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Jay-Z rates all his albums out of 5
N-Sane Brain:
^^ Hater
MidoriHaze:
--- Quote from: Don Jacob Corleone on November 25, 2003, 09:46:55 PM ---
The Blueprint 2/2.1: The Gift and the Curse (2002): 3.5
"I'mma give that the lowest [rating]. Too many songs."
--- End quote ---
That album had the potential to be a decent release if he had just cut out all the poorer tracks (i.e Hovi Baby, As One, Bonus Tracks, etc) and just made it a 14 track LP.
*imo I'd agree that his latest isn't a classic when compared to Blueprint/Reasonable Doubt, but it's definatly a great album to finish up on. It's a shame he's not releasing anymore cds...perhaps a Jay-Z/Nas album colabo could bring him out of retirement..lol..*continues to dream* ::)
Jome:
--- Quote from: MidoriHaze on November 27, 2003, 08:43:24 PM ---
--- Quote from: Don Jacob Corleone on November 25, 2003, 09:46:55 PM ---
The Blueprint 2/2.1: The Gift and the Curse (2002): 3.5
"I'mma give that the lowest [rating]. Too many songs."
--- End quote ---
That album had the potential to be a decent release if he had just cut out all the poorer tracks (i.e Hovi Baby, As One, Bonus Tracks, etc) and just made it a 14 track LP.
*imo I'd agree that his latest isn't a classic when compared to Blueprint/Reasonable Doubt, but it's definatly a great album to finish up on. It's a shame he's not releasing anymore cds...perhaps a Jay-Z/Nas album colabo could bring him out of retirement..lol..*continues to dream* ::)
--- End quote ---
YUP.
Blueprint 2 could have been as good as #1, if he had taken the best tracks and put them onto 1 CD.
"Watcher 2", "A dream", "U don't know remix", "Guns & Roses", "Some people hate", etc..... such a potential if he had cut down on the bullshit.
Welcome back, btw.. I thought you had left for good in the summer...
KVB:
Reasonable Doubt - 5 - Agree (Timeless classic)
Vol. 1 - 4.5 - agree (Almost classic, very underrated)
Streets Is Watching - 4 - agree
Vol. 2 - 5 - disagree 3.5 (Jigga's weakest solo, maybe a 5 in terms of sales and impact but not in quality)
Vol. 3 - 4 - agree
Dynasty - 4 - agree (Great album, very close to a 4.5 actually)
The Blueprint - 5 - agree (Classic, still the best album of the new millennium)
Best Of Both Worlds - 4 - disagree 3 (Weak album, should've never seen the light of day)
The Blueprint 2/2.1 - 3.5 - agree
The Black Album - 5 - disagree 4.5 (It may very well be a 5 in time, but for now that rating is a little premature. A 4.5 suits it better, still a brilliant album)
Last Dragon:
RD- A 5 if there ever was one
Vol. 1- I'd say a solid 4-4.5
Vol. 2- His weakest effort, but a solid 4 on the impact alone, and the amount of huge singles that came from it. To this day, I would play "money, Cash, Hoes" 10x back-to-back.
Vol. 3- See Vol. 2's ratings
Dynasty- 4.5 with this one. Jigga just had too many bangers on this album. I also like the fact all the producers on the album weren't that huge. He went with a group that had hits here and there, but not the big breakout hit. (Neptunes and Kanye West would make themselves known on this album) THis Can't Be Life= TImeless
Blueprint- Jigga Man's other 5. Took his rhyming to a whole new level, and upped the ante on any producer that came after it.
Best of Both Worlds- 3.5 I'd say. Even though it came out at the height of the controversy, it still had a lot of Club Anthems on it. Beleive me when I say tracks like "Body," and "Somebody's Girl" have been dancefloor favorites since it's release, will continue to be favorites for the next few years. It was a great party album, but neither artist was really trying.
BP 2- That's a 3.5-4. Like Jiggaman said, too much filler. Maybe he should've listened to All Eyez On Me, or Wu-Tang Forever so he would've known how a double album is supposed to be done to perfection or near-perfection. :)
The Black Album- I will reserve judgement until a few months from now, because I'm feeling it so much right now, but I don't want to call it a classic right away.
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