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Title: Kingdom Come
Format: Explicit Lyrics
Label: Roc-a-Fella
Released: 2006-11-21
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Tracklisting & Lyrics
1. The Prelude lyrics »
2. Oh My God lyrics »
3. Kingdom Come lyrics »
4. Show Me What You Got lyrics »
5. Lost One featuring Chrisette Michele lyrics »
6. Do U Wanna Ride featuring John Legend lyrics »
7. 30 Something lyrics »
8. I Made It lyrics »
9. Anything featuring Usher & Pharrell lyrics »
10. Hollywood featuring Beyonce lyrics »
11. Trouble lyrics »
12. Dig A Hole featuring Sterling Simms lyrics »
13. Minority Report featuring Ne-Yo lyrics »
14. Beach Chair featuring Chris Martin lyrics »
Reviews
Few retirements are as short-lived as that of New York rap mogul Jay-Z. Barely two years after bowing out in 2004, he's back with Kingdom Come--and if he's set down the mic for a minute, it doesn't show. Backed by a dream team of producers (Just Blaze, Kanye West, Dr Dre, the Neptunes), with special guests including Pharrell, Beyonce, and Coldplay's Chris Martin, it's an A-list cast. Naturally, though, it's the Hova who's the star attraction, slightly older and prone to pontificating on his ten years in the game (see "30-Something"), but certainly no wiser: as he raps on "Trouble," he's still got "hands in the cookie jar." The first few tracks are pure consolidation, gleaming and boastful productions that remind you just how great Jay-Z is on the mic. Further in, though, Kingdom Come branches out in style: "Hollywood," the duet with Beyonce, is a jaded take on celebrity culture, while "Minority Report" relives the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina with the Bush Administration in the metaphorical sights. Finally, the Coldplay-produced "Beach Chair" concludes the album on a spiritual note, Jay-Z announcing "life is but a dream" as Chris Martin trills like an angel atop echoing drums and distorted, music-box guitar. If you thought it could never work, you were clearly underestimating. ~Louis Pattison, Amazon.co.uk
You know what happens when Just Blaze is "bored"? He quickly crafts a brilliant Rick James'-sampled beat and puts it up on Myspace for the world to hear. And what happens when the President of hip-hop, campaigning for a rap resurrection, wants to spit over the beat to kick-start his return to the rap game? You hand it over, no questions asked.
On "Kingdom Come", a title which is taken from the DC Comics graphic novel of the same name, Hov plays the role of superhero: "I take off the blazer, loosen up the tie/ Step inside the booth, Superman is aliiive….Flash Gordon when recording, spark a light in the dark/ Peter Park--Spiderman, all I do is climb the charts." Unlike "Show Me What You Got," "Kingdom Come" finds Jay patting himself on the back and ditching eccentricities.
Returning from his three-year hiatus and "worst retirement in history", the ever-missed flow of the "Mike Jordan of recording" is a breath of fresh air. Just imagine what else Hov's got in store for us on November 21st. ~rap.about.com
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