Originally Posted by Janszoon

"Takeover"—Musically, I probably like this more than anything I've ever heard by Jay-Z. I dig the fuzz bass and the harpsichord-sounding keyboard a lot. The lyrics were pretty weak and cliche though and the rapping is dull.

"Lucifer"—The rapping is better on this one but the music and lyrics are very middle-of-the-road. The end result doesn't really grab me.

"99 Problems"—I'm already pretty familiar with this one. It's just a generic pop rap song as far as I'm concerned. Musically bland, lyrically embarrassing.

"Dirt Off Your Shoulders"—My least favorite of the bunch. Incredibly generic on all levels.

"30 Something"—According to YouTube, this one was produced by Dr. Dre but for some reason it sounds musically like Dre-lite or something. The rapping: weak, possibly the weakest of these five songs. The lyrics: bland.

Sorry, I guess I just don't see the appeal here. Thanks for sharing though.