Worst verse of the entire album goes to Jay-Z:
Quote:
How should I begin this?
I'm just so offended
How am I even mentioned by all these ****in' beginners?
I'm so appalled
I might buy the mall
Just to show niggas how much more I have in store
I'm fresher than you all, so I don't have to pause
All of y'all can suck my balls through my draws
Dark Knight feeling, die you be a hero
Or live long enough to see yourself become a villain
I went from the favorite to the most-hated
But would you rather be underpaid or overrated?
Moral victories is for Minor League coaches
And 'Ye already told you We Major you ****roaches!
Show me where the boats is
Ferrari tester roasters
And Hammer went broke so you know I'm more focused
I lost thirty mil, so I spent another thirty
'Cause unlike Hammer, thirty million can't hurt me
****in' insane, what the **** am I sayin'?
Not only am I fly, I'm ****in' not playin'
All these little bitches, too big for their britches
Burning their bridges, ****in' ridiculous
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This has done nothing but perpetuate the horrible interpretation I have of him already.
In general, while good on a musical level, this album says nothing that hasn't been said before. The music is actually stunning at points, I will give you that, and some couplets really hit home, but justifying it on a lyrical level is really not that easy. While it occasionally flourishes, much of its hype and love has to come from the music, and the delivery of the lyrics rather than what they're actually saying. That whole part of it can be great at times (title track, "Gorgeous", "Runaway"), and at other times I wanted to skip ahead ("Blame Game", "Hell of a Life").
Overall, it's good, but in terms of lyrical and emotional innovation it really does not budge. The music is actually quite expansive at times, though.