American Gangster...

[dearwinter219]

Originally Posted by MidEastBeast

Pray was 3/5
American Dreamin' was 2/5
Hello Brooklyn 2.0 was 0/5
No Hook was 2/5
Roc Boys was 2.5/5
Sweet was 1/5
I Know was 1/5
Party Life was 1/5
Ignorant #@+! was 2/5
Say Hello was 2/5
Success was 1/5
Fallin' was 2.5/5
Blue magic was 1/5
American Gangster was 2/5

(I'm rating it as generously as I can)

all in all it's mediocore at best. 2-3 decent/tolerable tracks out of 14. Not a good look. His voice/flow/delivery are all wack to me. Lyrically, it's not as bad as most of mainstream music nowadays, but it doesn't have anything special about it at all.

Classic ? No more jokes.

If you order up their discographies from best to worst (Nas/Jay) and look at which is better going down, there is not a single time where Jay wins, from Illmatic down to Nastradamus.

Right....

Let's be realistic here...

Pray was 3/5
American Dreamin' was 4/5
Hello Brooklyn 2.0 was 2/5
No Hook was 4/5
Roc Boys was 5/5
Sweet was 2/5
I Know was 4/5
Party Life was 5/5
Ignorant #@+! was 4/5
Say Hello was 4/5
Success was 4/5
Fallin' was 5/5
Blue magic was 3/5
American Gangster was 2/5


On avg, that makes this a 4.25/5 album by my count......

 

[mideastbeast]

Dude's wildin'

 

[iye2]

The album lyrically is borderline classic.

Fallin' is def. 5/5.

 

[true 3 blue]

Originally Posted by MidEastBeast

Pray was 3/5
American Dreamin' was 2/5
Hello Brooklyn 2.0 was 0/5
No Hook was 2/5
Roc Boys was 2.5/5
Sweet was 1/5
I Know was 1/5
Party Life was 1/5
Ignorant #@+! was 2/5
Say Hello was 2/5
Success was 1/5
Fallin' was 2.5/5
Blue magic was 1/5
American Gangster was 2/5

(I'm rating it as generously as I can)

 

[dom90]

Originally Posted by MidEastBeast

Pray was 3/5
American Dreamin' was 2/5
Hello Brooklyn 2.0 was 0/5
No Hook was 2/5
Roc Boys was 2.5/5
Sweet was 1/5
I Know was 1/5
Party Life was 1/5
Ignorant #@+! was 2/5
Say Hello was 2/5
Success was 1/5
Fallin' was 2.5/5
Blue magic was 1/5
American Gangster was 2/5

(I'm rating it as generously as I can)

 

[bilbo07]

Originally Posted by MidEastBeast

Pray was 3/5
American Dreamin' was 2/5
Hello Brooklyn 2.0 was 0/5
No Hook was 2/5
Roc Boys was 2.5/5
Sweet was 1/5
I Know was 1/5
Party Life was 1/5
Ignorant #@+! was 2/5
Say Hello was 2/5
Success was 1/5
Fallin' was 2.5/5
Blue magic was 1/5
American Gangster was 2/5

(I'm rating it as generously as I can)

all in all it's mediocore at best. 2-3 decent/tolerable tracks out of 14. Not a good look. His voice/flow/delivery are all wack to me. Lyrically, it's not as bad as most of mainstream music nowadays, but it doesn't have anything special about it at all.

Classic ? No more jokes.

If you order up their discographies from best to worst (Nas/Jay) and look at which is better going down, there is not a single time where Jay wins, from Illmatic down to Nastradamus.

 

[trynafeelmink]

Now its been about 3 Years i have listened to this today and must say dat homie wasn't lying this is another Hov classic.

 

[toast1985]

Definte classic. I was bumpin this last month thinking about how it just fits right along w/ his other classics.

 

[af92]

Originally Posted by MidEastBeast

Pray was 3/5
American Dreamin' was 2/5
Hello Brooklyn 2.0 was 0/5
No Hook was 2/5
Roc Boys was 2.5/5
Sweet was 1/5
I Know was 1/5
Party Life was 1/5
Ignorant #@+! was 2/5
Say Hello was 2/5
Success was 1/5
Fallin' was 2.5/5
Blue magic was 1/5
American Gangster was 2/5

(I'm rating it as generously as I can)

all in all it's mediocore at best. 2-3 decent/tolerable tracks out of 14. Not a good look. His voice/flow/delivery are all wack to me. Lyrically, it'snot as bad as most of mainstream music nowadays, but it doesn't have anything special about it at all.

Classic ? No more jokes.

