Thu 27 May 2010
New Music: Drake feat. Jay-Z “Light Up” (Does it live up to your expectations?)
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New Music: Drake feat. Jay-Z “Light Up” (Prod. by Noah “40″ Shebib and Tone Mason) (with Evil Empire mixtape tags, via Splash)
The build up for this song has been insane….
“Working with Jay was one of the most key moment in my life.” (Drake to DJ Semtex)
“there’s a Jay-Z/Drake track that he played for us – minus Jay’s verse. Jay-Z doesn’t let anyone hear his stuff before it comes out. Drake claims it is the greatest verse Jay’s ever done.” (Ace Burpee, Winnipeg Free Press)
“It’s real rap…It’s great. The perspective, the dynamic on the track — it’s me and Jay’s relationship on the song, basically. When you hear it, people will be like, ‘Oh man.’” (Drake to MTV)
“It was like, ‘Man, this is a moment. This sounds like where I’m at in my life.’ So, we took it and 40 did what he does…Jay-Z’s on it. The song is phenomenal…” (Drake to MTV)
Now 3 weeks away from Drake’s Thank Me Later release, two songs leaked: “Fireworks” featuring Alicia Keys, which Drake has been performing on tour. And, the long awaited Jay-Z duet, “Light Up.” Does it live up to the anticipation?
I love the song already. And I’m genuinely excited to hear the entire album and see him perform at Summerjam next week.
UPDATE 6-1-10: Well apparently someone is slowly leaking all of Drake’s album via video…but that’s no bueno. However, the official untagged version of this Drake x Jay-Z is very necessary, because I was getting worried that a generation of non-savvy listeners would not buy the album and only hear this chopped and screwed-up radio edit….and forever think that Drake says “Like Fredro Star was in Sunset Park stunting hard in his yellow Grammer….” LOL. Thanks to Splash for the CDQ
After the jump: T.I. tells Angie Martinez that he thinks that Drake will go gold (500k+ albums sold) in his first week…Drake talks about “Light Up” back in 2009, before Jay-Z was even on the song…and more
Related:
Complex Mag’s Thank Me Later preview
ATF has great photos by Derick G of Drake on tour
Previously:
New Music: Drake feat. Lil Wayne “Miss Me” (CD Quality) (Updated)
New Music: Drake x Jeezy, The Roots and Soulja Boy x Justin Bieber
New Music: Drake “9AM in Dallas” freestyle
Drake performs “Fireworks” and “Free Weezy” at the BMI Showcase
T.I. and Angie Martinez, talking about his recent prison release, but also about Drake’s upcoming debut.
And the here talking about the song, after Jay-Z got on it.
May 27th, 2010 at 1:22 am
Bossine meeting
fuck niggas, bitches too
all i got is this money
this will do
classic
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Peety Green Reply:
May 27th, 2010 at 2:21 am
Good track!!!
Jay-Z isnt hip hop at all anymore he’s an uncle tom like M.I.A said… Hip hop dont put on the tap dance face with Bloomberg and the new Russian who just bought him but listen I wont go in on dude now.. He’s Sinatra, an old white dude walking around NY! He used hip hop to become everything he’s ever wanted to be a cooperate uncle tom! And then to throw jabs at beans was just faggoty
The song is good love the hook.. Album sound worth buying 750k the first week… Predicting it will leak tomorrow!!
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SmokinAces Reply:
May 27th, 2010 at 8:12 am
Wow. How ignorant are you? That’s all right. Stay in the hood broke “keeping it real.” Here I thought it was actually positive to see someone come from nothing to being able to rub elbows with billionaires and making deals. I swear, sometimes black folks, sorry, niggas don’t know what they want. You want to be accepted by the people in positions of power but when someone actually gets there, you call them a sell out. You sound like one of those guys who thought a kid with good grades was corny and a “white boy.” Grow up and learn how the world works kid.
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wingchun Reply:
May 27th, 2010 at 8:51 am
You want to be accepted by the people in positions of power
lol wat an uncle tomish statement
The ppl in positions of power are selling out my people everyday, the day those ppl accept me is the day i know i failed.
And im not saying Jay is a sellout, but to think ppl call him a sellout just because of money is idiotic…with or without money, its the way one moves that make them a sell out.
hahah, only an american would call a kid with good grades a “white boy” lol
“Here I thought it was actually positive to see someone come from nothing to being able to rub elbows with billionaires and making deals.”
And dats how i know the system has succeeded. This is the lessons you have been thought all your life. This is why you see ppl like Malcolm,Martin, people who rise up to fight against the people “in positions of power” die young, while those who rise up to rub elbows with the ppl in positions of power are blessed with longevity, money and women
HA! you think you know how the world works do you
luvmesumu Reply:
May 27th, 2010 at 5:56 pm
luv ur statement…so clear!
Beanz Reply:
May 27th, 2010 at 8:45 am
Sooooo Jay is a uncle tom cause he’s got himself out of the hood. Oh wait hes supposed to still kick it with the drug dealers and crooks in order to be considered a hip hop artist. Peetey Green please thats problem we talk about bettering ourselves but when we do we are considered sell outs cut the crap.
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HipHop Reply:
May 27th, 2010 at 9:27 am
wingchun and peety green reminds me of the dude on the corney in the hood preachin about life, tellin you crap about the man and system…
seeing a black man (Jay Z) from the projects in a position power is inspiring…stay scratchin your head about how did he do it?
Strong moves in silence.
Jay Reply:
May 27th, 2010 at 10:09 am
3 stacks said it best”I thought the name of the game was to have a better life. I guess it ain’t. What a shame”
Miss Info Reply:
May 27th, 2010 at 10:20 am
nicely done, jay
Triune Reply:
May 27th, 2010 at 10:56 am
@Smoking Aces it’s ignorance, don’t listen to that nonsense. Jay is doing what he’s supposed to do and what any person with sense would do. If putting your family in the position where they no longer have to work for anyone else, or putting them in the position to really pursue what they want in life is being an Uncle Tom, then that’s what i’m trying to be. Misery really loves company and negros like that in the hood hate on Jay only because of that. They hate to see another man prosper, they really would like to see them on the same corner, on the same block as them. Truly sad!
S. Mathis Reply:
May 27th, 2010 at 9:10 am
Sadly u are living in 1984 in your definition of hip hop. Hip Hop grew up, got mainstream, spread around the world and incorporated. Hip Hop wasnt thugs w/ drug & gun talk. Can u start your condemnation of the 90% of rap that is made up of that?
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Uptop Don Reply:
May 27th, 2010 at 10:09 am
SONG IS SICK,IM SURE IT WILL GET MORE LOVE THAN HATE SO DRAKE NEED NOT WORRY, NOR THE ICON JAY Z!
peety hasnt replied any1 yet cuz he knows he’s wrong people! man all those cats in 80′s who got raped out their deals can only wish they made out HALF ass good as JayZ did. im SURE they salute him! peety is probably one of the more bitter ones that got fucked posing as commenter! you gotta be like a 46 yr old failed rapper dude! anyway to quote the late great Big L (a GRADUATE/ALUM of the “underground” by the way):
“…makin’ figgaz, while YOU BROKE CATS IS KEEPIN IT REAL”
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Peety Green Reply:
May 27th, 2010 at 11:17 am
Sorry but having money dont make you an Uncle Tom allowing yourself to be a puppet of the white man and a yes nigga does…My wife has he PHD, I have my MBA nothing uncle Tom-ish about those grades.. You slow self haten niggas dont have no fuckin clue what your talking about… Lets not make this about everyone else or your lame ass for being called fake in your life time.. Keep the attention on that uncle tom ass nigga Jay- Z…..
