Jay-Z vs. Angelous

When I became aware of Angelous in late 2002/early 2003 and heard his song “A.N.G.E.L.” I thought Jay-Z was dissing himself.  After a couple listens I figured out it wasn’t Jay-Z.  Now there have been some Jay-Z clones before Angelous (Bathgate, Sam Sarcfo) that seem to take Jay-Z’s flow, ad-libs, and style to the 10th power.  But, Angelous is different….he has some skills.  His voice and style screams Jay, but he has that good ole Brooklyn Swagger like all Brooklyn rhyme stars do.

“Blueprint 2″ was Jay’s mature response to Nas during the thick of their lyrical battle.  I still stand by my thought that there was a lot of truth in this song and Jay understood that regardless of what he did he wouldn’t win the popular vote in his feud with Nas.  Anyhoo…off topic.  Jay is the overwhelming winner.

Hit the cut to sound off!

Ennio Morricone:  “The Ecstasy Of Gold” [download]
From the soundtrack:  The Good, The Bad and The Ugly (1968)

Angelous:  “A.N.G.E.L.” [download]
From the album:  It Ain’t a Game Part II (2003) [download Angelous mix]

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Jay-Z:  “Blueprint 2″
From the album: The Blueprint 2:  The Gift and the Curse (2002)
Produced by Charlemagne

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