Naa, that's not what I'm saying, but it's no surprise to me that Minaj stood out. It was a pretty standard verse from West and let's be honest, Jay hasn't blown anyone away with a verse in years. It's not surprising to me that people consider their contributions lackluster.
Where's the motivation for Jay to come on and try and blow the other contributors away? He doesn't need to. He can phone it in, and he's been doing so for years. He's still got enough name value that by merely having him on the track it gains credibility. When you sign Jay up to do a verse in this day and age you're signing up for Jay-Z, the rap icon, the big name, as opposed to paying for a quality verse.
As far as Kanye's verse on that track, I don't think it stands out as emphatically worse than any other of his verses on the album. Not his strongest offering by a long way but by no means his worst.
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