10. “Versus” – Remember way back when how J. Cole jacked the entire “Electric Relaxation” beat from the A Tribe Called Quest classic Midnight Marauders album? Son jus took the whole beat n introduced it to a nation of 90s babies n aint show the original architects of the beat any love what so ever… Well Jay took the hook from “Sucka Ni**a” off the same dam album n threw it at the beginning of this 8 bar verse n called it a wrap. This shit is 52 seconds b. Shit got Swizz Beatz AND Timbaland on the production credits like it took both em ni**as to come up wit this shit yo. I aint mad at this track but I also dont see the point of this shit namsayin.
11. “Part II (On TheRun)” f/ Beyoncé – Yall can throw this shit in wit th rest of Hov/Bey collabs that aint trash. This shit so damn smooth bruh. This joint got like a 80s quiet storm slow jam type groove to it…cept Hov sound energized than a muthafucka on this shit. This shit brought me back son… Ni**as took it back to Coca Cola rugbies n pastel colored pleated shorts namsayin. This shit so smooth n elegant. I might gon throw a ni**a off his sea vessel n sail to Costa Rica to some shit like this. Bey kinda did her thing on this shit too yo.
12. “Beach Is Better” – When I heard this shit I was like yo Im bout to go punch somethin… Shit had me feelin reckless yo. I wanna do ignorant shit to a track like this nahmean. But…what…the…fuck…51 seconds later Im realizin this shit jus another interlude yo. Who the fuck allowed this shit??? Ni**a at least let that muthafuckin beat ride. Dont jus have some dicktease type interlude joints sprinkled all over the album yo… Ayo Im vexed tho. Shit knocks.. but you can basically only drive for like a block n a half before you gotta rewind it back again. That shit jus interferes wit my ballin too much. Fuck you for doin this shit to ni**as Jay.
13. “BBC (fe/ Nas…AND Pharrell, Beyoncé, Swizz Beatz, Timbaland & Justin Timberlake” – “Black Republican”…”Success”… “Do It For Hip-Hop”… What do all these joints got in common other than the fact that they all some Jay/Nas collabs that had some crazy beats for ni**as to body? ANSWER…Nas basically steals the show on all those tracks. Now as a muthafucka who feels like I gotta explain to ni**as WHY “Takeover” is better than “Ether” damn near 2 to 3 times a week n why Jay is in my opinion the slightly more superior artist…that aint no easy shit to admit for the gawd. But I always keep shit 1,000,000 HUNNA wit ni**as…n I feel like I gotta speak honestly on this shit too. Basically I think Hov went into this shit thinkin AW MAN I REALLY WANNA HEAR NAS SPIT ON THIS PICASSO BABY OR HEAVEN BEAT BUT THERES A GOOD CHANCE HE GON BODY THOSE TRACKS…LEMME JUS THROW SON ON TOP OF THIS CORNY ASS PHARRELL JOINT THAT SOUNDS LIKE IT DROPPED AT THE HEIGHT OF THE NEPTUNES REIGN IN LIKE ’01…ESCO CANT ROCK ON EM JOINTS LIKE I CAN HOMIE…n gave hisself the advantage. Basically ANY beat on this album woulda suited Nas more than this shit yo. Bruh this shit got Timbaland AND Swizzy voices on it… Yall already kno how I feel bout em two dudes n how they vocals on records is like sprinklin onions on ice cream. Its like Im aware that this shit is straight basura yo…but for some reason I aint eem mad at it. Maybe I jus appreciate the fact that Timbo n Swizzy actually kept they damn mouths shut for this long too.
14. Jay-Z “Blue” – Remember when Hov dropped that “Glory” joint after Blue Ivy was born n how it was basically the worst shit he did since like ever…? Yeah well this shit right here makes up for that bullshit. In sons defense he had jus experienced holdin his first born for the first time so he was in a different mindframe at that time…but Im glad he came back witta joint like this. I mean if you gon make joints bout ya toddlers at least make em shits knock like this shit fam. The Biggie vocal snippets is mad bittersweet… Shit jus reminds you how dope Jay n Big sounded on tracks together. This shit one of my favorite tracks on the album jus based off how dope Jigga flowin on it…
15. “La Familia” – The dumbed down for his dollars Jay is back in effect on this track… Aint nothin really special bout this shit. Like it aint trash or nothin but its definitely some filler shit. Even as far as Timbo beats go this shit jus mad average.
16. “Nickels And Dimes” – This shit reminded me of that Frank Ocean “Swim Good” joint. I fucks wit it…shit is the perfect track to close the album out on. Jay usually on some introspective shit for the final track on his albums. This shit aint fuckin wit “You Must Love Me” or “Momma Loves Me” but it still keeps the legacy poppin. I aint mad at it.
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