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Black Album Review from a Jay hater (me) and HUGE Nas fan!

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West Coast Veteran:

--- Quote from: Sharp Shooter on November 14, 2003, 07:44:26 AM ---Album of the year, easily. May be a future classic IMO.

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teecee:
Although this may not be te popular opinion, i also think this may be considered a future classic......the only problem being i dont hear a great single anywhere on the album.......

After listening to the album about 300 fricken' times, this is what i think.


dec. 4th- 5/5 definitely
What more can i say- 4/5
Encore- 5/5
Change Clothes- 3.5/5
Dirt- 3.5/5
Threat- 4.5
Moment- 4.5
99 Problems- 4.5/5
PSA- 4/5
Justify my thug- 3/5
Lucifer- 3.5/5 (lately i LOVE kanyes beats, but this song is just not my ting. I can see how some really like it though, its well done)
Allure- 4.5/5
My First Song- 4.5/5

Overall- 4.5/5






Oh ya, 5/5 is hard to get Sharpshooter, at least imo dogg!.  And youd give Justify my thug 4.5/5??? \ you must be a REALLY big jAy z fan, right?

Bramsterdam (see ya):
4.25-4.5 /5...

Kill:
Intro 3.5/5 - Not bad for an intro, but nothin special

December 4th 4.5/5 - BANGIN Just Blaze beat, dope autobiographical lyrics. His mother tellin anecdotes instead of a chorus is pretty original too

What More Can I Say 3.75/5 - I ain't feelin the beat THAT much, but it's a nice way to get at haters one last time

Encore 4.25/5 - Great beat, nice chorus and verses

Change Clothes 2.75/5 - Might be a useful club hit/single, but I can't stand that chorus and the beat and the lyrics are mediocre

Dirt Off Your Shoulder 3.75/5 - Nice beat, nothin that makes this song as special as most of the others on this album though

Threat 4.25/5 - Again, very good beat and Jay flows well over it

Moment Of Clarity 3.5/5 - Typical Em beat, kinda lacks replay value

99 Problems 4.25/5 - Dope combination of beat & lyrics

Public Service Announcement 3.75/5 - Technically well done but I often skip it, can't even actually tell why

Justify My Thug 4/5 - Quik's beat is immaculate, kinda don't fit the album though...I don't really like the chorus on this one but Jigga makes up for it with some dope verses

Lucifer 4.5/5 - Great use of a sample, Kanye's done it once again and Jay's flowin over the beat on this one is even better than on most of the rest of the album...one of the highlights

Allure 4/5 - Definitely the better Neptunes joint, kinda relaxed and smooth

My 1st Song 5/5 - Now this one just KEEPS AMAZIN me...when I listened to it the 1st time i wasn't THAT impressed, but the more i bumped this one the more i realized how perfectly everything's been done and put together, from the Biggie sample to the beat to the reminiscent lyrics to the final shoutouts this was the best possible way for Jay to end his career...props




overall Jay-Z's final disc was a positive surprise to me...no guest appearances, great production and Jay reminiscin over his career in a very self-confident but also personal and honest way. IMO it's his 2nd best album and along with Reasonable Doubt and The blueprint one of the three Jigga albums everybody should have in  their collection

4.25/5

peace

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