Link to Part I of "MCHG" album review: http://thenewclassicera.blogspot.com/2013/07/jay-z-carta-holy-grail-album-review.html
"BBC" ft. Beyonce, Justin Timberlake, and Nas was a fun record. Didn't it remind you of Robin Thicke's "Burred Lines" or is it just me? I loved loved loved the fact that one, the beginning and end of the record had foreign languages featured in it and two, I could hear all of Pharrell, Timbaland, and Swizz Beats tricks of production in the record. These three producers made three different sounds sound like heaven. I would love of video or a comnerical of Beyonce, Jay, Pharrell, JT, and Nas just dancing and vibing out to the sound instead the some of those Samsung Galaxy commerical's with Rick Rubin's bare feet lounging on Jay-Z's couch that were all on our t.v. screens. As I digress, Beyonce was on her "Bow Down" shit saying her mother was a billionaire motherfuckerrrrr, in the beginning of the song. And if this song was about fashion and being fresh, I would of wanted to hear Kendrick Lamar instead of Nas. It would of had a younger fresher feel to the song, and it would be way more fun to see Kendrick in the video....have you seen the "Bitch Don't Kill My Vibe Video"?. .. Yea!
Jay-Z sampled voices from the movie "Mommie Dearest" and also snuck a little bit of Biggie Smalls's voice overs for "Jay Z Blue". This isn't the first song Jay's written about Blue Ivy Carter, he featured her on "Glory" last year. Production wise, this was the poorest production on the album. But on the plus side, the record did deal with real issues in Jay's life like entering fatherhood. The most brutal and honest line of the whole album might of been, "Father never taught me how to be a father". Fuck the Tom Fords, Bugattis, and the money.... We got a little glimpse of Shawn Carter through that line. That was the only time he kept it real with us throughout the entire album. "JayZ Blue" by Shawn Carter.
Jay-Z snapped on "La Familia". I don't care what anybody says this whole record is about LIL WAYNE! So when Hov raps, "Niggas wanna kidnap wifey, good luck with that bruh" that isn't a reply to Lil' Wayne's song "It's Good", when Wayne said "Kidnap your bitch get that much you love your lady money"? Or when Jay says "Niggas snitching switching teams..." referring to Lil Wayne switching from Team Heat to OKC or Team Saints to Greenbay? Yea! I know I am right. Hov is just protecting his Roc Nation Family aka La Familia. Ye even referenced La Familia in the Rihanna Diamond's remix. I truly think Roc Nation is killing the Hip Hop game. "Phuck Yo Clique" (In my Rihanna voice).
The last song of the album, "Nickles And Dimes" is produced by Mike Dean and this was an okay ending to the album. Jay sample a little of Gonjasufi in this record. He should of put "Heaven" or "Part II (On The Run)" at the end of the song. But Hov did deliver with bars spitting, "Got a thing for nickel plated nines and pretty dimes. Mac 11, I squeeze like lemon lines. Squirt obey your thirst, fashion lines."
Overall, "Magna Carta Holy Grail" sounded great, nobody can tell me nothing. Jay-Z brought the lyrics and gave us an amazing production from the best Hip Hop producers in the game. I have to salute to Pharrell, Travis Scott, Timbaland, J Roc, Swizz Beats, Mike Dean, and the rest of the amazing producers that layed down incredible beats. Thank you! Would I call this album a classic? Ehhh Ugh I don't know. But was this album a success? Absolutely! I can't wait to buy this album in stores July 8th. It's already Platinum by the way...HA! (Elliott Wilson laugh).
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