I expect him to bring the ruckus to reclaim his spot. city fresh in mind, you know old man Hov’s ego has to be shaken. list after dropping last year’s Life Is Good.And with stellar projects like Kendrick Lamar’s good kid, m.A.A.d. Kanye and Jay-Z Had a Long Dispute Over Some Magna Carta SongsKanye wanted. Second, it’s been four years since Jay dropped The Blueprint 3 and, frankly, his claim to be the greatest rapper alive hasn’t held much weight lately. Holy Grail Video: Jay Z and JT Need a PlumberAll set on Champagne, though. That’s like the Voltron Force of hip hop production. According to the vid, Timbaland, Pharrell, Rick Rubin and Swizz Beatz all have a hand in the project. If you have the nerve to drop an album called The Platinum Collection Plate or God Iz Gud All Da The Time/All Da Time God Iz Gud, you’d better bring your A-game.Īlthough Jay’s flow has been on autopilot for years now, I do have hope that his latest album will at least surpass the sheer boredom of his last solo effort.įirst, check out that stable of producers. What’s with rappers and these overblown, religious-themed album titles? Born Sinner? God Forgives, I Don’t? Yeezus? Jay looks very, um, excited in the screenshot. Holy Grail, which actually feels more like a Justin Timberlake track featuring Jay Z, and Part II (On The Run).

In a really cool, slick video, Jay unveiled his latest project, Magna Carta Holy Grail. That aside, on early listens this feels reminiscent of Jay Z's 2006 'Comeback' album, 'Kingdom Come.' In that, the production is as slick as you would expect but only a couple of tracks really stand out right away. Forget the NBA playoffs and the new season of True Blood, it was Jay-Z that got Twitter twerkin’ last night.

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