JAY-Z’s 4:44 has received overwhelming praise since its June 30 release. But some dissenting opinions have recently emerged, most notably from 50 Cent who made it clear he was unimpressed with Hov’s latest work in a new Instagram post.
“I listened to Jay shit, that 4:44,” 50 said in the video. “I thought the shit was aight. I liked the shit, but I’m gonna keep it 100 – the shit was a little … the shit was too smart. I felt like I was supposed to be wearing like glasses and shit and like a tie, a fucking sweater around my waist. It was like Ivy League shit.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pqnTjzd1RH0
50 also took offense to the notion JAY is still the best rapper at the age of 47. The G-Unit leader referenced the Joe Budden and Migos confrontation, and stated it’s time for the new generation to shine.
“Now Imma tell you the truth: niggas is high out here, so they don’t wanna hear that shit,” Fiddy said. “They just wanna have a good time. You know what I’m saying? And fuck that – you can’t be the best rapper at 47 because the new niggas is here. They coming with new shit going on. That’s why I was laughing with the Joe Budden nigga with the Migos niggas ’cause they up. They up next, you gotta let the young niggas come in. Niggas fucking with Future and all this. Leave them niggas alone man, b, what the fuck is the matter with you man?”
50 closed out his review of 4:44 with a sense his sentiment was all in jest.
“I ain’t gon’ hold you up son, that shit was like golf course music,” 50 said before bursting into laughter.
Check out 50’s take on 4:44 above.
We all know 50 is a clown. Just look at what he did to Rick Ross baby moms. Lol
So 50 says “I liked the shit” then goes on to joke about how smart of an album it is and you put in the title “Unimpressed” Well I’m Unimpressed too with this clickbait
It was too smart? I’ve heard it all now, lol. Come on 50. That’s about as dumb of a statement as anybody can make.
I don’t think 50 is in any position to criticize, seeing as his last few albums were disappointments. Jay’s shit has already gone platinum in the space of a week.
This is from the HHDX article. Read first lol. Going platinum isn’t an accomplishment when your own partner buys 1,000,000 copies lmfao… like cmon bro. “After the news broke that JAY-Z’s 4:44 went Platinum in less than six days, many people wondered how that was possible when it was only available to stream on TIDAL. It turns out, Sprint — the company partnered up with TIDAL to push the album — bought 1 million downloads.”
I’m not a fan of that but what your saying is irrelevant because when it drops in stores Monday it will be going platinum again
Doesn’t that mean everyone should have asked they partner to buy a million of THIER album. Lol. You people hate too much. the money still coming in sooooooo
And that’s bad why? He did the same thing with his last album… And it still sold another one million physical copies. I’m noticing you guys say a lot to tarnish his accomplishments because your not fans…. Hence the fact every album he has went multi platinum, so why would you think it wouldn’t go platinum with out sprint buying a million units? I think it’s something to be said when a company has that much confidence in your drawing power to buy a million units jus to add customers to their bottom line. Every rapper can’t make that deal. Consider that smh.
“Too smart”???……or are you too DUMB to decipher the lyrics?? I remember he said the same shit about GZA being too smart or some bullshit. Maybe it’s about time you tried to understand less simple shit.
not everybody wants/ has the time to listen and decipher the lyrics for hours.. we’re just tryna enjoy some music
It has already went platinum. He’s trying to evolve with his fan base. It worked. Unless 50 is ready to retire, he has no point. He’s no spring chicken either.
So that means that all artists should make stupid, easy-to-digest music?
You gotta hate i guess when your first cd 14 year’s ago was your only good piece of work this dude is sad
“There is nothing new under the sun…” take things that are already here and mix it up to come up with something different.
Come on Fiddy….. You aint drop shit hot since Get Rich or Die Trying so you cant talk…. Or should i say Curtis…..
50 MAD CAZ HE DONT HAVE MULTIPLE PLATINUM ALBUMS
except he does
He just got a diamond record. Jay will never achieve this.
INSTEAD OF THE GYM HE NEED 2 B IN THE STUDIO WHAT HAPPENED TO STREET KING IMMORTAL??? HE BETTER PATCH IT UP WITH DRE N EM N GET A HIT
I can read 50 cent with no eyes,this nicca not poppun musically,so he gonna hate on jay and say the young NOW is the new shit,that could be true,but this dumb down music is not for me,so its good to have some lyrical content to balance out the same 20 songs that play on the radio all day everyday.We need Nas, Kendrick Lamar,Jay coles,joey badass,ect ect!!
