Comments on: Jay-Z Speaks On Staying In Touch With The Hood & Barack Obama

By: Cool M

Cool M — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 07:13:09 +0000

I agree with the big homie somewhat but lets get one thing clear….the streets is the heart n soul of hip hop. No one is sayin u need to be on the streets but u gotta realize this is where this thing started. Now Im a big fan of Jay but the music he’s been puttin out lately (post The Black Album) has honestly been weak. There is some significance of being in tune with the streets. There are still issues goin on that no one but rappers are addressing to the public. Meanwhile Jay has been puttin out mediocre songs that the streets can’t even relate to anymore. Might I remind you the streets is what helped put him on. Without them who else? Not America…So it is good to be in tuned with yourself first of all but also with the streets because Jay could put out inspiring music for the streets to listen to. The streets are the only ones that truly felt his best music. Now that he’s older in all instead of talkin this big money junk he could make some truly socially conscious music that will help the streets in a positive way.

By: Tre

Tre — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 17:13:06 +0000

Well Maybe Jay said it better than everyone else. He did not curse or use any harsh words when making that statement. Everyone looks at Jay like his is “Intelligent” or he said it first because he climbed to the top. He is presenting his self as a Family man and he is making business moves.
Diddy joke he got a long suffering baby momma and women all over the place (sloppy Mess).

50 cent for a long time, has Gay rumors surrounding him. He also has a control issue which shows throughout G-Unit. Game put that on blast saying all he wanted to do was eat and 50 split his money with everyone who had nothing to do with his album. He needs to mature with handling his artist and allow them some freedom (hey if yall argue then I guess I would say G-Unit members are stupid and cant count past 10 young buck proved that with his “I am so confused statement” and if 50 carrying these dudes than he stupid too.

Jay allows his artist the room to make paper and he is fair all around. People a drawn because he is diverse and fair with his judgment. He does not need to carry people carry yourself (Foxy B.). How is he gonna say I love you Fox when he is marrying a famous woman. word would have leaked. Jay is not upsetting his home nor his paper. Leaving all the hood shit behind is making him look better and better everyday. Hopefully more artist will realize their wrongs and make a transformation (Rick Ross). Speaking of Rick he would have done better switching the game and speaking on how the system works and what goes on behind jail house walls. Just a thought. Now he has to defend him self by sayin he is not intelligent and he is a criminal (damned with the times).

By: 2cents

2cents — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 05:00:31 +0000

;0,

By: Dee haven

Dee haven — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 03:18:55 +0000

yall are some dicklickers. Rappers have been saying this but when Jay-Z says it yall act like its the first time yall hearing it. I get it now…. some of yall only listen to what Jaz-y has to say.

By: shine95

shine95 — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 18:10:00 +0000

Jay says I’m not hanging in the corner in the Bedstuy…
I hate it when rappers say I’m keeping it hood. then 50 says point blank “fuck the hood”. there’s a big difference there for all you 50 fans.

By: c-dog

c-dog — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 16:40:03 +0000

fuck obama, he does not need to be president, he doesnt know what to do, he hasnt ran anything before in his life not even governed a state

By: Ahijah

Ahijah — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 14:20:14 +0000

@ 46 I remember that interview he said this

You wanna play stupid, be stupid, stay stupid, stay broke that’s my moto – 50 Cent

If you spend you’re day talking to a nigga that’s got nothink going on what the fuck kind of information can he offer you, can he help you learn somethink teach you somethink in a conversation

Which basically saying why waste time speaking to someone who is doing nothing but hanging out on a corner and what can the offer to a conversation. I throught it was a joke Jadakiss & them niggas dissing 50 about Living CT. But I agree what 50 says alot of people disagree with but as soon as Jay-Z say it or another artist say it these fans are agreeing with it.

By: MaL

MaL — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 06:52:15 +0000

“The hood??! Mayne, FUCK THE HOOD!! I been tryin’ 2 get out that bitch 4 a LOOOOOOOOOONG TIME!” – Quoted by the most loved/HATED rappers out on of his earlier “classic” mixtapes

And when he says “fuck the hood”, it’s like how Kweli said “I don’t represent the streets, I represent the people in’em”. He doesn’t mean the people, jus the environment/living conditions as a whole.

I agree wit Hov whole heartdly on the excerpt above. Very well put.

O yeah, cosign #46, moneycash.

By: Young_Truth

Young_Truth — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 04:54:57 +0000

i agree a 100 percent with the hood statements..as for barack,im still sketchy about the cat being that he flip flops back and forth like john kerry did as well as Mccain..but the world knows who ever wins between the two,they are nothing but puppets for corporations..thats reality,sadly

By: j

Mon, 28 Jul 2008 04:06:57 +0000

cplus and phenomenon, go play together somewhere. we’re busy.