As for the song and video love the song but its just another example of Jay-Z fake swag….. The video is like some Judge Dredd shit dudes a great actor but could never be an actor because he would only be able to play gay guy.. People respect success and he has lots of it..
Love the track and RiRi on the hook for sure a party beat and anthem BUT I’m tired of Jay-Z already…
Dude as sweet as tea has respect but no love..He just got away with the worlds biggest con and will continue to get a pass! I wonder how many lines from others he will steal on this album… I respect his success, willingness to throw his friends under a bus for the holy grail, his wife for being so sexy, his ability to make some good music pre-black album (everything post is trash)but he’s just a fucking fake! He has no character and something inside that man is hollow, he’ll never get what Shady gets from EVERYWHERE and he will never get over that..
it’s obviously not from this website. and it was probably watermarked that way because person doing it doesn’t know how to do a good one that gets the same point accross more effectively, or just to let everyone know point blank that they got this first. it was annoying.
yepp can’t watch anymore of this video. i got to the two minute 8 sec’s mark and there’s something that kept bugging me…something my brain kept focusing on because my eyes were all over the place being led by the camera direction. although the idea is definately not new, and the entire look/aesthetic of the video is played (especially in the kanye, rihanna videos…bustah ryhmes, missy, even in goldigge it’s there…this whole blue lighting/multi coulour lighting overshadowing everything), once again fire, but the thing that got me to stop this video, is not even the song. it’s the way it was edited down. maybe i’ll try to watch it again when i’m not so busy doing work. ugh. oh and if it’s anything it’s better than some of the videos i’ve seen recently.
Where do I begin? They need to give Young Jeezy back his black clothes and scarves from the “Crazy World” video. Give Tina Turner and Mad Max Thunderdome back their movie concept. Give 2pac back his idea to use Mad Max Thunderdome in the “California Love Pt.1″ video. Give Tomb Raiders and the Egyptians/Italians back their use of catacombs and pyramids. Rihanna, give Kelis, Grace Jones, and Fefe Dobson back their swag, hair dos, tatoos, and style. Lastly, give the Black Panthers/SW1 back their whole borrowed presence ya’ll jacked for them whack ass extas. Kanye is the only original thing to this song, along with the beat. Rihanna’s wounded cuckatoo looking and sounding ass needs to give it a rest. And Jay Z, please listen to Fabolous, just “Throw It In The Bag”. Please, all BS to the side. Thank you.
lol. i just posted a comment like this on another website. same wavelength sista! lol i’m cataloguing how many times there will be a jay z video shot in a garage, in the style of godfather/gangs of new york, and also what everyone likes about this whole blue overlay treatment, oh and can’t forget the fire. the fire is a staple. it used to be booty shaking and drinks and baller jersey’s but look at how the times have changed. sheesh. who directed this video?
i’m not about the whole throw it in the bag aspect. jay z can do whatever he wants on his own time. anyone know why fabo is still rapping about name brands?
video is nice & original.
Riri shines Kanye too Jay not so much..
Im a Jay fan but I still cant believe he came with such weak verses. Ye smashed him on his own single… baaad look
Anyway its the Roc.
This is only the commercial single I just hope the album will be up to Jay’s standard
yeah uhm way to cut them a break. different is no different from what you said previously. anyways i’m a straight hater and i know what i like and don’t like and i just think i’m already biased against this video because i’ve already seen videos like this. meh. i mean if all i can say is that this is better than the latest flo rida video, or the some of the videos on 106’s countdown i mean that’s a good thing right…it’s a compliment. kinda like videos are dead this is not that good backhand compliment.
They were sending out previews and teasers for this crap? What a waste. At least some people got some checks making it. Assuming everyone sent their invoices in.
Let the people hear what a proper RnB HipHop straight summer SMASH sounds like
i dont even like rnb hiphop like that, but this shit got me loving music again
i like the vid.
- rihanna’s style was on point.
- jay trynna bring back that bruknahm mean mug lolol.
- kanye was off topic but i still love it.
- sounds like it should be rihanna’s song.
