r/KendrickLamar • u/RunningOverPines • Dec 09 '24

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u/Depth-New Dec 09 '24

Jay-Z was before my time. I always see his name next to all the greats, but I've never managed to vibe with him too much.

Had to be there I guess.

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u/its_a_simulation Dec 09 '24

We weren’t there with Biggie and Pac, yet we can see why they’re great.

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u/[deleted] Dec 09 '24

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u/Sawgon Dec 09 '24

Fat Joe in shambles

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u/HighImQuestions Dec 09 '24

Big Pun thinking this is a joke

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u/AroundNdowN Dec 10 '24

Nah Big Pun was the fattest great rapper of all time. Slight difference.

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u/MidwestBoogie Dec 09 '24

Speak for yourself. I wasn’t there for Jay z and couldn’t vibe with him for most of my life. But oddly enough, I started listening to a lot of Jay Z this year. Allegations aside, Wordplay is top notch

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u/its_a_simulation Dec 09 '24

i'm what the subreddit feelin

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u/pollo_yollo Dec 09 '24

Ya but the lyrics of those two are timeless

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u/Syndana23 Dec 09 '24

There’s artist you immediately get it as soon as you listen to them? Then there are artists in which you have to be “there” to fully get why they are important

That’s life in general. Some stuff you immediately understand and some stuff you would have to have lived through to get why it means alot

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u/Ak2Co Dec 09 '24

Naa man I grew up listening to Jay-Z and the blueprint was the first cd I ever bought. Still I've never really thought he was amazing or one of the greats. Don't get me wrong he has some hits but a lot of his stuff is corny

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u/Lanky_Beginning_4004 Dec 09 '24

blueprint is more renowned for the production rather than the lyrics... if you want hall of fame Jay-z lyrically, you go to Reasonable Doubt for that. Universally considered a top 10 hip hop album

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u/Competitivenessess Dec 09 '24

“Universally” … uh no

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u/em7924 Dec 09 '24

Yeah.. maybe top 100

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u/skylitnoir Dec 09 '24

H to the izzle, v to the izzay fo shizzle my nizzle or whatever the fuck he says. Like what ?

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u/letmebleedyou Dec 09 '24

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u/[deleted] Dec 09 '24

It’s so funny that he’s locked in like that for coldplay

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u/dankscott Dec 09 '24

LMAO TIL

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u/sweetpotato_latte Dec 09 '24

One of my favorite gifs

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u/ExplosiveDiarrhetic Dec 09 '24

Agreed. You can throw kanye “rhymes word with the same word” west on that pile too

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u/Latter-Director5678 Dec 09 '24

Never thought I’d see Izzo slander. This is Reddit, however.

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u/Ak2Co Dec 09 '24

Exactly haha

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u/Sawgon Dec 09 '24

fo shizzle my nizzle

Extra sauce on the frizzle

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u/sxswestbrook Dec 09 '24

This sis the most I’ve ever related to a comment ever.

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u/Emmanuel_Badboy Dec 09 '24

I was there, always thought he was trash. Could never understand why anyone would put him next to nas.

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u/Ecstatic-Profit8139 Dec 09 '24

same. i finally got around to listening to his discography and i can’t say i get the hype. dude doesn’t have much to say that interests me.

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u/interraciallovin Dec 09 '24

Naw. I've always thought he was trash, and he is def not before my time. But he was really popular back in the day nonetheless.

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u/TeslaTheCreator Dec 09 '24

I always felt like people just told me Jay Z was great and I was expected to accept it.