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First I would be first to admit that KC was a subpar album with the likes of Vol 3 & Dynasty... but don't get it twisted its not the "trashalbum" alot of individuals try to make it out to be -- its definitely not Jay's Nastradamus. I think they were many factors as to why the album was sotrashed by alot of cats.. first people expected Jay to come back with this Blueprint type album as his return album and he did the total opposite.... then youhad the whole popularity of The Dips and Jay was seen as old news.. which created the whole "Jordan on the Wizards" phrase that many ran with.Lyrically KC is very good, just look at the word play on Minority Report, The Prelude, Trouble, Do You Wanna Ride... the production is really the downfall ofthe album, the lyrics just didn't match up with the production.. it didn't flow as smoothly as with past Jay albums. Tracks 7 -10 are really thestandout sub par tracks.. i don't know what son was thinking when he added those tracks, just a pure definition of filler. Take those 4 tracks off and thisalbum could have been very good. Another noticeable thing is that this album does not have have any certified bangers, every Jay-z album in the past hasnoticable anthems... Dirt Of Your Shoulder, You Don't Know, The Watcher, Big Pimpin, Give It To Me and etc. With all that said i still think it was adecent effort by Jay, i wouldn't argue with anyone who said KC was mediocre but alot of the hate it got was because people didn't even try to give it achance.
1. The Prelude [5/5]
2. Oh My God [4/5 ]
3. Kingdom Come [3.5/5]
4. Show Me What You Got [4/5]
5. Lost One [3.5/5]
6. Do U Wanna Ride [4/5]
7. 30 Something [3.5/5]
8. I Made It [3/5]
9. Anything [2/5]
10. Hollywood [2/5]
11. Trouble [4/5]
12. Dig A Hole [4/5]
13. Minority Report [4.5/5]
14. Beach Chair [5/5]
Avg: 3.5
1. The Prelude [5/5]
2. Oh My God [4/5 ]
3. Kingdom Come [3.5/5]
4. Show Me What You Got [4/5]
5. Lost One [3.5/5]
6. Do U Wanna Ride [4/5]
7. 30 Something [3.5/5]
8. I Made It [3/5]
9. Anything [2/5]
10. Hollywood [2/5]
11. Trouble [4/5]
12. Dig A Hole [4/5]
13. Minority Report [4.5/5]
14. Beach Chair [5/5]
Avg: 3.5