Getting yours at the cooperate level and wanting to be them are two completely different things.. He dreams of waking up being white, prays he was Sinatra and bloomberg THATS A FUUCKING uncle tom!!!
Who said he had to stay in the hood and that something wrong with him trying to “better his life?” I dont respect that cracker ass nigga doing it while selling his community and race to the white man’s puppet and I know you ignorant fucks dont understand that and maybe never will…
After the next retard responds I will post a list of rich, smart black people who arent fucking sell-out Uncle Toms that are very smart that are respect!!! Like Kathy Hughes do you know who that is? Billionaire SMART BLACK WOMAN!!! That nigga Jazz-O Jr. aint shit but a box of Corn Flakes run by the General Mill…. Sold his soul for the white-mans love and in turn the white-man keeps his sorry ass relevant by buying 500k copies of sorry ass albums like American Gangster just to use him as some fake broker and business liaison and in return he gets some scraps and a few hoops for the hood… YOU NIGGAS DISGUST ME!!!
People want leadership, and in the absence of genuine leadership, they’ll listen to anyone who steps up to the microphone. They want leadership. They’re so thirsty for it they’ll crawl through the desert toward a mirage, and when they discover there’s no water, they’ll drink the sand. People don’t drink the sand because they’re thirsty. They drink the sand because they don’t know the difference.
You mother fuckers dont know the difference!!! I see urban gentrification is taking place in your soul and minds, Showing how effective Uncle Tom’slike Jay-Z are, sad day… Niggas cant fight to improve or clean up their communities and think they have to stay away in order to make it..
To Quote Puff “You mind got control of your heart when its suppose to be the other way around”
Peety Green Reply:
May 27th, 2010 at 11:25 am
The 3 Stacks Quote is great!!
But what he doing with his millions?Just wondering!!!! Black people been selling out they own faster than any other race since slavery!
Sad!!
HopSauce Reply:
May 28th, 2010 at 12:17 pm
LOL @Peety’s comment. You got an MBA talking like that? Really? Where did you get your MBA? at BMCC? lol.
Your wife got the PhD and you cant spell things right and talk like a stupid teenager. Great.
A ghetto kid growing up to become the most well known musician/businessman of our generation is being Uncle Tom and getting an MBA from the white man to be able to be incorporated into his system well isnt? You only got that degree to fit into the upper middle class along with white folks. Get real.
Still calling someone Uncle Tom at this day and age makes you look like a runaway slave.
That “sell out” “Uncle Tom” happened to have created a shitload of jobs for black people ranging from the music to the fashion industry and more.
THAT is a smart way of helping the community out, not handing out freebies.
What have you done for the black people lately?
jwilliams Reply:
May 27th, 2010 at 11:30 am
jay z is not an artist. kanye is an artist. jay z is thomas kinkade. kanye is andy warhol. that’s the difference. jay z only cares about making money and expanding his brand. kanye cares about the music and the fame. rap would be better off if it had more kanye wests and fewer jayz(s). that isn’t to say that kanye is a superior lyrical talent–just a superior artist. should jay z be a role model for aspiring rappers? well, if your goal is to sell crack as a youth, name your record label after a robber baron, make music about selling crack as a youth, undercut your business partners, friends, associates, and start making shitty, banal music then by all means have at it…i guess. you could argue that jay z has become successful, but that he has set east coast rap music back 20 years due to everyone trying to copy his path to success.
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Peety Green Reply:
May 27th, 2010 at 12:36 pm
What he’s done to east coast hip hop is deplorable!!!
But let me give an Uncle Tom meter for all of those who dont get it…
Clerance Thomas —- UNCLE TOM
President Obama —– NOT AN UNCLE TOM
GET IT!!!!
And Obama is probably one of the smartest craftiest mother fuckers to ever step foot on planet earth…
Jay Reply:
May 27th, 2010 at 2:25 pm
Firstly, ya’ll seem angry as hell. Is it that serious?
Trying to make a case that Jay-z isn’t an artist by comparing him to Kanye is ridiculous. An artist is someone who simply creates art. Whether you like it or not is irrelevant. Whether you agree with the morality behind his creation is also irrelevant.
@Petey : Why do you or anyone else care about what another man spends his money on? Are you his accountant? Does he owe you money? Did he promise to build businesses in your community, then back out? More than likely not. So why does it matter. Not every black man you see with some national exposure is gonna be Martin Luther King. And not being such doesn’t necessarily mean that you’re a “sell-out” either.
Can you site one specific event where Jay-z has said he wanted to be white? Can you site one instance where Jay-z has Tommed out? Because right now it just looks like you’re upset because he’s successful and didn’t turn into Malcolm X after he became successful. I’m just sayin.
Peety Green Reply:
May 27th, 2010 at 3:04 pm
The problem is that I can site too many incidents of his Thomas way but I digress…
Sorry you guys been missing the countless post on this topic if info creates a better system to search old post I will copy and paste a few but for now I wont waste a day on this again….
He’s an Uncle Tom! Thats my perspective and your perspective tells you he’s the smartest man in the world.. there is some nuance there for sure.. But he has tom-ish moves and he’s a sucker!!! Plain and simple!!!
Jay Reply:
May 27th, 2010 at 3:39 pm
So basically you’re saying you can’t name not one instance. You just think he is because your “perspective” tells you so. No facts at all…just “perspective”. Sounds like a hater to me.
Peety Green Reply:
May 27th, 2010 at 3:59 pm
@Jay
I guess you missed the part where I said I wont go through the endless amount of PURE FACTS against this guy!!! I HAVE DONE IT BEFORE WONT WASTE MY DAY DOING IT AGAIN….
I’ll be a hater sure and he’s an Uncle Tom see how that works!!
Jay Reply:
May 27th, 2010 at 4:46 pm
Well can you give a brotha a link or something? Help me out man. If I really am the fan of an Uncle Tom I’d like to find out now for sure so I can stop buying records etc.
YoungH Reply:
May 27th, 2010 at 3:45 pm
U know its funny that we all aspire to be greater then what we are and when we have a model of success we choose to throw that aside when someone comes out the blue and say they’ve done me wrong. Hov gave beans a platform on which any real hustler would took and ran with rather beans choose dumb shit so now he has nothing thats not Hov fault beans is a grown ass man he choose his life…
But yall stay on the bottom and look up you dont have to like the man to respect his hustle this guy is from the hood no diploma he dont shoot a ball through a hoop but he can still sit with Buffet Gates Bloomberg and so forth and they respect this guys mind not his rap metaphors so what more could u look for.
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Peety Green Reply:
May 27th, 2010 at 4:00 pm
He an Uncle Tom simple…
yep Reply:
May 27th, 2010 at 11:16 pm
Hey @Petey,
you continue to waste your time arguing your TRULY IGNORANT belief that Jay is an uncle tom, but you won’t “waste your time” Giving FACTS as to WHY he is an Uncle Tom? lol. Funny.
nycbanks87 Reply:
May 29th, 2010 at 2:07 pm
yo u def sound like a broke nigga peety
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May 27th, 2010 at 1:53 am
Niceeeeeeeeeee! Damn they did their thing on this one.
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May 27th, 2010 at 1:58 am
Song is decent…..
Jay-Z made this song… Verse was great.
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loser Reply:
May 27th, 2010 at 7:50 am
yea i agree,jigga ripped it, beat and hook are average, and sound no different from the rest of drakes songs to me.
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May 27th, 2010 at 3:40 am
damn…crazy how drake teaches so much. albeit the hate and criticism. and hova fell back and reflected. prolly cuz he heard drizzys verses.
