MetaFilter posts tagged with jay-z

99 Problems But 16-bit Ain't One

Sokka shot first — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 12:08:08 -0800

Jay-Z + Chrono Trigger = Chrono Jigga.

Jay-Z or Jay-G?

book 'em dano — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 16:53:49 -0800

Quiz: Jay-Z Lyric or Line From The Great Gatsby?

Two great tastes that taste great together

joedan — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 08:40:33 -0800

Adventure Time - Bacon Pancakes New York (YT) Original audio here.

I got 99 problems but the Fourth Ammendment ain't one

blahblahblah — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 16:48:30 -0800

A line-by-line legal analysis of verse 2 of Jay-Z's 99 Problems [PDF], published in the law review of St. Louis University, is a surprisingly enlightening take on Fourth Amendment rights during a traffic stop. Jay-Z is right in submitting to a show of authority and refusing to consent to a search, but he is wrong in assuming that a warrant is needed to search a locked trunk or glovebox. However, Jay-Z would probably be able to suppress evidence of the drugs in his car, even if they are found, because he had to wait while the K-9 comes. He's got 99 problems but a female sniffer dog isn't one. Hit me.

Make music that's fire, spit my soul through the wire

porn in the woods — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 13:59:35 -0800

"He is a jackass... but he's talented." - Barack Obama. The Atlantic profiles Kanye West.

Primo

the mad poster! — Mon, 20 Dec 2010 17:56:47 -0800

Legendary hip hop producer DJ Premier interviewed in the XXL Icon Interview and The Smoking Section. Remarkably candid conversations about his life in East Coast hip hop, with interesting stories about his work with Jay-Z, Biggie, Puff, Nas, Jeru the Damaga, Group Home, Suge Knight, Christina Aguilera and of course, Guru. On finding records to sample: "Well, there’s still diggin’ spots. If you’re in that world like I am, you know the spots, you see everybody—Just Blaze, Alchemist, Large Professor, Pete Rock—we still pop up in those spots. You got Big City records, you got Turntable Lab, you still have A1, you got Academy, you know. I’m not gonna tell you all the digging spots."

Well, he was smilin’ like a vulture as he rolled up the horticulture

grumblebee — Sat, 04 Dec 2010 07:07:55 -0800

Out on bail, fresh outta jail, California dreamin’
Soon as I stepped on the scene, I’m hearin’ hoochies screamin’

What a surprise to read that couplet on "The New Yorker's" website, in an article about Jay-Z's new book. It also discusses Adam Bradley's "Book of Rhymes: The Poetics of Hip Hop," an academic study that respects rap lyrics as serious poetry. For years, I suspected that there had to be beauty in hip-hop lyrics. I know that, to many here, that's as obvious as it is true. But I have a very difficult time finding my way into rap. As much as I'm interested in what it may be doing lyrically, I can't get into hearing it performed. I know that will sound absurd to many people (it's an oral tradition!). All I can say is that I've tried and I failed. Recently, I posted this much derided comment about a rap lyric I didn't like (and still don't like). Luckily, "The New Yorker" has helped open a window for me. I know it's ironic that a middle-class, intellectual white boy can't appreciate rap until it's discussed in "The New Yorker," but -- honestly -- I didn't know where to look for good examples of rap lyrics. This article has showed me the way. And the subject of the article dovetails nicely with two other books I've read recently. As the article mentions, Jay-Z's book is very similar to Sondheim's. And it's also similar to this wonderful dissection of Shakespeare's mechanics. (See also: http://www.metafilter.com/97315/I-realized-it-is-basically-insane-to-make-any-kind-of-judgment-about-rap-without-hearing-it)

What Not to Wear in the Lineup

Xurando — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 07:01:17 -0800

If you see someone walking towards you late at night, on a dark street, wearing a big NY on their cap, watch out. The New York times examines a link between Yankees clothing and criminal behavior. Mets fans say we told you so. Is there a link between Jay-Z, the Yankees and criminality? "Criminologists, sports marketing analysts, consumer psychologists and Yankees fans have developed their own theories, with some attributing the trend to the popularity of the caps among gangsta rappers and others wondering whether criminals are identifying with the team's aura of money, power and success."

Yeah I'm up at Ridgway

MuffinMan — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 14:41:19 -0800

Move over Jay-Z and Alicia Keys: Newport State of Mind, Morgan Jane Delaney's witty take on a future classic, which might get released as a single.

In February, it is good to know a plow guy

not_on_display — Sat, 10 Apr 2010 13:09:05 -0800

Granite State of Mind - an ode to New Hampshire by SuperSecretProject, copping the blueprint from Jay-Z's Empire State of Mind

Release early, often and with rap music.

finite — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 23:00:50 -0800

The Free Art and Technology (F.A.T.) Lab is an organization dedicated to enriching the public domain through the research and development of creative technologies and media. You may know them from such projects as How to build a fake Google Street View car, public domain donor stickers, internet famous class, the first rap video to end with a download source code link, or their numerous firefox add-ons (such as China Channel, Tourettes Machine, or Back to the future). FAT members have been hard at work standardizing various open source graffiti-related software packages, including Graffiti Analysis, Laser Tag, Fat Tag Deluxe and EyeWriter [previously] to be GML (Graffiti Markup Language) compliant. Fuck Google. Fuck Twitter. Fuck Flickr. Fuck SXSW. Fuck 3D. FAT Lab is Kanye shades for the open source movement.

They see dollar fallin', they hatin'

azazello — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 06:41:51 -0800

Is Jay-Z signaling a recession? There is something quite alarming on the recently released “Blue Magic” music video ... it wasn’t sex, drugs, violence or explicit language that shocked my conscience. It was the Euros. The Jay-Z video flashed large stacks of $500 Euros. When I start seeing rap stars flashing euros instead of U.S. dollars, I know our economy is in trouble.

HOW HIP-HOP MUSIC IS SLOWLY TRANSCENDING ITS CIRCULAR CULTURE

pabanks46 — Fri, 03 Dec 2004 21:13:04 -0800

The best essay on hip-hop I've read...

DIY Black Album Remix

me3dia — Wed, 03 Mar 2004 14:29:56 -0800

The Jay-Z Construction Set : Make your own Black Album remix.

White + Black = Grey

boost ventilator — Wed, 18 Feb 2004 10:05:24 -0800

DJ Danger Mouse has been making waves recently with his Grey Album that cross-pollinates the music of The Beatles' classic White Album with the lyrics and delivery of Jay-Z's recent swan song, the Black Album. The results? "One of the more interesting pirate mashups ever done." (Pitchfork). "Most ambitious remix." (Village Voice). "As fun as it is daring." (Boston Globe). "Ultimate remix record." (Rolling Stone). Not surprisingly, EMI is far from amused by the unsanctioned and unapproved project and the limited release will no longer be distributed. So, download it now (or check out these Real Player samples).

You gotta start somewhere...

Slimemonster — Fri, 23 May 2003 11:30:58 -0800

Footage of a young Jay-Z freestyling. You gotta start somewhere (From trickology.com if you care).