People have been asking me (as if I had open contact with the man), what’s happened to Hov? Jay’s latest disc is crap – a disappointment to say the least. Although, so was his last one. But his last one [The Black Album] was some of his greatest work and spawned one of the most imperial mash-ups of all-time [The Grey Album]: so, in giving him that, dissecting the only semi-Hov-caliber tracks on the new album should be easy. The two singles thus far do use some pretty researched stuff – hear the Kanye-helmed “Run This Town,” for instance – it’s got Greek rock band The 4 Levels of Existence’s “Someday In Athens.” “D.O.A. (Death of Autotune)” loops around with a 1970 indie jazz courtesy of No I.D.
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I’ve been getting the same question but more of like ” YOU THINK THE ALBUM IS BAD? IT’S AMAZING!!!” ugh, people…seriously, listen to it. There are like 3 good songs. And they all have the same themes. Like I get it, money, BK, NY, being older but not being too old, hating on the current, reflecting, repeat. Enough. But the man can surely still put on a show and kill it.
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