“sorry momma, I promised it wouldnt change me/ but i woulda went insane had i remained the same me”
LIFE….
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May 27th, 2010 at 4:46 am
Jay renegaded Drake on this I expected better, anyways can’t wait to hear more .
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May 27th, 2010 at 5:34 am
Not feeling this and you can hear much of the album online and its not creating a buzz like it should of been tbh!
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vcsom Reply:
May 27th, 2010 at 10:20 am
c/s
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May 27th, 2010 at 5:42 am
jay z loses again
drake>>>>>>>>>>> jay z
Admit it first nas then em then kanye now drake oooooooooooo
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HipHop Reply:
May 27th, 2010 at 7:24 am
Wat the hell were u listening to…?
Stop smokin dat stuff, it’s messing with your brain…
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c1rca Reply:
May 27th, 2010 at 12:25 pm
what was he listening to something told me 1 person would say drake killed hov smh
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May 27th, 2010 at 5:51 am
ME LUV IT I LUV JAY AND ALSO DRAKE I WILL BUY THE ALBUM
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May 27th, 2010 at 6:32 am
Anyone who thinks this is remotely close to Jay-Z’s greatest verse just hasn’t heard any Jay-Z, period.
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AFRICAN BOY Reply:
May 27th, 2010 at 9:31 am
Thank you, Jigga’s verse is decent come on he wasn’t feeling great that day lol
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Slim Reply:
May 27th, 2010 at 10:33 am
I agree 100%
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old school jigga fan Reply:
May 27th, 2010 at 1:29 pm
Co Sign that!!
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May 27th, 2010 at 6:33 am
only listenin to these leaks once…(so far gone wouldnt have been the same if u heard some of those as singles…its like staring @ 1/10 of a painting)
and after one listenin……this sh*t is O-FICCIAL….i mean Jesus **genuflects**.
This track and those like it (Fireworks) are wat will make the album, NOT “Over” (even though its better than the majority of singles out there right now)
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May 27th, 2010 at 6:48 am
this joint is it., end of discussion to all da haterz..what more can u xpect..,hov and drizzy blazed this track,,,duh” ummmmh
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May 27th, 2010 at 7:12 am
Damn, how many flows has Jay got?! He really has got one for each song.
This track is dope – I don’t know if it’s neccessarily a bad thing that Jay was on another level (in my opinion) because to be fair he normally is.
Hard to remember this is only Drake’s debut, things are looking good!
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May 27th, 2010 at 7:31 am
Jay is so corny… He doesn’t say anything in his rhymes. 52 years old and still no substance. smh
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wingchun Reply:
May 27th, 2010 at 8:29 am
both are corny
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Jay From The UK Reply:
May 27th, 2010 at 9:23 am
52? really because the Jay Z i know is 40 years old
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Jay Reply:
May 27th, 2010 at 10:12 am
“No substance”??? What song were you listening to? He basically spoke about the negative aspects of success in the rap game. What does a dude have to talk about?
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c1rca Reply:
May 27th, 2010 at 12:27 pm
when ppl say a song has no substance i be wondering what is substance to them in a song like really
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May 27th, 2010 at 7:35 am
“there’s a Jay-Z/Drake track that he played for us – minus Jay’s verse. Jay-Z doesn’t let anyone hear his stuff before it comes out. Drake claims it is the greatest verse Jay’s ever done.” (Ace Burpee, Winnipeg Free Press)
The greatest verse Jay’s ever done? Obviously Drake and anyone else who agrees with this statement isn’t a true Jay-Z fan. Jay’s verse was alright but he has put out much better quality than this.
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May 27th, 2010 at 7:45 am
They did there thing but this isn’t Jay-z greatest verse.
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May 27th, 2010 at 8:00 am
I find it interesting that someone who hasn’t dropped an album yet can make song after song about how rich and famous they are.
Rap game is going the way of boxing; only a few cats shining, most of the talented dudes toiling away in obscurity.
Meanwhile, Em, Dre3K, and Raekwon continue to be better than Jay-Z.
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May 27th, 2010 at 8:15 am
I expect this post to be a hater’s dream. Jay-Z AND Drake! Oh man, this like Christmas for a hater lol.
Anyway, songs hot all around. They both came off and gave great performances. No need to always pit people against each other. Like Jay said, when it’s hot, it’s hot.
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yoprince Reply:
May 28th, 2010 at 4:28 pm
lmao. good one.
you would need wayne for it to be christmas though.
this is definitely thanksgiving or a sweet sixteen or something though.
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May 27th, 2010 at 8:24 am
One more thing, is it necessary for Jay to drop a classic verse everytime. Can’t he just have a great verse or, dare I say, a good verse?
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Miss Info Reply:
May 27th, 2010 at 8:32 am
well he sets the bar pretty high for himself….its interesting because i think he makes a point of doing a duet with whoever gets hot….and then tries to smoke them, lol
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AFRICAN BOY Reply:
May 27th, 2010 at 9:33 am
Except the smoking is not all that obvious on this one, Drake held his verse down but niggaz will hate
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K Reply:
May 27th, 2010 at 7:01 pm
Yea jay is very jordan/kobe like. Killer mentality. Friends out da booth but cant wait 2 hop on the track 2 murder you. Great verses fom both. I really wonder what does substance mean 2 some music listeners. If you dont live the rich and famous life of course their lyrics wont mean a damn thing 2 you.
SMH at these cornball replies
Flowdini Reply:
May 28th, 2010 at 9:13 am
drake held his own , jay still is jay , but it will depend on who u ask…i must say i rather did enjoy this song…surprisingly more then that new kanye song…the future for drake has a lot of potential
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NICKEY BLACK Reply:
May 30th, 2010 at 7:34 am
jay z is from the era of golden hip hop and that means to always come with it and spit the good, the best and the greatest verse. Drake does’nt understand this way of thinking cuz he from the poppy era of hip hop. Jay may like you but he gotta fight you and WIN!
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Flowdini Reply:
May 31st, 2010 at 11:54 am
i dissagree , i think jay-z era that u speak of was 96…and it was very movie style , mafioso hiphop at that time…the ” golden era ” was most def 86-89 when hiphop was rarly played on mtv or in white america as it is today. that being said , drake has great appeal now because of how he carries him self…well spoken , and easy to understand…in my youth i was in the streets doing dirt , and thats what i could relate to , now as an older man who has a family , and just likes good decent hiphop with some creativity , i like this drake guy…he can chill with your white frineds mom , and she’ll think he’s adorable..he can kick it with me cuz he dont fake the funk…jay-z is older and much wiser now , yet i feel his music still stays fresh…and yeah , he’s still nice to me , better then a lot of the other stuff out right now , but thats just becase i feel as a whole , america is getting dumber and lazyer then ever before. so being a lyricist is not a high priority any more…if it was we’d all be jocking joell ortiz , cuz by far , he’s the illest out right now…
May 27th, 2010 at 8:26 am
ehhhhh
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May 27th, 2010 at 8:29 am
Jay-z should have just stuck to collaborating with j.cole
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AFRICAN BOY Reply:
May 27th, 2010 at 9:34 am
he wanted to signe Drake more than J.Cole lol But Drake remained loyal to Weezy who helped him a lot, just like Wezzey had turned Hov down to stay with Baby
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Jay Oh Reply:
May 27th, 2010 at 11:47 am
Smart move by Drizzy. J.Cole is now Memphis Cole.
Actually, he’s Neef Cole.
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Miss Info Reply:
May 27th, 2010 at 11:51 am
omg. dead…..but i actually disagree. I think JCole will have his own identity, away from Jay.
