Comments on: Jay-Z – A Billi (No DJ)

By: “The hood’s Barack” « Upset The Setup

“The hood’s Barack” « Upset The Setup — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 17:00:03 +0000

[...] just heard Jay’s verse on the A Milli remix which is some clap rap ode to hip hop hyper capitalism. I think it’s important to note the [...]

By: A Milli-on niggas freestyling…. | The Concrete Journal.com

A Milli-on niggas freestyling…. | The Concrete Journal.com — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 01:50:44 +0000

[...] Jay-Z. Just masterful. Jay sounds more alive on this than he’s sounded since the fake retirement, more charged-up and delighted. (And he’s done great work since that fake retirement, but he’s done it while sounding bored.) He’s all over this beat, bringing back the intermittent quicktongue thing he used to use on Timbaland beats. He keeps mentioning a billion, like it’s a magic number, the number he dreams about now that he makes such ridiculous money that money is pretty much a theoretical thing anyway. (For the record, I’m guessing Jay is nowhere near billionaire status.) There’s also a whole lot of twisty and vague political stuff: “Sean Carter, Sean Bell / What’s the difference? Do tell / Fifty shots or fifty mil / Ain’t no difference, go to hell.” Obviously there’s a few pretty substantial differences between fifty bullets and fifty million dollars. But Jay’s idea here seems to be something like this: There’s still massive racism and oppression in the world, problems that me being really really rich won’t solve â€“ but I am really rich. He follows that line up with this: “So brra, lick a shot for Barack Obama / Change gon’ come or I’ma buy the whole hood llamas on me.” And then there’s this: “It takes a nation of millions to hold us back / But when your boy reach a billion it’s a wrap / Off of rap? Yeah!” I love that yeah; he sounds like a little kid. 1.3 Wayne [...]

By: Natural Born (Fad) Killers | The Smoking Section

Natural Born (Fad) Killers | The Smoking Section — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 01:33:23 +0000

[...] few week and four more have been made as I’ve typed this sentence. Some were great (Cory Gunz, Jigga) and some not so much. But I’ve heard the phrase “A Milli” so much I’m starting to hear it [...]

By: dz 5000

dz 5000 — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 20:34:34 +0000

that dude charles hamilton killed it better than all

By: 500k Flea

500k Flea — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 23:27:18 +0000

Why is every rapper jumping on this beat??? It doesn’t suck but it’s not the dopest beat out there.

By: Black Canseco

Black Canseco — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 21:03:43 +0000

give Lil ma her due. chick lit it up… she sound like a young Da Brat with more commercial upside.

not a bad thing.

By: Moniker

Moniker — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 20:19:19 +0000

I’m a Jay-Z fan…
..and happen to believe Lil’ Wayne is shitty ass served cold..

…but Lil’Wayne’s version > Jay’s.

He rode the beat better too.

By: blntd.

blntd. — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 18:30:07 +0000

only niccaz dat say jay did better is da niggaz dat hate wayne
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i beg to differ.
i don’t hate lil’ wayne, but jay-z murdered this…with ease.

By: jad

jad — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 18:15:50 +0000

my nigga hoav killed this shit

By: pacman24

pacman24 — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 14:08:29 +0000

jay killed it but kiss surprised me cus it didnt sound like his type of beat i still wanna here fabolous on it tho