WatchMojo has posted up their picks for "Top 10 Rap Diss Tracks" -- pretty hard to argue with most of these, but what songs would you add? They also have a Top 10 Hip-Hop Feuds and Rivalries video as well.
Jay Z and Beyoncé will be taking their On The Run tour across America and Canada. Find the dates below
Jay-Z and Beyonce announced that they are going to go vegan for 22 days.
Psychologists have said it takes 21 days to make or break a habit. On the 22nd day, you’ve found the way.
On December 3rd, one day before my 44th birthday I will embark on a 22 Days challenge to go completely vegan, or as I prefer to call it, plant-based!! This all began a few months back when a good friend and vegan challenged me to embrace a “plant-based breakfast” every day. It was surprisingly easier on me than I thought…
Why now? There’s something spiritual to me about it being my 44th birthday and the serendipity behind the number of days in this challenge; 22 (2+2=4) coupled with the fact that the challenge ends on Christmas day…It just feels right!
So you can call it a spiritual and physical cleanse. I will post my progress… Any professional vegans out there that have any great food spots please help out! Please ha. I don’t know what happens after Christmas. A semi-vegan, a full plant-based diet? Or just a spiritual and physical challenge? We’ll see…
Best of luck and health!
P.S. B is also joining me.
I will let my friend Marco explain the benefits of a plant based diet here.
Watch the official visual for “Holy Grail” by JAY Z featuring ustin Timberlake. Directed by Anthony Mandler. JAY Z’s new album “Magna Carta… Holy Grail" is available now on iTunes.
Jay-Z’s Magna Carta…Holy Grail summed up simply is back and forth confusion of feelings. Despite going platinum before release and being produced by Timbaland (who makes everything sounds awe-inspiring and grand), Holy Grail doesn’t feel real.
Jay-Z is a man with enough money to run a large third world country and enough possessions to keep him occupied 24/7, but none of that can fill the void for one’s passion for creative music. Many tracks on Holy Grail speak about hating fame, and hating paparazzi, but it is all justified by the amount of possessions and money Jay-Z has. The songs simply don’t feel authentic; listeners will really get the feeling that this is just another money making record. To be fair, there are some good catchy songs on here such as the title track Holy Grail featuring Justin Timberlake, Oceans featuring Frank Ocean and Tom Ford.
Lyrically, everything feels like its run into the ground and uninspiring. Don’t get me wrong though, this album is not bad! It’s still a Jay-Z record, still amazing studio quality and production and the list of guest vocalists will catch your eye (list includes Rick Ross and Beyoncé as well as the others listed above). I believe listeners will and should expect more from an artist of this level though. Old school fans will miss the old Z, but he’s despite his lacking enthusiasm, he is still a phenomenal MC.
Regardless of the downsides to this album, it’s still worth checking out. I believe listeners will enjoy Jay-Z’s older work on The Blueprint Print 1,2 & 3, The Black Album and Collision Course, but for those who need the newest hit tracks and the 12th album to their Jay-Z collection, pick up Magna Carta…Holy Grail.
7/10
Ryan
