Some dope songs

I always went back to Nas’ verse

Some of his best work is on that album though

This but I do it on american gangster

overhated

Somewhere In America Miley Cyrus is still twerking

Oceans GOAT

It was a great beat collection, but with some of the worst Jay bars ever

That’s valid, i’m more of a production head than anything else so i like it a lot

Great album

Banger

GREAT album

Production carried

“has hits”

if it wasn't for ross the whole thing would have been a recycle bin classic. he saved one song on there.

Classic album

His rapping wasnt good on most songs and s*** like BBC just felt forced still got some good songs tho

It’s like the hip hop version of a Middle aged guy that is reallly into Jeremy renner movies

It was a couple of things.
A. The rollout was soo grandiose. He got a teaser spot during the NBA Finals. Then came the Rick Rubin studio commercials talking bout this and that. Then the “selling a million“ before it was released shtick, which Billboard then told him wasn't actually gonna count. And remember this is Jay coming off Watch the Throne, so he's higher on himself than usual.

B. The production and the name dropping. The tape got mixed reviews but I remember slot of people praising the production, which, imo, did carry the project. People also didn't seem to like all the name dropping and product placement littered throughout the tracks. Particularly cuz at times it sounded hella forced. It seemed like he couldn't find an organic balance between pieces of mind to luxury branding.

Personally, I thought the album was just alright. It does have some hot songs. It just didn't live up to the hype. It was supposed to be Jay inviting us to the Parthenon, but instead it was just an invitation to the biggest mall in your city

Ross carried f***withmeyouknowigotit

2013 ass bar

ross carried that entire record. without that song...

just a weird demonic record.

holy f***ing s***.

production sounded like if boomers living in 3022 decided to make pop rap beats

Jay's verse was meant for Living So Italian