Jay-Z - 'Magna Carta Holy Grail'

[deathrowzorrow]

How much is it gonna sell first week?

Adding the million already sold, i say 1.6 mill.. im coppin first day

Man how the fuck?

 

[deathrowzorrow]

Well I don't care if this shit makes 1 million first week. Nas still the god on the album.

 

[nillerthekid]

Well I don't care if this shit makes 1 million first week. Nas still the god on the album.

you really love that gif, huh?

 

[nj2089]

Frank ocean did his thing on that oceans track

 

[illedout]

Y'all already know what it dooooo!!

Reeeeeeevieeeeewwws

Three outta 4 stars in LA times ...

Sayin they FUCKS wit Dat Magna Carta ... Cos that shit bangs in the whip!

DaaaaaaaYYYYYUUUMM

It's possible to pare down the gist of "Magna Carta Holy Grail," the 12th solo studio album from New York rapper/businessman/new dad Jay-Z, to three simple words uttered in a track called "Tom Ford."

"I'm so special," declares the rapper, 43, and anyone who stayed up late Wednesday night to hear the record, issued first through a computer app available only to owners of a particular brand of smartphone, isn't in a position to argue. He's the man who can sell a million records with a minion's flip of a switch.

In addition to his wife being Beyoncé, what kind of "so special" is the man born Shawn Carter, exactly? Oh, he could go on and on. "It's Bordeauxs and Burgundies," he explains (dismissing Riesling in the process), while a minimal rhythm snaps around him. He later adds that he's the type of guy who'll spend "all my euros on tuxes and weird clothes — I party with

Jay-Z partying with weirdos is always a good thing, especially if said sonic freak is Timbaland, a producer responsible for some of the best beats of the past two decades. The team is best known for an early Jay-Z classic, "Big Pimpin'," among others, but they had a falling out a few years ago. They've reconciled and harnessed this creative juice to construct some truly cool tracks — while lyrically traveling the world.

"Parades down Flatbush, confetti in my fur," raps Jay-Z on "F.U.T.W.," a lyrically disposable but aurally pleasing jam about winning, destiny and many other tropes he's tossed over two decades as a professional. On "Oceans," produced by Pharrell, Jay-Z and Frank Ocean roll on a yacht off the coast of Africa while pondering the lives of the ancestors who centuries ago traveled the same water on a tortuous route to America. On "Beach Is Better," he spends nearly $100,000 during a day along the sea.

Throughout "MCHG," beats jiggle with synthetic energy courtesy of the master of genre. Combined and at their best, as on "BBC" and "Heaven," the producer and rapper move with the coordination of expert magicians juggling Champagne bottles and knives.

They sample Biggie Smalls' grunt on "Jay-Z Blue," and its effect is spine-tingling. Justin Timberlake cameos and quotes Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit" on the opening track. Jay-Z cites a line of R.E.M.'s "Losing My Religion" on "Heaven," begins the awesome "Versus" with a line from A Tribe Called Quest. He samples Faye Dunaway's "No wire hangers ever!" meltdown from the film "Mommie Dearest."

Like former protege Kanye West, Jay-Z shouts out the haunting song "Strange Fruit" on his new work. But unlike West, who samples the song about a lynching for a rant mostly about predatory women, Jay references "Strange Fruit" with respect to the power of its symbolism.

The lyricist also juggles names: Over a 16-song album that could have been cut to a dozen, Jay namedrops Julius Caesar, Pablo Picasso, Lucky Luciano, Mark Rothko, Billie Holiday, Jean-Michel Basquiat (and his graffiti alter-ego SAMO), Kurt Cobain, Michael Jackson and the "Mona Lisa." He rhymes "Leonardo da Vinci flows" with "Riccardo Tisci Givenchy clothes."

But to what end? Other than to amaze us with his opulence, good fortune and undeniable skills, the answer is elusive. Despite its name, "Magna Carta Holy Grail" seems unconcerned with delving too deeply into either the democracy or the faith that the two objects symbolize.

For example, when he says, "Welcome to the magnum opus, the Magna Carta," he's implicitly connecting a foundational document of democracy to his new work (and making a play on his last name). But that's the only reference he makes to the pamphlet's history.