Not saying this to belittle your opinion, however just beause its not a new message doesn’t make it any less informative or powerful. I wonder is it the message or the messenger you have a problem with? I would also suggest you give an accurate depiction of his wealth if your gonna use that to make a case that his wealth somehow disqualifies his message from being authentic. Number 1. The Forbes has him (by himself) listed at 810 million net worth… Not long after the publication live nation gave him another 200 million to keep his imprint and touring ventures under they’re umbrella…. My guess is that’s why he’s now triumphantly declaring himself a billionaire that last deal put him over the top. I personally think it’s great that someone with such a great platform will push a social conscious message. Not because he’s the first, but because his platform and influence make the messaging that much more effective. Perhaps try approaching this without your preconceived opinions of Jay z and maybe you’ll see why it’s having such an impact.
50 just trying to get Migos and Future features on his next shit to sell records.
Yeah, ur last album was bangin Curtis, yeah yeah, it was dope, everybody was feelin it. GTFOH
I aint feeling nothing with your last album Animal’s Ambitionz
He’s hating but he’s telling the truth! It’s like Jay was jealous of Nas the whole time and now he finally gets to have his Nas moment at 47. “Your ish is garbage, what you trying to kick knowledge”? The takeover basically goes as Nas for being an intellectual rapper while Jay was only rapping the speed life and now he says he wish he could take every V12 engine back lol gotta love it. I love the album but 50’s critique is spot on, it’s nerd music and in my opinion ain’t ish wrong with that
The idea that because your a certain age you have to stop making music to make way for the new artists is ridiculous. The Beach Boys, Bob Dylan, and The Rolling Stones are still making records into their 70’s. People like 50 Cent keep throwing away the history and the culture with dumb positions like that. Hey Curtis, everything you have released since your first album has been garbage. They are playing that Candy Shop record at Hot Topic. Bum.
Wait. What tf are you doing at Hot Topic? Lmao!!!!!
lol 50 is such a troll
Big ups to 50 for saying what he feels like and not being a blind dickrider. Golf course music lmao.
Yeah 50 Cent needs to grow the hell up he tight that way because JAY-Z cosigned Ciroc on the FAMILY FEUD recored “ill be damed if i drink Belvedeere when puff got Ciroc” ….that line is the true origin of this HAYTARADE
I fucking told everyone the same shit..n you knw whats fucked up..bone thugs dropped a fire album n lebron james didnt say shit .what a bitch .his hometown legendz prob have album of the year but he on jays nut..b.s
When was the last time 50 made anything relevant to the culture? He’s known more for being a troll than a rapper….
“Mess with jigga yo ass will get missed, I’m about a dollar what the fuck is 50cent.”
He still mad at the diss from hardknock of life lol. Gtfoh Curtis
Say whatever about 50 it might be true but dude is funny as shit. I agree but 444 is really good. Fif never evolved musically. That was his downfall as far as music. He still as relevant tho.
50cent is just jealous i think knows He’s been hatin on Jigga for a minute now i mean Hov still droppin heat while he’s a bum. Jigga still raking in the doe while he filed for bankruptcy. Jigga still smashing Beyonce every night and has kool kids while his own son doesn’t even fucc with him so you can sorta understand where the hate is coming from lol…
There is an argument that the “Get Rich or Die Tryin” album…50’s only descent album is only average. Yeah he had a few hits on it but that don’t make it a classic. The album primarily sold due to cosigns from Eminem and Dr. Dre…two heavyweights in the game. With that said, 50 doesn’t have enough relevant material to criticize any other artist. 50 owes 3/4s of his album sales to Dr. Dre and Eminem cosigns lol. Just being real! Think about it…50’s guest appearance vocals aren’t that hot either. 50 is one of the most overrated rappers of this era. Album sales don’t mean you are a good rapper. It just means you have good marketing lol. 50 couldn’t make good music even if he tried.
Dude you must be young as shit to be saying something like that. 50 Cent’s of this era? Get Rich or Die Tryin’ came out in 03, that’s about 15 years ago & at that time he was massive, followed up with The Massacre witch was also Huge & then Had Curtis Which was a giant deal with the bet he had with Kanye & who would sell more. That was a really big deal on tv and shit not to mention G-Unit & the massive impact they all had with there solo drops and all his other business deals. Yes 50 got help from Major heavy hitters not unlike most & might not be relevant in this day and age musically but to say he wasn’t killin’ it “in that era” is you playin’ yourself unless you’re too young to understand what you’re talking about…..
Yeah you are an idiot. U clearly didn’t live thru the gunit movement
Damn hating on Jay for wanting to be the best , that’s messed up
The most logical response on this thread. All these other dudes sound dumb.
Nah, y’all both obviously making excuses for him saying dumb shit.
