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...among others), a number of poppy songs like “Anything” (featuring Usher) and “Hollywood” (featuring Beyoncé), a pacing like that of his last albums, and stellar production by such notables as Just Blaze, the Neptunes, and Dr. Dre...
Blaze produces a number of tracks on the first half of the album, showcasing his signature high-profile sampling (such as Rick James’ “Superfreak” on the title track). And Dr. Dre, who produces “30 Something,” “Minority Report,” and “Trouble,” adds just a hint of his finely-aged West Coast flavor to the album...
...those moments are just flashes between Jay telling rap's new kids to get off his lawn and reminding the rest of us that he's still a thug at heart, that he hasn't changed a bit. The album's Who's Who of producers, including Dr. Dre and Kanye West, normally could be relied on to spice up the duller patches, but the riffs sound either recycled or, more disturbingly, like Herb Alpert--era smooth jazz. (Not a positive trend for this or any other genre.) Jay-Z may yet have more to say, but he doesn...
...those moments are just flashes between Jay telling rap's new kids to get off his lawn and reminding the rest of us of that he's still a thug at heart-that he hasn't changed a bit. The album's Who's Who of producers, including Dr. Dre and Kanye West, normally could be relied on to spice up the duller patches, but the riffs either sound recycled or, more disturbingly, like Herb Alpert-era smooth jazz. (Not a positive trend for this or any other genre.) Jay-Z may yet have more to say, but he doesn...
...self-aggrandizement is tolerable because we understand that The Game is lost without Dre and we’re willing to listen to him pop off at the mouth so he can feel better. Sometimes, however, he just goes too far. On “Compton,” which has a funky vibe courtesy of will.i.am, he raps, “Look at all the hate I see, I’m sick / You can’t get rid of me, I’m HIV.” It’s difficult to understand...