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DUBCC - Tha Connection => West Coast Classics => Topic started by: Jome on July 02, 2003, 04:30:45 PM
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mtv.com
Jay-Z Working On Nabbing Prince, 50 Cent For Black Album
07.02.2003 7:59 AM EDT
Jay-Z
Photo: MTV News
NEW YORK — The fans standing on line down 125th Street in Harlem on Monday were throwing up the diamond signs with their hands and letting out cries of "The Roc is in the building!" and "Brooooklyn!" The borough's biggest name, Jay-Z, had traveled uptown for an autograph signing to promote the two new versions of his S. Carter Collection kicks.
Sneakers, a record label and clothing line that have become staples in the hip-hop community, and a new club — Jay has almost done it all (see "Beyonce, Magic Johnson, Others Turn Out For Jay-Z's 40/40 Opening" ). There's two more things on his list of goals that he wants to accomplish, though. One is making an impact in Hollywood and the other is working with a purple-wearing music legend.
"I'm trying to get a song on there with Prince, then I'm good," Hov disclosed of his plans for his next and supposedly last LP, The Black Album (see "Jay-Z Taking It 'Way Back To The Roots' On New Album"). "I [worked with] Michael Jackson [before], I got that one done. So for Prince to be the last one, I'mma be good."
Jay, who resumes the Rock the Mic Tour with 50 Cent on Wednesday (July 2) (see "50 Cent Takes Out Old Blue Eyes (Again), Jay-Z R-O-Cs The Mic At Tour Kickoff"), says that he's just four songs into The Black Album and he'll be recording on the road. Of the four tracks in the can, he says he's not sure how many of those will make the album, but he's positive that a cut he did with producer Rick Rubin will be featured.
"I wanna make it a prequel to Reasonable Doubt, I want it to feel like that," Jay, seated next to Memphis Bleek, continued to explain. "It's gonna be 12 songs with 12 of the producers I respect. One from Timbaland, one from [Dr.] Dre, one from the Neptunes, one from Eminem."
Besides the possibility of having Prince appear, Jay said his Rock the Mic co-headliner, 50 Cent, may also pop up on the record.
Jigga smiled about The Black Album being his last LP after saying that he was 99 percent sure it would be his swan song. "Nobody believes me, huh?" he said.
While one career ends, another one could very well commence, because Jay says he's taking his act to Hollywood.
"I didn't come into the rap game just to be a rapper, I came to be a CEO. I didn't want to go into the movie business just to be an actor, I want to write scripts, produce, direct. Whatever house I mess with, they gotta give me a little house. I can shoot the 'New Jack City,' I can shoot it for real."
And when he goes to Tinseltown, he'll have his S. Carters to remind him what he's capable of.
"It's not gonna give you superpowers, you ain't gonna never be this cool," Jay joked about his shoes before his signing at the Foot Locker. "I tell people, everybody don't buy sneakers to play ball in, people buy sneakers to match their clothes, walk around and front. It's beautiful, I come from Marcy Projects where we used to have to save up for a month to get a pair of sneakers. To come full circle and have my own sneaker shows people they can do anything."
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so jay is gonna have 12 diffrent producers?
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^^ haha wouldn't surprise me
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so many producers = crap.
it might work but usually its shit.
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so many producers = crap.
it might work but usually its shit.
nah I think it should be good since he's fucking with the best
so lets see
Kanye West
Just Blaze
Dr.Dre
Eminem
Rick Rubin
Neptunes
?uess Love
Dj Quik
Dj Premiere
Ski
Pain in Da Ass
I dont know but it looks good for me and I cant wait
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sounds dope ;D Thanks for the new
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you know that jay is more than likely going to be sued by metallica if he uses the title "the black album" or has any resemblence to it for the cover art
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why would he be sued? a "black" album is an album that has 0 promotion, singles etc. Metallica did it too, and it was succesful. Metallica's album isnt called "the black album" its called "Metallica - Metallica" iirc.
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ummmm
actually the black album (metallica) had huge promotion and had like 6 singles my guy.
and metallica owns the rights to the name "the black album" and if you know metallica they are sue happy when it comes to stuff they have the rights too
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Sounds good. Nice way to end his rap career. A prequel to "Reasonable Doubt"; something unexpected and hopefully dope.
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Thanks for the news!
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i hate eminem's production
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Me to Lazoo,its crappy as hell 8)
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i hate eminem's production
same......he's over-rated as a producer....
az
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i hate eminem's production
same......he's over-rated as a producer....
az
:P
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you know that jay is more than likely going to be sued by metallica if he uses the title "the black album" or has any resemblence to it for the cover art
Prince should sue Metallica.
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so many producers = crap.
it might work but usually its shit.
nah I think it should be good since he's fucking with the best
so lets see
Kanye West
Just Blaze
Dr.Dre
Eminem
Rick Rubin
Neptunes
?uess Love
Dj Quik
Dj Premiere
Ski
Pain in Da Ass
I dont know but it looks good for me and I cant wait
I would think he likes Rockwilder better than Pain in Da Ass, but the rest is on point.. maybe even Rick Rock.
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so many producers = crap.
it might work but usually its shit.
nah I think it should be good since he's fucking with the best
so lets see
Kanye West
Just Blaze
Dr.Dre
Eminem
Rick Rubin
Neptunes
?uess Love
Dj Quik
Dj Premiere
Ski
Pain in Da Ass
I dont know but it looks good for me and I cant wait
I would think he likes Rockwilder better than Pain in Da Ass, but the rest is on point.. maybe even Rick Rock.
shit where the fuck is Rockwilder
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Yeah I don't like Em production that much either, and shit
Jigga think he gonna break hollywood that makes me laugh
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Okay first off Pain in da Ass is not a producer, he is a Scarface (Pacino) impersonator that was on Jay's first records doing interludes.
Secondly, Metallica does not have a copyright to "The Black Album" title, the album was self-titled as Mighty Whitey said and the Black Album is just a nickname given to it by fans (similar to Weezer's "Green Album" and "Blue Album" these are not official titles, just names fans use for them. The concept behind that album had nothing to do with the no-promotion idea that Jay is working with, that idea was dreamt up by Biggie.
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The concept behind that album had nothing to do with the no-promotion idea that Jay is working with, that idea was dreamt up by Biggie.
He's hardly working with that idea. He's been promoting already well before the targeted release.
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Yeah I know but that was the original idea behind it. Just fillin' people in. Personally I think they should call it something else if they are gonna promote it like a regular album.
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So do I.
If he was going to follow Biggie's idea cause he couldn't do it, do it properly.
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Maybe he's still going with the idea of doing no promotional photos, no photos for the liner notes, etc. That was the main idea behind it to my understanding.
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I don’t think this prequel to reasonable doubt idea is going to fly. In order for albums to be classic's they need to be AHEAD of their times not behind them. If jay hit us with reasonable doubt pt.2 tomorrow people wouldn’t only sleep on it, they would think it was wack.
If jay wants to make a classic he should stick with three or so UNIQUE producers, not 20 big name generic hit makers like dre, em, neptunes etc. I'd try to do a real follow up to the blueprint and just have Kanye, Just Blaze and Timbo handle it. And please, pain in da ass?? Christ that shit was fuckin stupid.