I have been a fan of Jay Z since 94 and Hawaiian Sophie. He is in the running for G.O.A.T. He has one of the tightest chics in the game, he is a shrewd businessman and an example to the younger rappers on how to earn better.....Having said that.......
"Blueprint 3" is one of the worst albums I have heard this year. Granted, I grade on a curve based on his earlier offerings, but still this album is just bad all over.
For example:
Death of Autotune - Some clever rhymes here, okay beat (the beat is great but the horns are terrible, reminiscent of the theme from Cheers), and absolutely awful Jay-Z "singing" on the hook. As much as I admire the purpose of this track because I hate Autotune... he's an example of someone who needs it *badly* when he tries to sing.
Hate - Um, I thought you just rapped about how we shouldn't use Autotune anymore. And then we get this track with an autotuned/pitch shifted repetitive use of the word 'Hater' throughout. Okay maybe Autotune wasn't actually used for this, but it certainly sounds like it. Having both Kanye's and Jay-Z's verses be extremely unimpressive (I've heard far better freestyles from both) doesn't help either.
"Blueprint 3" is one of the worst albums I have heard this year. Granted, I grade on a curve based on his earlier offerings, but still this album is just bad all over.
For example:
Death of Autotune - Some clever rhymes here, okay beat (the beat is great but the horns are terrible, reminiscent of the theme from Cheers), and absolutely awful Jay-Z "singing" on the hook. As much as I admire the purpose of this track because I hate Autotune... he's an example of someone who needs it *badly* when he tries to sing.
Hate - Um, I thought you just rapped about how we shouldn't use Autotune anymore. And then we get this track with an autotuned/pitch shifted repetitive use of the word 'Hater' throughout. Okay maybe Autotune wasn't actually used for this, but it certainly sounds like it. Having both Kanye's and Jay-Z's verses be extremely unimpressive (I've heard far better freestyles from both) doesn't help either.
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Jay-Z - The Blueprint 3
by Lance Titanium
Jay-Z - The Blueprint 3
by Lance Titanium
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