Welcome to Jay-Z’s poetry reading

Does anyone else have a lot of love for this album?

The instrumentals the Roots bring to the table, with Hov flowing his ass off is

I lowkey like a couple of these live renditions more than the album versions (Girls, Girls, Girls being one, easy, and possibly IZZO)

The beat switch on Takeover

Jaguar Wright stealing the show on Heart of the City & Song Cry that f***ing singing

The crowd interactions on the songs get me so hype:

“Might buy you Cris’, BUT THAT’S BOUT IT”

“Might light your wrist, BUT THAT’S BOUT IT”

This version of Takeover and Song Cry >>>>

Not to mention this gem on the end of the album

dashboard confesskonal unplugged too tho..

love unplugged albums

Great album/performance

NAH THIS S*** DIFFFYYYYYY

Jay is so good live, got the chance to see him on bp3 tour and he killed it. I almost forgot about this unplugged album gonna bump it today. I remember I used to watch this on demand on tv back in the day

Bro when I first heard this outro track I was like s*** is so fire. Hov is the best rapper oat, put this man in bubble wrap & protect him at all costs

when I saw him live in 2017 he did this remix in honor of Chester’s passing & I f***ing freaked man. S*** was nuts

f***ing real! That is SO SICK you saw him on the BP3 tour, that album is so fire and dude he is absolutely the best rapper I have ever seen live! His breath control is incredible & he sounds so immaculate live. I feel like you have to see it for yourself truly understand why he is the GOAT of this s***