Pascalogic Reply:
May 27th, 2010 at 1:45 pm
I think that Jay is purposely not pushing J.Cole because he wants Cole to push himself and build his own buzz like Kanye had to do back when Rocafella didn’t really care for his existence…And it’s actually working.
For the first time in a rapper-turned-label head relationship, you actually see a real business relationship…Not some “we are family-ride or die” type of relationship because you dude signed some contract…
J. Cole will have his own lane, and he’ll shine on his own.
Oh…and this song is nice.
P.
yoprince Reply:
May 28th, 2010 at 4:31 pm
“memphis cole”
wowzers.
*collapses*
May 27th, 2010 at 8:33 am
nice!!!!!
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May 27th, 2010 at 8:35 am
godfather refrence is to hard
how can you be mad/hate on a person that came in to the 900k strong and now closing in on a billion
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May 27th, 2010 at 8:42 am
the track is nice. what more do u expect from 1 of the greatest and the artist who has more radio spins then infomercials.
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May 27th, 2010 at 8:50 am
just got that third entendre…blame it on the insomnia. but after a few(15+)listens, jay-z didnt say much. it’s just his passion/no-passion(a usual jayz-izm) in the flo that makes it somewhat of a decent feature. ya deeg.
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TheOne Reply:
May 27th, 2010 at 11:27 pm
agreed.
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NICKEY BLACK Reply:
May 30th, 2010 at 7:36 am
HELL NO I DONT DEEG. HE SPITS AND YALL HATE “YA DEEG!”
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TheOne Reply:
May 31st, 2010 at 8:28 pm
you so late>>>>>blah blah blah……im so over jay i wont even commission the energy to argue about it.
May 27th, 2010 at 8:52 am
it’s aight.. nothing to do flips over. nice album filler if anything.
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May 27th, 2010 at 8:53 am
Is it just me or is Jay starting to sound like Young Chris? (What happened to his Reasonable Doubt flow?) Liking the track tho…
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trayday Reply:
May 27th, 2010 at 9:03 am
that RD flow left in 97 or something. but for the Y.Chris thing. any FINACIALLY successful rapper has taken a flo/slang/idea/nuance of someone who will never see their success. Its the game..love it or leave it.
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AFRICAN BOY Reply:
May 27th, 2010 at 9:36 am
Damn, sooo true, people only see the first nigga that was promoted with THAT FLOW that’s it, but Jigga took shit from the whole State property, then philly boys rejuvenated Hov
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c1rca Reply:
May 27th, 2010 at 3:37 pm
he didnt take that flow even young chris silenced that noise in an interview
NICKEY BLACK Reply:
May 30th, 2010 at 7:39 am
WHAT!!! Jay took from state prop? wow…. so i guess ever since the departure of state prop Jay been sounding like them on the BLACK ALBUM, KINGDOM COME, AMERICAN GANGSTER AND BP3…can you haterz make more sense of what your hate wants 2 say please?!
May 27th, 2010 at 9:11 am
MOFO’S REALLY CLING TO EVERY WORD HUH??..
WELL AFTER THAT”FUKK NIKKAS..BITCHES TOO..ALL I GOT IS THIS MONEY..THIS’LL DO” LINE..YALL STILL SUKKEN HIM??I THINK THAT’S THE PROBLEM(THOUGH EVERYBODIES GONNA SAY “HE WAS’NT TALKIN’ TO ME..WHY YOU SO SENSITIVE??”)..SHHIT WAS O.K. NOTHING SPECIAL LIKE A LOT ARE SAYING..PLEASE..KNOCK IT OFF..
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May 27th, 2010 at 9:29 am
Damn!Camelite just murked Drake’s entire verse with that Thomas Edison Jab.
“Owww,hoes turn they heads like,owls/
I’m the man of the hour/
Triple entendre,don’t ask me how/
Coin Edison flow,I’m connected to a higher power”
…and they said he dropped out of school at a tender age.SMH
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breezy Reply:
May 27th, 2010 at 1:02 pm
SMMFH…
He doesn’t say anything about Thomas Edison.
He says “Con Edison flow”.. referring to the electricity provider for New York, Con Edison.
“Dumb rappers need teaching…”
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May 27th, 2010 at 9:30 am
Nothing gets folk riled up like Jay-Z. This hasn’t convinced me to jump on the Drake bandwagon….not bad but I doubt his album will overtake the quality of Distant Relatives. IMO
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May 27th, 2010 at 9:30 am
HOV MURKED IT SON
Owww, Hovs turn heads like, OWLS
And I’m the man of the, HOUR
Triple entendres, don’t even ask me HOW
Con Edison flow, I’m connected to a higher POWER
Bright lights, I make your whole city light up
A trillion white Light bulb when Im in the night club
I just landed in that G4 50 Thou ??? caught the Maywheather fight cz the satelite was Crispy
Yall can miss me with the Money talk
Smart moneys on Hov Fuck what the Dummys talk
I dont do too much Bloggin
I just Run The Town
I dont do too much Joggin
I aint gotta Scar yet cuz You Fuckin around with me and ma Dawgs/Dogs its Farfetch
Drake heres how they gon come at You
With Silly raps juss Tryna distract you
In Disguise in a form of a Favor
Your Brazinni me watch for the Traitors
I had seen it all and done it all
Thats why none of these dumb dumbs can done him off
The Summers ours, the Winter too
Top down in the Winter thats what Winners do
And to these niggas Im like, Window 7
You let em tell it they swear that they Invented you (SHOTS AT DAME)
And since no good deed go un punish you
Im not as cool with niggas as I once was
I once was, cool as the funds was
But these bright Lights turned me into Monster
Sorry Momma I promised it wouldn’t change me
But I wouldav went Insane had I remained the same Me
Fuck Niggas Bitches Too
All I got is this Money, and This’ll do
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305reppa Reply:
May 27th, 2010 at 10:06 am
on point only thing that I can see off was
“I once was, cool as the FONZ was”
I agree Jay killed this I think it was the emotion he spit with actually gave me goosebumps #pause #nh
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Jay Reply:
May 27th, 2010 at 10:15 am
I’m pretty sure he said
“I once was as cool as the Fonz was”
It makes more sense.
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Jasperfect Reply:
May 27th, 2010 at 10:36 am
a trillion WATT light buld when I’m in the club
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c1rca Reply:
May 27th, 2010 at 12:31 pm
wow now that i can read the actual lyrics i may be saying this is up there with one of hovs greatest verses ever
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c1rca Reply:
May 27th, 2010 at 12:41 pm
aint it hoes turn they heads like owls
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maniidakid Reply:
May 27th, 2010 at 2:38 pm
Yeah…. it actually is
OWWW!
… “Hoes” turn their heads like.. OWLS!
and I’m the man of the….. HOUR!
(triple entendre with the – owww- owls- hour… while the whole “hoes turning heads” reference is a double entendre within itself)
It should be mandatory to replay this dude’s lyrics…. Ordinary folks NEVER get it at first…. Shiiit… even the trained listeners like myself gotta play it 3 times.
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May 27th, 2010 at 9:34 am
DRAKE ATE FOOD ON IT,,,ITS HIS SONG SO JAY CANT REALLY OUTSHINE HIM ON IT,,,CAN HE?,,,HMMM,,,,,,AT LEAST HE AINT LIKE PUFF ALL OVER IT FUCKING IT UP,,,,,,,OH YEAH I’M TIRED OF THESE PUSSY HOOKS,,,, WHERE THE FUCK IS THE REBEL IN THESE RAPPERS,,,,,ALSO THE MEANING OF SELL OUT IS WHEN YOU GO AGAINST EVERY THING YOU BELIEVE IN TO MAKE A DOLLAR,,,RESPECT TO EVERYONE WHO KNOWS HOW TO MANAGE MONEY,,,,,,,,SHITS REAL,,,,,,,,VERSES ARE TIGHT,,,HOOK IS WEAK
CHILLEY MOST SAID IT,,,,,T-DUB MUSIC / D.U.E.
