It's May 14, 2024, 07:43:46 PM
Jay Z does not bring anything new to the Rap table. Nas is by far the better rapper, and fuck beats. 80% of HipHop is sampled, atleast 11 out of 15 songs are straight rips from old songs, Kanye West and Just Blaze just add simple drum beat over them and lopp the best parts. You must judge hip hop for the creative aspect of it, and that is the lyrical aspect. And in the lyrical aspect Jay Z has not EVER said anything that had not already been overdone. If you wanna listen to beats go by some 60s and 70s rock and RnB records, trust me the "music" is much better, the only significant sound HipHop has brought to music was scratching and they don't even use that too much anymore.
Dre's not a better producer than Pete Rock
P.S. I don't hate Jay-Z, if I did I would not have bought all his albums, I just don't think is a 5 mic rapper, and Nas is.
I wish he was better than dre. but he isn't - he's limited to his his sp 1200 & mpc and that's it. P.S. better = more versatile
P.s.- For those who Jayz's first album was so great, i say it is not even on par with Nas second album It Was Written.