Well, I have been waiting a week to make this post. And after around 15 listens front to back, I still can't figure this album out. Lets start off by getting this clear, this is no Reasonable Doubt, Blueprint, or Black Album. But it's not Kingdom Come either. It starts off great with the first 6 or 7 tracks, minus Young Jeezy whose voice forces me to skip it almost ever time. It has both Run This Town and Empire State of Mind which are directly aimed at the z100 crowd, as much as Hov says "this aint for the z100 crowd...this is for hot 97." Either the tracklisting was chosen incorrectly or the producers didnt match, but there is no flow in the second half of the record at all. Beyond that, sometimes I forget whose album I am listening to because there are so many cameos who take up over half the track. As I was listening, I could not find one song really that could be a club-banger so to say (On to the Next One is the only thing that comes close) But overall, I will not say this is a bad album or a good album I need more time to evaluate it, but I am interested to see what single Jay-Z will choose next after D.O.A. and Run This Town. I do think On to the Next One could work for Hot 97, although it gets pretty repetitive. This blog post is definitely subject to change based on more I listen to it, but I have never before had to listen to a rap album this many times to get a feeling for it.
Biggest Question about this Album:
Is Young Forever needed on this album? Come on, we all love forever young and Hov raps over it pretty smoothly, but could it just be on a soundtrack or something?
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