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Originally Posted by louder
Yeah, these lines definitely come across as Drake subs. The contrived Thriller comparsions, Instagram posing and dangerous guy acting all point at Drake. Spot on.
On a side note, I really like Magna Carta, to the point where I almost want to say that I love it. It isn't the most serious album, but that's a part of its charm, just an extremely enjoyable, mindless listen with good beats and catchy music.
This new album makes Magna Carta seem like child's play, ha, but as far as Hov's discography goes, Magna Carta will still have its time and place for me.
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Magna Carta's worst component was Justin Timberlake. "Holy Grail" and "Picasso Baby." I tried to excuse these songs for a long time, but they are JUST NOT FUCKING OK.
All of "Holy Grail" is just a cheesy serenade that should have been chopped off at the fucking neck. And "Picasso Baby" is alright, but it definitely has JT trying to sing a variation on the "Smells like Teen Spirit" chorus, and THAT SHIT IS NOT FUCKING ACCEPTABLE OR OK IN ANY WAY.
The rest of the album is actually fine by me. "Oceans," "Tom Ford," ... oh! "FuckwithmeyouknowIgotit" and "FUTW." All fine. Not, like, awe inspiring, but fine, good, enjoyable songs.
However... those first two are just too fucking ridiculous. Even if the ONLY JT appearance was his Nirvana impersonation, and everything else was totally JT-free, that shit would still be inexcusable. So I have to be, on the whole, anti-MCHG, if only for those songs. The rest is just fine.
Yes, after repeated listens, 4:44 makes MCHG and a lot of other Jay albums look like child's play. It's a very strong album, with good lyrical content and sick beats.
And the physical edition is going to have the track from the teaser video on it!
I'm liking this a lot. I think it's above Big Fish Theory (for no anyway), but below DAMN. in terms of 2017 rap releases.
This is the album I wanted him to make. Actually, Kanye would have produced a bit on that album, and preferably not been dissed, but still. This is GOOD.
He can retire now. Shit is honest to god fire. Really.