Truthfully I wanna rhyme like Common Senseīut I did 5 mill' - I ain't been rhyming like Common sinceĪnd you been hustling since your inceptionįuck perception. If skills sold, truth be told, I'd probably be They criticized me for it, yet they all yell "holla" I dumbed down for my audience to double my dollars Hustlers and boosters embrace me and the music I be making “Music business hate me cause the industry ain't make me The second verse stands as some of his best words to date: Beginning with a clever chorus that namedrops each of his album, Jay proceeds to deliver three of the album’s illest verses on the same track. “Moment of Clarity” recreates the magic that Eminem and Jay Z had on “Renegade,” and although Eminem doesn’t deliver a verse this time around, his production is the perfect canvas for one of Jay’s illest paintings to date. “Change Clothes” is a light-hearted, funky cut by Hov and the Neptunes that foreshadows Pharrell’s foray into the disco-minded pop music he’s delivered on cuts like “Happy” and “Blurred Lines.” “Encore” sticks mainly to the concept of this being his last record, but execution is perfect over the Kanye West instrumental. verse, I'm only Bigging up my brother / Bigging up my borough-I'm big enough to do it / I'm that thorough, plus I know my own flow is foolish / So them rings and things you sing about, bring em out / It's hard to yell when the barrel's in your mouth.” The first half is to silence the haters, like Nas who posed the question, “How much of Biggie's rhymes is gonna come out your fat lips?” The latter portion became the basis for T.I.’s gold single “Bring Em Out” a year later. As Jay balances braggadocio with matter-of-fact confidence, he drops lines like, “I'm not a biter, I'm a writer for myself and others / I say a B.I.G. “What More Can I Say” has numerous lines that are now famous. “Allure” sticks around the same subject matter as Hov details his hustler’s mindset over a soothing Neptunes beat. “Now all the teachers couldn't reach me and my momma couldn't beat me hard enough to match the pain of my pops not seeing me,” is one of the many glimpses into the life of Sean Carter. “December 4 th” plays out like a mini-autobiography, with his mother narrating the story for extra authenticity.
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