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May 27th, 2010 at 9:37 am
to miss info. I know u like the fredro starr line. I wanna watch sunset drive now. that yellow bubble coat yo…brightest thing in the whole movie. maybe it was a symbol. damn u see how hip-hop/rap makes u reflect. no other art form can match it IMO.
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trayday Reply:
May 27th, 2010 at 1:52 pm
damn i meant sunset park…oowww(1st entendre). that movie was based in Harlem right?
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Miss Info Reply:
May 27th, 2010 at 2:07 pm
lol no, sunset park brooklyn
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May 27th, 2010 at 9:55 am
SNOOOOZZZ… TO THE MAX… SAME FLOW, SAME SOUND… SAME BLAND ASS MUSIC… NO FLAVOR LIKE WHITE PEOPLE BAKED CHICKEN… BLAH… THAT IS ALL…
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May 27th, 2010 at 10:04 am
What I don’t about drake is he always seems to be complaining about haters, how stressful hard work is, and women. He just starting out and getting more love than almost anyone out he’s the last one that should be complaining in my opinion. That Was the best Jay-Z verse I heard in a while
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NICKEY BLACK Reply:
May 30th, 2010 at 7:48 am
if that was the best Jigga verse then you and a whole bunch peepo got alot of catching up to do. Dont 4get the ill verse with Snoop – i wanna rock…..dont 4get the verses in – what we talkin bout…dont 4get the verses in – what more can i say…and dont 4 get the verses in can i live….catch up youngin but it still was a dope ass verse, of course, its JIGGAMAN ya heard!
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May 27th, 2010 at 10:06 am
Talk about hyperbole. “Hov’s best verse” Really? Umm throw on Blueprint 1 or Reasonable doubt and hit “random” and you will find a better verse by accident. Not even to say the verse isn’t “solid” The bar warning Drake is clever but c’mon son…
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May 27th, 2010 at 10:23 am
NOT NEARLY WHAT I EXPECTED, IDK MAYBE IT WILL HAVE TO GROW ON ME MORE, NEWAYYYSS THEY GUNNA HYPE THIS SONG AS HARD AS POSSIBLE.
RECOVERY 6/22/10 – GOAT
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NICKEY BLACK Reply:
May 30th, 2010 at 7:50 am
oh boy Eminem had to be added……geesh go pop pills with that dude and relapse again. Jay uses no pen, that means he is the best—RAIN MAN BITCHES!
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May 27th, 2010 at 10:31 am
“Owww,hoes turn they heads like,owls/
I’m the man of the hour/
Triple entendre,don’t ask me how/
Either i’m not getting it or Jay-z doesn’t know what an entendre is. am I alone on this?
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Miss Info Reply:
May 27th, 2010 at 10:49 am
hahaha….well everyone is talking about that line….but yeah I was like, is that like changing “both ends of the stick” to “all three ends of the stick”? I love the owl imagery though….made me think “Exorcist” head spins.
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Jroopy Reply:
May 27th, 2010 at 12:46 pm
I think it’s…oww as in painful to do a 360 like that…hoes are birds in this situation…and of course the obvious simile…+ the fact that an hour (circle) is 360 degrees adds to the whole thing
I don’t want to give him credit for tying his live nation deal into this (because I don’t think it was meant that way) but one could look at it like that too
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Jasperfect Reply:
May 27th, 2010 at 2:35 pm
Your making shit up. An Entendre is a statment that has 2 meanings. Meaning 1 is always straight forward so, “Hoes turn their head like owls I’m the man of the hour” is the first one.” What would the other 2 be? I assume he’s referncing Owl’s in clocks but Then that would make him the Owl ReallY I think He has 2 statments that are 2 entendre’s and not one that is a “triple Entendre”
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Miss Info Reply:
May 27th, 2010 at 2:40 pm
LOL! English majors activate! I dont like overanalyzing lyrics but I do love grammar and vocab debates, lol….for the inner nerd : )
Jasperfect Reply:
May 27th, 2010 at 3:03 pm
LOL I don’t like to put too much thought into lyrics either but I relish debating and I hate when I can’t figure something out. And for the record I was an accounting major lol.
Jroopy Reply:
May 27th, 2010 at 3:03 pm
1) If an entendre was “a statement that has 2 meanings.” then “double entendre” would be redundant. A DOUBLE entendre is a word/phrase capable of 2 meanings…a TRIPLE entendre is one that may be understood in 3 ways (granted you wont find this term in a dictionary but it has been used by academics when reviewing novels [e.g. Romeo and Juliet])…
2) I wrote my take on what his lyrics mean…now I’m not Jay and he probably meant something else. With that said don’t come with a nonsensical rebuttal and then post “He has 2 statments that are 2 entendre’s” I can’t take you seriously…
Jasperfect Reply:
May 27th, 2010 at 3:35 pm
Dude don’t take it personal and you shouldn’t be taking it seriously. (if you are you need to hit the bar ASAP and unwind) I know what you said is all opinion just like what I said. I didn’t say DOUBLE entendre because I know it’s understood. What I’m saying is there’s no 3rd meaning that I can see there.
Jroopy Reply:
May 27th, 2010 at 3:57 pm
after rereading wha I posted my tone didn’t come off right (problem with the net)…I didn’t take it personal and it was more of a passive-aggressive-friendly retort…like when I’m arguing with my ppls and tell them they’re dumb as fuck…it’s all in good fun so let me rephrase
I’m right and you’re wrong AND it’s cause ur dumb as fuck
bobby Reply:
May 27th, 2010 at 5:12 pm
well, in all fairness he did say “dont ask me how”..
Miss Info Reply:
May 27th, 2010 at 5:26 pm
lol
brooklyn Reply:
May 28th, 2010 at 1:17 am
don’t put so much thought into it…he’s talking about the way he said owww, owl, hour to make them all sound like the same word but they have three different meanings
and yes info i was an english major (media minor) lol
NICKEY BLACK Reply:
May 30th, 2010 at 7:54 am
u got 2 find some’n on jigga 2 hate right, at least yall listening and not skimming thru it…lol that!
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May 27th, 2010 at 10:42 am
sounded pretty much as expected; Emo groove lazy drums.
Haven’t heard a Con Ed reference in a min till now.
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May 27th, 2010 at 10:43 am
OK i wasnt really gonna comment but i must vent… Drake’s RAPPING. That’s great. Drake probly reads these blogs and is making a conscious effor to appease the the blogosphere citizens that dwell on these comments. Fine.
But a lot (I will say majority) of ppl who enjoyed SFG didn’t enjoy it for ‘Say What’s Real’ or ‘Ignant Shit’.
These leaks really aren’t setting the mood like SFG as whole and that might change when the whole product drops but to me TML couldve used tracks like ‘Unthinkable’ and Wayne’s ‘Single’ more so than these so called lyrical rapping ass rapping (trying to be anyways)tracks.
IMO.
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May 27th, 2010 at 10:46 am
This track is alright I haven’t really been feeling any of the tracks from TML. Not saying they are bad just not my thing. I guess Drake is just following the rules of hip hop, mixtape is usually always better than the actual album.
