
For the past 10 days, we have been celebrating Jay-Z‘s discography and the release of his latest effort, Blueprint 3. We have concentrated heavily on his best work; however, as a Jay stan I realize that Hov is not perfect. He definitely has had his share of WTF moments. So with that said, let’s countdown his Top 10 worst songs…
10. Guilty Until Proven Innocent (feat R. Kelly)
From: The Dynasty – Roc La Familia
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- This was the beginning of Jay & Kell’s Best of Both Worlds collaboration. Thankfully the music got better, cuz Jay was definitely guilty of this song.
09. I Did It My Way
From: The Blueprint 2 – The Gift & The Curse
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- A lot of people dislike Blueprint 2. I actually like most of the tracks for one reason or another. I could not find any reason to like this track. Jay, Frank Sinatra you are not!
08. Anything
From: Vol 3… Life & Times of S. Carter
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- A really, really bad attempt to redo “Hard Knock Life.” I may be one of the few that doesn’t even like “Hard Knock Life,” though I’ve grown an appreciation for it. “Anything” was a straight rip and Annie should NEVER be sampled again!
07. Anything (feat Usher & Pharrell)
From: Kingdom Come
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- A second track named “Anything.” You see a pattern here? Jay likes his bounce, I can dig that, but this should have just bounced onto the cutting room floor.
06. City Is Mine (feat Blackstreet)
From: In My Lifetime… Vol 1
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- Volume 1 suffered heavily because of joints like this. This was a bad attempt to go mainstream.
05. Things That U Do (feat Mariah Carey)
From: Vol 3… Life & Times of S. Carter
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- I actually have nothing to say about this song. It just sucks.
04. Hollywood (feat Beyonce)
From: Kingdom Come
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- I understand you sometimes have to do things for your girl that you don’t want to do; this should not have been one of them. This was quite possibly a leftover from B’s album.
03. Dig A Hole
From: Kingdom Come
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- Kingdom Come is still my least favorite Jay-Z album. Just about every song after “Lost One” could have made this list, but what fun would that be?
02. I Know What Girls Like (feat Puff Daddy & Lil Kim)
From: In My Lifetime… Vol 1
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- Do you know what your fans like? Puffy killed Volume 1 (which was actually not that bad of an album). Take off the Puffy tracks and add a few from Streets Is Watching and Volume 1 could have been in my Top 5 Jay-Z album. This track was just horrendous and was my number one worst Jay-Z song until…
01. Ghetto Techno
Unreleased Blueprint 3 Sessions
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- Jay gains points for not putting this on Blueprint 3…. however, he lost major points for recording it in the first place. A huge WTF moment for both Jay and Timbaland.
Related posts:
- Top 25 Jay-Z Songs
- Top 25 Jay-Z Songs… Take 2
- Jay-Z: Maybe (Sample of the Day)
- Jay-Z: New Blueprint 3 Freestyle
- Top 10 Most Sampled Songs in Hip Hop
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