After average Jay song after average Jay song, I remember thinking "Wow...Blueprint 3 is gonna SUCK." But then one night chillin at my man Verdie crib wit the usual suspects (G-Money) we get the call about Flex bombin a new Jay joint crazy. So we listen but couldnt really here it over Flex and Mr C incessant dickriding. So I listened to it another day thought it was cool but was still like eh...Jay needs to step it up.
But after further listening to this song I can acknowledge its genius. At first listen it's like Okay I get it old man, you're mad at the autotune and who blames you. But listen to what he's saying and more importantly HOW he's saying it. There's no crazy lyrical word play. Nigga is TELLING you what it is. Yall niggas is carbon copies! Lines like
This is anti-autotune, death of the ringtone
No lyin, your niggas’ jeans too tight
Your colors too bright, your voice too light.
And my favorite line of the year maybe next to Ross' "Snakes slither then they coil"
I don’t be in the project hallway
Talkin’ bout how I be in the project all day
That sounds stupid to me,
He just tellin niggas what it is! The message is THIS IS NOT HIP HOP! It's not a song the shit is a TESTIMONY Straight from the pough! Had Jay been...well, Jay, this song would have gone over people's heads. Had he personified auto-tune as a person or something people woulda said this is wack tell that old ass nigga to shut up. But the reasons why people dislike the song (the uncanny time signature of the flow, lack of wordplay, weird anti-mainstream beat) are what make this song what it is. This is Jay's statement that hip-hop needs change. And he's not going about it in a conventional way. I'm gonna ride this wave. Blueprint 3 still may be wack but I'm interested in what the second best rapper of all time has to say
And for the record...Nas said this 3 years ago on Hip Hop is Dead...ha ha the G.O.A.T.
But after further listening to this song I can acknowledge its genius. At first listen it's like Okay I get it old man, you're mad at the autotune and who blames you. But listen to what he's saying and more importantly HOW he's saying it. There's no crazy lyrical word play. Nigga is TELLING you what it is. Yall niggas is carbon copies! Lines like
This is anti-autotune, death of the ringtone
No lyin, your niggas’ jeans too tight
Your colors too bright, your voice too light.
And my favorite line of the year maybe next to Ross' "Snakes slither then they coil"
I don’t be in the project hallway
Talkin’ bout how I be in the project all day
That sounds stupid to me,
He just tellin niggas what it is! The message is THIS IS NOT HIP HOP! It's not a song the shit is a TESTIMONY Straight from the pough! Had Jay been...well, Jay, this song would have gone over people's heads. Had he personified auto-tune as a person or something people woulda said this is wack tell that old ass nigga to shut up. But the reasons why people dislike the song (the uncanny time signature of the flow, lack of wordplay, weird anti-mainstream beat) are what make this song what it is. This is Jay's statement that hip-hop needs change. And he's not going about it in a conventional way. I'm gonna ride this wave. Blueprint 3 still may be wack but I'm interested in what the second best rapper of all time has to say
And for the record...Nas said this 3 years ago on Hip Hop is Dead...ha ha the G.O.A.T.
PS: My take on the cutting of the hair...He trying to say yea I been gone for a minute, lookin scruffy, let yall do yall thing but now It's go time. Take off the blazer, loosen up the tie, step inside the booth, Superman is ALIVE!
theres too much to agree with in this post, so i'm gonna go with.. Yesssssssss!
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