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May 27th, 2010 at 10:49 am
NAS nigga!!!!!
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Young Reply:
May 27th, 2010 at 11:08 am
Jay-z > nas
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smartenupnas Reply:
May 28th, 2010 at 6:01 am
all day!!!
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May 27th, 2010 at 11:04 am
Did anybody catch those subliminals by the greatest rapper ever?? hes so slick with his disses its to the point of unbelief..
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Miss Info Reply:
May 27th, 2010 at 11:34 am
such as….
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Bronx Bomber Reply:
May 27th, 2010 at 12:59 pm
Traitor line > aimed at Beans
Window 7 line > aimed at Jaz-O and Dame
Bloggin line > basically every rapper LOL
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Slimm Reply:
May 27th, 2010 at 3:54 pm
The Vito/Michael Corleone convo flip, and then the mentioning of Barzini was crazy, and definitly for Beanie Sigel in my opinion. It just makes to much sense. This nigga is really nice.
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May 27th, 2010 at 11:05 am
Track hot. Jay’s verse dope. But – song not as owww as the lead up hype. Drizzy’s album will sell, but I ain’t buyin.
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May 27th, 2010 at 11:08 am
“And i say i just wrote it for you Girlfriends, Kelsey Grammar”
I’m sorry but this dude stays with some of the wackest punchlines ever. But I’m hatin right?
Oh wait….”if I was at the club you know I bald, Chemo”….no I’m not.
Shouts to Hov
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May 27th, 2010 at 11:08 am
Co-sign peety green.[edit] camelface uncle tom sellout [edit]-z.
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Miss Info Reply:
May 27th, 2010 at 11:33 am
that was profound
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Peety Green Reply:
May 27th, 2010 at 12:43 pm
Indeed…
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trayday Reply:
May 27th, 2010 at 1:16 pm
“we sellout, that sum wack shit/ they sellout, thats’ what happens.” i spit that but its’ real tho
May 27th, 2010 at 11:35 am
When I first started listening to Drake it was because he had these witty punchlines when he actually RAPPED…..i guess a lot of his core fans enjoy that ‘reflective, talking about love and love lost etc’ but when he says that Girlfriends/Kelsey Grammar line?? damn..
and Hov….Well I mean…..i dont care if you like him or you don’t…he still raps better than many of the popular artists today…OWWWWW
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May 27th, 2010 at 11:54 am
Anyone catch the illuminati references?
“Con Edison flow/I’m connected to a higher power/Bright lights, I make your whole city light up/A trillion white Light bulb when Im in the night club…
…But these bright Lights turned me into Monster/Sorry Momma I promised it wouldn’t change me…
Chock full o’ Illumination talk… hmmm…
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Peety Green Reply:
May 27th, 2010 at 12:44 pm
Not to mention the sideways beans diss hahahaha this nigga disgust me!!
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Big D Reply:
May 28th, 2010 at 5:55 am
yeh i caught that. shady dude.
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May 27th, 2010 at 12:07 pm
Maybe i’m buggin’ but Drake Feat. Wayne Miss Me, the beat sounds a lot like 8 Off’s Ghetto Girls…..
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trayday Reply:
May 27th, 2010 at 1:19 pm
just 2 add 2 it. hip-hop samples. same as rock N roll took from blues and blues took from jazz and jazz took from classical and classical took from african drums n strings. bottom line…they all jack sh@t.
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May 27th, 2010 at 12:13 pm
Drake isn’t as Memorable as Jigga is on this Song,I think that KanYe woulda Killed it or TI, but, This isn’t Jay-Z’s best Verse(Insert 1st Verse of Lucifer song by Jay here)
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May 27th, 2010 at 12:20 pm
jay z is fucking nice! – thats it.
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May 27th, 2010 at 12:34 pm
i stared at that friggin owl triple entendre line for hours and i still dont see all of the entendre HELP ME PLEASE
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FAN Reply:
May 27th, 2010 at 1:15 pm
nothing really to it…he said OWWW,OWL and hour the exact same way….same word(kind of) three different meanings
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trayday Reply:
May 27th, 2010 at 1:27 pm
to end the discussion. the start of oowww was the start of the entendre. 2nd was the “hoes turn they heads like oooww” and the 3rd was “im the man of the oooww-er” this is rap. over analyzing takes away the element. yeah its definiton-wise incorrect. wit hip-hop, its tooo in the pocket. Im sayin, who even tries that nowadays.
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Miss Info Reply:
May 27th, 2010 at 1:31 pm
i agree tho….paralysis by analysis is the WORST
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trayday Reply:
May 27th, 2010 at 1:41 pm
thank you. can we end this?(well I guess u may want further debate miss info,but..)
Neji1k Reply:
May 27th, 2010 at 2:03 pm
son I couldn’t said it any better. They try to make it real fancy and pretty. U just need charisma and simplicity in ur lyrics and raw flow that is all. Thats y I only like kanye and nas.
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yoprince Reply:
May 28th, 2010 at 4:46 pm
c/s
c’mon ya’ll he’s not writing poetry, he’s rapping over a beat. the shit is pretty f’in ambitious.
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May 27th, 2010 at 12:57 pm
Ok ill explain the entendre- look up the Bohemian club. They worship a giant owl named Moloch, its an ancient Canaanite god. Thats what jay means when he says ‘im the man of the owl/hour.’ The owl is seen as a powerful symbol within the occult because its a symbol of wisdom and can see in the dark. Its really no secret that these niccas is all in fraternal occult societies. Even if you watch ‘fade to black’ rick ruben shows his books on black and white magic along with a shriners hat on top of a polar bear.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hh003Czlx3g#t=1m19s
I’m not saying any of this is evil- im just saying they can talk and do these things in public cuz the profane dont see it. Its for eyes to see and ears to hear.
These dudes is all weird tho for getting involved in that stuff. The music industry is fraternal unfortunately.
im not going to bother explaining the other lines. Those are obvious.
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Miss Info Reply:
May 27th, 2010 at 1:23 pm
whoa
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HipHop Reply:
May 27th, 2010 at 1:56 pm
*Blank stare* (crickets)
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Seven Reply:
May 27th, 2010 at 4:18 pm
I continued to be amazed by Info’s inability (or insistence on avoiding) to address the occultist/Masonic ties in Jigga’s recent efforts.
Remained silent in the massive ‘On to the Next One’ video discussion and here we get a ‘whoa’…Very profound take. I guess the industry IS fraternal and its to much of a conflict of interest to address it.
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Miss Info Reply:
May 27th, 2010 at 4:44 pm
HA!! you call it “inability” or “avoidance”….
I call it “I don’t give 2 crumbling pieces of dried turd off the tiny hairs of a rat’s ass.”
And if that’s too mystical for you….translation: I don’t care!
I don’t care if Jay-Z is a genie in a bottle, that sits on Christina Aguilera’s baby-changing table.
I don’t care if Rihanna has the sign of the beast next to her Chris-Brown-matching-neck stars.
I don’t care if Kanye inducted Drake into Hogwarts by dipping him in a pool of butterbeer!
LOL…..happy holiday weekend, y’all!
Jay Reply:
May 27th, 2010 at 4:53 pm
LMAO @ Miss Info
Seven Reply:
May 27th, 2010 at 5:11 pm
You don’t care. Damn.
Music journalism is about observing, analyzing and interpreting music and its meaning. So I guess you just stopped caring enough to fit the role, huh?
Hear music. Absorb. Repeat.
Let’s just cut that whole processing what we’re hearing thing out. Not important, right?
Keep doing you.
