[.ca] 2000 Roc La Familia

Chronique amazon.fr:
Fin 1997, Shawn Carter, alias Jay-Z, entre dans la catégorie des stars du rap avec son deuxième album In My Lifetime Vol.1 et devient le nouveau King Of New York, quelques mois après la mort de Notorious B.I.G. Trois ans pile ont passé et voilà le cinquième opus du MC de la cité Marcy à Brooklyn. Jigga laisse ici davantage de place à ses collègues de label Memphis Bleek et Beanie Sigel, qui en profitent d'ailleurs pour se déchaîner sur le morceau (sans le boss) "The R.O.C.". On retrouve sur The Dynasty les attributs du gangster classieux et légèrement schizo auxquels Jay-Z nous a habitués : un flow très technique et jamais forcé (le caïd garde son sang-froid en toutes circonstances). Et une grande versatilité : de la frime étincelante à la tranche d'autobiographie bien sombre, en passant par la rhétorique impitoyable de la rue. Underground, crossover, digital, organique teinté blaxploitation, dancefloor relevé de R & B, hardcore : le menu est copieux et équilibré, le chef de "Roc La Familia" respecte la clientèle. --José Guerreiro

From Amazon.com:
Here's a little something to tide you over until Jay-Z decides to come correct. Then again, Roc-A-Fella Records could release Sean Carter Sings MC Hammer's Greatest Hits and watch it ship platinum. So, it really doesn't matter if Dynasty seems to be a rather half-hearted effort from the man who many consider to be the best rapper this side of Rakim. Although presented as a solo album, Dynasty showcases the Roc-A-Family, giving extensive mic time to Beanie Sigel and Memphis Bleek, who gets a whole track (the Ja Rule-esque "Holla") to himself. Amil, whose own solo album, All Money Is Legal failed to reveal her inner queen, turns up to rhyme the hook on the posse cut, "You, Me, Him & Her." Jay-Z keeps his flow fairly straightforward here, and the beats neatly reflect his icy, relatively soulless lyrics. But of course, as the man himself has said, you "can't knock the hustle." --Rebecca Levine

Kinda Disapointing:
Not as good as reasonable doubt, or volume 1, favorite songs are: Streets are talking, Where have you been, and soon you"ll understand. But for the most part this album sucks and jay-z should actually start putting more effort into his albums. His slacking off because he thinks of himself as the king of N.Y, which he isn't nas is. This album is all about pimping and hustling without good rhymes, he thinks he can get away with making a half-assed album, it shows because its nothing special.

Jay-Z does it with the R.O.C.:
After coming off of the subpar release of "Vol.3 Life and Times of S.Carter", Jay-Z decided to place the emphasis not only on himself, but on Beanie Sigel, Memphis Bleek, and Amil. So, TECHNICALLY, this IS a Jay-Z album, although not solo in certain terms. But, let's cover the bases: 1) Jay-Z can PROVED he can hold an entire album by himself without the assistance of too many artists(even though he slipped badly with that on his third album). 2)Beanie Sigel can flow and get aggressive at times. 3)Memphis Bleek is MEDIOCRE at best. This guy is NO lyricist. 4)Amil is like Foxy Brown, all talk, no substance. And that's where we come to The Dynasty Roc La Familia album. It's an excellent album, as Jigga succeeded (and failed) at trying to elevate his fam to higher levels. The result was a fine album. Here's the review: Album Highlights: Change The Game, Streets Is Talking, Stick 2 Da Script, This Can't Be Life, Parking Lot Pimpin, 1-900 Hustler, Soon You'll Understand, and Where Have You Been. Everything else on this album is either mediocre at best or filler material. Production: Thumbs up. Jay-Z hooks up with The Neptunes for the first time here. Just Blaze, Bink, and others shine as well. Lyrics and Subject Matter: Thumbs up. Check out Where Have You Been and Soon You'll Understand. Originality: Thumbs in the middle, no new ground broken here. The Last Word: Here's the deal. This was a successful album for Jigga, as "I Just Wanna Love You" became a hit and the album went double platinum. Beanie Sigel was already well-known when this album dropped. Memphis Bleek showed A LITTLE improvement here, but it was short-lived. Amil BOMBED on her first album, never really being considered something special. Overall, this is a great album from Jay-Z, and even though there's a little filler found here(there should NEVER be a Bleek SOLO on a JAY-Z album), it's still a decent effort from Jay-Z. Recommended.

