Jay-Z - The Dynasty: Roc La Familia 2000

Straight Fire!

BOTTOM LINE:

One of Jiggas' best!

Filled with lyrical fire and blazing production! Not 1, not 2, but THREE monster singles (Change the Game, Give it to Me, This Cant be Life), some nice guesting from the R.O.C. roster, A hot track with 'Face...AND...the intro of Freeway! What more can we ask for?

'Guilty...Innocent' was a taste of what SHOULD HAVE been with Kels'...but oh well. :-)

February 26, 2008

A MUST HAVE ALBUM!

This is a great album! One of my favorite Jay-z albums. It was more-so to give Beanie Sigel and Memphis Bleek more publicity because there albums sales were suffering. It ended up working for Beanie Sigel, he has enjoyed much success since the release of this albums. On the other hand Memphis Bleek is still suffering. This is a must have album for every collection weather you're a Jay-z, Memph Bleek, or Sigel fan. September 27, 2007

One of the better compilations (3 and 1/2 stars)

Let me start off by saying that the Intro is vintage Jay-z but its not the only track where Jigga goes off on. Streets Is Talking which features Beanie Sigel is another track where Jigga killed it and Beanie's verse was crazy too. Both Jay-z and Beanie rip the track Stick 2 The Script to shreds and Guilty Until Proven Innocent which features R. Kelly is Jay-z's finest moment on the mic. Scarface joins Jay-z and Beanie on the heartfelt This Cant Be Life. Memphis Bleek does pretty well on his solo joint Holla and Where Have You Been is one of the best songs on here as Jay-z and Beanie talk about their deadbeat fathers on the track. Although I love the song, I still dont like the 2 minutes of vinyl static that comes after the song fades out. This comp is not without its flaws. Parking Lot Pimpin is boring and so is 1-900-Hustler. Squeeze First is a classic example of beatwasting as Jay-z spits lukewarm verses of a hard beat. The R.O.C which features Memphis Bleek and Beanie Sigel is a commercial blunder and Jay-z's solo track, Soon You'll Understand is annoying to say the least. Bottom Line: Roc La Familia is one of the better rap compilations even though it has its suspect moments. Standout Tracks: INTRO, CHANGE THE GAME, STREETS IS TALKING, THIS CANT BE LIFE, GET YOUR MIND RIGHT MAMI, STICK 2 THE SCRIPT, YOU, ME HIM, HER, GUILTY UNTIL PROVEN INNOCENT, HOLLA and WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN. June 29, 2007

4.5 stars: When Rocafella ruled hiphop..............

Bump what you heard - Dynasty was the joint! The Roc came into 2000 on roll having just dropped Vol 3 in 99. The joints on here are classic.

Top Joints:
Change The Game (Classic)
I Just Wanna Love U (Give It 2 Me) (CLassic)
This Can't Be Life (Deep Scarface & Jay Joint)
You, Me, Him And Her (ROC Joint)
Guilty Until Proven Innocent (Classic Kells & Jay joint. Jay would later plead guilty.)
Parking Lot Pimpin' (Classic)
Holla (Memph Bleek rips: Number One Rule: Never get caught Slippin! That's why I eat, sleep, sh%t with my gat. Get up, Take a piss, f*ck a b*tch with my gat.)
1-900-Hustler (Roc & State Property get their roll on)
Where Have You Been (Joint for all of the fatherless boys out there that grew to be men, like myself. Great performance from Jay & BSeigel.) November 25, 2006

Jay-Z retired, thank god

The intro is tight, the rest just sucks... End of review!
August 2, 2006

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