Rocker Reacts to "The Blueprint"

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50 Cent - Get Rich or Die Trying
A Tribe Called Quest - Low End Theory, Midnight Marauders
Ab Soul - Control System
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Baby Keem - The Melodic Blue
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Common - Be
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De La Soul - Three Feet High and Rising
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DMX - It’s Dark and Hell is Hot
Doja Cat - Scarlet
Drake - Take Care, Reading This/Too Late, Nothing Was the Same
Earl Sweatshirt - Doris, IDLSIDGO, Some Rap Songs, Solace
Frank Ocean - Blonde, Channel Orange
Freddie Gibbs - Pinata
Future - DS2
Ice Cube - Amerikkka’s Most Wanted
Ice Spice - Like..?
Injury Reserve - By the Time I Get to Phoenix
J Cole - 2014 Forest Hills Drive, 4 Your Eyez Only
J Dilla - Donuts
Jay Z - Blueprint, Reasonable Doubt, Watch the Throne, 4:44
Joey Bada$$ - 1999
JID - The Never Story, The Forever Story
JPEGMAFIA - Veteran, All My Heroes Are Cornballs, LP!, Scaring The Hoes
Ka - Honor Killed the Samurai
Kanye - College Dropout, Late Registration, Graduation, 808s & Heartbreak, MBDTF, Yeezus, Life of Pablo, Ye
Ken Carson - A Great Chaos
Kendrick - Section.80, Good Kid Mad City, To Pimp a Butterfly, DAMN, Untitled Unmastered, Mr. Morale and the Big Steppers
Kenny Beats - Louie
Kid Cudi - Man on the Moon
Kids See Ghosts - Kids See Ghosts
Killer Mike - Michael
Lauryn Hill - The Miseducation of
Lil Uzi Vert - Pink Tape
Lil Wayne - Tha Carter, Tha Carter II
Lil Yachty - Let’s Start Here
Little Simz - Sometimes I Might Be Introvert, Grey Area, NO THANK YOU
Lucki - Watch My Back
Lupe Fiasco - Food & Liquor
Mac Miller - Swimming, Circles
Mckinley Dixon - Beloved! Paradise! Jazz!?
Metro Boomin - Heroes & Villains
MF DOOM - Madvillainy, Mm Food
Michael Jackson - Thriller
Mick Jenkins - The Patience
Mobb Deep - The Infamous
Mos Def - Black on Both Sides
Mos Def, Talib Kweli - Black Star
Nas - Illmatic
Nicki Minaj - Pink Print, Pink Friday, Pink Friday 2
NONAME - Telefone
Notorious B.I.G. - Ready to Die
On Man - Self Titled
Outkast - Southernplaya, ATLiens, Aquemini, Stankonia
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Playboi Carti - Die Lit, Whole Lotta Red
Public Enemy - It Takes a Nation of Millions
Pusha T - Daytona
Richie Russo - Make Believe
Rihanna - ANTI
Run the Jewels - RTJ1, RTJ2, RTJ3
Slowthai - Ugly
Smino - Luv 4 Rent
SZA - CTRL, SOS
Teezo Touchdown - How Do You Sleep at Night
Teyana Taylor - KTSE
The Roots - Things Fall Apart
The Weeknd - House of Balloons, Thursday, Echoes of Silence
Three 6 Mafia - Mystic Stylez
Thundercat - Drunk
Travis Scott - Astroworld, Rodeo, Utopia
Tupac - Me Against the World, All Eyez On Me
Tyler the Creator - IGOR, Flower Boy, Call Me if You Get Lost (The Estate Sale)
UGK - Ridin’ Dirty
Vince Staples - Hell Can Wait, Big Fish Theory
Wu-Tang - 36 Chambers, Liquid Swords, Only Built 4 Cuban Linx
Yeat - Afterlyfe
Youngboy NBA - AI Youngboy 2, 3800 Degrees
Young Thug - Barter 6
This is my first time listen and reaction to the album "The Blueprint" by Jay-Z. Enjoy!
0:00:00 - Opening Thoughts
0:03:15 - The Ruler's Back
0:09:15 - Takeover
0:19:00 - Izzo (H.O.V.A.)
0:26:55 - Girls, Girls, Girls
0:35:40 - Jigga That Nigga
0:42:15 - U Don't Know
0:47:55 - Hola' Hovito
0:53:05 - Heart of the City (Ain't No Love)
0:58:35 - Never Change
01:04:55 - Song Cry
01:13:40 - All I Need
01:20:05 - Renegade
01:32:20 - Blueprint (Momma Loves Me)
01:39:25 - Breathe Easy (Lyrical Exercise)
01:43:00 - Girls, Girls, Girls (Part 2)
01:47:25 - Closing Thoughts

