2022 NBA Offseason Thread: Preseason kicks off; Things are fine in Los Angeles, Draymond beats the charges

[RustyShackleford]

I feel like Jay sees himself as motivational rap and not as someone talking down to ****** about buildings and basquiats. I prefer being lied to about bricks than condescending "simple investment" raps that ignore things like redlining and other bigotry factors. That's not to say there's not a space for motivational rap or luxury rap. It's just the way Jay does it that's unsavory. Which is why Nas won.

I think I have less of a problem with Jay-Z's raps themselves (like he does talk about racism and redlining and things like that too), but more of how it is marketed and presented to the general public

Jay-Z is talking to a tiny group of people (seems like drug leaders, rappers, affluent black people, etc.) about spending their riches, but the way some people talk about it, even Jay-Z himself sometimes, it comes off like he is telling the regular joe living in poverty that the mistake they are is not investing in art.

When it was just drugging dealing and partying music, it was way more apparent he didn't intend for regular people to take his lyrics that seriously. Just mostly entertainment

But now he just comes off as the Gary Vee of rap

If he wants to give financial advice to regular people through rap, mans should start rapping about maxing 401Ks, and investing in index funds.

But instead like antidope said, we get "Basquiat, Basquiat, Basquiat"

 

[BIG LEEMELONE]

I feel like hov hasn't even rapped like that since magna Carta. You got **** like 444 and written testimony as his most recent projects. So I don't know what yall be talking bout

 

[art vandelay]

But instead like antidope said, we get "Basquiat, Basquiat, Basquiat"

“Basquiat/Warhol servin’ as my muses/ my house is like a museum/so I see em’ when I’m peein’

I was like what….

 

[pmatic]

I'll be honest, I don't think I've listened to a Jay project since BP3. Maybe I listened to Magna Carter Holy Grail.

 

[lovehateself]

I feel like hov hasn't even rapped like that since magna Carta. You got **** like 444 and written testimony as his most recent projects. So I don't know what yall be talking bout

album really was Jay Z featuring Jay Electronica

 

[elpablo21]

MCHG was all over the place but still had some jewels

 

[antidope]

I think I have less of a problem with Jay-Z's raps themselves (like he does talk about racism and redlining and things like that too), but more of how it is marketed and presented to the general public

Jay-Z is talking to a tiny group of people (seems like drug leaders, rappers, affluent black people, etc.) about spending their riches, but the way some people talk about it, even Jay-Z himself sometimes, it comes off like he is telling the regular joe living in poverty that the mistake they are is not investing in art.

When it was just drugging dealing and partying music, it was way more apparent he didn't intend for regular people to take his lyrics that seriously. Just mostly entertainment

But now he just comes off as the Gary Vee of rap

If he wants to give financial advice to regular people through rap, mans should start rapping about maxing 401Ks, and investing in index funds.

But instead like antidope said, we get "Basquiat, Basquiat, Basquiat"

It’s cause he’s pretentious

 

[art vandelay]

MCHG was all over the place but still had some jewels

Crown and track 4 with Rick Ross was basically it for me

 

[elpablo21]

Crown and track 4 with Rick Ross was basically it for me

Beach is Better? Even though it's only like 25 seconds

 

[RustyShackleford]

We have an official thievery thread in General. And Jay-Z getting slandered in here

He may be gone, but nawghtyhare influence lives on

 

[akajae]

Black Album was the last time I checked for Jay-Z

 

[art vandelay]

Black Album was the last time I checked for Jay-Z

Not eem American Gangster???

 

[Based Jesus]

Yup. He is just like the conscious rappers now. Just talking down to people and feeding on lack of independent thinking

I made sure to be very careful in saying that I believe JAY doesn't do it right because that backpack bs got me through some tough times.

Without overly glamorizing the struggle for profit, music about it actually becomes relatable from entertainers and has value as a message.

I'd rather hear someone say "Life is hard, struggle is real, but we gon make it, I know how you feel" 1000 more times, than another bar about infinite money to cop **** I allegedly cannot pronounce. It's just annoying.

Tbh though, Jay ain't the worst. At least we only rarely gotta put up with him.

 

[wavycrocket]

That year is when the souring on him started.

When he kept balling up is fist, after taking and bad making iso drill shots over 5’9 forwards…

I soured completely. Wish the best for him going forward. The cracks were evident

 

[shotsrangout]

Whole page ain’t even about basketball

 

[rolaholic]

 

[pmatic]

wavycrocket

 

[freeze]

Stupid POS

 

[elpablo21]

Whole page ain’t even about basketball

 

[tomdiginson]

 

[elpablo21]

 

[addict4sneakers]

Eye tried to tell y’all he was washed

 

[Platinum State]

Days till start of preseason

 

[lovehateself]

Days till start of preseason

who dis

Spoiler

jk

 

[geno90221]

Black Album was the last time I checked for Jay-Z

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