Jay-Z Makes Another Classic:
Here are my ratings for each song: Intro: (no rating) Change the Game: 5/5 I Just Wanna Love Ya (Give it 2 Me): 5/5 Streets is Talking: 4/5 This Can't Be Life: 4/5 Get Your Mind Right Mami: 4/5 Stick 2 the Script: 5/5 You, Me, Him, and, Her: 4/5 Guilty Until Proven Innocent: 4/5 Parking Lot Pimping: 5/5 Holla: 5/5 1-900-HUSTLER: 5/5 R.O.C.: 5/5 Soon You'll Understand: 4/5 Squeeze 1st: 5/5 Where Have You Been: 5/5

Its The S**t:
When I first heard this album I wasnt really feelin it, but the more ive lessoned the more better. Some people just rushes through the album without paying close attention to the lyrics nor the production, which is a example why people dont think of it as a good album. As a MC myself ive paid close attention to this album and as far as Im concerned the lyrics and productions including the track quality is straight I dont give a f**k what anybody say. To me this album is a little simalar to "The Blueprint" but not as better, but it has the juice to be one of Jiggas best next to "The Blueprint" not mentioning "Reasonable Dout" nor the "Black Album" believe me. 1.Intro-Everything freestyle, thats the way to start off an tight rap album 5/5 2.Change The Game-Tight Jigga Memphis combination,raps clean 4.5/5 3.I Just Wanna Love You (Give It To Me)-Best lyrical song on the album, everybody heard and saw the video 5/5 4.Streets is Talking-yall understand this song if yow from the hood or the cities of the eastcoast, Deep Lyrics 4/5 5.This Cant be Life-Similar to "Never Change" of "The Blueprint", both deep in lyrics and slow pase 5/5 6.Get Yow Mind Right Mami-An hard felt song for the ladies, clean beat 4/5 7.Stick To The Script-Agressive lyrics but to old school 3.5/5 8.You, Me, Him and Her-The R.O.C. Came hard on this one, clean beat 4/5 9.Guilty Until Proven Innocent-More of a public single, entrance by R Kelly, everybody heard it and saw the video 5/5 10.Parking Lot Pimpin-These are the type of pimpin lyrics ya need to hear coming from The Jigga Man, wasnt really feelin the production 3/5 11.Halla-Halla at me on the production of the R.O.C. 4.5/5 12.1-900 Husla-Husling lyrics ya dont know about 4/5 13.The R.O.C.-Wak production of the R.O.C. 3/5 14.Soon Youll Understand-Deep lyrics, scarry beat but clean 4.5/5 15.Squeeze 1st-Worst lyrical song on the album 3/5 16.Where have You Been-Thats a way to finish off an album, the Jigga Man and Beenie take there fathers to thier lyrics, clean beat 5/5

Another Amazing Album By Jigga:
Here are my ratings for each song: Intro: (no rating) Change The Game: 5/5 I Just Wanna Love U (Give It 2 Me): 5/5 Streets Is Talking: 4/5 This Can't Be Life: 4/5 Get Your Mind Right Mami: 4/5 Stick 2 The Script: 5/5 You Me Him And Her: 4/5 Guilty Until Proven Innocent: 4/5 Parking Lot Pimpin: 4/5 Holla: 5/5 1-900-HUSTLER: 5/5 R.O.C.: 5/5 Soon You'll Understand: 4/5 Squeeze 1st: 5/5 Where Have You Been: 5/5

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