...I'ma bully with the bucks, don't let the pad and leather shoes fool you young'n, I got the fully in the tux/ha, that was my past, now im so grown up/i dont got one gun army, gotta slung army, to hire a gun army, get you spun like laundry, and i'll be somewhere under palm trees, calmly,listening to Rnb,when we get the call he's,no longer with us, fire ya baby sitters ..."
AFTER LISTENING TO IT FOR A WEEK:
9/10

08. I Made It (Produced By DJ Khalil) - He dedicated this song to him mama. Just letting her no he made it, after all they been through. I like this beat, it's a slow tempo, smooth sounding...has a lot of breakdowns that make the beat even hotter. I like how he really doesn't have a hook on this, he just pauses a lot, then brings back in the flow. Not too many song have you heard Jay reminsce on the past. I like this track. 9/10
"...didn't have a man in the house so you made one/and i ask like ya husband when im only ya son!..."
AFTER LISTENING TO IT FOR A WEEK:
10/10


09. Anything (Feat. Usher & Pharrell) (Produced By The Neptunes) - This is the wierdest beat I ever heard The Neptunes produce. I don't really like this hook that much. I like Jay flow, in the middle of his verse, he starts rapping fast. Bananas!! Jay is a lyrical beast. This is the song for the ladies. Jay and Usher on the same track, sounds wierd, but good at the same time. The hook grows on you after a while though. Not too much to say about this track. Just a single sounding song for the ladies. 7/10
AFTER LISTENING TO IT FOR A WEEK:
6/10

10. Hollywood (Feat. Beyoncé) (Produced By Scyience) - Welcoming you to Hollywood. I like these two when they collab. I like this beat, I never heard of this producer. This song is so nice. B and Hov are unstoppable together. They talking about the hollywood life. Nothing much to say about this one. Jay switches his flow again!!!! Dude is so nice. This isn't his greatest flow on this album, but it's great with the beat. Nice flow, nice energy. Great hook. Beyonce's vocals are so on point. GREAT SONG!! 8/10
"...when ya change starts, it's a chain reaction/locomotive, like where the train starts..."
"...the music business, is like musical chairs/about where you standing when the music stop spinning..."
AFTER LISTENING TO IT FOR A WEEK:
7/10

11. Trouble (Produced By Dr. Dre) - This is the best beat on the album so far, besides that earlier Dre beat!! This is so nice, and when the pianos came in, it just sets the mood right. Jay just saying we all the same in this one. He's no different from us all. And he's never gonna change!! Jay talking about somebody in this one. Nonetheless, a great track!! He just sets the mood back up. I like this song, because he's just brings the old Jay back out. Letting ya'll know that he still got it in him to blow!."I'm Never Gonna Change" 15/10
BEST TRACK!!
"...fuck that, exclamation, comma, quotations, I love drama, period..."
"...I done put a few lil niggas in they place before, tryna eat, without saying they grace before..."
AFTER LISTENING TO IT FOR A WEEK:
9/10

12. Dig A Hole (Feat. Sterling Simms) (Produced By Swizz Beatz) - Swizz Beats came through with a great beat. It's dark on this one. A real head banger. These last 2 tracks, jay just gets dark with the lyrics. Telling these wack niggas to dig theyself a hole, then he gonna bury they. THIS IS A DISS TRACK FOR SURE!!! 10/10


"...how this nigga dissing me? (I made it possible)
for niggas to make history ( how is this possible?)
please explain this shit to me (how is it logical?)
we forgotten our history (lets open our bibles)
it's like the disciples, dissing Jesus, becoming his rivals
Shunning the one who, they owe they life to
Dont let that man hype you, to go against ya idol
Knowing good and God damn well, this what I do..."
"...to keep my enemies close, I give my enemies enough rope/to put theyselves in the air, I just kick away the chair..."
AFTER LISTENING TO IT FOR A WEEK:
8.5/10

13. Minority Report (Feat. Ne-Yo) (Produced By Dr. Dre) - A song dissing the government I guess. About a minute long skit before the beat comes in. He talking about the hurricane, and some other issues. I like his low voice throughout the track and the different style, and switch up from the darker lyrics on the last 2 tracks. Dr. Dre is nice with the dark pianos throughout this whole track/album! Nice track. A need to hear, lyrics kinda low though. Sounds like Jay crying on this one. I actually like Ne-yo on this one, and I dont even like neyo, but he did good on hear. His vocals went good on this one. Funny part about this whole track, he through in that Kanye West skit, "George Bush doesn't care about Black people" Jay only spit one verse on this track. Crazy! 9/10
AFTER LISTENING TO IT FOR A WEEK:
7/10

14. Beach Chair (Feat. Chris Martin) (Produced By Chris Martin) - For some reason, this beat sounds a lot like an Eminem beat. And I think Jay uses a Em flow at the beginning. Jay's just talking about life in this one. I think jay spilled something out in this one, that he's having a daughter on the way. I'm not too sure, I gotta listen to it again. Wow! if thats true. Jay let alot out on this album, and this song. Life's just a beach chair!! Bananas!!! 10/10
AFTER LISTENING TO IT FOR A WEEK:
"...went from having shabby clothes
to crossing over Abbey road
and my angels singing to me (are you happy HOV)
i just hope im hearing right
karma's got me fearing like
Colleek are you praying for me
see i got demons in my past so i got daughters on the way
if the Prophecy's correct than the child shall have to pay
for the sins of the father
so i barter my tommorrows against my yesterdays
in hopes that she'll be O.K.
and when i'm no longer here
to shade her face from the glare
I'll give her my share of Carol's Daughter
and a new beach chair
..."
AFTER LISTENING TO IT FOR A WEEK:
10/10

Overall, this album is really what hip hop needs. If we can't get rid of, let's take a huge break away from that "Snap Ya fingers" bullshit that's going on in hip hop. Jay switches up his stlye in every song, his flow, and energy. He keeps the same few producers throughout the whole album. A lot of variety beats though. Jay brings lyrics that means something back into perspective. I feel this is just a refreshing album. Jay riding solo on this one. This is a new hov'. Definately something to buy. Impossible to hate on this. Just Blaze shows off his skillz and uniqueness in this album. Dre does also. A great album, complete album from start to finish. It comes out on the 21st. Go cop this. Dont sleep on the legend himself. Overall, 8/10
AFTER LISTENING TO IT FOR A WEEK:
8.5/10

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