And the grail in English mythology was the chalice belonging to Jesus Christ's uncle, Joseph of Arimathea. Joseph, along with Nicodemus, took Christ's body down from the cross. In one version of the myth, Joseph and his chalice relocate to Great Britain.

For Jay-Z, this object, one rich with history and metaphor, is nothing but a fancy cup, one notable only because it's the Most Awesome Cup in the World, and only he can drink from it.

"Magna Carta Holy Grail" certainly is shimmering, heavy and at times sonically stunning, and Jay-Z can toss a brilliant metaphor like it's nothing.

But a true masterpiece harnesses intellect and adventure to push forward not only musically but also thematically. Which is to say, sure, call it a Picasso — but just don't compare it to "Guernica."

Fam we don't care about how them white people feel about NO HIPHOP album.. They review don't mean shit.. And it damn sure wont change any body opinion on shit..

 

[DOPEdweebz]

Its a great album with a few songs seemingly cut too short. Slightly worse than the black album n blueprint, American Gangster slightly, but this was better than Vol. 3 and BP3, but doesnt have all the bangers of Vol 2 thus the underwhelming part. However, its still solid. Almost didnt skip a single track until towards the middle to the end.

#fuckwithmeigotit

 

[GovernmentCheese]

Listening to Holy Grail again and his flow wasn't really off like I initially thought.

a little choppy but he wasn't off beat

Word, niggas acting like Jay had that silkk the shocker syndrome and shit.

 

[deathrowzorrow]

Well I don't care if this shit makes 1 million first week. Nas still the god on the album.

you really love that gif, huh?

Ye no homo. That shit makes me smile

 

[Already Home_17]

MCHG belongs in the second tier when ranking jays albums

no order

RD

BP

AG

BA

vol 1

MCHG

vol 2

dynasty

vol 3 *debatable*

BP2

BP3

KC

 

[rapmastermind]

Let it sink it for the last 2 days. I'm dropping my review today.

 

[Beta]

This is a very good album with replay value. Production on this album is great. After yeezus and born sinner bout time I can play an album over and over. But with all the releases over the last month or so, its been a hot summer.

 

[MontyM.Max]

Ross a bitch for not bringing his ghostwriter to the studio that day

 

[just.might.b.ok]

 

[JDSTAYWITIT]

Y'all already know what it dooooo!!

Reeeeeeevieeeeewwws

Three outta 4 stars in LA times ...

Sayin they FUCKS wit Dat Magna Carta ... Cos that shit bangs in the whip!

DaaaaaaaYYYYYUUUMM

It's possible to pare down the gist of "Magna Carta Holy Grail," the 12th solo studio album from New York rapper/businessman/new dad Jay-Z, to three simple words uttered in a track called "Tom Ford."

"I'm so special," declares the rapper, 43, and anyone who stayed up late Wednesday night to hear the record, issued first through a computer app available only to owners of a particular brand of smartphone, isn't in a position to argue. He's the man who can sell a million records with a minion's flip of a switch.

In addition to his wife being Beyoncé, what kind of "so special" is the man born Shawn Carter, exactly? Oh, he could go on and on. "It's Bordeauxs and Burgundies," he explains (dismissing Riesling in the process), while a minimal rhythm snaps around him. He later adds that he's the type of guy who'll spend "all my euros on tuxes and weird clothes — I party with

Jay-Z partying with weirdos is always a good thing, especially if said sonic freak is Timbaland, a producer responsible for some of the best beats of the past two decades. The team is best known for an early Jay-Z classic, "Big Pimpin'," among others, but they had a falling out a few years ago. They've reconciled and harnessed this creative juice to construct some truly cool tracks — while lyrically traveling the world.

"Parades down Flatbush, confetti in my fur," raps Jay-Z on "F.U.T.W.," a lyrically disposable but aurally pleasing jam about winning, destiny and many other tropes he's tossed over two decades as a professional. On "Oceans," produced by Pharrell, Jay-Z and Frank Ocean roll on a yacht off the coast of Africa while pondering the lives of the ancestors who centuries ago traveled the same water on a tortuous route to America. On "Beach Is Better," he spends nearly $100,000 during a day along the sea.

Throughout "MCHG," beats jiggle with synthetic energy courtesy of the master of genre. Combined and at their best, as on "BBC" and "Heaven," the producer and rapper move with the coordination of expert magicians juggling Champagne bottles and knives.

