Love And Beyond - Jay Haze

Advantages: Great album, good production
Disadvantages: few bad tracks

.../10 Track 3 - The Watcher 2 - Hip Hop fans may know this beat, as it was feature on Dr Dres 2001 album. This song does features Dr Dre, Truth Hurts and Rakim (A little Addictive reunion. This song was a little wired to me as I consider this a classic song but the verses by Jay are good and does well with a slowish beat. Dre and Rakims verses are good. Overall this is a good collaboration. 8/10 Track 4 - 03 Bonnie and Clyde - The first song released from this album featuring the lovely Beyonce. At the time there relationship was not public and this song fuelled rumours of a romance. This song is similar to Tupacs version but has a better beat in my opinion. This song was an obvious marketing ploy to give the album some much needed main stream coverage. A good song non the less a good collaboration. 7/10 Track 5 - Excuse Me miss... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average very helpful

Advantages: Lots of good lyrics
Disadvantages: um... not the best he has made

...Jay Z is wicked, I love this album, although it is not his best! I saw him at the Urban Music Festival, and he was belting out most of my favourite tunes! He was the star of the day. I don't know one person that did not get up to dance! He was soooooo cool, i'm never going to forget that night! Every person was screaming hova at him.. it was just such a hype! And I really don't want him to quit the industry! The tracks in this album are: Tracks: --1: Intro-Hand It Down - (featuring Memphis Bleek) --2: Hard Knock Life - (Ghetto Anthem) --3: If I Should Die - (featuring Da Ranjahz) --4: Ride Or Die --5: N***a What, N***a Who (Originator 99) - (featuring Big Jaz) --6: Money, Cash, H**s - (featuring DMX) --7: Week Ago, A - (featuring Too Short) --8: Coming Of Age (Da Sequel) - (featuring Memphis Bleek) --9: Can I Get A... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average somewhat helpful

Advantages: Top quality hip hop, full of flair and skill,
Disadvantages: Some weaker tracks, adult language

...Jay-Z is a Brooklyn rapper who released his first studio album, Reasonable Doubt in 1996. His real anme is Shawn Corey Carter. The Black Album is his eighth studio album and is easily one of his best. He is a legendary modern day artist having sold more than 50 million units worldwide and has presided over Def Jam and Roc-a-Fella record companies. He now co-owns the American NBA basketball team 'New Jersey Nets' and sits atop a multi-million dollar empire. Many people will have heard of Jay-Z through his global celebrity relationship with singer Beyonce Knowles. The two of them have recently married this year and he has appeared of many of her singles up to date. Jay-Z is a hip-hop artist but has proved his appeal to the masses. His appearance on Beyonce's track 'Crazy in Love' and Rihnna's song 'Umbrella' have helped the two divas... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average very helpful