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Post by kidrockthemic on Jul 5, 2013 11:55:36 GMT -5
Not a huge Jay Z fan, but i love Tom Ford, Part II (beyonce's vocals!!), Oceans, BBC, and Beach is Better (wish it was longer)
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Post by Hashtag Pow on Jul 5, 2013 15:22:30 GMT -5
I didn't have high hopes for this because Jay's recent work has been kinda underwhelming for me, but I actually love this from beginning to end. I can already say this is my favorite album from him since The Blueprint.
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Post by #LisaRinna on Jul 5, 2013 15:33:08 GMT -5
'Versus' should have been a full song.
'Somewhere in America' has great production. So does 'BBC'.
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Post by Linnethia Monique on Jul 5, 2013 19:05:53 GMT -5
BBC is the obvious next single. I can envision a Big Pimpin' style video with Hype Williams directing.
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Post by Gold Soundz on Jul 5, 2013 19:15:27 GMT -5
I think Tom Ford and BBC are the way to go in terms of singles. Either would work first.
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Post by Agent Yoncé on Jul 5, 2013 19:32:40 GMT -5
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Post by B-Boy on Jul 5, 2013 23:36:39 GMT -5
I'm definitely buying the album.
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Post by NeRD on Jul 6, 2013 9:19:33 GMT -5
All I know is Tom Ford should definitely be next.
It'll be this year's Ni**as in Paris.
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Post by Live Your Life on Jul 6, 2013 11:21:37 GMT -5
"Tom Ford" will definitely be released as single, and I'm pretty sure he's doing all the clothes for the Legends of the Summer tour.
I'm interested to see what songs sell the most digitally when the album is released.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 6, 2013 11:27:40 GMT -5
"BBC" needs to be a single since it sounds like "Blurred Lines".
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Post by Joe1240 on Jul 7, 2013 10:07:49 GMT -5
This is a good rap album. Best Jay-Z has released in awhile.The production and beats are awesome. "BBC","Tom Ford","Somewhere In America" are my faves.
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Post by Live Your Life on Jul 7, 2013 23:10:48 GMT -5
:o
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Post by Gold Soundz on Jul 8, 2013 14:55:48 GMT -5
Pitchfork review by Ian Cohen. It's nicer than Billboard/Slant/Spin/New York Times.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 8, 2013 17:20:04 GMT -5
He and the Editorial Director at Billboard are going at it on Twitter.
Bill Werde @bwerde #MCHG will be Jay's lowest 1st week seller since '98/Hard Knock. Could be as simple as 100k who would have purchased got for free instead.
Mr. Carter @s_C_ RT @bwerde You mean 1.something mil dont you???
Bill Werde @bwerde Jay-z now makes up my tweets and RTs them. #newrules? RT @s_C_: RT @bwerde You mean 1.something mil dont you???
Bill Werde @bwerde .@s_C_ Hi! On "somewhereinamerica" do you say "by the way, f**k your math" or "f**k your mag"? Lyric sites say former. Sounds like latter.
Bill Werde @bwerde 5m Kidding aside: it's rad that Jay/ @s_C_ is engaging the way he is on twitter, and got paid $5m for his #MCHG album leak.
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Post by Gold Soundz on Jul 8, 2013 20:05:56 GMT -5
He and the Editorial Director at Billboard are going at it on Twitter. Bill Werde @bwerde #MCHG will be Jay's lowest 1st week seller since '98/Hard Knock. Could be as simple as 100k who would have purchased got for free instead. Mr. Carter @s_C_ RT @bwerde You mean 1.something mil dont you??? Bill Werde @bwerde Jay-z now makes up my tweets and RTs them. #newrules? RT @s_C_: RT @bwerde You mean 1.something mil dont you??? Bill Werde @bwerde .@s_C_ Hi! On "somewhereinamerica" do you say "by the way, f**k your math" or "f**k your mag"? Lyric sites say former. Sounds like latter. Bill Werde @bwerde 5m Kidding aside: it's rad that Jay/ @s_C_ is engaging the way he is on twitter, and got paid $5m for his #MCHG album leak. I used to hate Bill Werde, but he's growing on me. I still feel like he has too much power. No one at Nielsen is going to call him out for fudging.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 8, 2013 20:09:48 GMT -5
Jay is one of the richest men in music. Bill kept tweeting comments like that and Jay stopped even responding. He's too busy counting his money to keep Bill entertained.
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Post by NeRD on Jul 8, 2013 20:13:25 GMT -5
Jay is one of the richest men in music. Bill kept tweeting comments like that and Jay stopped even responding. He's too busy counting his money to keep Bill entertained. And he has a beautiful wife and child that loves him dearly :'(
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Post by Linnethia Monique on Jul 9, 2013 11:58:52 GMT -5
@ Beyonce's hood name being Third Ward Trill on the album. It must be a play on the Third Ward in Houston.
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Post by Live Your Life on Jul 9, 2013 12:08:31 GMT -5
He did an hour long interview with The Breakfast Club that will air tomorrow.