- her voice is killing me, how da hell she stayed on the roc and teirra marie got dropped?
this song was disapointing (sucked) for so many reasons ( 1.jays verse is probably the worst verse iv ever heard him spit its so below even his sub verse of late 2. kanye has not ony a better verse then jay but more mic presense…tha fuk? when fish fly right. now i know how the first generation to see man in space felt when they said never thought id see that in my lifetime 3. this song is a carbon clone a bad one at that of t.i. – live your life 3. the other bp3 single also was disapointing (sukced) with a disapointing video ) and now we are blessed with a disapointng (hot garbage) video to go with the song i think this video this video actually probably makes the song worse than if u jus experiance it sonically couldn’t they have done something that wasn’t basically the exact same video as califonia love..sigh hopefully bp3 will be good cos a 3rd consequtive disapointing album from hov would just be smh
oh okay, so the mad max them hasnt been done a ton of times in videos, wow, groudbreaking, not! 1. rihanna sounds horrible but looks good 2. kanye did not have a better verse 3. what town are they talking about? nyc? chi? barbados?
i mean it wuz iiiight…know why it would’ve been better?????….had they not piped it up to make it look like it wuz gonna be the most phenomenal shit we’ve ever seen!
and i totally agree with Tierra up top…its reminiscent of Jeezy CRAZY WORLD VIDEO WHICH WUZ AT LEAST 4X BETTER BY THE WAY YO!
Im guessing the video is based off of the Kurt Russell movie ‘Escape from New York’ since, you know, Jigga is from New York and he is talking about running his town. Video matched the song nicely, except for the Kanye verse which had nothing to do with the song. I cant believe people actually think he “murdered” that track. Is this what lyricism has come to?
oh so it’s the usual suspects eh. didn’t know anthonym was at the helm, and zabriskie point eh, the cult film, the bomb film, the not italian film…this video that doesn’t remind me of zp at all and should probably say “very loosley based” because you can always choose to do a counterculture theme video…fine. anyways aside from the edit of this video it looked like for the most part it was well shot and the effects didn’t take away too much. i can always see the making of the video tonight to make me more appreciative.
I like the video, the concept reminded me of this:In the DOA video, Jay was an underground boss, then the future happened and now he’s in a post apocalyptic NYC where he runs this town. IDK, I still think Beyonce should’ve sung the hook, no Ri Ri.
Not to mention EPMD “So Whatcha Sayin” video. This underground thing has been done to death. Mad Max futuristic apocolypse aspects ditto. Etc, etc. Not too groundbreaking.
yeah and i was saying the same thing about the last beyonce ego video that came out because all of her videos also have the same same same look all the mother freaking time. i appreciate being an artist and being creative, but sheesh when i keep defending music videos when most people saying music videos are dead, i feel all kinfds of stupid. but then again the mainstream isn’t where i’m going to be looking for something good. the last video i saw that i liked was probably a stop motion concept and something with a real storyline. while i’m at it someone needs to tell kid cudi to get a new concept. i like conncecting the shole illustration with real life images but seriously do something else. show your range.
Im a Jay-Z fan. Got reasonable doubt when it first dropped (i was 14)…and copped every single album he ever dropped since then at least 2-3 each.
with that said….this video was a waste of money. COLD G-A-R-B-A-G-E.
imma have to seriously question if i’m even gonna buy BP3 now.
D.O.A was more than impressive…this sh*t ain’t tho.
Jay please stop tryin to fit in with Ye’s crowd. Do u….thats what the fans want. U look ridiculous and out of your element in the video…..and once again I’m one of dudes biggest fans…it’s not hate.
what did you think was garbage about it? i’m just trying to understand your very strong statement…because i was almost there, but i saw some things i liked in the video (nothing worth saying though because one was a fashion shot and the other was another pointless moment of dude walking across camera line of sight). why is this video a waste of money? is it not better than uhm that kanye directed drake video?
i feel like it was really bad for a couple of reasons.
1. obvious over used video theme
2. u got 3 of the biggest selling artist of the past 5 years on 1 song and this is the best they could come up with???
