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Who indeed could knock his hustle? With this album though, good things only get better as you go. Displaying a wide versatility in his rap verse, Jay-Z simultaneously avoids simplistic rhyme schemes, shows a witty use of similies and metaphors, and even makes a political statement on how urban youths are forced to make the best of limited opportunities. There you have it – Shawn Carter, out to bust the rap world wide open. Let’s, get together and make this whole world believe us huh?Īll us blacks got is sports and entertainment, until we evenĬan’t knock the way a nigga eatin – fuck you even!” Serve like Sampras, play fake a rappers like a campus Tried to get a nut and he got a nut and what

“My pops knew exactly what he did when he made me Blige on the hook, the song was infinitely danceable, but the lyrics he spit were far from just the average shit: Even a nobody ironically named Knowbody put together an incredibly smooth opening track for Jay that became the mantra of his career: “Can’t Knock the Hustle.” With a bouncy beat and Mary J. Shawn had spent his time crafting his rhymes, and he paired a well prepared flow with the best beatmakers in rap: Ski, Clark Kent, and DJ Premier laced tracks so fat your ears would need Slim Fast.

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Even so, by the time “Reasonable Doubt” dropped in 1996, many people would have mistaken it for a new jack rapper’s national debut instead of an industry veteran’s first full LP.Įither way, the chance to introduce himself to the public was certainly not wasted. Cameos on hit Jaz songs like “Hawaiian Sophie” and “The Originators” though parlayed into bigger appearances on albums by New York favorites such as Big L and Mic Geronimo. Jigga paid dues for years as the protege of the rapper Jaz, to little acclaim.

That’s not to say Jay-Z didn’t pay his dues and earn the right to be recognized, but like champagne good things only bubble up over time. You could actually respond with “Who?” when someone said his name out loud. That most commercially recognizable of all rappers used to have less visibility than a Kia Sportage. Hard as it is to believe now, there was a day and time in rap’s history when there was no H to the Izzo, no Jay-Hova, no Jigga Man, and even a time when there was no Jay-Z on radio.

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