Hov on Twitter listing all his inspirations before getting in the Songwriter Hall Of Fame

[slickwatts]

“Calling him a rapper puts him in a box. In referring to the Songwriters Hall of Fame and in reference to the Songwriters Hall of Fame would imply that there were others before him that were like him. Shawn Carter’s a mystic, and he’s a one of one…none before him and none to come.”

—Pharrell Williams

“Unadulterated Genius. A “blue chip,” he truly transcends the genre with his contributions. He made it a thinking man’s game. The Frank Sinatra of his time, JAY Z gave us the soundtrack of our lives.”

—Rick Ross

“When I first arrived to Los Angeles from Colombia, I remember my friends listening to JAY Z was my first real introduction to hip-hop. Then I discovered his albums like The Blueprint and his MTV Unplugged special, and I was blown away by his writing and flow. His ability to tell a story and show me another side of hip-hop continues to inspire my music to this day.”

—Juanes

 

[slickwatts]

“First and foremost, to me he’s gotta be the best songwriter of all time. Because he writes those songs in his head. He doesn’t have a rap folder like everybody else does. His rap folder is in his head. And he remembers all that shit! Think about how many albums, guest appearances, features, freestyles JAY has in total, and he remembers those rhymes word for word. If he’s not the greatest, he’s gotta be up there with the greatest.

Another reason why JAY’s the best to me is that he took everything from the streets and put it on the beats and was extremely successful at it. The process of writing a song isn’t easy. I think my greatest attribute as a songwriter is my ability to articulate true to life street stories that are unmatched. But the fact that JAY is the first rapper to be inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame means that this kid has struck a nerve worldwide with his words. He’s written songs that have touched the world.”

—Brad “Scarface” Jordan

“JAY Z IS BEING INDUCTED INTO THE SONGWRITERS HALL OF FAME? WHAT TOOK SO FUCKING LONG?”

—Jon Bon Jovi

“JAY is an icon in the culture. He has steadily pushed his career upward while being true to self and true to the nature of his business. He has assembled songs of quality that could make you think, party, and watch your step if you challenged him as an MC.

He helped hip-hop culture to move into every crack and crevice of pop culture and business without diluting who he is. The culture is allowed to walk into many boardrooms, as well as play its part in fashion and be allowed in millions of people’s homes due to what he injected into it.

This honor simply means that within the world of music a level of fairness is finally being provided through the acknowledgment: rappers are and always have been songwriters.”

—Posdnuos

“JAY Z paints in the now with words. His lyrics are urgently pristine and his innumerable flows are exquisitely tactile. Never overrated or duplicated; JAY Z is a true master of his craft.”

—Miss Jill Scott

“JAY Z not only changed music by making rap pop culture but may very well be the most influential rap artist in music due to his indelible impact on our industry by changing the model of our business.”

—Timbaland

“JAY’s impact on urban youth culture around the world cannot be understated. Musically, my entire generation grew up on his art. And that’s the powerful thing about great music and great songs – it transcends boundaries, and cultures, and race. It just transcends. Great songs have an ability to make you connect to the spirit in them. I was never a drug dealer trying to get by in Brooklyn; never sold drugs a day in my life. BUT I connected to the spirit and mentality of what he was saying. And it inspired me to go out and conquer my life. Didn’t matter that I was a skinny kid from Africa, in college trying to get good grades. I was every bit the hustler that he vividly described in his music. I connected to it, and that’s what great music does. “

—Banky W.

 

[freshb651]

Bay Area got a full endorsement. Checkmate

Bruh

Hov name dropped Mac Dre. That's huge.

:# I don't think Mac Dre can do much with it now..

 

[slickwatts]

https://twitter.com/JAY_Z_Daily/status/875647691321102336

 

[Busta Carmichael]

@trendsetta1030 shut the fuck up!

 

[The_Jackal]

I swear whenever Pusha and Jay on a track together it's a certified hit.

 

[Busta Carmichael]

This the same dude that said Hov bit Yung Gunz album even tho Jay Released his 3 years prior.

You obviously don't know what u are talking about and you have a biased opinion on him.

Jay is the greatest rapper to ever touch the mic in this culture. Deal with it.

