Jun 27, 2016

I like "A Week Ago" better, this is just trying too hard to be jiggy.

 

Jun 27, 2016

A Week Ago is better, Jay fares better against Too Short here though

 

Jun 27, 2016

I think you're using "jiggy" in a lot of places where it doesn't make sense lol.

"Real Niggaz" an all-time classic. Too Short kinda washes him tho.

 

Jun 27, 2016

For the sometimes lack of focus this album has, I can never knock how amazing Jay was from top to bottom

 

Jun 27, 2016

Rap Game/Crack Game is awesome, f--- the haters.

 

Jun 27, 2016

Oh s---, this a classic. Where I'm From is Diddy's Best Production work and Jay-Z's most fire rapping. Ever.

 

Jun 27, 2016

This is a D-Dot beat, Puff just sampled it later

 

Jun 27, 2016

Heavy contender for Jay's best song ever. It's so stunningly vivid and has some of his best lines.

 

Jun 27, 2016

f--- tomorrow as long as the night before was sweet

 

Jun 27, 2016

Whew You must love me

 

Jun 27, 2016

back just in time for the best song on the tape

 

Jun 27, 2016

Classic

 

Jun 27, 2016

Incredible song, always appreciated the sincerity and that Jay really was about that life.

 

Jun 27, 2016

This album deserves more credit than it gets tbh. Still my least favourite of the trilogy

 

Jun 27, 2016

"You Must Love Me" is incredible. Not many people ever hit that level as a songwriter. Best 1-2 punch to end an album in his career by a long shot.

So what does everyone think overall?

 

Jun 27, 2016

Definitely not as praised as it should be

 

Jun 27, 2016

All in all I got a lot of love for Vol.1, I felt it was a great move for him to search for bigger commercial success following such a personal and detailed debut album. He eventually got it mastered by the time Vol.2 rolled in, still Vol.1 has some of his best individual tracks re: Where I'm From

 

Jun 27, 2016

7 PM tomorrow again @WPG?

I'll set a reminder on my phone, I should be home tomorrow night.

 

Jun 27, 2016

This doesn't really have as much personality and isn't really as cohesive as his other ones but is still great, much better than i remember it being.

It's kinda gives me reasonable doubt vibes without feeling like a clone of it.

 

Jun 27, 2016

yessir!

I think that's a good analysis. It also jumps pretty jarringly from the persona he created on RD to full-fledged rap star talking about publishing splits and lawsuits.