Even if it was my favorite artist, no album is that urgent to where I would need to sign up for a competing streaming service just to hear it a week or two earlier.
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- Regardless whether you've listened to Jay-Z before or not...this album documents his personal failures as a husband and father, in addition to sharing his wisdom and advice
- It's mature, adult music with a message, and isn't about "gang banging," womanizing or any typically negative stereotypes associated with rap
- And yes, even if you're a middle-aged, white guy in America, Jay-Z's stories of his mother's coming out, his marriage infidelity, and even his fear of how his children think of him once they're of age to form an opinion, is something we all struggle with, regardless of creed
And you, in turn, have misspelled the name of what is arguably one of the most influential music groups of all time, The Beatles.![]()
A lot of popular music is very creepy and the lyrics and videos for them incorporate imagery and symbols that don't make sense unless you understand what they are really singing about and why. And it's not necessarily what their spin for general public consumption says it is.And it is very creepy. The first song is called "Kill Jay Z". Who write a song of themselves being killed and put it at the first song of the album. Jeeze!
Thanks for the summation. Very informative. I'll be happily avoiding this one-dimensional, on-the-nose, no-subtext object lesson drivel.
You're very much welcome to avoid it. Not everything is for everyone, but I'm only suggesting you be educated on the subject you're spewing venom towards.
The song is less than three minutes. Why don't you listen to it to find out?
This audience never passes the opportunity to bash on hip-hop albums any time it's news on this site, then are confused why Apple promotes them so much. It's because the artists are relevant and most of the ones who are promoted, are deeply profound with a relatable message.
If you're proud to boast how "rap's not your cup of tea," this album is actually perfect for you to listen to because:
In summation, just chill out and listen to at least the first track.
- It's now on Apple Music, so you have no barrier of entry as a subscriber
- The whole thing is only 37 minutes
- Regardless whether you've listened to Jay-Z before or not, he's a successful businessman and billionaire, and this album documents his personal failures as a husband and father, in addition to sharing his wisdom and advice from his mistakes
- It's mature, adult music with a message, and isn't about "gang banging," womanizing or any typically negative stereotypes associated with rap
- And yes, even if you're a middle-aged, white guy in America, Jay-Z's stories of his mother's coming out, his marriage infidelity, and even his fear of how his children think of him once they're of age to form an opinion, is something we all struggle with, regardless of creed
The Toyota JZ engine family is a series of inline-6 automobile engines. A replacement for the M-series inline-6 engines, the JZ engines were 24-valve DOHC engines. The JZ engine was offered in 2.5- and 3.0-litre versions.
LOL @ this thread.
Look what Jay-Z has done! Tearing apart the MacRumors community!
Eh, we are always arguing like this. And I always make the occasional weird post. It's business as usual. It's been a fun thread. Jay Z is way more interesting than I thought. It's not surprising he's a polarizing figure, though.LOL @ this thread.
Look what Jay-Z has done! Tearing apart the MacRumors community!
This Was Tight LOL. Wasn’t Expecting This at All hahaIt's nice to see such old music getting such attention, I mention, this is breaking the tension, that's something I'm sensing. I just hope such commercial chronological diffidence doesn't spoil the experience for those who weren't handed, back in the day when the album first landed.
Exclusives on Tidal don't rival the survival of the titles of contenders like iTunes, they're pretenders. Lossless as a weapon is hopeless that's a lesson, back to school when you were freshmen, told you a week is not impressing.
Twenty-Four-Seven of duration 36:11? 4:44, you played it 2-7-5 times, no more, so was it worth it, signing for the service that only got you those extra days of verses?
We rehearse this: exclusives should go ride in hearses, they benefit no-one but salesmen, prompting curses, and worse is that fragmenting music is hard on the art, it breaks all our hearts, is that even smart?
The song is less than three minutes. Why don't you listen to it to find out?
This audience never passes the opportunity to bash on hip-hop albums any time it's news on this site, then are confused why Apple promotes them so much. It's because the artists are relevant and most of the ones who are promoted, are deeply profound with a relatable message.
If you're proud to boast how "rap's not your cup of tea," this album is actually perfect for you to listen to because:
In summation, just chill out and listen to at least the first track.