3. at this point i feel like Jay has achieved so much that he’s only in competition with himself. He made so much $$$ and so much history that he should only do very very very good-great videos. Otherwise don’t waste time making something mediocre, know what I’m saying???
yeah understood. kinda like how people were arguing in a previous game-hova thread about how jigga should be pulling stadium shows like how the old cronies in rock do it. i used to feel the way you did in #3 when he retired the first time when we all figured out he really wasn’t. i mean i saw those leaked stills (purposely leaked)and i was like wtf i’m supposed to be excited about this, uhm waasn’t rihanna wearing a similar thing in that t.i. video…anyways and people who say what they did was new are joking themselves and must not watch any videos, music videos or otherwise. i’ve relegated this into something i probably will not willingly subvert myself to. i mean i could barely stand this song and people saying kanye has the best verse, lol, his verse that has nothing to do with the song yeah…and rihanna they should have used someone else for the song. that fabo jayz song posted on here has a better beat and hook and jayz verse than this song. i’ll still buy the record when it comes out but i’m thinking my excitment has been dimmed down a lot. i really really liked d.o.a though. theme’s a bit redundent, but released in a perfect moment. i just like the clarinet/saxaphone instrument used in the tune.
The internet made it cool to hate on everything, and with the rise of downloads its harder to tell whats actually moving by record sales. Used to be people would hate on a project left and right, but it would move 5 million or stay on top at TRL/106 for months, so you knew someone was feeling it. Now people can blog-on, hate, and then go back to i tunes and play the song/video again.
the music video is a dwindling as music television disappears, but this was a solid if not spectacular offering, and I imagine we will be hearing the song cut a lot because of the chorus.
Co-sign….its not 2 often that u c sum1 on the net admitting 2 liking sumthing, tho the song may get a zillion downloads….n i dont understand why ppl wouldn’t like this song/vid…its cool imo
even though i wasn’t really feeling this song, i would listen to it and not watch the video. kinda like how i would listen to that sugar florida song but not watch the crap video or even listen to danity kane’s damaged and not watch the video…granted this video is probably better than the two i mentioned, but i’m just naming examples.
damn this sounds weird with me saying this, but i think Jay has finally put on the Wizards jersey. vid is aesthetically crazy, but i listened to what he is saying and it doesnt have that same…..sting. now Jordan on the Wizards would put up the occasional 40 or 50, but u could see the diminished skills. same with Jay, but he is still way ahead of 80% of the game. Kanye has become super consistent and Rihanna is….ok
Co-sign the part about over-thinking a video…I mean its just a visual 2 go with a song…idk y ppl r acting like they were expecting the 2nd coming of CHRIST….
I’m buying BP3 no matter what because i’ma huge Jay-z fan been one since 96
With that said this was eeeh
FUCKING HORRIBLE, SHITTY, Clover field with no plot, but hey I love Jay so it doesn’t stop me from going out an copping that new BP3 on 9/11
lol. i will be buying…not stealing, buying bp3 more than 1 time. i gotta have some to give away to family. the vids aiight. made me roll my eye but what can i say. video’s dead. people trying to reinvent the wheel instead of inventing a new form of transport. we all in this.
WHAT A FOOL U ARE,,, JAYZ CARRER IS DONE THIS IS ACTUALL RIHANNA AND KANYE WEST SONG !!!! GAYZ IS JUST TRYIN TO STEAL THE SHYNE TO HAVE A HIT… AND WHAT DO U LOVE ABOUT JAYZ SO MUCH ??? I THINK ITS ONLY HIS SINCERETY IN HIS VOICE THAT HE HAD ON RECORDS THAT MADE U THINK HE WAS REAL… BUT HES NOT
It was cool not a typical Jigga man video but I’m glad it wasn’t it would’ve been too easy to place that video is some nondescript hood some where with a bunch of niggas ice grilling the camera dressed in black instead Jay stepped out the box alittle bit with the post apocalypse setting. The highlights RiRi just jumps off the screen in what ever she does that girls such a star its crazy, Kanye is great at performance scenes probably cause he’s such a great performer. Low lights not really feeling Jay-Z outfit despite shoutin out Martin Margiela one of the illest designers in fashion today and of course now everyone will dick ride Jay and claim to be up on it and all the rappers will be checkin for it now like what happened with RL purple label suits and Audemars Piguet watches, and Ace of Spades spirts but hey its to be expected. But anyway the Jay’s outfit comes off like a costume the others look great the extras looked cool the cinematography was ok all in all a pretty good video
The video did what it was supposed to do; generate publicity and buzz. So whether your pro or con the vid, doesn’t matter. The God MC is a marketing genius. 1st wk prediction 700-800k, which I believe would be his highest in his career.