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@bobthepoppop Год назад

I was a little more aggressive with the music cuts on this one since Reasonable Doubt got blocked entirely (despite heavy edits). Looks like this one will stick (for now). Do remember that Patreon is $2 for uncut reactions. The description shows all the albums available there if you feel like binging. Happy New Year!

@treybanfield2084 Год назад

There are 3 other jay-z albums that you should react to. The Black Album, American Gangster and 4:44. All classics for sure.

@mikecamacho1993 Год назад

the lines about the trumpets are a taken word for word from The Ruler's Back by Slick Rick

@jayyoung1470 Год назад

February 2023 "Stillmatic" by Nas Please!!! You only have one side of the story right now with Takeover 😎

@Jaysito407 Год назад

Bob since you are a MF DOOM fan you can’t leave out DOOMSDAY. It’s just as good as MMM Food

@KardiFan2000 Год назад

@@jayyoung1470 Facts!

@coop.mp4 Год назад

Heart of the City is one of Kanye’s best beats, unbelievable production on that song

@kevinspencer6055 Год назад

The fact that he was really saving this song for DMX.........but I'm glad for Jay z to use it

@Protronica Год назад

@@kevinspencer6055 yeah i don’t think dmx would’ve sounded as good at jay on that beat

@roccovb5377 7 месяцев назад

its literally the same beat as the original sample xD

@tomwilkinson105 4 месяца назад

He has way better beats

@mema5873 Год назад

Any plans on doing Common - Be? From roughly the same time and widely considered his best album. I think you would enjoy his lyrics a lot.

@filipnikolic1702 Год назад

And top tier production from Mr. West :)

@Philip-Poulsen Год назад

Great album. Completely agree!

@fernandoreyes680 Год назад

Fantastic album. Probably my favorite Kanye produced album ever

@seanjjpaul Год назад

Definitely a must. Arguably Kanye’s best produced album

@dylanwoods9081 Год назад

It's on his list I know that. He might get to it this year.

@desssperato5420 Год назад

Bob, you gotta react to 4:44. It's Jay's most recent album, and came out off the heels of his cheating scandal around 2017. It's incredibly personal, akin to Mr. Morale. I'd listen to it and "Lemonade" by Beyonce, back to back

@bannedplaylist Год назад

yes i would love for him to react to lemonade and then react to 4:44 so he can get an insight of what jay did wrong and his growth as a person, and their growth as a reaction. and bob seems to be a bit interested in bey

@LEM620 Год назад

Mid

@hazzajac2443 Год назад

Someone has already mentioned stillmatic by nas for his response to takeover which many consider him to beat Jay Z in Ether, great reaction, also mentioning rivals please consider doing the Infamous by Mobb Deep such a classic album many consider to be top 10 of all time, I know you’ve had lots of requests over time for it but trust me it’s a must listen, hope you had a good Christmas, happy new year 🎉

@TechedThrower66 Год назад

The Infamous def a top 10 hip hop album of the 90s imo

@hazzajac2443 Год назад

@@TechedThrower66 for sure bro probably in my top 5 🤘🏿

@marcelonino8009 Год назад

Heard the infamous a couple of days ago, and i was mind blown, such a good album shook ones pt2 is one of the best songs i have heard

@jackwells1653 Год назад

@raspsalmcivilination776 by saying Dre has over 5 albums better then infamous do you mean the ones he has produced

