Say Hi to the Greatest album of all time

[Almostlity]

Flawless.

IT: Overall Discussion about the album.

[ThomasJ]

Amazing album, indeed.

Can't say I think it's better than Reasonable Doubt though.

[2PointOBoy]

Moment of Clarity =
December 4th = Dope

The Black Album is one of the finest hip-hop albums ever made but not the greatest. TES > *

[SG.]

This is a dope album. I think Jay was right to have some poppy songs on here, because then people would be AWARE he was retiring. He wanted to leave on a high, sales-wise, and I don't think he could've done that with the soul-sampling of The Blueprint.

[Beak]

I don't really like Jay-Z. But this is a good album. Not the greatest of all time though. I'd have to say
2pac All Eyez On Me is not only the greatest album, but the greatest double-disk album.

[SG.]

This is a dope album. I think Jay was right to have some poppy songs on here, because then people would be AWARE he was retiring. He wanted to leave on a high, sales-wise, and I don't think he could've done that with the soul-sampling of The Blueprint.

What "poppy" songs?

Change Clothes? As far as I can remember, The Blueprint didn't have one.

[Block]

I don't really like Jay-Z. But this is a good album. Not the greatest of all time though. I'd have to say
2pac All Eyez On Me is not only the greatest album, but the greatest double-disk album.

>hi I just got my hip hopz da hibity hop starter kit guize!




Tupac..... Lol.

[ThomasJ]

I don't really like Jay-Z. But this is a good album. Not the greatest of all time though. I'd have to say
2pac All Eyez On Me is not only the greatest album, but the greatest double-disk album.

>hi I just got my hip hopz da hibity hop starter kit guize!




Tupac..... Lol.

GTFO 2pac iz d gratest raper ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! HEATER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Almostlity]

Alright, I just opened the laptop to reply on this thread properly instead of using short lines with my handset

First of all, applause for teh great Almostlity for making this awesome thread

On topic: This album is incredible, it's my favorite of Jay's and it sits restfully on my top 3 albums of all time. Jay-Z might not be the best one to pick beats, might not be the best lyricist, he isn't the best at anything (Maybe minus the delivery), but he's excellent and is one OF the best in everything. Everything he did on this album cannot be dropped for it without the feel of something missing, everything is coherent here. This beat goes with this track, and these lyrics go with this delivery and hook. It's planned very accurately. It is completely flawless, and Jay-Z made that album revolutionary (Yeah I did said revolutionary).

My favorite track from the album, it might be shocking for most but it's Threat, a severely underrated track (In KTT I claimed it's the most underrated Jay-Z song of all time). It's that type of track that each time I listen to I discover some new double/triple entendre and I be shocked. Cedric The Entertainer's presence on this song backs up what I said about that everything is coherent, because Threat with no Cedric wouldn't be such an awesome track. The production, the delivery, the poetic lyrics (I put the gun to ya, I let it sing you a song, I let it hum to ya, the other one sing along). It's probably the most creative shit I ever heard, along with intelligent and innovative entendres like "You can't kill me, I live forever through these bars". That track is the shit.

I can be VERY criticy and say that the only (literally, focus and read again: only) thing that I didn't like about this album is the album cover.

To sum it up/TL;DR = It's perfect.

This is a dope album. I think Jay was right to have some poppy songs on here, because then people would be AWARE he was retiring. He wanted to leave on a high, sales-wise, and I don't think he could've done that with the soul-sampling of The Blueprint.

What "poppy" songs?

'Threat' is my favorite track too.

You guys should watch 'Fade to Black' documentary, it's awesome (making of tracks, hearing beats for the first time and much more )

[Spyder]

it's a sin to like 2pac now?

No one ever said that. But fact remains Tupac is one of the most overrated hip hop artists there has ever been. His good but he is far from the pedestal many place him on.

[RaidsTheThrone]

Flaw- to the mudafucker less

[Fa-Q]

There are better albums....and Jay has two of them

[SliK]

Great album but I've always prefered The Blueprint.

[legendstatus]

Did I just see some Pac hate lol, I can see why some of you are kind of like ughh about him since well he is on almost everybody's top spot and I can see why he may be seen as overrated. Although come on for real the man influenced generations of hip hop artists/listeners, his craft and work was exceptional and his image/how he carried himself in public was perfection. Of course he is going to get praise and he deserves it. I can see why it gets irritating though since even people who have yet to year his discography will state that he is the best. Except the same could be said about Eminem in a similar sense.

[Ka0t1c]

what more can i say
threat
encore
december 4
psa
my first song
99 problems

"just" those songs i like from this album
back in the day i custom made my "black album" adding "better" songs of his.

this is my fave jay-z album overall, american gangster is also inspiring to me