I wasn’t gonna say anything but I couldn’t resist. This song and video is pointless and weak, even by today’s standards. Different does not equal successful. IMO Jay produced an “L” on this one. I would love for someone to break down for me why I should like this song and video. I’m honestly open to a non-immature opinion.
Disclaimer: Huge fan of Jay-Z despite how I feel about this.
Who said this could be Jay’s 3rd consecutive dissapointing albums. “American Gangster” was raw and on point, if you didn’t catch on to that you should quit listening to music and find something else to bitch about. hater!
August 20th, 2009 at 1:03 am
Did I call it or did I call it info?
- gyrating? check.
- angry faces? check.
- rappers mouthing words to a prerecorded track? check.
Nah, the it’s pretty dope though, I can’t front. Not groundbreaking, but dope nonetheless… which is the most you can ask for these days…
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August 20th, 2009 at 11:01 pm
Damn Chris Brown fucked up son!! Rhianna is soo thick in the thighs damn you gotta love that… She fine as hell in that video DAYUM SON DAYUM!!
Young crunk wish he could get that back! He is said to have alreay but damn…just pause in the full body shot like I did before I[edit]…
HAHAHAH
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August 20th, 2009 at 11:58 pm
As for the song and video love the song but its just another example of Jay-Z fake swag….. The video is like some Judge Dredd shit dudes a great actor but could never be an actor because he would only be able to play gay guy.. People respect success and he has lots of it..
Love the track and RiRi on the hook for sure a party beat and anthem BUT I’m tired of Jay-Z already…
Dude as sweet as tea has respect but no love..He just got away with the worlds biggest con and will continue to get a pass! I wonder how many lines from others he will steal on this album… I respect his success, willingness to throw his friends under a bus for the holy grail, his wife for being so sexy, his ability to make some good music pre-black album (everything post is trash)but he’s just a fucking fake! He has no character and something inside that man is hollow, he’ll never get what Shady gets from EVERYWHERE and he will never get over that..
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August 20th, 2009 at 1:10 am
Im sooo not impressed by this video…. LOL I wish this video was more street… I dunno I guess I was expecting something else…
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Trill Reply:
August 20th, 2009 at 3:22 am
I agree, this was average at best
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kush smoker Reply:
August 20th, 2009 at 7:01 pm
this shit was lame
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August 20th, 2009 at 1:17 am
Did Kayne have anything to do with the video production on this one?
Black EVERYTHING ~ Lou runs this town!
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August 20th, 2009 at 1:25 am
that wuz crack rihhana really is the good girl gone bad
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August 20th, 2009 at 1:32 am
ur watermarks SUCK!!!!
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Miss Info Reply:
August 20th, 2009 at 2:00 am
we didnt watermark this.
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lea Reply:
August 20th, 2009 at 9:21 am
LOL!
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mertz Reply:
August 20th, 2009 at 2:59 am
it’s obviously not from this website. and it was probably watermarked that way because person doing it doesn’t know how to do a good one that gets the same point accross more effectively, or just to let everyone know point blank that they got this first. it was annoying.
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August 20th, 2009 at 1:38 am
oh, ok…
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August 20th, 2009 at 1:42 am
Thanks Miss Info for posting this vid!
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August 20th, 2009 at 1:49 am
thanks mikey
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August 20th, 2009 at 2:06 am
NICEEEE!!!
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August 20th, 2009 at 3:11 am
yepp can’t watch anymore of this video. i got to the two minute 8 sec’s mark and there’s something that kept bugging me…something my brain kept focusing on because my eyes were all over the place being led by the camera direction. although the idea is definately not new, and the entire look/aesthetic of the video is played (especially in the kanye, rihanna videos…bustah ryhmes, missy, even in goldigge it’s there…this whole blue lighting/multi coulour lighting overshadowing everything), once again fire, but the thing that got me to stop this video, is not even the song. it’s the way it was edited down. maybe i’ll try to watch it again when i’m not so busy doing work. ugh. oh and if it’s anything it’s better than some of the videos i’ve seen recently.
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Rent Reply:
August 20th, 2009 at 10:47 am
LOL my dude that was the whole point to be messy and all over the place.its supposed to look like a war not an obvious music video.