@MouseR985 Год назад

@raspsalmcivilination776 you're right, the infamous is not just a top 10 album. It's top 5. And you're the one who should get a head exam if you actually believe what you wrote previously. Lmao, pac has three albums that are better? That's such a dumb statement that it's funny

@davidjeffery9493 Год назад

8:33 he also says the "off we go let the trumpets blow" line out of respect for Slick Rick from his song "The Ruler's Back" from his 1988 album "The Great Adventures of Slick Rick".....the whole song (especially the last verse) is a homage to that song

@saisaiverba7658 Год назад

I believe “Pen to a test” refers to these things called “scantrons” used in the United State to automate multiple choice test grading. You can only use a #2 pencil on those. Pens aren’t recognized by the system.

@malcolmmcaulay3529 Год назад

Or the fact that you can’t erase pen and would be inconvenient to not be able to on an important test.

@bereaboy Год назад

The sound was revolutionary form moment. It ushered in the soul sample era. Kanye didn’t start building off the sound and experimenting more until graduation, and I’d say the Kanye sound was perfected on life of Pablo.

@1kennylo Год назад

Man I can’t get into life of Pablo

@freddiejimenez7995 Год назад

@@1kennylo why not?

@zainaquil Год назад

@@1kennylo same

@dontkillmyvibe8458 Год назад

🤔 hell naw

@DaveTheDopeFiend Год назад

The RZA originated the sped up soul sampling. He did it better than everybody that came after him.

@jakemilano8868 Год назад

You’ve done 2/3 of Jay’s classic albums. Do The Black Album sometime! Great stuff!

@RR-dh5gr Год назад

4:44 has proven itself to be a classic. I think its been long enough, since every older rapper’s output is now compared to 4:44, and when older rappers make mature and emotionally vulnerable records, they’re immediately called “___’s 4:44”

@JonSnowsGhost Год назад

American Gangster

@jakemilano8868 Год назад

Both of those are just very good albums without many of any classic songs on them. Neither pushed the sound forward or featured Jay anywhere near the peak of his powers

@JonSnowsGhost Год назад

@@jakemilano8868 most people here in NYC consider AG a classic. And 4:44 on that second tier with Vol 2, Dynasty & BP3

@kevoncox Год назад

You think Jay only has 3 classic albums

@markcollins2009 Год назад

1:17:52 can’t believe you wasn’t impressed with the “Left hand’ll lean him like a little past 6” 😢 I love that line

@oldschoolhip-hopheadriorea9178 Год назад

GOD BARS! #J-HOVA🔥

@allenivey7131 Год назад

Let’s goooooo

@jonathanbutler5628 Год назад

I liked lil Kim bar that was similar "shit straight like 915, ya know what I mean?" Queen bitch "hardcore"

@odu2014 Год назад

Hey Bob, just to let you know the actual album ends at Momma Loves Me. Lyrical Exercise and Girls Part 2 are bonus tracks. In case you weren’t aware.

@Pivot-Shorts Год назад

Now this is a heavy hitter, so many classics! Renegade is one of the most impressive displays of lyricism. Jay-Zs verse on that song is the best verse that has ever been blown out of the park by another on the same track. Eminem absolutely killed it on that track.

@kevinmalloy1978 Год назад

You missed the double entendre in U Don't Know. "I could sell water to a whale" could also be "I could sell water to a well" and still makes sense. Jay Z is one of the best at the double entendre in Hip Hop. When you listen to Blueprint again, you will pick up more of those sort of lines.

@thefly1203 Год назад

You’re reaching

@kalienboykin9281 3 месяца назад

@@thefly1203you know nothing about rap

@circumcisionersjar 2 месяца назад

@@thefly1203jay confirmed it when pusha t asked

@asherfried842 Год назад

You need to listen to Lupe Fiascos Food and Liquor, I genuinely think you will love that album a ton, it sonically is amazing and has some of the best lyricism you will ever hear. It’s honestly a perfect album and I think you and your family will thoroughly enjoy it.(My mom hardly listens to hiphop and she loves everything about the album.)

