As a result, he allowed his subject matter to regress to street tales on the excellent American Gangster. In a rare act of self-consciousness, Jay-Z took these criticisms – and his own doubts – to heart. But one thing was certain: Jay wasn’t quite comfortable in his own skin on Kingdom Come, not knowing how to consistently reconcile his newfound subject matter with rhymes and production to create a well-executed album. Some criticisms were unfounded, and some were not. 2… Hard Knock Life, Jay-Z’s album was met with modest fanfare at best. Upon the release of 2006’s Kingdom Come, something happened that not even Hov could’ve entirely expected: for the first time since he garnered near-universal (if not critical) acceptance on Vol. And just as these things tend to go, Jay-Z had to ask himself – once again – “ What more can I say?” Fresh off of verses about Jay-Z Blue and business, man, the Hip Hop world was in a literal fervor upon hearing that one Shawn Carter was going to end his short retirement.
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