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mertz Reply:
August 20th, 2009 at 12:41 pm
right. sorry. saw it again today and the edit is still crazy as hell. if i wanted to lose my mind i would go and watch that gnarls barkley vid.
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August 20th, 2009 at 3:43 am
DOA>This. yeah its a single, i hope this doesn’t reflect the album.
i was hoping for some gutter head bang shit. maybe next time
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mertz Reply:
August 20th, 2009 at 11:43 am
yeah whereas even though doa was another one of these garage setting video i really like that a whole mile more than this video/song.
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August 20th, 2009 at 4:36 am
Where do I begin? They need to give Young Jeezy back his black clothes and scarves from the “Crazy World” video. Give Tina Turner and Mad Max Thunderdome back their movie concept. Give 2pac back his idea to use Mad Max Thunderdome in the “California Love Pt.1″ video. Give Tomb Raiders and the Egyptians/Italians back their use of catacombs and pyramids. Rihanna, give Kelis, Grace Jones, and Fefe Dobson back their swag, hair dos, tatoos, and style. Lastly, give the Black Panthers/SW1 back their whole borrowed presence ya’ll jacked for them whack ass extas. Kanye is the only original thing to this song, along with the beat. Rihanna’s wounded cuckatoo looking and sounding ass needs to give it a rest. And Jay Z, please listen to Fabolous, just “Throw It In The Bag”. Please, all BS to the side. Thank you.
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mertz Reply:
August 20th, 2009 at 11:47 am
lol. i just posted a comment like this on another website. same wavelength sista! lol i’m cataloguing how many times there will be a jay z video shot in a garage, in the style of godfather/gangs of new york, and also what everyone likes about this whole blue overlay treatment, oh and can’t forget the fire. the fire is a staple. it used to be booty shaking and drinks and baller jersey’s but look at how the times have changed. sheesh. who directed this video?
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mertz Reply:
August 20th, 2009 at 11:51 am
i’m not about the whole throw it in the bag aspect. jay z can do whatever he wants on his own time. anyone know why fabo is still rapping about name brands?
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August 20th, 2009 at 7:58 am
video is nice & original.
Riri shines Kanye too Jay not so much..
Im a Jay fan but I still cant believe he came with such weak verses. Ye smashed him on his own single… baaad look
Anyway its the Roc.
This is only the commercial single I just hope the album will be up to Jay’s standard
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mertz Reply:
August 20th, 2009 at 11:52 am
nice and original?
i was gonna leave it at nice but i just had to take that phrase and post, cause “nice and original?” really? ‘original’?
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Etienne de Paris Reply:
August 20th, 2009 at 12:43 pm
I reckon ‘Different’ is probably more appropriate..
In comparison to much rap videos
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mertz Reply:
August 20th, 2009 at 1:00 pm
yeah uhm way to cut them a break. different is no different from what you said previously. anyways i’m a straight hater and i know what i like and don’t like and i just think i’m already biased against this video because i’ve already seen videos like this. meh. i mean if all i can say is that this is better than the latest flo rida video, or the some of the videos on 106’s countdown i mean that’s a good thing right…it’s a compliment. kinda like videos are dead this is not that good backhand compliment.
August 20th, 2009 at 8:21 am
Dope concept.. I like the aggression & militancy in the video! Rih givin’ us the rebellious flow.. I like it & anxiously waiting for Blueprint 3
Roc-La-Familia is back!
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August 20th, 2009 at 8:22 am
They were sending out previews and teasers for this crap? What a waste. At least some people got some checks making it. Assuming everyone sent their invoices in.
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August 20th, 2009 at 8:28 am
Miss info
Pls, do this for me
Post Juvenile ft Pleasure P “Hands on you”
Let the people hear what a proper RnB HipHop straight summer SMASH sounds like
i dont even like rnb hiphop like that, but this shit got me loving music again
Juve the Great….
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August 20th, 2009 at 8:57 am
…..this didn’t warrant the 2 “preview” clips that were released earlier. It really was just a video.
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August 20th, 2009 at 9:22 am
NICE!!!
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August 20th, 2009 at 9:26 am
i was feelin it shits on point felt like a mad max thunder dome fell to it
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August 20th, 2009 at 9:33 am
Good Vid. Thanks for posting it. Hopefully BP3 is really good, and sells lots of records.
