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But itâs College Dropout. I know I know and I agree that guy we donât speak of is off his shit, but as a kid nothing had ever hit me like that. My mom and Dad played nothing but R&B, Gospel and Rock. My older brother loved Rap music but it was the typical early 2000s 50 cent, Jay Z etc. I still remember the first time I ever heard a Ye song. My older brother and Dad picked me up from school and my brother pulls out this cd. He always had the newest album and he asked my Dad and I âyo can I play this, itâs so goodâ. I saw the bear and the cover and proceeded to clown my brother. Who wants to listen to this? its a bear bro you crazy put that back in your pocket. He ignored me and popped it in the cd player First skit, funny. Made me laugh. Once We Donât Care began to play I legit froze. Had NEVER heard something like that. For all the people who werenât around at that time YE was for real different. We had never heard a rapper that was mainstream rapping about kinda normal shit. That was strictly underground rap territory and for it to be soul sampled out and really good and not overly preachy and lame. It changed my view of what rap could be. I was obsessed with researching every producer on the album every sample every feature. It was just the first album I loved and obsessed over. Hate that bro is just beyond redemption because he really opened my eyes to where music could go
Mar 9, 2025
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Same but for me it was The Life of Pablo. Sad that hes beyond redemption bc that was so formative!
Mar 9, 2025
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Crying about the death of their parents and then telling me that she wants mike Tyson blow to the face? Kendrick telling me that therapy showed him how to open up? It also showed him he donât give a fuck? Tyler tellin me that he wants God to play the lead in his biopic? Pusha tellin him jones heâs gonna close his heaven for the hell of it? and that their yellow diamonds look like pee pee? Malice explaining how he found god and the sewer found the gun the police could never find? And that heâs never leaving his house without his piece like he mahatma? And thatâs just the thing I remember while writing? Never felt more devastated and sad and arrogant and cool and honest and funny at the same time.
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Crying about the death of their parents and then telling me that she wants mike Tyson blow to the face? Kendrick telling me that therapy showed him how to open up? It also showed him he donât give a fuck? Tyler tellin me that he wants God to play the lead in his biopic? Pusha tellin him jones heâs gonna close his heaven for the hell of it? and that their yellow diamonds look like pee pee? Malice explaining how he found god and the sewer found the gun the police could never find? And that heâs never leaving his house without his piece like he mahatma? And thatâs just the thing I remember while writing? Never felt more devastated and sad and arrogant and cool and honest and funny at the same time.
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I will never ever admit that my goat is washedâźď¸
It was the first album my brother downloaded on my psp and Iâd listen to it on my way to elementary lmaooo
Like at that time and honestly still I thought my brother was the coolest person alive he was tapped into ymcmb, old Tyga, k.i.d.s era stuff think timbs in the summer, drop crotch pants and bright polosđbut back then he felt like a cultural prophet
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đ¤The Jay-Z that we now know â the one who makes shady and feeble NFL deals, the one who is essentially a house husband to Beyonceâs breadwinner, the one who looks like Basquiat if he had a 401K â pales in comparison to the Jay-Z that my older brother, older cousin, and I were obsessed with growing up. Shawn Carter was once a force of nature on the mic, and transformative as a rap star. No one knew much about his personal life that wasnât in the music, but they knew he came out with a crew of dogs ready to unleash at a momentâs notice. (This Diary of Jay-Z from MTV is a good example). He was adept at making you feel the snark and the bite in his music, lifestyle, and persona, but also being in control of his behavior and narrative. Thereâs never a time, except when he struggled with a Mannie Fresh beat, where Jay-Z isnât in control while he is rapping; itâs arresting to listen to him jab and swing with his flow and words without ever losing the rap pocket. For example, a song like âStreets Is Watchingâ, when he says âitâs like a full time job not to kill niggasâ, is so raw to me. He truly means that. He wishes he could smoke everyone. It is hard for him to keep control of himself when he wants to lash out. But he has to do it anyway because violence costs too much. For any Black kids in NYC, and especially ones who are outgoing and enjoy the limelight like me, who are trying to make it happen, listen to late 90âs Jay-Z. Itâll make you more focused, stronger (notice how Jay-Z is never focused on women, in fact he rejects them if they annoy him) â and more aware of the possible snakes around you.
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