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DUBCC - Tha Connection => West Coast Classics => Topic started by: NaWsHiS on August 10, 2001, 06:24:04 PM
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word up...
i didnt read all this shit but its from mtv.com so its correct... basically all it says is...eminem and michael jackson are on jay-z's new album...and that M.O.P has signed wit ROC A FELLA..
WORD!! EMINEM AND JAY!! M.O.P ON ROC!!
read all this shit if u want...i guess its big news??
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NEW YORK — Roc-A-Fella Records CEO Damon Dash put just a little more of a pimp stroll than usual in his confident swagger as he walked into the penthouse of Manhattan's Hotel Giraffe Thursday night. Dash was about to show a handful of invited guests his trump card — the new Jay-Z album, The Blueprint, which features appearances by Eminem and, apparently, Michael Jackson.
"I don't want to say we're the backbone of hip-hop, because that may sound arrogant, but it is what it is," Dash said before playing seven songs from the LP, which comes out September 18 and features the single "Izzo (H.O.V.A.)" (see "Jay-Z Gets Serious, 'Soulful,' On New Video And Album").
"Y'all can't f--- with Jay, what type of ex y'all on?" Jigga asks on the first track, an intense barrage of metaphors and punchlines called "The Ruler's Back." Staking claim to the title of "king of hip-hop" on the cut, Jay's letting everybody know that although he's reaped the benefits of reigning supreme in the rap world, he's still "representin' for the seat where Rosa Parks sat."
Speaking of the Ruler, Slick Rick, who earned that title in the '80s with his superb wordplay, helps Jay out on the hook on "Girls, Girls, Girls," as do Q-Tip and Biz Markie. The Diabolical B.I.Z. beatboxes, while Ricky Dee and Tip sing, "Girls, girls, girls, girls/ Girls I do adoorrrrre." Meanwhile, Jay humorously describes the women he has in his stable, including a "young chick" who complains about him not buying her Reeboks and a "project chick" who hides his guns for him.
Things turn more serious as Jay Hova teams up with none other than Eminem for "The Renegades." Eminem, who also produced the track, provides a dementedly savory piano-chord backdrop while he and Hov release some stress. "Do you listen to music or just skip through it?" Jay asks critics who call his tunes one-dimensional. He then blasts the government, saying that he was "influenced by the ghetto you ruined." Slim Shady, who likens himself to a "modern day Shakespeare," tells everyone (this is a shocker) that he's "never been afraid to say what's on his mind."
On the soulful "Song Cry," Jay says, "I can't see it coming down my eyes so I gotta make the song cry." Like "Soon You'll Understand" on his last LP, Jay raps about losing a true love because of his unwillingness to settle down. He tells the "good girl turned bad" it's a struggle to "live with the fact I did you wrong, forever."
Dash said that the Timbaland-produced "Hola O Vito" will be the third single — "Girls, Girls, Girls" will be the second. On the club knocker, Timbo uses a buzzer-sounding bassline and Jigga boldly proclaims to be "Michael, Magic and Bird rolled up in one." He goes on to say that "If I'm not better than Big, I'm the closest one."
One track that Dash didn't play is Jay's duet with Michael Jackson. He did, however, confirm that M.J. is supposed to be on The Blueprint and that Jay-Z will be on Michael Jackson's upcoming album. Dash also said that Jay has worked on a dis record to address all the MCs who have been coming at him, and that the song is so harsh that the careers of Jay's foes won't be able to be rehabilitated.
Jay probably won't be lashing out at DMX. Dash admitted that there was speculation as to whether X was aiming at Jay in a recent song, but he says the two are friends, they talked and that is not the case — it's all gravy.
"It was never going to be a beef," he said of the friction between his artist Beanie Sigel and Jadakiss, noting that Roc-A-Fella and the Ruff Ryders have had a good relationship over the past few years. He did say that Russell Simmons wanted to act as a mediator between the two MCs, but things were squashed before "the Godfather of rap" needed to get involved (see "Jay-Z, Jadakiss Say Beef Good, Violence Bad").
The Blueprint marks the end of Roc-A-Fella's contractual partnership with Def Jam. Dash said they are going through renegotiations but are contemplating selling off half of their company to other parties. The exec also said that he and Jay could start up a whole new enterprise elsewhere.
This uncertainty hasn't stopped Dash from trying to sign a few artists, both new and established. He wouldn't mention any names except Brownsville, Brooklyn, headbangers M.O.P.
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tight..tight...
yeah..jay z is the man...
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YEA YEA....TWO OF DA TIGHTEST MCZ ....EM AND JIGGA..... ;D
THO I THOUGHT JIGGAZ NEW ALBUM IZ GONNA BE WITHOUT ANY GUEST APEAREANSEZ......SOMEONE ON DIS BOARD SAID IT....
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^ yeah i know thats what i thought too
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The Blueprints gonna be dope...
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I wanna hear wha he sounds like wit michael jackson.
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JIGGA SOUNDZ TIGHT WIT ANYTHANG.....
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JAY-Z IS THA MAN- BEST IN THA RAP/HIP-HOP GAME RIGHT NOW. AINT NO ONE TOUCHING HIM RIGHT NOW.
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So long for no guests...
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Thats great shit.Since M.O.P is one of my favv artists on the east coast,and the ROC holds dat coast down,It`s all gravy.BIG UPZ!
I changed my whole life
in about nine monts
Just like sperm in a womb
These young niggaz never learn
Till they doomed
Try to tell em
You can burn young punks
Without smelling the fumes
Make u shiver
in the middle of june
Paint a picture so vivid
You can hang it up in your room
Shine bright like a prism
Dislaying colors like crayola
Thinking of prisoners
And straight soldiers
Thinking about the niggaz who fucked us
And played over us
Thinking about the mothers
who suffered
ANd prayed over us
Just look at the picture I`m painting
It`s so perfect
Open your eyes muthafuckas
You can`t duck us
No survivors
Every soul shall suffer
I`m loading up the five
Cause every shell shall touch ya
I promise just like Jihad
With these mags
I`ma bust ya
God,theres nothing like it
Shit,I can`t exlain how I write it.
Beanie Sigel"Nothing like it" Off the reason.
Don`t hate on Beans,he`s a good mc.
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I can't wait for this Jay album. I don't know how to react to the news that MOp has signed with rocafella. I hope they continue to come tight. I swear though, the moment I see them on trl or some pop shit like that I'll smash my tv in.
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Damn, I like Jay-Z, but it seems M.O.P. is goin soft. First, the song with LFO, now goin with the Roc. I love Rocafella, but they talk about money and cars. Either M.O.P. will turn softer, or not fit in. That's just what I think
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Sorry but that opinion suck dick in my eyes.But it`s your opinion so I`ll leave it there.
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This uncertainty hasn't stopped Dash from TRYING to sign a few artists
Trying.... it isn't official dogg