If you order up their discographies from best to worst (Nas/Jay) and look at which is better going down, there is not a single time where Jay wins, fromIllmatic down to Nastradamus.

 

[thunderchunk69]

Originally Posted by tyisny

this is another Hov classic.

theme albums done right 

 

[air bonilla 23]

Originally Posted by Air Bonilla 23

Totally agree. Album is

from start to finish. Doubted Hello Brooklyn at first, but it's fire in the whip. The production is solid and the lyrics are on point. People might not agree but give it 2 or 3 years.... it's gonna be up there with the top 3 Jay albums.

Sweet

I said it myself.

And I'm glad that bum MidEastBeast is long gone.

 

[trynafeelmink]

And i must say that the remix album done by Kevin Nottingham might be better than the OG which is nuts

 

[sparklecity sc]

Slept on classic in my eyes

 

[noskey]

Originally Posted by AF92

Originally Posted by MidEastBeast

Ignore that fool. There's a reason he doesnt post here anymore.

 

[xblaze23]

lmao @ rating "I Know" 1/5. That song is amazing to me.

 

[dmv is rnb]

I knew the first day I heard this $#!# it was another classic. Incredible album

The big question is...how many classics does Hov have at this point?

RD
BP
TBA
AG

That's 4 on my count. Many will say Vol 2...and maybe for it's impact. But personally, I never felt it was good enough musically to be considered as one.

 

[thekillerj23]

Originally Posted by Tuff G0ng

I'm with Haze on this.

Reasonable Doubt
The Blueprint
The Black Album
American Gangster
In My Lifetime, Vol. 1
The Blueprint²: The Gift & The Curse
Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life
The Dynasty Roc La Familia
Kingdom Come
Vol. 3... Life And Times Of S. Carter

I agree

 

[seymore cake]

How I missed this thread 2.5 yrs ago is beyond my comprehension

I have to agree with the brother Haze here, would've done so on the day this thread was made as well, and thats coming from someone who has no qualms criticizing/dissecting the homie's work as my resume has shown.

Like others have already stated I could've done without "Hello Brooklyn" & "No Hook" but they both have their place within the cohesive unit so I'll Allow It just like y'all allow "Jigga That _" & "Hola Hovito"

 Besides those he went 13/13 so I'll give it my stamp of "Classic"

Originally Posted by DearWinter219


Pray was 3/5
American Dreamin' was 4/5
Hello Brooklyn 2.0 was 2/5
No Hook was 4/5
Roc Boys was 5/5
Sweet was 2/5
I Know was 4/5
Party Life was 5/5
Ignorant #@+! was 4/5
Say Hello was 4/5
Success was 4/5
Fallin' was 5/5
Blue magic was 3/5
American Gangster was 2/5


On avg, that makes this a 4.25/5 album by my count......

  

Whoa!


But since I grew up through the game
And my influence is the same
And my therapy is music
They ask if you ashamed (ashamed) (ashamed)
And though I wish I could separate the two things
I cannot so my answer to you remains
I can walk down the hall of mirrors in Versailles
And be so satisfied when I look myself in the eyes
No Shame, NO SIR!

So I make no apologies, crooked policies
So a G a !+%$# gotta be
We playin for property no monopoly
So I'll pass go and let my nephew follow me
They say the child shall lead
So I take it far as I can and then we shall see
Shall we dance with the devil for a beat
I pray to God I ain't got two left feet
Do the hustle put ki's in the street
Then I'm ballroom dancing
Ke-key'in in the suite
Sweet


 

 

[ace rawstein]

Originally Posted by thekillerj23

Originally Posted by Tuff G0ng

I'm with Haze on this.

Reasonable Doubt
The Blueprint
The Black Album
American Gangster
In My Lifetime, Vol. 1
The Blueprint²: The Gift & The Curse
Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life
The Dynasty Roc La Familia
Kingdom Come
Vol. 3... Life And Times Of S. Carter

I agree

i dunno the battle btw 3rd n 4th place is so tight to me....I really think AG might have that 3rd slot
and how is Vol 3. last??? its in the top 7 above both vol 1 n 2 imo

 

[dade b0y]

"Say Hello" is the most gangsta #%%@ ever

 

[high off kicks]

Originally Posted by Illuztrious

Classic? You bugging son, it's dope but far from classic.   

 

[dipsetgeneral]

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"American Gangster" = Classic/Masterpiece.

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[nocomment6]

classic? I dont know, but really, good? yesssss.

 

[sco cuddie1]

Originally Posted by sparklecity SC

Slept on classic in my eyes

This.

 

[youngsleezy]

My 2nd fav Jay album. Come at me bro.