A hint: Shawn Carter.
Yeah that's right, my boy JAY-Z turns 37 today.
Now alot of you might scoff at this, thinking big deal commerical rapper who's pimping himself out as a thug making millions turns Thirty-FUCKING-Seven. Well five years ago I would have thought the same thing. This IS me we're talking about. Not exactly corporate music's biggest fanatic. But I gave him a few of my precious minutes...and now...now I'm reformed. In fact I've been saved. JAY-Z is the 'fucking' man. I am not just saying that either because he currently swings with Beyonce Knowles. Although let's try and be honest IT DOESN"T HURT HIM. (Clearly she's with him for a reason other than his mugshot - and she's got enough of her own money). It's probably cuz this player has talent. I mean the guy writes 'sick' rap songs. Disagree? Listen to "My 1st song" or "Encore." If you're not convinced, maybe rap isn't your thing. Don't get me wrong JAY-Z isn't the greatest rapper ever, he just writes a catchy ditty that can be played over and over and I'm all for that.
There are alot of current rappers trying to pull off what JAY-Z is doing, i.e. 50 Cent, the game, etc. but the thing is, their songs suck. BIG TIME. I don't want to listen to some sugar pop with SOME ALLEGED 'thug' trying to rap about his gansta over it. Alot of people like that. Not me. Play that shit two times, I am OVER IT.
You see I grew up with Notorious BIG. Who is in my books still the best. Listen to 'Hypnoize' now. Tell me you don't still love it. That is the best part: It hasn't aged one year even though its almost a decade old. 'Big Poppa', 'Juicy'....the same thing, songs that are as good now as they were ten years ago. Notorious BIG set the standard for me, and JAY-Z he's in that same class. That is why he's the MAN.
A DISCLAIMER: It - Him being the MAN - has nothing to do with the fact that him and I share the same birthday. Nothing. Nothing at all.
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