Critical reaction to Jay-Z and Kanye West’s latest track, “H.A.M.,” may be lukewarm, but the digital sales are anything but.
Hov and ‘Ye raked in 125,000 digital sales this week, landing at No. 10 on the Digital Songs chart. The chart also includes Wiz Khalifa’s “Black and Yellow” at No. 3 and Lil Wayne’s “6’7.”
In related news, Oprah Winfrey recently surprised the students at an underprivileged boys’ school with a guest appearance from Jay-Z.
The rapper showed up to the school, responding to a request from one of its substitute teachers, who wrote an email to Oprah.
To add to the excitement, Oprah gave away $1 million worth of laptops, in addition to a copy of Jay’s latest book, Decoded.
“No excused not to do your homework!” added Winfrey.
Watch the footage of the show below.
hahah maan. dem kids. that was super lolz, going crazy over an hp laptop from hov.
What’s the problem? You get just as excited when you get your welfare checks..
Jay-z still aint fuckin wit my man Nasir!!!
Esco Let’s Go!!!
fuc is u talkin about..they talkin bout charity..u talkin bout flops..fucouttahere
retard
fuckinhg retard. cant stand gay rap fans like this clown. everthing gotta be about beef
people buy music??????
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Given the number of coconuts, asians and lebs at that school, you’d never guess it was in Sydney.
Since when does an ethnically mixed school make it underprivileged?
jay-z! and kanye west r da best rappaz in da game. no1 iz fuckin wit em. cum money, feminem? nope.
blueprint 3 = classic
MBDTF = classic
H.A.M. = classic
watch da throne = u already no, classic.
suck me later = bomb
i’m not a human being, i’m a homo = bomb
pink friday = bomb
recovery from fallin flat on my face twice on renegade = bomb
c4 = u already no, bomb
watch da throne in march niggaz. look out for cole world by dat nigga j cole az well.
RNGMB BITCH! fuck da haterz!
I miss you Mandy – where have you been?
Mandy has been choking on my dick.
dude *thumbs up* to your comment. dont get me wrong i like Wayne and minaj too. but all this hatin on jay & ye has got to go..I feel you -watch the throne- will be the best album of 2011
omg dude wtf is wrong with you.
THE HATING ON THE REGULAR CITIZENS OF THIS COUNTRY AND WORLD HAS TO GO.
And the assholes you call music or movie superstars along with their moron puppet masters are the ones hating on people the most.
Get it right motherfuccas.
Jay and Ye at their finest
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OlO6DMay_CY
Have you heard of Rockstar Muzik?
And here’s proof that hip hop is coming to an end. When a dude like Kanye can come on a track and blab like a drunken wineo about absolutely nothing. While his colleague, JayZ rhyme for the kajillion time about how much money he has. We know – we get it! And, its worst when people say they are the greatest, when on the first track on Kanye’s album, he praise Nas by stating, “I’m just a Chi-town nig with a Nas flow!” No. Nas doesn’t rhyme about insolence, he actually adds continuously to hip hop with real substance. and Jay again mention, Nas being top 10 dead or alive in this past December 2010. So, JayZ and Kanye west might be considered the best or the finest why whatever lost standards they uphold, but, lyrically, like every magazine, article to professional rap rating, they aren’t even close lyrically as the chosen ones! Nas, Biggie and Tupac as it was said on stillmatic is a total different spectrum from the beast. And, these dudes weren’t beastin’ on this wack track! Y’all just bought it because of the hosts. I can spit gag throw-up after a good night and sound better than this. Where my underground MC’s at — Pharaohs Monch, Killer Priest, Ras Kas, Skyzoo – even 50 cent before he went “Get Rich or Die Tryin'”, is illa then this shit!
co-sign
I agree my brotha. Gay-Z & Kanye Sweet West are gluttons they talk about how much money they have and how much money you don’t have. They are devil worshipers. They have souled out! Have you ever seen Jay-Z or Kanye dance…NO! because they have no soul..no rhythm…no spirituality. That invite by Oprah was a PR move. I don’t need a damn Decoded book to decode Jay-Z life. He is Lucifer himself bringing false light to the public eye. Lucifer originates from Lucius aka Nero Emperor of Rome who’s number was marked by 666. Lucius had his own mom & step brother killed. Ain’t it odd that Jay-Z almost killed his own brother? Reincarnation! Nas has been kicking some truth..notice he has not done a thing with Jay-z or Kanye lately.
I am not gonna get into the whole esoteric metaphysical breakdown of things on this site. JayZ is his own man who has made cognitive based decisions to get him to the place where he is today. Whether or not his belief system has empowered him – Understand this, if that belief system is so powerful, why does it need near mortals to carry out its good or evil…hm… Could it be that we are the ones who have the true power to make things be or into being. That’s another level that I will not also dwell into at this time.
