![]() ![]() From Co-CEO of Rocafella Records to president of Def Jam, Jay Z went on to amass the most wealth than any rapper in history and tie with the Beatles in the amount of number one albums to debut on the Billboard charts. He returned from retirement to save the dying genre from being turned into a freak show. Dre, Lil Wayne to Nicki Minaj and Baby to Young Jeezy, Jay hung in until it became indisputably clear that he is the King of Hip Hop! Some even go as far as saying he embodies Hip Hop itself, charging that after his farewell “Black Album.” He swept the Destiny’s Child lead singer Beyonce’ Knowles off her feet…”įrom Ma$e to Diddy to Snoop. He swept the Destiny’s Child lead singer Beyonce’ Knowles off her feet and went to war with some of the most superior opponents anyone could go against in the Hip Hop circuit and win! He was smart to avoid pitfalls and squashed beef that were meant to ensnare his fall from prominence. Jay Z successfully proved the bigots wrong, outsold his counterparts by millions, topped every chart worldwide and won the respect of millions of fans around the globe. This has been stubbornly ignored by the bigots who reject it. It is a way to shed light on injustice etc. It is a ticket for artists to evade a life of psychological inferiority, poverty, and death from street gangs or police brutality. Rap music is supposed to be an art form which artists utilize to recount the menaces in their often victimized and economically deprived lives. ![]() Hip Hop had always been tainted as a Kulture that glorifies drug dealing, wasteful flamboyance, brutal violence, homophobia, and misogyny. How to remain real to the plight of the African American motivated inner-city community without selling out to the Caucasian impelled corporate industry? How to establish a triumphant legacy internationally regardless of melee in street wars, while Hip Hop critics look for ways to taint his brand of music? Like every successful Hip Hop musician, he would be prone to judgments. Hip Hop had always been tainted as a Kulture that glorifies drug dealing, flamboyance, violence, homophobia and misogyny.” Back when Snoop Dogg was Snoop Doggy Dogg, and the West Side Connection, Chino XL, Ice Cube and Scarface were chart-toppers, Jay Z aka J’Hova arrived with a crisp, business-like and marketable swagger to strip the crown with his Rocafella imprint. Tha Fugees, Nas, MC Lyte, The Notorious BIG and Tupac Shakur. Many youngsters in today’s Hip Hop may not understand the hype behind Jay Z, but older heads who have been loyal to the Kulture since 1990 all have a similar narrative that involves rap legends. It’s beyond doubt that if not the most “it” emcee, Jigga is one of the “it” rappers today. ![]()
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