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Jim Jones recorded "Jackin' Swagger from Us" with Twista, NOE and Lil Wayne which takes shots at T.I. and Jay-Z for allegedly stealing their styles. The song is a bonus track on his album Pray IV Reign. [6] [7]
The following is a list of songs by Jay-Z organized by alphabetical order. The songs on the list are all included in official label-released, albums , soundtracks and singles , but not white label or other non-label releases.
[4] [11] Jay-Z also references Jackson's death: "Rest in peace to the leader of the Jackson 5". [ 4 ] [ 15 ] Despite sharing the title of hard rock band Guns N' Roses ' single " Welcome to the Jungle ", the song does not sample it or have a similar sound, although Jay-Z describes himself as "black Axl Rose " in reference to the lead vocalist ...
Reviewing the album in Entertainment Weekly, Anthony DeCurtis said it reconnects with Jay-Z's urban demographic, "with flair", [5] while Steve Jones of USA Today was particularly impressed by his lyrics and flow, finding both to be "razor-sharp as ever". [1]
In July 2009, Jay-Z confirmed The Blueprint 3 as the album's title during an interview with radio station Shade 45. [5] By November 2008, he had finished the album but with lengthy negotiations with Def Jam, he went on to reworking it. [6] In January 2009, Jay-Z confirmed continued production of the album and admitted the leak of several songs.
Jay-Z compares his works from Jean-Michel Basquiat and Andy Warhol to the Muses goddesses, pictured above on a mosaic. "Illest Motherfucker Alive" contains cello arrangement handled by Dean. [4] The song combines Southside's snare drums with West's orchestral sections, featuring opera vocals from Kid Cudi, Bankulli, and Cardona. [4] [7]
Royce da 5'9" and Fredro Starr of Onyx both describe Jay-Z's emphasis on flow in the book How to Rap—Starr says that Jay-Z is "a master of the flow—he can flow fast, he can flow slow". [140] The book describes how Jay-Z uses 'rests' to provide structure to a verse [ 141 ] and how he uses 'partial linking' to add more rhymes to a verse. [ 142 ]
The Dynasty: Roc-La-Familia is the fifth studio album by American rapper Jay-Z, featuring prominent appearances from signees of Roc-A-Fella Records. [11] It was released on October 31, 2000, by Roc-A-Fella Records and Def Jam Recordings.