Album Drop

Thanks to music, Paula Deen and George Zimmerman, niggas have had an extremely interesting few weeks. 

Lets talk about music, though. J. Cole and Kanye dropped on the same day. That was a very bold, but smart move by Mr. Cole. We all know that you can't sell more than Kanye in the first week, but J. Cole's music and his fans gave him the 50 Cent like confidence he needed to embark on such an endeavor. Honestly, I like Born Sinner much more than I like Yeezus. Simply put, liking Yeezus more than Born Sinner is similar to not considering LeBron James great for non basketball reasons. It just doesn't make sense, but I digress. 

The next album up for discussion is Wale's The Gifted. If a tree falls in the forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound? Maybe it does, but I didn't hear it. In a conversation with a friend, we each concluded that in order for us to return as Wale fans, he'll have to drop a Stillmatic type of album. He'll have to remind us that he made Attention Deficit. Dear Wale, we really want you to succeed. We want to be your fans. Help us out.

That leads us to the finale of my music rant. Jay Z finally dropped Magna Carta Holy Grail. Magna Carta Holy Grail...with an app. Say what you will about Jay Z, but you must admire his business sense. In sports, great players force rule changes. Some of the greats, i.e. the late Deacon Jones, even coined terms like "sack". That being said, a rapper sold $1 million units before his album dropped. The rules regarding the platinum status of records have been changed. A rapper is responsible for that. That's huge. It created a buzz so large, that at some point, it became an event. This album reminds you that Jordan came back to play for the Wizards and averaged 20 PPG. That's mediocre for a great player, but you still watched every game closely. Just like you listened to MCHG. Jay Z has branded himself much like MJ did. You might even say he's larger than rap. At any rate, his latest album is a perfect example of his current situation. He's rich. He's Black. He's from the projects. & he's forgiven for the latter two because he is good for business.