The deepest, most talented lyricist ever to set foot in the rap game. Even his commercialized hits have hints of his talent. If you don't like Jay-Z, please sit down and actually listen to what he's saying in one of his deeper songs. If you're anything less than ignorant, you'll start to see the truth.
by Matt Vendal April 29, 2007
One of the best hip hop artists, known for his feud with nas. Recently Jay-z and nas alledgedly squashed there beef as well as jadakiss and 50 cent (after kiss' song called checkmate where he brutally cuts up 50). Jay-z was friends with biggie but it's absolutly ludacris to say he was best friends. One thing that made me mad is Jay-z taking the name for his album "blueprint" from Krs one. Black album was a decent album, for quality of lyrics, id say jay-z and nas are pretty much even but for better flowing music i'd say nas takes it.
However I am still a strong believer that jay-z may have had a ghost writer in the past. and jay-z is DEFINATLY NOT the best rapper to live, various artists could have beat him in a "rap battle" such as Canibus, and probably a good number of unknown south african rappers.
However I am still a strong believer that jay-z may have had a ghost writer in the past. and jay-z is DEFINATLY NOT the best rapper to live, various artists could have beat him in a "rap battle" such as Canibus, and probably a good number of unknown south african rappers.
by Evan Bonnell November 29, 2005
this is for # 28, u kall ur self "zeebo tha barber" or sum shyte lyke that. u r fucking dum. u say he only raps about money? try listening to renegade, moment of clarity, or bk's finest.
here is a REAL smaple of Jay-z rap:
" I had to hustle, my back to the wall, ashy knuckles
Pockets filled with a lot of lint, not a cent
Gotta vent, lot of innocent of lives lost on the project bench
Whatchu hollerin? Gotta pay rent, bring dollars in
By the bodega, iron under my coat, feelin braver
Doo-rag wrappin my waves up, pockets full of hope
Do not step to me - I'm awkward, I box leftier often
My pops left me an orphan, my momma wasn't home
Could not stress to me I wasn't grown; 'specially on nights
I brought somethin home to quiet the stomach rumblings
My demeanor - thirty years my senior
My childhood didn't mean much, only raisin green up
Raisin my fingers to critics; raisin my head to the sky
Big I did it - multi before I die (nigga)
No lie, just know I chose my own fate
I drove by the fork in the road and went straight"
" I had to hustle, my back to the wall, ashy knuckles
Pockets filled with a lot of lint, not a cent
Gotta vent, lot of innocent of lives lost on the project bench
Whatchu hollerin? Gotta pay rent, bring dollars in
By the bodega, iron under my coat, feelin braver
Doo-rag wrappin my waves up, pockets full of hope
Do not step to me - I'm awkward, I box leftier often
My pops left me an orphan, my momma wasn't home
Could not stress to me I wasn't grown; 'specially on nights
I brought somethin home to quiet the stomach rumblings
My demeanor - thirty years my senior
My childhood didn't mean much, only raisin green up
Raisin my fingers to critics; raisin my head to the sky
Big I did it - multi before I die (nigga)
No lie, just know I chose my own fate
I drove by the fork in the road and went straight"
by Celest October 30, 2006
Guy 1:Like whazzzzup man!! Jay-Z is the fuzzin greatest! Yo yo yo snoop dogg!
Guy 2:Yeah man he's off the HIZZZZZZZZAYYYYYYY!!!
Guy 1:TRUE DAT MAN! TRUE DAT!
Guy 2:I gotta go now cuz JAY-Z IS ON THE TV!!!
Guy 1:WOAH MAN THAT'S THE FUZZIN GREATEST FUZZIN THANG EVA!! HE'S THE SPIT!!
Guy 2:Yeah man he's off the HIZZZZZZZZAYYYYYYY!!!
Guy 1:TRUE DAT MAN! TRUE DAT!
Guy 2:I gotta go now cuz JAY-Z IS ON THE TV!!!
Guy 1:WOAH MAN THAT'S THE FUZZIN GREATEST FUZZIN THANG EVA!! HE'S THE SPIT!!
by TheWiggidy May 1, 2004
Maybe was good in 1995, but now he will be remembered as the retard that tried to fuck up Linkin Park. His only good new song is '99 Problems'.
Jay-Z: "H to the izzo, J to the izzo, E to the izzo..."
Mike Shinoda (high on pot): "One thing, I don't know why, it doesn't even matter how hard you try, keep that in mind I designed this rhyme to explain due time all I know..."
In The End/Izzo
Now THAT was a stupid song.
Mike Shinoda (high on pot): "One thing, I don't know why, it doesn't even matter how hard you try, keep that in mind I designed this rhyme to explain due time all I know..."
In The End/Izzo
Now THAT was a stupid song.
by Dreben_2097 May 30, 2005
Decent rapper. Very overrated by the media. Made two great albums (Reasonable Doubt and the Black Album, and no, I don't consider Blueprint a great album, due to the fact that more than 2/3rds of the lyrics aren't even his), but aside from that, can't see why anybody would put him above Nas, Big L, Rakim, Big Pun, GZA, ect. Also got wrecked by Nas. Anyone who says otherwise is deluding themselves, even Jay-Z admitted he got ate.
by Aquemini September 16, 2010