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Post by Sir Benji on Jul 9, 2013 12:15:18 GMT -5
@ Beyonce's hood name being Third World Trill on the album. It must be a play on the Third Ward in Houston. LMAO I saw that and thought the same thing. She is giving me Bran'Nu vibes. I hope Third World Trill makes a few appearances on her new album
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Post by when the pawn... on Jul 9, 2013 13:19:50 GMT -5
He and the Editorial Director at Billboard are going at it on Twitter. Bill Werde @bwerde #MCHG will be Jay's lowest 1st week seller since '98/Hard Knock. Could be as simple as 100k who would have purchased got for free instead. Mr. Carter @s_C_ RT @bwerde You mean 1.something mil dont you??? Bill Werde @bwerde Jay-z now makes up my tweets and RTs them. #newrules? RT @s_C_: RT @bwerde You mean 1.something mil dont you??? Bill Werde @bwerde .@s_C_ Hi! On "somewhereinamerica" do you say "by the way, f**k your math" or "f**k your mag"? Lyric sites say former. Sounds like latter. Bill Werde @bwerde 5m Kidding aside: it's rad that Jay/ @s_C_ is engaging the way he is on twitter, and got paid $5m for his #MCHG album leak. I found it extremely annoying that Jay-Z tweeted about Billboard in the first place, the fact that he engaged Bill when he simply tweeted a fact (not unlike they do for any big release) is obnoxious. Stop whining about your million free downloads not counting on a sales chart.
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Post by Live Your Life on Jul 9, 2013 15:20:08 GMT -5
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Post by Active Aggressive on Jul 10, 2013 9:30:06 GMT -5
Album is pretty wack, actually. Can't believe I gave Baphomet 15 dollars of my hard-earned money. Sh*t wasn't even on sale at Best Buy, either. Oh...maybe $1 off. They offered me a deal that if I signed up for a Best Buy Credit Card, I would get the CD for 6 dollars. I should have taken that deal, in retrospect... Extremely frontloaded until BBC comes on and even that song gets old fast.
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Post by areyoureadytojump on Jul 10, 2013 11:40:23 GMT -5
Jay-Z RIAA
1996: Reasonable Doubt 1xp 1997: In My Lifetime Vol. 1 1xp 1998: Vol. 2...Hard Knock Life 5xp 2000: Vol 3...Life And Times of S. Carter 3xp 2000: The Dynasty Roc La Familia 2xp 2001: The Blueprint 2xp 2002: The Best of Both Worlds (w/ R Kelly) 1xp 2002: The Blueprint 2: The Gift and The Curse 3xp 2003: The Black Album 3xp 2004: Unfinished Business (w/ R Kelly) 1xp 2004: Collision Course (w/ Linkin Park) 1xp 2006: Kingdom Come 2xp 2007: American Gangster 1xp 2009: The Blueprint 3 1xp 2010: Watch The Throne 1xp 2013: Magna Carta Holy Grail 1xp *new*
Total 29xp
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Post by Mic Technique on Jul 10, 2013 14:25:50 GMT -5
After perusing Metacritic, I think I found my favorite blurb on MGHF. This one comes from Spin: It's rap music as a transaction, with a host of stars and hip names wrangled together to convince you it's not. But The Washington Post really, truly has us all beat: Throughout “Magna Carta,” the 43-year-old pretends he’s a threat to a system he’s so eagerly become a part of, as if his life as a champion capitalist is some perpetually escalating act of subversion. Hooray? Rooting for this man in 2013 is like rooting for Pfizer. Or PepsiCo. Or PRISM.
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Post by Live Your Life on Jul 10, 2013 18:15:04 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Jul 12, 2013 12:27:42 GMT -5
They're already working on his next album.
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Post by Live Your Life on Jul 16, 2013 19:15:35 GMT -5
The album is also his first one ever to debut at #1 in the UK.
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Post by Live Your Life on Jul 26, 2013 23:10:01 GMT -5
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Post by kirby2725 on Jul 28, 2013 13:05:56 GMT -5
He and the Editorial Director at Billboard are going at it on Twitter. Bill Werde @bwerde #MCHG will be Jay's lowest 1st week seller since '98/Hard Knock. Could be as simple as 100k who would have purchased got for free instead. Mr. Carter @s_C_ RT @bwerde You mean 1.something mil dont you??? Bill Werde @bwerde Jay-z now makes up my tweets and RTs them. #newrules? RT @s_C_: RT @bwerde You mean 1.something mil dont you??? Bill Werde @bwerde .@s_C_ Hi! On "somewhereinamerica" do you say "by the way, f**k your math" or "f**k your mag"? Lyric sites say former. Sounds like latter. Bill Werde @bwerde 5m Kidding aside: it's rad that Jay/ @s_C_ is engaging the way he is on twitter, and got paid $5m for his #MCHG album leak. I found it extremely annoying that Jay-Z tweeted about Billboard in the first place, the fact that he engaged Bill when he simply tweeted a fact (not unlike they do for any big release) is obnoxious. Stop whining about your million free downloads not counting on a sales chart. It wasn't a fact though. The numbers weren't even in. Bill Werde was just being an ass - something he's very good at. The album actually ended up with a better first week than The Blueprint 3, so... Jay wins.
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