Same old recycled lines from other artists and past lyrics. Jay is running out of things to say. Nothing original... I was looking forward to real storytelling like Meet the Parents...but what I got is part action of the movie that J pretends reflects his own life and other stuff we already heard. Excuse me, I fell asleep. He poses as though this is thought provoking, mature material....He is hoping a new audience falls for his lame attempt to be relevant.
He is authentic as that bottle of champagne he drinks.
As a fan of Kanye, I was very disappointed. In his previous two albums he had a lot of depth from Roses to Through The Wire. On this album, he is rapping but not saying anything. A whole lot of HYPE for a whole lot of NOTHING. The hottest tracks are Good Morning (The Intro), Stronger, Can't Tell Me Nothing. The rest of the album is full of fillers. On "I Wonder" he raps like Lil Darrell. The rest have the same formula-> sample rockers, light beat, weak lyrics. The worst tracks on the album include Barry Bonds, Good Life, Everything I am, Big Brother (in which he praises Jay Z although Dame gave him a shot at stardom), The Glory. I keep listening to the album hoping the songs wil grow on me, but nope. I love the melody to Drunk and Hot Girls, but if the subject was different...it could have been hot. Save your money... unless it goes down to 5 bucks
This is a different record for 50. It's more joints that you can dance and party to. It still has heat with "I Still Kill" etc. The only thing I don't like is the overall focus of the album. There isn't a theme or flow from track to track. It's like he just threw all good stuff in a pot...but just because you have fine ingredients...it doesn't mean they flow well together. The songs I could live without hearing is Amusement Park and Straight to the Bank.