Because, those who come here – come here to hear words of God from their idol(Pagan) As for the being we call Lucifer in the Western society, he or she can not hear you unless you are their favorite rapper(Now transpose that with Lucifer), they will scorn and persecute you for throwing conscious stones at their domes.
On another note, Roman theology comes from Greekology and the Greeks raped and pillaged Ancient Kemet. Lucifer has a plethora of names, it all depends on what culture you chose to learn your enlightenment from. Mind you, though Nas is a business man… Some say “You can reel and deal with the Devil as long as you don’t bet on your soul”. In Nas’s case, I bet if the opportunity presented itself, he would do a couple of bars with JayZ. JayZ’s chameleon energy completely changes around Nas’s light – listen to any of the tracks they’ve done together. Anyway, Nas also plays everything close to chest, who knows truly what or whose side he’s on. All I can tell you is, when I went to the Distant Relative Concert, I saw him finger dancing with his hand and then did the sign of his allegiance. So I wonder…? The game is filled with tricksters and pimps – Tupac said, just stop and listen to what Nas said, I never caught that revelation until last year. so with that said, I respect his work and like to listen to him more then others, but him or anyone else in the game does not speak for me. For God has blessed me with my own mouth to speak, Nose to smell and ears to hear and hands to touch and fell and feet to move and walk. I am he…a true likeness of King. Peace.
Awwwwwh shut yall hatin asses up…u fuckers stink…
Look at your comment now back to mine. Now back at your comment now back to mine. Sadly it isn’t mine,but if you stopped trolling and started posting legitimate comments it could look like mine.Look down, back up,where are you? Ur scrolling through comments, writing the comment your comment could look like. What did you post? Back at mine, it’s a reply saying something you want to hear. Look again the reply is now diamonds. Anything is possible with legit comments. I’m on a chair.
The stuck up elite billionaries and the music and movie puppets that they sign contracts to are the ones hating on regular people.
Why are they hating on regular people?
Stop being concerned with famous millionaries and instead take notice of the normal folks around you.
great posts and great comments.
glad some people in this world get it.
the rest need to wake up.
You forgot your boy Nas is one the same league with Kanye and Jay-Z. Ever heard of Hegelian Dialect? They want you to believe there are those who support Illuminati/NWO (Jay-Z, Kanye, Eminem, Drake, Lil Wayne) and then make those so-called “heroes” who are supposed to be against them (Nas, Canibus, Jedi Mind Tricks, Immortal Technique, Professor Griff of Public Enemy). These artists are known to spit some truth but blend in with lies as well. The truth is that they ALL are part of it. Don’t believe it, it’s a joke you guys saying underground keep it real when 5 Percenters run Hip Hop. 5 Percenters btw is another form of Freemasonary. Stop defending Nas just because you like him. The truth is that he sold his soul to the devil.
Just read my reply and you’ll discover that I pretty much stated what you’ve mentioned. If somebody tells you half truth then it is the responsibility of the prudent to look it up for themselves. If they do not, then they “will parish due to the lack of knowledge”, as it is biblically written.
so yall hatin on kanye haaaaaa? and jay haaaaa? h.a.m. wasnt good enuf for ya haaaaaaaa? HAAAAAAAAA?????????
all of you kill your selfs. Jay’s and Kanye are in the pop world, like Drake and Eminem. You can bitch about it because they are still in the rap category on itunes or on the best buy shelf but they are pop artists now.
don’t call the police on me
Nigga, Watch the Throne will flop hard. Jay-Z sucks. So does Kanye West. Watch the next 5 Hip Hop albums of all time to release on 4/20 this year.
Gucci Relatives- Gucci Mane, Waka Flocka, OJ Da Juiceman, Soulja Boy Posse Cut
Gucci Godz- Gucci Mane, Justin Bieber, Matty B Raps, Christian Beadles Collab Album
GucciMatic- Gucci Mane, Vinnie Paz, Canibus, and Insane Clown Posse Collab Album
The Real Slim Gucci- Gucci Mane murking Eminem in every freestyle
The State vs Radric Davis II- The Verdict- Gucci Mane’s superclassic rap album
you’re fucking stupid… lol
LMAO. dude kill yourself now!!
When is this dude gonna give something back to the hood he help destroy with crack?????
the dude ain’t gonna do shit, another stuck up pig.
people need to wake up.
Fuck these celebrity morons. They stole ya money by targeting your kids. Fuck em.
heres an idea.