Miss Info Reply:
May 27th, 2010 at 5:26 pm
yup, you caught me. its not just the Pale Horse that I’m numb to, I never have an opinion on anything. *robot voice*
trayday Reply:
May 27th, 2010 at 1:34 pm
I put a long reply but erased it. Support Miss info and real hip-hop, Yo.
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Flowdini Reply:
May 28th, 2010 at 9:35 am
lmao !!!!!!!!!!!! @ I don’t care if Rihanna has the sign of the beast next to her Chris-Brown-matching-neck stars…..every cry from laughing ? i just did that laugh after that line…
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SUPAMAN Reply:
May 27th, 2010 at 1:44 pm
SUPA CO-SIGN… WELL SAID MY FRIEND… OCCULTISM IS SOOO DEEP… IT WILL INDEED CONTINUE TO GO OVER PEOPLES HEADS…
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EastNY Reply:
May 27th, 2010 at 2:01 pm
u r absolutely right
those who dont believe r either in denial or simply not aware.
i have family in those type of fraternities.
jay says shit that goes over peoples heads all the time
anyway i dnt take this rap shit serious , i dont love music i like it.
from diddy to jay to jimmy iovine its all about money and power and they are willing to do anything to get as much as they can
but i cant hate do what u gotta do to get what u want. hip hop has open doors 4 alot even those who dont rap.
look at people the radio hosts or miss info.
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Jay Oh Reply:
May 27th, 2010 at 2:22 pm
Thanks for the backup!
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jake Reply:
May 27th, 2010 at 4:15 pm
Damn that was the most bullshit explanation of Jay’s line I’ve ever read. Jay said owl because they turn their heads weird that’s it. Stop trying to find this deep ass meaning in shit. Not saying that Jay doesn’t do that Illuminati shit but I think you’re giving Jay too much credit and reading too much into it.
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Y2Dre Reply:
May 27th, 2010 at 5:51 pm
nevermind.
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leon dwayne Reply:
May 27th, 2010 at 7:21 pm
dude is right thats wat he means come on son yall need to understand wat hes saying
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May 27th, 2010 at 2:00 pm
Dont get me wrong Jay is legend but this wouldve been a nice track to preview the future of hip hop had they minused jay and added JCole. Cole wouldve destroyed this track
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May 27th, 2010 at 2:03 pm
yea.. um… *waits for jcole and nas collabo*
jimmy and hov tried too hard to make this a “moment”.. the melodramatic beat, the hyperbolic lines, hov rehashing every old subliminal diss hes made (how many times u gonna say Dame didnt make you?).. yall aint gonna make a second “Renegade,” dont try
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Miss Info Reply:
May 27th, 2010 at 2:08 pm
lol th!z might be even more cynical than me
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th!z Reply:
May 27th, 2010 at 2:49 pm
ha im just saying! this just feels so forced..
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Neji1k Reply:
May 27th, 2010 at 2:53 pm
what do mean Miss info?
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yoprince Reply:
May 28th, 2010 at 4:50 pm
i would be mad at him still dissing dame too if it wasn’t so damn clever…
c’mon that ‘windows 7′ line is something else.
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May 27th, 2010 at 2:50 pm
The amount of buzz this track got in this blog alone is a testament to what a staple in hip hop the man has become (Jay-Z, of course). Bottom line is everybody’s talkin’. HE’s ONLY MAKING REFERENCES TO HIMSELF AND HE’s GOT YOU GOING CRAZY.
One should be more concerned with how to one day be in a room with him, rather than disecting his work line-for-line for the purpose of support one’s own stance on hip hop in general.
“What the hell have y’all done,
to even have an opinion on what I been doin’?”
‘Nuff said.
[sidenote: I love you Info!]
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May 27th, 2010 at 4:21 pm
LOL at owls being a symbol of the occult, the owl is the symbolism of wisdom is most cultures brainiacs. It’s one of my fraternity symbols,some of you dudes really need to go outside, get fresh air and stop reading that Dan Brown nonsense.
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May 27th, 2010 at 4:50 pm
drug dealer turn best rapper alive turn corporate equals growth. should he be in marcy with goons still? should he be financing keys in the hood? or should he be having multi million dollar convo’s with bloomberg and the nets new owner. you want to be a goon you hang with goons you want to be a billionare you hang around billionares. Jay is showing people the way and hasnt forgotten where he comes from he is creating the model some of you goons should follow. lol
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May 27th, 2010 at 5:17 pm
decided to write the lyrics-ehhh, someone had to do it- someone cosign me !! lol.
Lyrics:
(Drake)
I been up for four days gettin’ money both ways
Dirty and clean, I could use a glass of cold Spades
Rolexes, chauffeurs, and low fades,
I keep thinking, how young can you die from old age?
They always tell me nobody’s workin’ as hard as you
And even though I laugh it off, man, it’s probably true
‘Cause while my closest friends out there partying
I’m just here making all of the music that they party to
But party on, party on, all night nigga
I got these new rappers nervous, prom night nigga
I’ve grown tired of these fuckin’ grown man liars
Storytellers, they ain’t even need a campfire
Uh, but I just want to tell the truth
Before one of the haters load up a couple shells and shoot
The shit feel like when Fredro Starr was in Sunset Park
Stuntin’ hard in his yellow Gramma
Yeah, but I’m a ma’fuckin’ missed target
But a target nonetheless and I just started
Was that directed at moi? It can’t be
They must be talking to themselves, hoes hands free
Yeah, and I’m just filling up this daily planner
Gettin’ busy ’cause I’m a star, no spangled banner
Jealous dudes get to talkin’ in they music
And I just say I wrote it for your girlfriends, Kelsey Grammer
Yeah, that’s what life becomes when you’re doing you
Welcome to Hollywood, don’t let this town ruin you
And if you pillow talkin’ with the women that are screwin’ you
Just know that she gon’ tell another nigga when she through wit you
Don’t get impatient when it takes too long
And drink it all even when it tastes too strong
Yeah, I gotta feel alive, even if it kills me
I promise to always give you me, the real me
Who would have thought
I’d be caught in this life?
Let’s celebrate with a toast
And get lost in tonight
And make it all light up
(Hey, Guru, tell hom’ to go to open that Ace right there),
Wait until the sun goes down
We gon’ make this bitch light up
Even when the sun goes down
I’m gon’ make this go
(Jay-Z)
Owww, hoes turn they heads like, owls
I’m the man of the hour
Triple entendre, don’t even ask me how
Con Edison flow, I’m connected to a higher power
Bright life’d make your whole city light up
A trillion-watt light bulb, when I’m in the nightclub
I just landed in that in that G450
Caught the Mayweather fight, ’cause the satellite was crispy
(Uh) Y’all can miss me with that money talk
The smart money’s on Hov, fuck what the dummies talk
I don’t do too much blogging
I just run the town, I don’t do too much jogging
(Unh) I ain’t got a scar yet
‘Cause you fuckin’ around with me and my dogs is far-fetched
Drake, here is how they gon’ come at you
Will silly raps for you tryin’ to distract you
In disguise, in the form of a favor
The Barzini me, watch for the traitors
(Unh) I done seen it all, done it all
That’s why none of these dumb-dumb could dun him off
The summer’s ours, the winter too
Top down in the winter, that’s what winners do
And to these niggas I’m like Windows 7
You let ‘em tell it, they swear that they invented you
And since no good deed go unpunished
I’m not as cool with niggas as I once was
I once was, cool as the Fonz was
But these bright lights turned me to a monster
Sorry, mama, I promised it wouldn’t change me
But I would’ve went insane had I remained the same me
Fuck niggas, bitches too
All I got is this money, this’ll do
Who would have thought
I’d be caught in this life?