@jabroni_z2686 Год назад

Bob I know you’re getting a lot of comments on the Nas response track to takeover “ether” and you probably are curious to hear it and want to listen to “stillmatic” the album it’s on, but PLEASE listen to Nas discography in order. His next album that you need to review of Nas is “it was written” his 2nd album(and my personal favorite). I think you should do Nas album in chronological order the same way you did Kanye and Kendrick. It would be cool to see you experience Nas journey through hip hop. It would also give you more context once you eventually get to “stillmatic” to appreciate the song ether even more. Also if you think takeover was a great diss ether is consider the best diss track of all time.

@insaneheat2994 Год назад

Real. It was written is an absolute classic.

@JLCorleone Год назад

It was written > Illmatic.

@luiscamposano4316 Год назад

Please do this Bob, you will not regret it

@MightyScruffy Год назад

Agreed, it was written is a classic. Some of my favourite Nas tracks are from that album 🔥

@abdullahbadle5481 Год назад

I agree Bob should liste to Nas' discog in chronological order

@joebidenjr5902 Год назад

Hey Bob you should listen to This Can't Be Life - Jay Z, Beanie, Scarface. It's an absolute classic.

@clementfaure1238 Год назад

You should listen to "ether" by Nas, it's a response to takeover and is recognised as one of the best diss songs of all time, it's from his album "stillmatic" which is another classic Nas album

@thetruest7497 Год назад

Ether is doo doo.

@cdot32 Год назад

@@thetruest7497 ether is the most overhyped disstrack ever

@treasey8655 Год назад

@@cdot32 we found the jay z stans yall

@cdot32 Год назад

@@treasey8655 go listen to it and explain to me how “Gay-Z, dick sucking lips” are amazing disses

@Kordellll Год назад

Ether definitely did not age well.. he called him gay 10 times we get it😂😂

@DirectorBrazil Год назад

Brooo I loved listening to this again with your reaction. Such a great album

@SavWarfare Год назад

I was hoping you did this album. Prayers answered. Let’s go!

@jonathangranados5511 Год назад

Bob I thought you were gonna recognize The Doors sample on Takeover?! haha "5 to 1"

@GoldTwastaken Год назад

Found myself shouting "yes!" When this popped up in my feed 😅, been a while since you've reacted to an album that I absolutely love.

@TheSizNation Год назад

I'm happy that you finally got to speak on Em. The bulk of criticism towards Em honestly has to do with a large portion of his fanbase that isn't doing what you're doing on this channel which is taking time to appreciate other artist and where they come from. The bulk of Em fans shit on other artist with a few exceptions like Tech N9ne for example. There's so much more that goes into it I could write a college essay on it. Everyone recognizes where Em is skill wise, the hate for the man is primarily his fanbase. Also since he's become sober and aged a bit his voice is different so he doesn't have the bravado he had on his earlier work just like he does on Renegade for example. Em would get a lot less hate if his fans would take the time to realize that there's more great artist out there in that upper tier of rap and hip hop than just Eminem.

@jaydubbxperiod Год назад

"what they did to the Cold Crush" refers to the pioneering group who inspired a ton of rappers but was in it before there was big money to be had. In fact, Girls Girls Girls is from one of their famous routines. They made a couple of records but their fame really came from tapes of live performances.

@shadytano Год назад

Renegade was originally made with Royce da 5'9 who is a very frequent collaborator with Eminem especially last 12 years. Then Eminem gave the song to Jay-Z for his album without changing his original verses except for that Jigga part

@XReactionsOG Год назад

what’s your favourite scary movie

@JacobPadlock Год назад

I'd love for you to do Purple Haze by Cam'ron. It's very much a part and parcel with this early 00s NY soul-sample rap sound.

@thetruest7497 Год назад

Heatmakers 🔥🔥🔥

@josechamu240 Год назад

Nah. I rather he react to some other shit like more wu, black album, nas, 4:44, big pun, big L etc.

@quezimoto Год назад

Cosign. I wonder what he'd gather from Cam's perspective/angle. Cam is closer to Jay in that way but takes himself less seriously.