HOw about you improve shit yourself instead of whinning that JayZ didnt give your bitch ass a laptop
you make no goddam sense.
they got laptops so they can download the satanic lyrics.
lol I agree. It’s weird because I like Jay-Z’s music but I know he’s a devil worshipper. For example music video of On to the Next One is full of Baphomets and satanic crucifixes.
you guys are soooo retarded….and jay made the video for “On To The Next One” like that on purpose….cuz dumbasses like you believe EVERYTHING you read on the internet…yall dont even know Jay-Z, you sound ridiculous…until some real evidence about this satanic shit, or even the illuminati bullshit comes to light, everyone talking about it like its fact is FUCKING STUPID…honestly, no one wants evidence nowadays, they just want stories and drama…your parents should have helped you form more intelligent judgment…
you are way too much of fan boy.
this dude’s lyrics has hundreds if not thousands of satanic references as well as many other refererences to corruption and crime, although plenty of rappers have that as well.
Entertainment is your excuse. You see that nutcase who went into the supermarket in Arizona and started shooting? Do you think he looks at stuff like that and thinks its entertainment? No. Nutcases like that see satanic videos and stuff and they get all amped up. Did you see the sick video that nutcase put on youtube? Dude was singing “Let the bodies hit the floor” Over and over again. You know why? Because when nutcases like that see and hear that shit through the media they get even more amped up. Did you see how amped up that nutcase got with that song “Let the bodies hit the floor”. Well now you know.
Satanic references don’t have to be made in music you are going to charge the public for.
End of story.
Any other bullshit you come up with is an excuse to promote violence and hate.
Life is not a game. No matter how much you want to make entertainment seem harmless, once you mass produce it to people who you will never meet and never see it has a negative affect. And the parents line is not an excuse. A parent cannot sit side by side with every child they have every second they are in front of the TV or out with their friends. And once someone is over 18 there is little a parent can do. And there are plenty of people over 18 who get amped up watching sick & violent “entertainment”.
There is no excuse to put satanic lyrics in your songs then charge the public for it and release it through mainstream media.
None.
Entertainment is not an excuse.
WAKE UP.
First Hip-Hop or Rap is all the same thing and if none of you have noticed, pop music simply means popular music. Hip-Hop was first underground but with the help of major record company, hip-hop & rap became popular music aka: POP MUSIC. If hip-hop /rap music don’t want to be popular music than all hip-hop artist should stop selling records because when an artist is putting out album than they are trying to sale a lot of records and hopefully be number 1 on the charts. Every hip-hop artist is trying to get to those popular music area because that means they have made it; stop hating on people who have made it.
Do you think Drake would sign with Lil Wayne if Wayne was not a popular artist? Or do you think all these artist would do songs with Drake if he wasn’t a popular artist? NO!!!!!!!! Being a Pop Artist is what everyone is trying to get to with their music.
i cosign my brother. you put it precisely. I try to tell folk this sometimes but you said the shit perfectly. but also, sometimes the “pop” in it has taken it away from us who listened to it when it was owned by the musicians whom created it. that’s where the line is. but i still love it all, i don’t judge an artist because of their popularity, because some pop artists have talent and some don’t. also, lyrics don’t always make a great song. music is spiritual, as well. so the beats can capture a certain vibe we may want to be in. that’s why i like some of whacka flacka’s stuff, and gucci’s stuff. they aren’t just str8 lyrical, but their song as a whole can put you in a certain mindframe sometimes. and also, some people have the ability to use their lyrics to take you to that place. music is really magical homie. it ain’t all lyrics. even the old school stuff wasn’t str8 lyrics. do you remember “the message?” that song had a beat that was so hard it made you feel what grandmaster was talking about! so don’t just get hiphop twisted. beats, lyrics, and life boss thug.
but there is something i really appreciate about jigga, and there is something that turns me away from him at the same time. arrogance, flamboyancy, big-headedness, all that sways me away. but he can get on a song sometimes and make you feel him so well you are like, he’s cool lol.
Exactly.
Why is this dude jigga 2 faced.
Wants to help out kids? then help out kids.
Why sing about Lucifer, do the stupid hand signs and make satanic references?
If you want to help out kids, cut the bullshit. You’re not god, you’re not a pimp, you’re not the greatest thing on earth, you are a regular person. So either respect the kids or get the fuck outta the game.
and to cosign what i just said, nas is a great lyricist. but sometimes, i have to take his shit out of my player. his shit gets too monotonous too fast. he needs something else besides the lyrics, otherwise, he’d be going pop soon. he went pop and then tried to go back underground and that shit made his cd’s lackluster. nas was listening to the fans. if he just made what he likes, you’d hear better quality from him i think. he’s trying his best to stay undergound for his core fanbase. i respect him for that, but he needs to get the beats back together for me. like lost tapes, that shit was fire. and he didn’t even put that shit out! that’s some of his better shit imho boss thug!
