For the next couple of Thursdays, i will be putting the spotlight one of my favorite albums that has inspired me this can include any album of any time period and of any genre(well plain and simple right?). Here is the first one.
Jay-Z "The Black Album"(2003)
Well to be completly honest, I was never a true blue, hardcore over-the -top,die hard (ok, let me stop this rambling) Rap fan. How ironic is it that couple years later i would be the one writing raps and striving to be a rapper?
Yep, pretty ironic.
So what got me here, I would say that it was definitely the Kanye West invasion via his debut album College Dropout (2004) but before Yeezy quit school, it was Yeezy's sample-based production that got my attention. It was Kanye West
along with notable Beat smiths Just Blaze, Timbaland and Eminem..(yes Eminem actually made a beat for Jay), who contributed to Jigga's supposed last note.
From top to bottom this album is powerful, this is a classic album in my opinion. What actually attracted me to get the album was when I was listening to the radio (Zip 103) and they played PSA (well they played a remix with Bounty Killa). Jay-Z's fiery lyrics and confidence pushed me to listen and now... its stuck In my iPod.
Favorite Tracks:
"PSA"(produced by Just Blaze)
"Dirt off your Shoulders"(Produced by Timbaland)
"My First Song"(Produced by 3H)