@bojax Год назад

Like others have mentioned, you should listen to Ether by Nas. In fact, it would be cool if you did a separate reaction video to it or listen to it during your additional thoughts on The Blueprint.

@adambrydges1040 Год назад

thought this too

@camobhair Год назад

@@adambrydges1040 yes he needs to do this!!! Nas bodies him there

@six7264 Год назад

Fun fact: Just Blaze produced the final track on Good Kid M.A.A.D City "Compton". He also produced 3 tracks off of The Black Album by Jay-Z which you would really enjoy because the production is great.

@johnohrstrom5112 Год назад

You mention the Fugees... "The Fugees done broke up..." You NEED to do The Score... An absolute classic album that doesn't get it's due.

@mackavelly 8 месяцев назад

yeah idk why he did lauryn hill before the score when it's so easily better

@deesavage5198 Год назад

He serenades every track with a giggle

@raone8134 Год назад

He copied that from 2pac.

@syox3667 Год назад

If you think Jay buried Nas, you should check out his response "Ether". He absolutely murdered Jay-Z and it's the widely accepted opinion that Nas won the beef.

@VZAAGE 9 месяцев назад

For a scantron test, you're supposed to bring a #2 pencil.

@MemeLord42069 Год назад

Jay Z wasn’t buried by Ether but he was hit with a harsh rebuttal which is why Ether was so good. People though Nas was buried by Takeover but Nas came back stronger than expected. Nas won the battle as an underdog yet both disstracks are discussed as top tier disstracks in Hip Hop History.

@RuiSantos24k Год назад

You GOTTA do Nas’ Stillmatic now! No pressure 😂

@cristianduque3421 Год назад

Wow I’m so happy rn this a early birthday gift for me, jayz one of the goats, so glad you finally got to this album commenting before watching so hope you enjoyed it as much as we all have, this album is such such a classic ! ❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥

@JacobSlats Год назад

Good job on this. Props for the breakdowns.

@whatudoin1 Год назад

This album has so many things to appreciate. Jay paying hommage to Biggie quoting him and other artists, recognizing the samples (not sure you noticed on h to the izzo.)

@donb.loneleo770 Год назад

Let's go! Glad you enjoyed this as much as I did on first listen. If I recall correctly I was feeling the same with not being that into 2 tracks which were also Izzo and All I Need, all though they grew on me and I like them more than I did on first listen This album is a CLASSIC to me and it's in a tie for my no. 1 Jay-Z album with Reasonable Doubt (though I have more days where I have Blueprint over RD than vice versa). This was one of my first albums I got on CD (along with Raekwons OB4CL which is a classic as well). Amazing album. Just to add a lil context, this album was interesting for Jay-Z because with his albums before this he was starting to rap on more "electronic" type of production (think like Timbaland and Pharrell) with the occasional classic 90s hiphop sound so I bet it was interesting for listeners when they heard this for the first time. But reason to the style change (and reason to why I'm bringing this up) is because of Ghostface Killah's Supreme Clientele. Kanye and Just Blaze were heavily influenced by that album so they started giving those soul sampled beats to Jay-Z which I imagine is why he shifted the sound of the album to that sound (with Girls, Girls, Girls being actually intended to give to Ghostface). Recommend checking out U Don't Know (Remix) from Blueprint 2, I saw somewhere that Just Blaze was saying that this is actually the finished beat and that the one Jay first rapped on wasn't finished (all though the beat was still killer). Also can't wait for you to get back to Nas and eventually get to his response to Jay on Stillmatic. Excuse me for the long ass comment lol and I hope it wasn't overwhelming. I wish you and everyone else a happy new year! Thank you for 2022. Take care everyone

@ozzymandias8137 Год назад

Gonna try and watch this one asap before it gets nuked by RU-vid. Hope you have a great new year Bob!❤️

@indoorplant2392 Год назад

Omg the black album is so good, cant wait

@JC20XX Год назад

Finally an album I've listened to/know well again. Excited for this one. (oh what I missed you did Grey Area?!)