Wow. The Beyhive coming to Jays rescue:(
The only thing 50 can do is work on power, coz his rap career died a decade ago thanks in part to the game. Don’t hate, congratulate!
word, on point!
I feel like at this stage of his career Jay could fart and the fans would claim it to be a masterpiece.
Truth is the album is aighhht at best. Only track I really like is 4:44 as the beat is hot.
Why are so many people saying stuff like: 50 should not judge Jay. When is the last time he released some heat?
That is like saying Michael Jordan is not allowed to judge today‘s basketball players, because he has not won a title recently.
If I recall he just dropped a gold record last year
Exactly but half the people don’t read the article and with that bs headline that dx put on it they think he doesn’t like it. He said it was decent. Fucking dx always tryna catch people’s eye
444 is wack. A friend of mine is a Jayz stan and he thought that shit was garbage. The only ones praising 444 are the stupid paid off journalists.. and the readers believing them. Fuck Off
He paid iheart radio to play it though
He let them play it
Are you finished or you done? That is a federal crime and that would be hustling backwards. He’s is own boss and has his own record label so he will share a little like with NO ID… OTHERWISE that’s where he makes his publishing money etc off of his shit being played on radio or TV or a movie. So you got it all wrong…..
Jay went platinum b4 he released the album. This dude is past all levels. Ellas Baby. Also Rob got played, we all saw that coming but him.
Um, he went platinum because Verizon bought 1 million streams … VERIZON .. not the fans .. all fans just downloaded that shit for free ..
1 million streams isn’t platinum tho
I despise when media reports numbers…they’re smart. Numbers reporting effect “decision making”…psychological, “should I get that new Jay, well a million people coped it…it must be banging!”
They are not streams… You actually get to download the album to your phone wheareas streams only allow you to listen to the album after jumping through 50 hoops each time you wanna hear it. I tell you what, Go try to do either and see what happens. When you download its yours now. Not streaming which you Need to pay a fee for TIDAL EVERY MONTH. #ITSADIFFERENCE
That would be SPRINT you mean. Ijs
lets just be clear that wasn’t a diss from fifty.. he’s clearly joking if you didn’t catch it… but yall don’t catch much these days..
You might don’t like because he that grown man shit ok he not on that money cash hoes shit no More he on that big boy shit ok he not them sucker ass rapper you be hearing rap about bullshit he talking facts ok
Honestly if this album sold 1 copy or a million copies it doesnt change the music. Imagine if you never heard of Jay-Z (some people have its true) and this was your first impression hearing his music you wouldnt be blown away. There is nothing ground breaking musically. Only people than can relate to what he is saying lyrically are people that follow the media otherwise you wouldnt even know what he is talking about. Funny how people say he is being “introspective” we all new he was gonna rap about the drama with his wife whoop dee doo thats old news. This rich dude got nothin to rap aboit anymore cause he doesnt live that life anymore. No its just about business deals and raising his kids which is cool but he didnt gain the fan base he has now based on that. Jay came up rapping about fn different women selling crack being in the streets and how that affects his day to day life. None of that exsists anymore for you get 4:44. Period.
Listen to way 50 speaks. That tells me he isn’t even on grown man shit. He still speaks ignorant. I know he from the streets and hood I get it, but grown up son. Jay is the only MF that’s been in the game his age still selling records. Say you don’t like his music but don’t say it’s a young mans game. Rolling Stones, Madonna, Tom Petty can release new music in their genres at there age. Why can’t Hov. If there is high demand for his music why not continue to release albums
And Jay-Z isn’t impressed with 50 cent’s rap career
The album was ok but it sounded dated:/
Jay-Z 49 damn years old rapping about 30’s & up shit…thats what he’s supposed to do…Yes I’m sure people younger might not feel the album like that in the same way a 45 year old might not feel alot of the new material out now and nothings wrong with that….every rap song/album/artist is not gonna appeal or relate to every rap fan…
As far as 50 go, he still wanna be the shooter but he 40+ and a damn multi-millionaire.. 50 super successful, but he always had that ego and its killing him how Jay can just drop 444 and everything goes crazy….good or bad, everybody talking about it. Other than Power, 50 don’t have the star power to do something like that at least music-wise…so 50 being 50, “can’t top it, so I gotta diss it..”
i think hes clowning all the young kids who are high all the time and not so much Jay. You know damn well it didnt sell 1 million copy’s hahahaha half the people cant even listen to that shit just because Sprint customers get that shit for free how you gonna count those sales hahaha
Yeah i like shit like this… I luv critics though
And this is coming from an rapper who hasn’t even dropped decent music for like 12 years LOL
Exactly. Almost 14 years now.
50 just hating that y JAY is still about a dollar what the fuck is 50 cent