Guest Blogger: Nate A2

Jay-Z is one of the best MC’s and rappers of all time. Album after album of his is great and he’s been doing this business since 1996. He also has a sports agency and works highly with the Brooklyn Nets and those are big reasons why he’s one of the most popular and famous artists plus being one of the most rich. His most recent album “Magna Carta Holy Grail” earned its double platinum for selling over two million copies of the album and this is the eighth time one of his albums have sold more than two million copies. I personally own the album “Magna Carta Holy Grail” and I’m in love with it. It has a lot of feelings to it such as good hip hop and rap that gives you a pump up feeling and then there are songs that have a good meaning to it. An example of the song that has a good meaning to it would be the song “ Jay-Z blue” which is about Jay-z and his wife’s daughter named Blue and the song is kind of him about his fear of being a parent and wanting to be a good parent. Trying to be a good parent without being told how to be one. I enjoyed every song on the album. Critics will be critics and point out things they didn’t like or thought were wrong and then some thought nothing was wrong but I would have to say nothing was really wrong because each song was catchy and sing able. Some people thought Jay-Z didn’t do his best in this album as if he’s running out of ideas since his earlier days but there were flashes in the album that showed that he hasn’t gave up. Some of those flashes showed up in the big hit “Holy Grail” with Justin Timberlake helping out in it, “Crown” is another song that people are catching on to quick as is a couple others. I would say you can’t really say the album is bad if there’s more than one song people love and is being a big hit on bill boards. A great album all together with up-beat rhymes and good beats with meaningful lyrics. Magna Carta Holy Grail is a success.