@bigchris7709 Год назад

Izzo had a kid-friendly sound due to the Jackson 5 sample (I Want You Back).

@KINOSWAGMONEY Год назад

You should react to Nas' response to Takeover called Ether. If you feel like Jay buried Nas, you'll go CRAZY at Nas' response.

@jahterminatedlmao5473 Год назад

production masterclass

@orlandosantiago4063 Год назад

My favorite album from my favorite rapper of all time. Also check out Blueprint 2 and the Black Album. Great reaction! Keep up the good work!

@real_hip_hop Год назад

Thank you for reacting to this classic. I know Jay Z is the king of copyright so I appreciate your bravery in doing this reaction.

@torreypovich8023 Год назад

I love the beat of All I need … and the lyrics.. one of my favorites on the album…

@KingMikeH27 Год назад

I am amped!! Starting your vid now 🤣

@mickey10jb80 Год назад

Good Reaction. Wow. I didn't realize you did Reasonable Doubt too. Now you have to get to Nas second album It Was Written Stillmatic is also a good one to react to so you can hear Nas kill Jay on Ether

@mo2k638 Год назад

Jay killed Nas on the blueprint 2 tho

@mickey10jb80 Год назад

@@mo2k638 if he would have released that instead of Supa Ugly at the time, it would have been way better. But Supa Ugly wasn't it. The Blueprint 2 diss was basically a redo of his failed response.

@doug7944 Год назад

You have one of the coolest and best RU-vid channels out there

@kevinmalloy1978 Год назад

You had the same reaction as everyone else in real time to Takeover. A few months later Nas dropped Ether, which is regarded by many as the best diss song of all time. Even today 20 years later, if someone says you got Ethered, it means you got killed in a beef and there is no answer or comeback. But Nas and Jay Z have squashed their beef and have several great songs together. Check out Black Republican, Success, and few other of their songs together. You won't be disappointed.

@flacko_jody2130 Год назад

Plenty of people liked the takeover lol. Kanye did good too on it.

@smokezilla13. Год назад

I’m here for this !!

@SteveAndroulakis Год назад

The stop-start beat of All I Need is why it’s my favorite beat on the album! Great reaction vid though

@carsonn6895 Год назад

12:23 “pen to a test” I believe refers to using those scan answer sheets that only pick up pencil marks. Like how you can’t use a pen on the SAT.

@camo1453 Год назад

I feel similar to you in that I prefer Late Registration way More than College Dropout. LR is a very similar album, but it’s more fleshed out, similar production but it gets grander, and it cuts out the annoying skits and filler songs of CD. LR is my favourite Ye album, his most complete album to me

@align8325 Год назад

finally someone said it people disrespect LR as much as they praise TCD and its just sad

@TheWorldcitizen2012 Год назад

damn i just complete my hov vinyle collection with this album 2 days ago!! for me its a no skip what a pièce of art

@zshakur Год назад

The Ruler's Back is a nod to a song off Slick Rick's album "The Adventures Of Slick Rick". On "The Ruler's Back" he ends each verse with, "So off we-go, let the trumpets-blow because the driver of the mission is a pro, The Ruler's Back."

@x5p_ Год назад

love this one, glad you appreciated it too!

@johnpinkney2889 Год назад

Your reaction was great..I'm subscribed and notification is on..

@inboundxcxx Год назад

HOW CAN U NOT LOVE THE I WANT U BACK SAMPLE ON IZZO

@jlbs12209 Год назад

"Off we go, let's the trumpets blow.." in The Ruller's Back is an ode to Slick Rick who had a song by the same name in the 80s

@camo1453 Год назад

Most of the Eminem criticism these days is as a result of his last three albums, Revival, Kamikaze, and Music to be Murdered By. All 3 are pretty bad albums, particularly Revival. It just seems that modern day Eminem has lost his touch, is unable to connect with the youth, and no longer has anything to say. He’s like hip hops version of “Old man yells at clouds”. His chorus’s are particularly bad, and he raps incredibly fast more frequently now, and it’s really corny in my opinion, because he’s truly not saying anything. Jay Z, Kanye, and Nas (3 main examples) have been able to mature in their music as they get into their 40’s and 50’s and continue to make good music, but Eminem hasn’t.

