Comments on: The Hypocrisy of Jay-Z

By: Travis

Travis — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 12:03:37 +0000

That hair is not as fresh as his lyrics does anyone agree? C,mon I know you do!

By: Travis

Travis — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 11:35:04 +0000

I totally agree that Jay-Z is just a mere human being just like anyone else in the music industry and the world. A world where ideas(at times can get us into critical arguments about direction),creativity,artistry,styles and trends are constantly changing. Music and its styles are much more relevant and ever changing now in these times we live in than it was years ago. We know what the 50′s,60′s,70′s,80′s,and 90′s sound like. But now in this century music is much more expansive than it was in the last decades perhaps because of an increase in knowledge of music to create something new and rediscover the old.
What does this have to do with Jay-z you may ask? First of all,Hova is apart of the development of hip-hop in this millenium. He paid his dues to the music and got paid in the process. Not only was he sucessful he was very lyrical and artistically challenged MC’s or other rappers ; not directly but proved something a lot of good entertainer’s (that claim to be hip-hop) can or cannot do ; to be original.That is what Jay-z’s argument is about and I feel him on that level. There’s something about that great classic rap s#@t that can’t go missing in the midst of tons of musical genres that branch from hip-hop.
Jay- z is doing what he does best expressing himself lyrically without fear of what others think about his opinion. Jay-z is gifted and i’m a fan of his real hip-hop style of music(big ups to JUST BLAZE also) and all producers that collaberate with him.
However like i said hova is just a mere man with beliefs and opinions and I will not bash him for that. I will disagree with him for the fact that in this ever changing world of music when it’s time for someone else to shine or experiment with something new you shouldn’t knock their hustle completely(in which Jay-z is not ; he’s just battleling ) for the way I see it the music is all good.
So the hustle with the vocoder,the way the younger cats nowaday’s are prepping their style around is hot with the music now and it’s no problem to me. I love the stuff being put out.
But with that being said you can never have another Jay-z. So i’m feeling both in my i-pod. Good music is good music. I hope those remarks he made doesn’t comeback to haunt the jigga man though. Recognize real Hip-Hop and know what trends,and pop music is. Peace to all.

By: Ricky

Ricky — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 20:53:15 +0000

Completely agree on all levels.

By: dubs

dubs — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 18:27:47 +0000

TerryOhms quote above says it all:First I really enjoy the blog, About the Jay-Z thing, i really feel the song was’nt intended for the 17yr old fan or those that listen to mainstream radio. I think DOA was targeting his rap peers and and 17yr old future mc’s, the song is a critique on the lack of creativity within the genre right now, it’s not just about his hate for autotune. Thats the reason he excluded t-pain, lil’ wayne and kanye becuase they were at the forefront of the sound and all did something totally different from one another. I personally think we need someone to challenge the genre to be more creative and musically daring or it will remain “pop music” as opposed to rap music, who better to do that than an older and still relevant rapper like Hov.

WELL SAID!

By: dubs

dubs — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 18:26:29 +0000

Who cares what Jay Z thinks?

But I do and always will party and listen to his good tracks.

That auto Tune is getting out of hand…yes, a lot of artist do not have talent that use it. And then they act like they are global stars who eventually should and probably give respect to artists that help make way for them.

It comes down to this…don’t buy it or request it if you don’t like it. And you have a right to say its trash or good to the entire world.

What JayZ did did not tarnish his image…he can continue to sell millions of records if he wanted to.