I agree, I dig Nas but he needs to have “pop” hits or else no one would consider him to be elite. 2pac and Biggie had club hits and pretty much rapped about money, hoes, and all that shit the so called hip hop fans seem to like even though they both weren’t lyrically strong compared to other rappers. You need to balance the beat and lyrics in order to sell and make an impact in music. Most rock music had simple lyrics but they were effective based on the instruments in the background. Same for rap. People take too much time listening to the lyrics. But face it, who listens to Nas in the clubs? Maybe that one song with Ginuwine but that’s it.
I co sign with the monotonous remark Nas needs to make another album like Hip Hop is dead its something that everybody could relate too period
you cant co-sign your own comment, loser
the motherfuckers who write these articles really annoy me…you can’t take time to proofread your shit? let me write some fucking articles
jay z the king watch the throne gonna do mills you not it Gucci couldn’t but them laptops
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OlO6DMay_CY
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WHERE ARE ALL THE BLACK KIDS, THIS SHOULD OF BEEN ALL BLACK KIDS AINT NO WHITE PEOPLE COMING AROUND HERE HELPING US THEY HELP THEY OWN SO WHY THE FUCK IS THIS NIGGA AND THIS BITCH DOING THIS.AS HIGH AS THEY ARE THEY KNOW THIS IS A FACT SO WHY ARENT U HELPING YOUR OWN. &BRINGING WATER TO AFRICA DONT MEAN SHIT YOU PROBABLY GOT FROM THIER AQUAFEERS ANYWAY,AND MADE THEM PAY 4 IT.
Africa is the oldest civilization on earth. They should know how to find water and food by now.
They were in Australia, but I understood what you were saying.
becuse Africa is a shithole no one in the world wants to associate with
I don’t agree with how Africa was brought into this conversation, but i’d like to add that Africa was doing just fine prior to Europeans coming in and taking/destroying most of their natural resources.
Jay-Z and Oprah already gave back and helped Africa. You sound like a dumbass right now. Jay-Z even has a road named after him in Africa. Pick up a book sometimes.
@ anon your an idiot probablt flipping burgers at mac donalds, do your research on Africa before you open your ignorant mouth,you have 30 million people living under the poverty line in the US but they never on the news and you constantly focus on the few negative story`s in africa,for the record i live in kenya,have 3 cars, run my own business,have a holiday home in dubai and Im just an average businessman,we have major players out here so you talking about africa as a shit hole as you work your $2 an hour job and bang on the internet is just stupid, sit your ass down
Hov’s the MAN! I heard he just signed this guy to Roc Nation. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0CYh9xj7Q3U
I’m reading dumb ass comments like Nas needs to do some pop hits for the club and radio?? Why should he, the man has already accomplished things that many rappers will do!! You want his commercial shit then go buy his old albums!!! He doesn’t have to follow trends like Jay-z to stay relevant, for an MC that has been in the game since 91 he’s relevant enough!!
Esco Let’s Go!
You’re right Nas doesnt need to follow trends to be relevant. WHich is why he hasnt been relecant since hiphop is dead… ohh that was the last trend Nas was a part of
so what rock have you been smoking, or are you under 18? Nas has absolutely been relevant since hip hop is dead. untitled and distant relatives are two of the best albums to come out in the last couple of years, and hes about to drop lost tapes 2. go back to listening to wack rappers who will never drop gems like nas , i.e. drake and lil wayne.
The only thing I hate more is when we don’t like a certain artist that you worship so much, you assume that we listen to some generic mainstream rapper that is relevant now. Seriously, by your screen name, I assume you like that faggot Down AKA Kilo or some reggaeton bullshit. Fuck off bitch… Salvy 4 Life!
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Jay-z needs Kanye more than Kanye needs him at this point. Nice of Kanye to help a brutha out ….. cuz we all know a Jay-Z albums aint going platinum outside of the U.S. like Kanye and Eminem w/out some assistance.
Hov needs this collabo album with Ye to back back those Live Nation people that he lost money to…… Hov is now Ye’s charity case…. good lookin out Ye.
@its like that…umm blueprint went platinum easily wit one feature from yeezy..what r u sayin..i honestly think jay got at least 2-3 more good albums…u cant say bp3 wasnt good..if u think it wasnt good dont respond to this pls
don’t tell me what to do.
Don’t tell him what to do.
word..
Lmfao.
its amazing how much black people have been tuned to hate on successful black people,how do you possibly hate on two people giving back to disadvantaged kids wherever they may be in the world,i guess they should`ve bought you rimz instead huh? dumbasses