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August 20th, 2009 at 9:37 am
I liked the theme… futuristic Black Power Movement… sounds like them!!!
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August 20th, 2009 at 10:04 am
Trailers for Videos are getting out of hand especially when the video is wack like this one……this is the worst Post-Apocalyptic video ever….sheesh
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August 20th, 2009 at 10:09 am
i like the vid.
- rihanna’s style was on point.
- jay trynna bring back that bruknahm mean mug lolol.
- kanye was off topic but i still love it.
- sounds like it should be rihanna’s song.
- her voice is killing me, how da hell she stayed on the roc and teirra marie got dropped?
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August 20th, 2009 at 10:14 am
wow fuck onsmash videos they always stop earlyer or some dumb shit…just post the fucking youtube
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August 20th, 2009 at 11:07 am
this song was disapointing (sucked) for so many reasons ( 1.jays verse is probably the worst verse iv ever heard him spit its so below even his sub verse of late 2. kanye has not ony a better verse then jay but more mic presense…tha fuk? when fish fly right. now i know how the first generation to see man in space felt when they said never thought id see that in my lifetime 3. this song is a carbon clone a bad one at that of t.i. – live your life 3. the other bp3 single also was disapointing (sukced) with a disapointing video ) and now we are blessed with a disapointng (hot garbage) video to go with the song i think this video this video actually probably makes the song worse than if u jus experiance it sonically couldn’t they have done something that wasn’t basically the exact same video as califonia love..sigh hopefully bp3 will be good cos a 3rd consequtive disapointing album from hov would just be smh
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August 20th, 2009 at 11:14 am
mmmhmmm This video is pretty nifty…
Hey info…I think you guys should start posting more uhhh Curren$y…….Just a friendly SUGGESTION!!!
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August 20th, 2009 at 11:35 am
oh okay, so the mad max them hasnt been done a ton of times in videos, wow, groudbreaking, not! 1. rihanna sounds horrible but looks good 2. kanye did not have a better verse 3. what town are they talking about? nyc? chi? barbados?
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August 20th, 2009 at 11:52 am
cant wait to heard tha album
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August 20th, 2009 at 11:55 am
i mean it wuz iiiight…know why it would’ve been better?????….had they not piped it up to make it look like it wuz gonna be the most phenomenal shit we’ve ever seen!
and i totally agree with Tierra up top…its reminiscent of Jeezy CRAZY WORLD VIDEO WHICH WUZ AT LEAST 4X BETTER BY THE WAY YO!
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August 20th, 2009 at 12:35 pm
Im guessing the video is based off of the Kurt Russell movie ‘Escape from New York’ since, you know, Jigga is from New York and he is talking about running his town. Video matched the song nicely, except for the Kanye verse which had nothing to do with the song. I cant believe people actually think he “murdered” that track. Is this what lyricism has come to?
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Miss Info Reply:
August 20th, 2009 at 12:36 pm
from what I read on mtv news, director Anthony Mandler based it on the italian film Zabriskie Point
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August 20th, 2009 at 12:52 pm
oh so it’s the usual suspects eh. didn’t know anthonym was at the helm, and zabriskie point eh, the cult film, the bomb film, the not italian film…this video that doesn’t remind me of zp at all and should probably say “very loosley based” because you can always choose to do a counterculture theme video…fine. anyways aside from the edit of this video it looked like for the most part it was well shot and the effects didn’t take away too much. i can always see the making of the video tonight to make me more appreciative.
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August 20th, 2009 at 1:26 pm
I like the video, the concept reminded me of this:In the DOA video, Jay was an underground boss, then the future happened and now he’s in a post apocalyptic NYC where he runs this town. IDK, I still think Beyonce should’ve sung the hook, no Ri Ri.
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August 20th, 2009 at 1:29 pm
Looks like Jay jacking Jimmy for his style with the scarf…interesting
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james dean Reply:
August 20th, 2009 at 3:27 pm
kanye had the scarf thing going before the Dirt Angel
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August 20th, 2009 at 1:40 pm
Not to mention EPMD “So Whatcha Sayin” video. This underground thing has been done to death. Mad Max futuristic apocolypse aspects ditto. Etc, etc. Not too groundbreaking.
