Is JAY-Z Past His Prime As A Recording Artist?

[CoolJoe]

I think that it's obvious he is.
Dude is still nice though.

 

[YamoleySensei]

Her solo debut is her best IMO

^^^

what he said....

Matthew Knowles was the best thing to happen to Beyonce, up until Jay started poking his camel nose around....

 

[Mr.Audigier216]

?

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1st off, that was a personal soundtrack to the movie...he just did it cuz he could, if u listen to the album, it tells the life of Frank Lucas as a soundtrack, 2nd thats heroin lol

 

[StillDreaming]

Old man Hov got one more good album left in him.

 

[dabullsss]

is the sky blue????
hell yeah he fell off

 

[usmarin3]

Pass his prime, naw, i don't think he is as consistent as he use to be then again he doesn't rhyme as much as he use to. Then again he probably doesn't feel like he needs to prove he is the best anymore.

 

[BlackAX410]

Definently IMO the black album was his last great album

 

[Mr.Audigier216]

I can agree with that but he doesn't have that uppercut or that power right hook left. He's past his prime but to me that doens't mean he's lost it.

we'll just have to agree to disagree, cause if u were to ask me BP3 >>>>>>>>>> Vol 1...

 

[Bigavelli]

Take nothing away from his Freestyles and Flow though

But his weakness are Substance/Content, Emotion, Hook's, and overall Song Writting

 

[Rondre Sleaze Twin]

Niggas in this thread is disgusting. Hip HOp as a whole is past his prime. Niggas act like Kanye don't be bringing that heat though. Wut young niggas is seeing Jay for one.

 

[Already Home_17]

Jay Z has predominantly Rapped about selling Coke, Materalism and Money

eminem has predominantly rapped about hating his mother,baby mother,dissing celebrities, and the most homoest shit ever imaginable

 

[Mr.Audigier216]

Nah he 40 now

You don't rap about the same stuff for 14 years you evolve

Jigga gettin that corporate dough wit g-1 flights to Switzerland wit crackas catering to him now shit done changed

and lyrically he still raps better than 99% of the game

Say Hello
The Prelude
Empire State
Forever Young
On to the next one
Roc Boys(the real nigga theme that most u geek mf's cant relate to)
Monster
So Appalled

Are all songs where jigga spit some nice bars

I never understood the whole he fell off argumant

"Old/washed/past his prime jigga">>>>>>Tupac

exactly i feel he's evolved not fell off....the nigga cant talk about running the block in a .500 when he driving a phantom on the way to the jet bout to make a 1mill deal on the phone....

 

[Rondre Sleaze Twin]

nigga in this thread fav rappers are Weezy, Drake, Ross, Gucci and whiz and all them wack niggas

 

[khi_kobane]

jay is wack now. str8 wack....and i can say that cause i have all his cd's...it's annoying that he's super fucking rich and he's rappin' about shit that none of us (admit it) have never heard of, never gonna possess, or can't even pronounce.

back in the 96-2003 era i could dig him...but the nigga too hollywood/rich for his own good..and i'm 31 so i'm not a young nigga who can't relate.

i'm old and i cant relate....he needs to hang it up. LIKE YESTERDAY

 

[rip.dilla]

Then again he probably doesn't feel like he needs to prove he is the best anymore.

So why's he still around?

Why didn't his ass stay retired after '03?

 

[DMTxTHC]

Jay-Z is past his prime, but i do think he has it in him for one more good album.

Old man Hov got one more good album left in him.

.............

 

[usmarin3]

Jay Z has predominantly Rapped about selling Coke, Materalism and Money

rapping about selling coke, materialism and money > doing coke, violence, and promoting incest and sodomy

 

[Bigavelli]

Best Album by far = Reasonable Doubt

Decent Album = The Blueprint

Average Album = The Black Album

Below Average Album's = Volume 1, American Gangster

Weak and horrible Album's = Volume 2, Volume 3, The Dynasty, The Blueprint 2, Kingdome Come, The Blueprint 3

 

[rip.dilla]

Out of his entire catalogue, I can only listen to Reasonable Doubt and The Blueprint from start to finish

The others?

Meh

 

[Bigavelli]

rapping about selling coke, materialism and money > doing coke, violence, and promoting incest and sodomy

Agreed which is why i always said The Slim Shady Alter Ego is not a good look

Not something other Em fan's on the IC ackowledge

However Jay Z for over 10 Album's Rapped predominantly about selling coke and money

The Slim Shady character Song's were in the minority compared to the Eminem Song's

That's the difference