We've all heard the album which may contain some of Jay's best work lyrically. Here is my list of the songs that would have made the album perfect. They are in no particular order.
Blueprint 2 - The final battle in his war with Nas. Perfect execution. The beat fit the lyrics and subject matter so well.
Diamond Is Forever - Jay went in on this. Representing his team and speaking some real shit.
A Dream - I love this song. That is all. Jay flipped the whole shit perfectly. The beat is insane.
Excuse Me Miss - Perfect chick cut for a 30 something year old rapper. Dope beat and hook. Verses on point.
Guns & Roses - Who the hell knew Heavy D could make a beat like this? LOL. Lenny Kravitz murdered the hook. Jay murdered the verses. Enough said.
Hovi Baby - This may be Jay's best work, lyrically, on a song. Just Blaze absolutely destroyed the beat. Jay went IN! The second verse is pure genius. Listen closely.
I Did It My Way - This song is just some real shit. The whole setup of the song is dope. Ill production.
Meet The Parents - Maybe the best story in Hip-Hop. The actual story telling is vivid as hell and there's also a really important message that goes with the whole song. Just Blaze on the beat again.
Poppin Tags - An All-Star line up, crazy beat, and a dope hook. Everyone went in but on the low I think Killer Mike took it on this one. This is that original kanye soul bounce shit.
Show You How - We all loved this song since we first heard it about a year before the album dropped. It's still dope to this day.
Some People Hate - One of my favorite Kanye beats ever. Jay went in as he did so often on this album.
03 Bonnie & Clyde - Yeah yeah yeah, it was a commercial single but it was still a good song. It didn't take away from the album at all.
Honorable Mentions___________________________________________________
All Around The World - This beat always annoyed the shit out of me. I never really cared for the hook either.
Bitches & Sisters - It's dope to listen to a few times but once you know the lyrics there's no need to listen anymore. The beat isn't all that and there's no hook really.
The Bounce - Not a bad song at all but it's nothing lyrically. It shouldn't have been on the album.
Nigga Please - This is basically the same as The Bounce. Cool song but it's not worthy of being on the album.
Some How Some Way - Dope song but it's so damn sad that it doesn't really fit the feel of the album.
U Don't Know (Remix) - Jay went in but let's be serious this could've been a mixtape track since its basically the same exact beat. Besides, MOP is pure garbage.
Any songs I didn't mention had no business being recorded AT ALL!
That is all.
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