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mertz Reply:
August 20th, 2009 at 2:47 pm
yeah and i was saying the same thing about the last beyonce ego video that came out because all of her videos also have the same same same look all the mother freaking time. i appreciate being an artist and being creative, but sheesh when i keep defending music videos when most people saying music videos are dead, i feel all kinfds of stupid. but then again the mainstream isn’t where i’m going to be looking for something good. the last video i saw that i liked was probably a stop motion concept and something with a real storyline. while i’m at it someone needs to tell kid cudi to get a new concept. i like conncecting the shole illustration with real life images but seriously do something else. show your range.
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August 20th, 2009 at 1:53 pm
Im a Jay-Z fan. Got reasonable doubt when it first dropped (i was 14)…and copped every single album he ever dropped since then at least 2-3 each.
with that said….this video was a waste of money. COLD G-A-R-B-A-G-E.
imma have to seriously question if i’m even gonna buy BP3 now.
D.O.A was more than impressive…this sh*t ain’t tho.
Jay please stop tryin to fit in with Ye’s crowd. Do u….thats what the fans want. U look ridiculous and out of your element in the video…..and once again I’m one of dudes biggest fans…it’s not hate.
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mertz Reply:
August 20th, 2009 at 2:50 pm
what did you think was garbage about it? i’m just trying to understand your very strong statement…because i was almost there, but i saw some things i liked in the video (nothing worth saying though because one was a fashion shot and the other was another pointless moment of dude walking across camera line of sight). why is this video a waste of money? is it not better than uhm that kanye directed drake video?
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circus Reply:
August 20th, 2009 at 11:43 pm
i feel like it was really bad for a couple of reasons.
1. obvious over used video theme
2. u got 3 of the biggest selling artist of the past 5 years on 1 song and this is the best they could come up with???
3. at this point i feel like Jay has achieved so much that he’s only in competition with himself. He made so much $$$ and so much history that he should only do very very very good-great videos. Otherwise don’t waste time making something mediocre, know what I’m saying???
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mertz Reply:
August 21st, 2009 at 11:22 pm
yeah understood. kinda like how people were arguing in a previous game-hova thread about how jigga should be pulling stadium shows like how the old cronies in rock do it. i used to feel the way you did in #3 when he retired the first time when we all figured out he really wasn’t. i mean i saw those leaked stills (purposely leaked)and i was like wtf i’m supposed to be excited about this, uhm waasn’t rihanna wearing a similar thing in that t.i. video…anyways and people who say what they did was new are joking themselves and must not watch any videos, music videos or otherwise. i’ve relegated this into something i probably will not willingly subvert myself to. i mean i could barely stand this song and people saying kanye has the best verse, lol, his verse that has nothing to do with the song yeah…and rihanna they should have used someone else for the song. that fabo jayz song posted on here has a better beat and hook and jayz verse than this song. i’ll still buy the record when it comes out but i’m thinking my excitment has been dimmed down a lot. i really really liked d.o.a though. theme’s a bit redundent, but released in a perfect moment. i just like the clarinet/saxaphone instrument used in the tune.
August 20th, 2009 at 1:56 pm
The internet made it cool to hate on everything, and with the rise of downloads its harder to tell whats actually moving by record sales. Used to be people would hate on a project left and right, but it would move 5 million or stay on top at TRL/106 for months, so you knew someone was feeling it. Now people can blog-on, hate, and then go back to i tunes and play the song/video again.
the music video is a dwindling as music television disappears, but this was a solid if not spectacular offering, and I imagine we will be hearing the song cut a lot because of the chorus.
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FO Reply:
August 21st, 2009 at 9:42 am
Co-sign….its not 2 often that u c sum1 on the net admitting 2 liking sumthing, tho the song may get a zillion downloads….n i dont understand why ppl wouldn’t like this song/vid…its cool imo
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August 20th, 2009 at 2:53 pm
even though i wasn’t really feeling this song, i would listen to it and not watch the video. kinda like how i would listen to that sugar florida song but not watch the crap video or even listen to danity kane’s damaged and not watch the video…granted this video is probably better than the two i mentioned, but i’m just naming examples.
