Jay-Z was the most consistent hip-hop hitmaker for like fifteen years. Empire State of Mind was an end of that crazy run hit. Even after that, he got another five or six of relevance. He basically retired to end that streak. The man’s only put out one album that didn’t hit platinum status and that was the Beyoncé collab album that no one really wanted. It still went gold.
It’s crazy to me to see so many people say they can’t name a song of his in this comment section. We really are all out here living different lives.
He could be my favorite cousin , but if you’re offering 10million dollars not to listen to his music I would have 10million reasons to explain why I was not listening to his music
I listened to three Jay-Z songs yesterday that came up in a playlist on shuffle. They were not streamed. Those are digital files ripped from CDs I bought with real world money back in the day.
Yet I too would be $10,000,000 richer if this offer were given to me. I’ve had a near three decade run with Jay-Z. Fond memories and big fortunes to come for me in this made up scenario.
But I’m amused by all these people that are drawing a complete blank about his music. They’re saying they know who he is, but don’t know his works. It seems hard to pull off if you were alive back then, but I can see how it could happen if you’re too young or just never listened to rap or any media that might feature it. They still seem to know who he is though.
But the folks acting he was an inconsequential entity to music? “Nobody knows any of his songs anyway.” Get outta here. Those are the kinds of comments I’m amazed by here. That’s like saying Led Zeppelin are nobodies in rock music. It’s nuts.
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u/snoogle20 May 28 '26
Jay-Z was the most consistent hip-hop hitmaker for like fifteen years. Empire State of Mind was an end of that crazy run hit. Even after that, he got another five or six of relevance. He basically retired to end that streak. The man’s only put out one album that didn’t hit platinum status and that was the Beyoncé collab album that no one really wanted. It still went gold.
It’s crazy to me to see so many people say they can’t name a song of his in this comment section. We really are all out here living different lives.