They sample Biggie Smalls' grunt on "Jay-Z Blue," and its effect is spine-tingling. Justin Timberlake cameos and quotes Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit" on the opening track. Jay-Z cites a line of R.E.M.'s "Losing My Religion" on "Heaven," begins the awesome "Versus" with a line from A Tribe Called Quest. He samples Faye Dunaway's "No wire hangers ever!" meltdown from the film "Mommie Dearest."

Like former protege Kanye West, Jay-Z shouts out the haunting song "Strange Fruit" on his new work. But unlike West, who samples the song about a lynching for a rant mostly about predatory women, Jay references "Strange Fruit" with respect to the power of its symbolism.

The lyricist also juggles names: Over a 16-song album that could have been cut to a dozen, Jay namedrops Julius Caesar, Pablo Picasso, Lucky Luciano, Mark Rothko, Billie Holiday, Jean-Michel Basquiat (and his graffiti alter-ego SAMO), Kurt Cobain, Michael Jackson and the "Mona Lisa." He rhymes "Leonardo da Vinci flows" with "Riccardo Tisci Givenchy clothes."

But to what end? Other than to amaze us with his opulence, good fortune and undeniable skills, the answer is elusive. Despite its name, "Magna Carta Holy Grail" seems unconcerned with delving too deeply into either the democracy or the faith that the two objects symbolize.

For example, when he says, "Welcome to the magnum opus, the Magna Carta," he's implicitly connecting a foundational document of democracy to his new work (and making a play on his last name). But that's the only reference he makes to the pamphlet's history.

And the grail in English mythology was the chalice belonging to Jesus Christ's uncle, Joseph of Arimathea. Joseph, along with Nicodemus, took Christ's body down from the cross. In one version of the myth, Joseph and his chalice relocate to Great Britain.

For Jay-Z, this object, one rich with history and metaphor, is nothing but a fancy cup, one notable only because it's the Most Awesome Cup in the World, and only he can drink from it.

"Magna Carta Holy Grail" certainly is shimmering, heavy and at times sonically stunning, and Jay-Z can toss a brilliant metaphor like it's nothing.

But a true masterpiece harnesses intellect and adventure to push forward not only musically but also thematically. Which is to say, sure, call it a Picasso — but just don't compare it to "Guernica."

Fam we don't care about how them white people feel about NO HIPHOP album.. They review don't mean shit.. And it damn sure wont change any body opinion on shit..

So why are you going out of your way to respond to it? As if I'm suppose to do what? Give a fuck? Lol

You know what I do to shit i "don't care about?"

Hmm?

I ...ignore it....

Lol ... You niggas funny blood ... Shit be getting y'all niggas aggy everytime ...."but you don't care about it"

Right.

 

[DOPEdweebz]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-SwkeRD9EU

lol @ anyone waiting to buy shit.. done downloaded it no samsung

 

[geechee slim]

Got tired of seeing the same commercial on Youtube.

"...Cut down the cans and they ran a mock!"

Fuck outta here

 

[smokelahoma]

to this day I still dont see the hype for Ross, he spits line, pause, spits line, pause, line, pause.... EVERY FUCKING SONG!!!

 

[S2J]

This nigga at a lounge and took some time to post on here just to tell us he still doesnt fuck with that one Jay song.

Lol .... Hova The God

And Lol at my nigga S2j @the lounge like

"Yo Yo Yo ..... Look bitch can you please get the fuck out my face? Can't you see I'm tryna let these IC niggas know this Picaso Shit maddddd fuckin LIGHT.......damn!"

Lmao

Soon as that song came on, and it didnt excite me like a new jay song should have... yes, i had to document it lo

When they played Tom Ford it got me hype...Holy grail just made me smh...JT fuks it up

And yea, Park nightclub in dc, trust me i was straight

 

[S2J]

to this day I still dont see the hype for Ross, he spits line, pause, spits line, pause, line, pause.... EVERY FUCKING SONG!!!

Sheeeit

'I dont bop, i do the money dance'>>>>>

And dont ask me why lol

 

[MarcusGarvey]

Dame been a good dude Just Blazes rhinestone LRG belt aside.

I heard rumors of him stealing money or expensing dumb shit through their companies and caused a fallout.