Jockin Jay-Z..Click Here to listen
When people used to tell me that Michael Jordan on the Wizards wasn’t the same as Jordan on the Chicago Bulls, I used to disagree with a passion. I was so excited that the man, the legend, was playing for my team. Don’t get me wrong, he played pretty well most of the time and was still one of the top 20 players in the league…but he just wasn’t the real Mike. The fan in me wouldn’t allow me to accept that my idol was headed towards those two dreadful words….Washed Up.
I’m sure you will see a million “Jockin Jay-Z” related blogs today. I might be the only one out of that million to say the song is mediocre.
Before you begin to insult me, hear me out. Like everyone else who came up in the late 90′s/early 2000′s, I too was a self proclaimed Jay-Z stan. The man could do no wrong. But now I can look at it from a non biased perspective and I think the game has become so watered down that our criteria for a crazy verse or a hot song has been drastically lowered.
Give me any Andre 3000 verse from the past 12 months over this. I will say that Kanye keeps reinventing himself and is the freshest producer out.
Now let the tomato throwing begin.
This conversation happened on August 11th, 2008:
10:19 PM me: jay-z ripped it
10:20 PM Phella: YESSIR
10:21 PM me: ‘That Bloke from Oasis”
hmmmm….John Kerry was known for thi…
NO.. I COMPLEETELY AGREE.
my bro played tha joint for me and he was going WILD. and i was like… dawg chill out, it REALLY wasn’t that fire. If it wasnt Jay Z, tha track would be garbage.
It’s just kinda mediocre… not nothin special. I totally agree.
Kay, you sir are a smart objective man..you’re gonna go places.
Nisarg..lol @ you trynna expose me as a John Kerry. I said YESSIR because he did rip it, based on todays low ass standards…plus I didn’t feel like getting in an argument.
I’d have to say my dear friend Phella, as one of the BIGGEST J fans…I’m not putting this song on my playlist. It’s cool, but just that. *NOT IMPRESSED*
Hook is infectious…but the verses are well…average.
Kanye did give it that knock
rofl @ my Verfication word being deebo.
That wsa me…
I dont understand this technology.lol
Kandice..I can’t say I blame you
Anonymous…is everything cool? lol
I gotta say…
I remember when “Show Me What You Got” first first came out/leaked. Everyone HATED it! Said it was trash/wack/he fell off. A couple weeks, month(?) roll by, everyone loved it.
People where saying it’s not that lyrical, verses are average etc etc. But eventually people got that he wasn’t trying to make a Dead Presidents.
I’m thinking it’ll be like this with this one… Because of the whole vibe.
Actually, most ppl already like this one… It’s just you guys on the other side of the fence lol
Anon = Adam
Jeez. YOu would think I could get this blogger shizz
no credit for me sending u this song huh? smh