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August 20th, 2009 at 3:31 pm
damn this sounds weird with me saying this, but i think Jay has finally put on the Wizards jersey. vid is aesthetically crazy, but i listened to what he is saying and it doesnt have that same…..sting. now Jordan on the Wizards would put up the occasional 40 or 50, but u could see the diminished skills. same with Jay, but he is still way ahead of 80% of the game. Kanye has become super consistent and Rihanna is….ok
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August 20th, 2009 at 3:52 pm
I think people are over-thinking a fucking video its not that serious… and stop watching something you know is gonna be wack.. makes no sense
SMH
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FO Reply:
August 21st, 2009 at 9:52 am
Co-sign the part about over-thinking a video…I mean its just a visual 2 go with a song…idk y ppl r acting like they were expecting the 2nd coming of CHRIST….
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August 20th, 2009 at 4:14 pm
I’m buying BP3 no matter what because i’ma huge Jay-z fan been one since 96
With that said this was eeeh
FUCKING HORRIBLE, SHITTY, Clover field with no plot, but hey I love Jay so it doesn’t stop me from going out an copping that new BP3 on 9/11
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mertz Reply:
August 20th, 2009 at 5:13 pm
lol. i will be buying…not stealing, buying bp3 more than 1 time. i gotta have some to give away to family. the vids aiight. made me roll my eye but what can i say. video’s dead. people trying to reinvent the wheel instead of inventing a new form of transport. we all in this.
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BROOKLYNYG Reply:
August 21st, 2009 at 12:47 am
WHAT A FOOL U ARE,,, JAYZ CARRER IS DONE THIS IS ACTUALL RIHANNA AND KANYE WEST SONG !!!! GAYZ IS JUST TRYIN TO STEAL THE SHYNE TO HAVE A HIT… AND WHAT DO U LOVE ABOUT JAYZ SO MUCH ??? I THINK ITS ONLY HIS SINCERETY IN HIS VOICE THAT HE HAD ON RECORDS THAT MADE U THINK HE WAS REAL… BUT HES NOT
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mertz Reply:
August 21st, 2009 at 11:23 pm
yo you agree with me thinking that brooklyn’s comment is all kinds of funny right?
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August 20th, 2009 at 4:29 pm
i just want to get the album forget the video it’s solid far from wack but i just want to cop the album i don’t even watch videos much anymore
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August 20th, 2009 at 5:06 pm
It was cool not a typical Jigga man video but I’m glad it wasn’t it would’ve been too easy to place that video is some nondescript hood some where with a bunch of niggas ice grilling the camera dressed in black instead Jay stepped out the box alittle bit with the post apocalypse setting. The highlights RiRi just jumps off the screen in what ever she does that girls such a star its crazy, Kanye is great at performance scenes probably cause he’s such a great performer. Low lights not really feeling Jay-Z outfit despite shoutin out Martin Margiela one of the illest designers in fashion today and of course now everyone will dick ride Jay and claim to be up on it and all the rappers will be checkin for it now like what happened with RL purple label suits and Audemars Piguet watches, and Ace of Spades spirts but hey its to be expected. But anyway the Jay’s outfit comes off like a costume the others look great the extras looked cool the cinematography was ok all in all a pretty good video
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August 20th, 2009 at 9:21 pm
The video did what it was supposed to do; generate publicity and buzz. So whether your pro or con the vid, doesn’t matter. The God MC is a marketing genius. 1st wk prediction 700-800k, which I believe would be his highest in his career.
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August 20th, 2009 at 10:11 pm
This song & video = shit sandwich.
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August 20th, 2009 at 11:24 pm
jay z jumped the shark. he’s really looking like dad at the teenager’s birthday party: old and out of place.
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August 23rd, 2009 at 2:11 am
I wasn’t gonna say anything but I couldn’t resist. This song and video is pointless and weak, even by today’s standards. Different does not equal successful. IMO Jay produced an “L” on this one. I would love for someone to break down for me why I should like this song and video. I’m honestly open to a non-immature opinion.
Disclaimer: Huge fan of Jay-Z despite how I feel about this.
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September 1st, 2009 at 12:55 am
Who said this could be Jay’s 3rd consecutive dissapointing albums. “American Gangster” was raw and on point, if you didn’t catch on to that you should quit listening to music and find something else to bitch about. hater!
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