Episode 158: Make it a Classic - Kingdom Come by Jay-Z
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The 80z Babies attempt to tackle the 9th studio album from hiphop titan Jay-Z, entitled Kingdom Come, with another Make it a Classic.     Timestamps: (0:32) What was Jay Z doing before this release? (1:45) Did anyone actually believe Jay Z was retired? (2:40) Why do we cover so many Jay Z albums? What can you expect from every project? (6:15) Can a rapper make 14 studio albums and NOT make a few mistakes? (8:07) Had Jay Z actually grown up by this point? (9:30) Was there any potential to make this a classic? Did he execute the themes? Breaking down the Kingdom Come title (14:15) Is Jay Z the Mike Jordan of recordin? (15:15) Where was Yinka? (18:19) Where was Outlaw? (20:55) Is this the start of Jay Z's worst period? Is the Black Album a classic? (22:25) Critical reception (23:53) Highlights (26:30) Lowlights (27:40) Yinka breaks down all of Jay Z's poor stylistic flow choices (31:49) Track for track analysis (58:00) Yinka makes it a classic (1:01:28) Outlaw makes it a classic (1:07:47) Closing thoughts
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