- It's now on Apple Music, so you have no barrier of entry as a subscriber
- The whole thing is only 37 minutes
- Regardless whether you've listened to Jay-Z before or not, he's a successful businessman and billionaire, and this album documents his personal failures as a husband and father, in addition to sharing his wisdom and advice from his mistakes
- It's mature, adult music with a message, and isn't about "gang banging," womanizing or any typically negative stereotypes associated with rap
- And yes, even if you're a middle-aged, white guy in America, Jay-Z's stories of his mother's coming out, his marriage infidelity, and even his fear of how his children think of him once they're of age to form an opinion, is something we all struggle with, regardless of creed
This should help your memory:snip... I don't remember this kind of hype since Apple got the Beetles on iTunes years ago which was a major milestone given their active abhorrence for digital distribution and animosity toward Apple over the use of the Apple Corps' trademark as related to music.
Well the second track is called Jay Z is dead and is just 45:00 of dead air.And it is very creepy. The first song is called "Kill Jay Z". Who write a song of themselves being killed and put it at the first song of the album. Jeeze!
I went to 444.tidal.com entered voucher code SPRINT and an email address and download the album for free. Very glad I didn't pay for this.
Lyrically and artistically I respect Jay-Z. But I wouldn't pay $10 for this. Nope.
Apple has a great selection of non-American music, including the Arabic music* that really doesn't match any of the usual genres. That's what made me use Apple Music over Pandora, Spotify, etc., which in my experience had nothing.I've got nothing for or against JAY-Z, but I do wish Apple would spend half as much effort trying to promote new genres of music as they do promoting the same old rap that has been stagnant for over a decade.
The Toyota JZ engine family is a series of inline-6 automobile engines. A replacement for the M-series inline-6 engines, the JZ engines were 24-valve DOHC engines. The JZ engine was offered in 2.5- and 3.0-litre versions.
It's nice to see such old music getting such attention, I mention, this is breaking the tension, that's something I'm sensing. I just hope such commercial chronological diffidence doesn't spoil the experience for those who weren't handed, back in the day when the album first landed.
Exclusives on Tidal don't rival the survival of the titles of contenders like iTunes, they're pretenders. Lossless as a weapon is hopeless that's a lesson, back to school when you were freshmen, told you a week is not impressing.
Twenty-Four-Seven of duration 36:11? 4:44, you played it 2-7-5 times, no more, so was it worth it, signing for the service that only got you those extra days of verses?
We rehearse this: exclusives should go ride in hearses, they benefit no-one but salesmen, prompting curses, and worse is that fragmenting music is hard on the art, it breaks all our hearts, is that even smart?
The song is less than three minutes. Why don't you listen to it to find out?
This audience never passes the opportunity to bash on hip-hop albums any time it's news on this site, then are confused why Apple promotes them so much. It's because the artists are relevant and most of the ones who are promoted, are deeply profound with a relatable message.
If you're proud to boast how "rap's not your cup of tea," this album is actually perfect for you to listen to because:
In summation, just chill out and listen to at least the first track.
- It's now on Apple Music, so you have no barrier of entry as a subscriber
- The whole thing is only 37 minutes
- Regardless whether you've listened to Jay-Z before or not, he's a successful businessman and billionaire, and this album documents his personal failures as a husband and father, in addition to sharing his wisdom and advice from his mistakes
- It's mature, adult music with a message, and isn't about "gang banging," womanizing or any typically negative stereotypes associated with rap
- And yes, even if you're a middle-aged, white guy in America, Jay-Z's stories of his mother's coming out, his marriage infidelity, and even his fear of how his children think of him once they're of age to form an opinion, is something we all struggle with, regardless of creed
It's nice to see such old music getting such attention, I mention, this is breaking the tension, that's something I'm sensing. I just hope such commercial chronological diffidence doesn't spoil the experience for those who weren't handed, back in the day when the album first landed.
Exclusives on Tidal don't rival the survival of the titles of contenders like iTunes, they're pretenders. Lossless as a weapon is hopeless that's a lesson, back to school when you were freshmen, told you a week is not impressing.
Twenty-Four-Seven of duration 36:11? 4:44, you played it 2-7-5 times, no more, so was it worth it, signing for the service that only got you those extra days of verses?
We rehearse this: exclusives should go ride in hearses, they benefit no-one but salesmen, prompting curses, and worse is that fragmenting music is hard on the art, it breaks all our hearts, is that even smart?