 

[trendsetta1030]

@trendsetta1030 shut the fuck up!

This the same dude that said Hov bit Yung Gunz album even tho Jay Released his 3 years prior.

You obviously don't know what u are talking about and you have a biased opinion on him.

Jay is the greatest rapper to ever touch the mic in this culture. Deal with it.

Ctfu buford as n!gga go answer tha other topic ofn ya cape extra hard 4 this goofy

 

[trendsetta1030]

I know Hov stole Chris flow.

However no young Gunz album is touching hov.

Shit Tim dog could steal Hov flow. Would that make him dope? Nah

Subject matter, flow, precense, and tone makes Jay a great

What subject matter



1 of his biggest hits wasn't even his song


Wat presence ? All his hits have samples or features but ya complain about French Montana








This wasn't jay song either


It wasn't until bp 1 that jay was able 2 stand on his own 2 feet but by then he had already majinbuu errbody arnd him n Chris been signed since the dynasty cd


Jay is the perfect example of this thread

So wat flow his flow is chris

Wat presence all his early hits had features or samples wat tone he switched up his style 2 whatever was hot at the time never settin his own trends

 

[blue_london]

@trendsetta1030 shut the fuck up!

I got a headache reading his post.

 

[KneeGro_DuperMan]

He mentioned Sean P...that's wassup

 

[The Lonious Monk]

Big Boi and Killer Mike the 2 biggest talents not mentioned, sad part is he's on 2 tracks with both of them and Big Boi album drop tmrw lol shame.

That's real disrespect since he mentioned Dre.

 

[Cutler 26 INT's LOL!]

Shouted on the homie B.G. too, no Jigger slander from me today.

 

[natural born sinners]

I know Hov stole Chris flow.

However no young Gunz album is touching hov.

Shit Tim dog could steal Hov flow. Would that make him dope? Nah

Subject matter, flow, precense, and tone makes Jay a great

What subject matter



1 of his biggest hits wasn't even his song


Wat presence ? All his hits have samples or features but ya complain about French Montana








This wasn't jay song either


It wasn't until bp 1 that jay was able 2 stand on his own 2 feet but by then he had already majinbuu errbody arnd him n Chris been signed since the dynasty cd


Jay is the perfect example of this thread

So wat flow his flow is chris

Wat presence all his early hits had features or samples wat tone he switched up his style 2 whatever was hot at the time never settin his own trends

My nigga...y u so salty...rappers have to reinvent themselves to be around for as long as jay has...anyone in any field does...jordan lost the airtime and had to develop the fade away, pedro Martinez lost velocity and had to improve his pitch placement and off speed pitches...shit u expect jay to be spitting that fu-schnickens "I can't get w that" type flow in 2005...u sound like a nigga afraid of change

 

[T. Sanford]

No Sacario? He was highly influenced by him

 

[THE_R_]

 

[slickwatts]

https://twitter.com/JAY_Z_Daily/status/875429497310519296

k dot drake shot

 

[dalyricalbandit]

No Silkk Da Shocker?

This disrespectful

 

[Trillaaaaaa]

https://twitter.com/LupeFiasco/status/875588312387342338
https://twitter.com/JoeBudden/status/875520912040357889

Budden walking in to do Every Day Struggle

 

[Lefty_]

Bay Area got a full endorsement. Checkmate

Bruh

Hov name dropped Mac Dre. That's huge.

Jay jus doin wat he does best d!ck eat no way did mac influenced hs style or mfs in Brooklyn evn kno who that is… surprised he ain't say goodie mobb knock turnal, Richie rich, or or even cbo wit his deposit another quarter to continue d!ck ryden camel

Jay never cleared they records wit his samples the least he could do state prop brought the streets 2 roc a fella b4 that it was jay in a shiney suit rolling wit bleek tata dehaven dame and biggs …

Then he took sp to hot 97 never told them why an 4wat an hen they got there jay told them they had 2 diss nas d block an who ever els was dissin him at tha time… but this tha artist ya wan cape 4 in reality the south never killed hip hop this mf jay z did after PAC and big tha ball was in his hands

The debut album on rocafella might be the most street album in their whole catalog. You just ain't seen a brick so you don't understand what he was on. That ain't shit for a lil nigga psyche right there.