Did you just say So Far is lyrically as good as Say Goodbye to Hollywood? You're talking about the song where he wastes the first verse talking about 'dropping a football' in a bathroom stall? Seriously? Like, this guy actually fucking said 'every time someone walks in the john I get...
MCHG is a good album. Blueprint 3 is solid. And American Gangster is a classic. What's your point? Recovery was AWFUL and FULL of middle school puns. Do you really need me to start quoting them? Em's weak wordplay/punchlines are NOT isolated, they're a salient part of his music (moreso on...
lmfaoooooo
Is Rap God your definition of good wordplay and lyricism? No wonder you think Jay can't 'outspit' Kanye.
What the fuck is witty about 'and if I can't batter the women, how the fuck am I supposed to bake them a cake' ? The entire song is marred by half baked attempts at being witty....
To say he fell off more is equally ridiculous.
How did Jay Z fall off more? Do you REALLY think he wasn't lyrically great on Watch the Throne? And you're comparing him to the guy who went from Sing for the Moment and Say Goodbye to Hollywood and Stan to Survival and Rap God (Rap God is not...
The WORST songs of his career? No Church in the Wild is one of the worst songs of Jay's career? Empire State of Mind is one of the worst songs of his career? Jay Z Blue is one of the worst songs of his career? Why I Love You? Explain how any of the songs I named are BAD.
yeah, cause that's all Jay raps about on songs like Heaven, Holy Grail, New Day, Why I Love You, Made In America, No Church in the Wild, Nickels and Dimes, Jay Z Blue, Glory, Welcome to the Jungle, Empire State of Mind, Young Forever...the list goes on. Even on the braggadocio songs, to claim...
LMAO @ the poll results. I guess this forum thinks that rapping fast with big words = being a good rapper. MMLP2 was definitely an improvement from his last 3 horrid releases, but to say Em is better than Jay is absurd. MCHG is a good album (better than MMLP2), and Jay's performance on WTT >...
No, Picasso Baby conveys the IDEA that he always wants more and his aspirations are limitless. To claim he's only saying 'I want more paintings' is a grossly literal interpretation of the song. When he tells his baby to lean on all the possessions he was just boasting about, he's really saying...
I have no idea how people can say this album is lyrically weak. The second verse of Holy Grail is GREAT...the way he talks about his relationship with fame in a mature and candid manner is a nice breath of fresh air from all the celebrities who moan about how Hollywood has ruined their lives...
ok, but you can relate to the countless rappers who talk about living in the hood, dealing drugs, and killing people, right?
relating to music is a bonus...it's not a measure of how GOOD the music is.