@DarthHemis Год назад

I'm so pumped!

@otisharris1607 8 месяцев назад

great content

@joshuaedwards5778 Год назад

Great video and great album. Song cry is such an amazing song

@PhilHug1 Год назад

Nas album Stillmatic is partly a response to this album. Recommend it and highly recommend Nas album It Was Written

@cristianduque3421 Год назад

I’m so drunk rn happy new years eveyone love y’all

@JaiOfficial2795 Год назад

I didn't know you served as well haha, another great vid brother! 🙏🏼

@treasey8655 Год назад

you absolutely have to do Stillmatic in February!

@FirstnameLastname-nd9wx Год назад

eminems early stuff does have some interesting stuff, not just shock value. there are the horrorcore tracks and the lighthearted tracks where he's saying outlandish shit, but there are a lot of good songs on the first 3 albums imo, particularly the first 2. could be worth a revisit

@jamisonlamkin5576 Год назад

Hell yeah brother, Blueprint is my favorite of Jigga! And you should a video of itself on Ether, Nas' response...whew!!

@deesavage5198 Год назад

This album had so many storylines. Jay Z jumping off the Nas beef Just Blaze and a young Kanye battling beat for beat Five platinum singles Classic Album

@jeanclod8810 Год назад

Such an amazing album 💿

@powercityeatery264 7 месяцев назад

Your laugh is an adlib my guy!

@Jaam_Juice Год назад

Love love love this album.

@tombo6245 Год назад

Hey Bob, would you recommend the Beyer DT770s that you have? I might need to get new headphones soon and they're in my price range.

@lvodlc Год назад

Nice reaction m. Classic album. Love the Takeover beat w the sample from The Doors. The Ruler’s Back, was influenced by Slick Rick’s The Ruler is Back. Gotta react to Stillmatic after this.

@intoxxau Год назад

i get what you're saying about the chorus on girls girls girls but i think q-tip comes across with the same cheeky vibe like on tribe albums - e.g midnight marauders or people's instinctive travels - and i think it fits the vibe of the song perfectly. cool feature. i hope you check out more quest at some point, those albums are a bit less serious than low end theory

@goose0078 Год назад

Before Kendrick, I think Jay was the last great rapper at the top of the rap game. After this it went 50-cent, Lil Wayne, then Drake... And they're not terrible, but oddly enough, Jay despite not being the "deepest" always came off as very genuine to me, where the others just kinda felt like conmen. Not the greatest at any one thing, not my personal favorite, but, he's my default answer to who is the overall GOAT of rap if I have to pick one person. It's gotta be Jay for me. The only one who paired extreme commercial success while keeping true to everything hip-hop is as a culture. His message has always been consistent, his greatest form of dissent, rebellion that's essential to the spirit of rap, is self made financial success. Can't knock the hustle. "If skills sold, truth be told, I'd probably be lyrically Talib Kweli Truthfully, I wanna rhyme like Common Sense, but I did 5 mil.. i ain't been rhyming like Common since"

@kevinh636 2 месяца назад

Kendrick can't rap close to Jay or any of the greats. Good kid is a classic but his flow and cadence aint close to any of the greats imo

@goose0078 2 месяца назад

@@kevinh636 I mean I disagree, but I can't see where that statement is even made. Sing about me ain't an all time flow? I can see if it ain't your personal style, but rhythmically and technically, how is Kendrick not an all timer?

@kevinh636 2 месяца назад

@@goose0078 technically it might be good, rap god is technically great by Em but do I want to listen to it? For comparison Biggie flow was butter and Kendrick just ain't it for me. And I loved GKMC so I've tried but he just doesn't compare to any of the greats for me!

@goose0078 2 месяца назад

@@kevinh636 I mean that's just personal taste. I can't nor do I want to argue against your personal taste. Lyrically, technically, and musically, Kendrick's stuff is on Par with Biggie imo, but if it ain't your thing it ain't your thing.

