A criticism of one of the biggest rap record labels from one of rap’s biggest names is clearly a criticism worth noting.īut Lil Wayne’s I Am Not a Human Being II is a conundrum. Regardless of what kind of music he makes, Jay-Z is heard by nearly everyone who cares and, therefore, everyone who matters. While it might seem silly, this is a pretty big statement from whom is arguably one of the greatest rappers alive. “I know we facing a recession/ but the music y’all making gonna make this the Great Depression/ All y’all lack aggression/ pull your skirt back down, grow a set man/ N**** this s*** violent/ this is the death of auto-tune/ moment of silence.” The lyrics are a little dated now, since the economic recession is supposedly on its way out, but here is Jay’s attack on Young Money: The best example of this criticism comes from Jay-Z in what is one of my favorite tracks off of 2009’s The Blueprint III, “Death of Auto-Tune.” In it, Jay blasts this sort of sing-songy flow, the slower pace that characterizes every Drake album since his signing to Young Money (except, perhaps, Nothing Was the Same). Now, some have criticized this style of rap. He invites all of these new aspects to rap that, in my opinion, were absent before his debut EP, So Far Gone.
Comparably, the rest of Young Money can’t come close to the levels of talent, fame, and introspection that Drake represents (at least to me). As I was writing, I realized how much oddly-placed faith that I had put in Drake. When I first sat down, my original intention was to write a review of Drake’s newest release, Nothing Was the Same, which came out this past Tuesday.
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