Given that hip-hop, in general, is a genre unfortunately littered with too many disposable heroes (anyone remember Fabolous? where might Chingy be in five years?), and albums which seem to be created more as products than as art, Jay-Z has always had a self-consciously difficult time on wax reconciling the hustler in him, with the auteur.įor evidence of this idea, one needs only to glance back on the reactionary pair of records that precede The Black Album. ”Ībout midway through Jay-Z’s highly anticipated, self-proclaimed swan song, The Black Album, Jay confesses on the aptly-titled, Eminem produced, “Moment of Clarity”, that, “If skills sold, truth be told, I’d probably be, lyrically Talib Kweli.” To longtime fans of Jay’s music, this admission comes as somewhat of a refreshing revelation to hear from the man’s own lips. So on that note, I’m leaving after this song. “They say they never really miss you till your dead or your gone.
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