ThisвЂ™d be good if he was telling women to be proud of who they naturally are. JayвЂ™s rapping about how women should date him because he can buy them fake boobies and expensive makeup & clothing.Д«rassiere get right A to a D cup / Weave get tight, pedicure your feet up / Ears get iced, gear get spiced / From hoodrat to superstar thereвЂ™s your life / Fuck with Hova, he can take you out of your hell / Say вЂњbyeвЂќ to Reebok, say вЂњhiвЂќ to Chanel / Say вЂњhiвЂќ to Gucci, Prada as well / Take a look in the mirror be proud of yourself. The title of this song is already making me cringe, but I know I shouldnвЂ™t judge a book by its cover.

I definitely donвЂ™t think anything about it is really bad, but itвЂ™s not amazing to me. The streets told me this was a standout track, but to me itвЂ™s just another good song. You know, I really donвЂ™t think I like this as much as everyone else does. It gets worse, baby momma water burst / Baby came out stillborn still I gotta move on / Though my heart still torn, life gone from her womb / DonвЂ™t worry, if it was meant to be, itвЂ™ll be soon. This is probably the most introspective track JAY-Z had ever done up to this point. He rapped about it on The College Dropout. IвЂ™m pretty sure this was the first major placement Kanye ever got as a producer. I really donвЂ™t have anything negative to say about this shit. I wasnвЂ™t really crazy about the hook at first, but the more I hear it, the more I like it. This is probably my favorite song on the album so far honestly. This album is actually really fuckinвЂ™ good so far. Again, the content isnвЂ™t for me, but from a musical standpoint this is a really good song. I couldвЂ™ve done without that line where he tells the listener to give him вЂњthat gushy stuff.вЂќ The second verse was fine. ThereвЂ™s an uncredited feature fromВ Omillio Sparks on the hook. That part where he sang the Carl Thomas line was terrible, but I get that it relates to the prior bar. Man, this album is off to a really good start. I remember hearing this hook a lot when I was little. TheyвЂ™re actually calling it a classic, but IвЂ™m not sure if I believe that. Okay, I am now getting word that the streets do indeed fuck with this album. I guess his last appearance was probably the previous album. The fake ass Al Pacino is nowhere to be found. I kinda wish the intro wasnвЂ™t so long winded, but aside from that I really fuck with this. The theme song to The SopranosВ plays in the key of life on my mental piano / Got a strange way of seeing life, like IвЂ™m Stevie Wonder with beads under the doo-rag / Intuition is there even when my visionвЂ™s impaired, yeah / Knowing I can go just switching a spare. Maybe IвЂ™ve heard this song beforeвЂ¦ Oh waitвЂ¦ I think I heard Ransom spit a freestyle over this beat. So far this marathon has been getting worse with every album, so thatвЂ™s not really a good sign. Well actually, this album was originally marketed as a Roc-A-Fella Records compilation rather than a solo JAY-Z project, so thatвЂ™s probably why. Maybe at his something to do with the shitty cover art. From what IвЂ™ve seen, a lot of people really like this album, so IвЂ™m not sure why it doesnвЂ™t get more attention. ItвЂ™s one of two JAY-Z albums that people never really seem to talk about-the other one being American Gangster. в…: Seriously flawed very poor work but relatively listenable.ДЎ/2: Terrible a true embarrassment and akin to audio masochism.This album was released on Halloween in the year of our Lord 2000.

в…1/2: Weak unrecommended for anyone but major fans of the style and/or artist. в…в…: Unexceptional a few highlights but otherwise bland. в…в…1/2: Average does little to establish the artist or maintain quality. в…в…в…: Good fans of the artist will find value here. в…в…в…1/2: Very good a few bland songs or minor flaws throughout. в…в…в…в…: Excellent recommended to all fans of artist or genre. в…в…в…в…1/2: Stellar example of genre peak potential. в…в…в…в…в…: Best in show pinnacle release from an all-time great artist. CD OF THE WEEK #1: JAY-Z вЂњIN MY LIFETIME, VOL1вЂќ ALBUM REVIEW | Better than Reasonable Doubt?.

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Beanie Sigel notably made a name for himself on Dynasty, challenging Hov on records such as вЂњ Where Have You BeenвЂќ, вЂњ Streets is TalkinвЂќ, and вЂњ Stick 2 the ScriptвЂќ for best verse.

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