@kevinh636 2 месяца назад

@@goose0078 i have never disagreed with a statement more than Kendrick being on par with Biggie but I agree it is all personal taste!

@njnatl09 Год назад

Black album is definitely comparable to the Blueprint you should definitely react to it..

@johnohrstrom5112 Год назад

Woooooooowww!!!! Christmas comes twice.

@seanjjpaul Год назад

You should listen to Nas Stillmatic album. It’s one of his best and features the best diss song of all time

@Oskar0424 Год назад

AYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY Edit: Did you pick out MJ's in the background of Girlsx3 part 2

@santgir920 Год назад

you gotta listen to be by common, if you loved this you’re sure to love be as well. arguably ye and dilla’s best prodction work as well.

@MrOgstyler 9 дней назад

"Pen to a test" Back in the days you literally had to use a number 2 pencil ✏️ to take a test.

@louischapman3716 Год назад

That would be a great album to review. Eric B & Rakim Paid in Full

@henrykasenburg1115 Год назад

Never Change might be favorite Jay Z track

@justmyopinion1098 Год назад

Don’t look too much on the number of streams because Jay Z has his own streaming platform (Tidal) and for years his music was not on Spotify and Apple Music (and RU-vid) because he was trying to get his streaming platform to pop off

@stephenmaddox1 Год назад

It helps to also understand the whole song is a play off a Slick Rick classic The rulers back , and is loaded with with references to this song in addition to all the other puns etc

@deykno87 5 дней назад

I never got the students body union line until today🤯

@antipaganda5635 9 месяцев назад

You didn't recognize the Five to One sample (The Doors) on Takeover?

@TheSizNation Год назад

I can't wait until you do Jay's Black Album. Love your content!!

@lylebob Год назад

When comparing streaming numbers you have to take into account this was out before streaming but he went platinum. This wouldn’t have as many listens one because Jay just added recently his music to other streaming platforms because he has his own. 41:00 2 it came out a very long time ago prior to streaming

@brandotango Год назад

I don't know if Genius does this but there should be an annotation on the source where they say when a line was interpolated later on. Like when the start of Verse 2 is used by Kendrick Lamar for The Heart Part 5. I'm sure there's an annotation on The Heart Part 5 that mentions this song.

@kenjieisom5476 Год назад

You should do Jay-Z Life and times of Sean Carter Vol.3. I think it's one of his most underrated albums.

@akashpathak6505 Год назад

Patiently waiting for reaction to the BLING era albums especially Get rich or die tryin' & The Documentary as G-Unit is my favorite hip-hop clique OAT

@Scratch2C Год назад

When he says its all fact in "Never Change". The reason he was able to say that was because Emory (he shouts him out as E) took the fall for him. 1:02:36

@salvador_951 9 месяцев назад

Salvador Gonzalez - Where the Heart Lies

@jonahsvendsen7461 Год назад

Just realized the first lines in verse 2 of Izzo (HOVA) are referenced by Kendrick in The Heart Part 5. He says “I said I’d do this for my culture, to let y’all know what a n-- look like in a bullet proof rover” at the start of the second verse while Jay-Z here says “I do this for my culture, to let ‘em know what a n-- look like when a n-- in a roadster”. Not that deep but just a cool little Easter egg/reference to a song that came out 20 years before it’s release. This is what’s fun about hip hop!

@ArtisanWindchimes Год назад

When Jay does it ppl say he’s “biting”. Goes to show a lot of peoples hate for Jay-Z runs deep.

@jonahsvendsen7461 Год назад

@@ArtisanWindchimes true for sure. for me when we’re talking about giants with lyrical capabilities like Jay-Z and Kendrick it’s just clear they’re not trying to rip material and are giving a nod haha

@entabruh Год назад

excited for the black album review

@waynewilson1068 Год назад

Bob, I don’t know if you’ve had a chance to see other “end of year” lists at this point but I think a reaction to God Don’t Make Mistakes by Conway the Machine would be incredible. Fantano said it was 11th best album of the year on his list!!! All of the Griselda group make great rap 🙏🏼 Conway got that dawg in him 🐶