up until he left jordan-style, i couldn’t stand jay-z. he had singles, he had talent, but i never respected him as one of the greats…until he stopped rapping. then i loved everything he put out, especially the rick ruben work and american gangster was in full rotation for a while. it’s come to the point where i actually look forward to his next move, well with fm radio completely a lost cause and all. now with claims of kanye ‘creating the greatest beat of all time’ for the blueprint 3, we’ll see (like ankur said, i believe in him)…
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i read an article awhile back about how hip-hop is dead because albums are now a mish-mosh of producers that ‘work together’ to make 10+ tracks of randomness. and he went on to say how important it is to have a single producer to create a work that is both innovative and recognizable. it has to have an identity. with that said, i first heard timbaland was producing the whole album. i was very happy…then i heard it was going to be a complete kanye production. after 808s, i was very much happy. so of course in the end it’s going to be kanye, timbaland, and the newly RE-established no i.d with his love of drums. so, yea, i’ll take that because these three have synergy and jay knows how to work with them. it’s obvious to say with all the commotion going on…i’m excited and this beat is still haunting me.
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and since we’re talking music…i thought this mj tree was terrific. pulled from the smoking section

1. Ankur, June 30, 2009:

   I like D.O.A. But I loathe the hook “la da da da… hey hey hey goodbye” which is why I won’t listen to it. I only listen to the freestyles that use the beat.

2. super sal, June 30, 2009:

   i could definitely understand that…

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