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Jay-Z Busted his nut on Reasonable Doubt. One of the great hustler-rap albums of all time. "Can't Knock the Hustle," "Brooklyn's Finest," "Dead Presidents," "Coming of Age," etc. --- all classic material.. — Eric -- NY
Jay-Z busted his nut on The Grey Album. Maybe he busted earlier, but the Grey Album was the first time the beats were as complex and next level as his lyrical ability. Danger Mouse did the impossible and made Jigga sound fresher than ever and took a chance musically that Jay-Z never would have taken himself. — James -- L.A.
Jay-Z busted his nut when he finally went platinum. With the Hard Knock Life Album. Record sales and money, is what he rapped for and about. As far as the business part of the game, Jay-z\'s hustle is far behind any other MC. So I aint mad at him. He even said it him, self, "I can't help the poor if I'm one of them / So I got rich and gave back / to me that's the win win." — Young GS3 -- L.A.
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Jigga fell off beginning with In My Lifetime, Vol. 1 and continuing with every album after that because he never evolved as an MC. He found the formula to make mass appealing hits and never elevated his skills, choosing instead to rehash and remix the same three tired subjects: "It's hard being a hustler," "I'm so rich," and ... uhhh, well make it two tired subjects. — Eric -- NY
Jay-Z fell off on Moment of Clarity when he announced, "I dumbed down for my audience to double my dollars
They criticized me for it yet they all yell 'HOLLA!' / If skills sold, truth be told, I'd probably be lyrically Talib Kweli /Truthfully I want to rhyme like Common Sense / But I did five mil, I ain't been rhyming like Common since." It's bad enough that we all know you're not living up to your lyrical potential with your "fuck the art, I'll just count my money" mentality, but to announce it on record is definitely worthy of being the falling off point. — James -- L.A.
I don't see how anyone can say that Jay's "Reasonable Doubt" album is classic. Thru out most of his career, I hear glitches in his flow. Plus how can you ever say, you're the "Best Rapper Alive" when you half of every album was written by Biggie. I just don't get it. He fell after "In my life time vol. 2." — Young GS3 -- L.A.
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