Let’s celebrate with a toast
And get lost in tonight
And make it all light up
Wait until the sun goes down
We gon’ make this bitch light up
Wait until the sun goes down
I’m gon’ make this go
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Miss Info Reply:
May 27th, 2010 at 5:24 pm
wowza. thank you for the time
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hiphop101 Reply:
May 27th, 2010 at 6:41 pm
thank me later.
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May 27th, 2010 at 5:20 pm
so what if jayz is in the illumanti?.. like hes asking YOU to join?.. no! HOV did that so hopefully you wont have to go through that.
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trayday Reply:
May 27th, 2010 at 8:12 pm
yess…well said.
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May 27th, 2010 at 5:21 pm
u kno, i think its a waste of time even entering in2 the ”so-called” debates, hip-hop fans dont care & most dont believe da illuminati shit,
& 2 da people dat do believe, all u doin iz talkin bout Jay-Z, making him one of the most subjects on the net, givin him a massive buzz,
most commenters usally tell these illuminati freaks, 2 go away,
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May 27th, 2010 at 6:08 pm
Actually the whole album not living up to expectations.
More than half of it is leaked.
No one in their right mind who’s been around for the hip hop classic can call this album classic.
With such HYPE you debut is suppose to be classic and he fails at it already.
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hiphop101 Reply:
May 27th, 2010 at 6:44 pm
Honestly, I’m not expecting a classic from Drake, and that’s okay. I expect a great album for the summer- what we really should be doing is blaming the media for over hyping Drake, it sucks that if his album isn’t a “classic” it’s automatically a failure by critics and bloggers….
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SmokinAces Reply:
May 27th, 2010 at 10:31 pm
It’s to premature to say it won’t be a classic. The thing about the era of the “hip hop classic” is that you didn’t have to worry about your songs being leaked and (over) analyzed a month before your album drops.
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May 27th, 2010 at 6:42 pm
This $hit is Ehhh! All this hype about the greatest beat ever and the song is phenom… in the words of The Great Ocho Cinco Chile Please! Jay murk this cat on the track…. Drake is doing his usual rambling on the track with average punchlines. Everything I have heard is average at best.
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May 27th, 2010 at 7:19 pm
dont yall find it strange that obama and jay z are friends come on son do the maths dey both doin that ishh
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May 27th, 2010 at 9:15 pm
HOV = G.O.A.T
I’m like Windows 7,You let ‘em tell it, they swear that they invented you
heres how they gon come at You, With Silly raps juss Tryna distract you, In Disguise in a form of a Favor Your Brazinni me watch for the Traitors
Con Edison flow, I’m connected to a higher power Bright life’d make your whole city light up
fuck niggas, bitches too ,all i got is this money ,this will do
HOV’S the best from 1996-2010======>12,13,14,,15,16 will he ever fall off? NO!!!
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May 27th, 2010 at 9:31 pm
so let me get this straight!! this is drake’s song right? and 90% of this blog is talking about hov..hmmm , interesting. second, i thought the title of this topic was “does this SONG live up to your expectation”?, not dissect jay z’s verse. A simple yes or no would’ve been fine, and thirdly the mere fact that people is really on here trying to cypher what hov meant or didnt mean goes to show you that the man have you in the palm of his hands…. i do not know of any other rapper or artist in any other music genre who’s music is taken apart and put back together line by line so much. Thats crazy! but hey.. whatever!!!!!
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Neji1k Reply:
May 27th, 2010 at 10:01 pm
ur right…….I feel stupid. I had the answer in my head before writing and I forgot to say it. I wanted to say that this song does not meet my expectation its too fake for hip hop.
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May 27th, 2010 at 10:36 pm
But you should remember the great musician AR Rahman as he has all the abilities.
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May 27th, 2010 at 11:03 pm
My six sense is tellin me there’s a third verse that hasn’t been reviled. Hopefully Drake redeems himself b/c Jay aired him out w/ a classic verse.
Drake however did leave me wanting to hear more when i heared “I’m a ma’fuckin’ missed target. But a target nonetheless and I just started.” Good look on drakes part! Great look on Hovs part…
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May 28th, 2010 at 12:07 am
WHEN WILL YA”LL IDIOTS STOP WITH THAT ILLUMINATI TALKS AND MASON TALKS …? YA’LL HAVE NO LIFE… and If you was so concern with his music you wouldnt be on here poisoning your minds with his words ..
HOW HAVE HIS BELIEFS or anyone beliefs affected your life….KILL your selves LOW lives Its just music…
“you dont like it fine..pay him no mind”
my statement isn’t about Jay but about these spiritual Bitches
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May 28th, 2010 at 6:02 am
Info..what up? I usually play the background but I just wanted to add a lil something to this discussion(lol). If Jay is part of the organization you all speculate he’s apart of, I can say that it is not without penalty to:
Write,stamp,cut,carve, his affiliation on anything moveable or immoveable caple of receiving the least impression of asign or word..Ask me how I know!!
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May 28th, 2010 at 7:31 am
Something for the conspiracy theorists out there. One of the producers of this track is named Tone MASON! LMAO! Have fun with that.
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May 28th, 2010 at 7:39 pm
not too much a fan of JAY-Z anymore, but im quite familiar with his catalogue and i would say his verses on this track are not really better but equal to his older material, because as an artist he is on a different level as a rapper. (not necessarily higher level in terms of being better) he doesnt rap about what he used to anymore. he raps about what he lives at the present time. so ppl that are still stuck on verses on songs like cashmere thoughts, big pimpin, brooklyn’s finest, can’t knock the hustle, regrets, dead presidents etc., are comparing two completely different eras of jayz. it would be silly of him to still rap about those things today. but for the “today” jayz at his current status and life, this song equals the jayz verses and era of reasonable doubt, hard knock life etc.
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DJ Chuck N.I.C.E. Reply:
June 1st, 2010 at 8:08 pm
Well put…..
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May 28th, 2010 at 10:26 pm
i rocks with dro and smokin aces
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May 29th, 2010 at 1:41 pm
These verses are quite long. Are they 32s/64s? Jay did muuuch better than Drake here
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May 30th, 2010 at 8:23 am
Jay should do much better, he is the more experienced rapper here, Drake is a student. To answer this post question, i dont expect shit from Drake cuz im not a fan of Drake. Im a big Jigga fan and thats the only reason i peeped this track but i will not buy Drake music. I’ll give him credit for the Alicia Keys track “unthinkable” its dope but Drake is so plain to me.
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May 30th, 2010 at 9:00 am
this shit is garbage.
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May 30th, 2010 at 5:20 pm
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May 31st, 2010 at 10:05 pm
WOW ALL THE NIGGAS HATING ON JAY SOUND RETARDED. YOU’LL TALKING ABOUT HIM LIKE HE GIVES A SH!T. I LOVE HOW PEOPLE CAN TALK ABOUT SOMETHING WHEN THEY DO NOT KNOW THE FACTS. NIGGAS NEVER EVEN BEEN IN THE SAME ROOM WITH HIM, YET YOU’LL THINK YOU KNOW THE MAN. NIGGAS EXPECT HIM TO RHYME LIKE HE STILL SLINGING ROCKS. I KNOW HIM PERSONALLY AND WE TALK ABOUT IGNORANT MUTHFUKKAS LIKE YOU’LL ALL THE TIME. KEEP HATING WHILE WE SPEND THIS PAPER. HILARIOUS.
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June 19th, 2010 at 2:33 am
It is cool place.
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January 17th, 2011 at 3:53 pm
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You hit the toenail on the head….