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Today in Hip Hop History:
Jay-Z released his twelfth album Magna Carta Holy Grail July 4, 2013
#today in hip hop history#todayinhiphophistory#hiphop#hip-hop#hip hop#hip hop music#hip hop history#hip hop culture#music#history#music history#jay z#jay-z#magna carta holy grail#album#emcee#mc#rap#rapper#brooklyn#roc nation#roc-a-fella records
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I feel like it's tradition to listen to this song every year on Columbus Day.
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#hip hop#rap#california#los angeles#west coast#hit-boy#hit boy#jay z#hov#magna carta holy grail#jay-z#roc nation#inland empire#dom kennedy#half-a-mil#hs 87
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Epic year for art
#CDcollection #2013 #music
#drake#asap rocky#mac miller#justin timberlake#big sean#beyonce#tyler the creator#the weeknd#jay z#daft punk#the neighbourhood#miley cyrus#childish gambino#because the internet#kissland#nwts#bangerz#hall of fame#random access memories#magna carta holy grail#cdcollection#music#2013 nostalgia
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guns on y'all tumblrs...
#tom ford#jay-z#hov#hova#jay hova#shawn carter#magna carta#holy grail#magna carta holy grail#rap#spotify#Spotify
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Magna Carta Holy Grail Jay Z era - 2013
-still one of my fav album from jay (<3 Tom Ford)
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With this past Tuesday being Jay-Z's birthday (Happy Belated HOV Day to all who celebrate 💎), I figured no time is better than this week to chat about my choice to make J's Magna Carta Holy Grail album "Hidden Figures"'s running musical inspiration .
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The idea came to me when "Holy Grail" happened to pop on while I started drafting my first blog post for the series where, in a raw emotional state - as I tried to figure out how I was going to put my views and experiences about my Seattle existence into words - my longing yet conflicted feelings were underscored by the early lyrics of the song:
"...And, baby, it's amazin' I'm in this maze with you
I just can't crack your code
One day, you're screamin' you love me loud
The next day, you're so cold
One day, you're here (Yeah), one day, you're there (Yeah)
One day, you care (Yeah), you're so unfair "
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The words seemed to sing what I felt about living as a transplant in this city where it seemed I just couldn't find my way into it; I couldn't find where I belonged. And when I felt like I may have, the feeling wouldn't seem to stick or last.
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But as the song continued, I found myself encouraged - as I am at every listen - by Jay's second verse where, after reflecting on the things that drive him crazy about the position he's found himself in thanks to fame, he steps out of the frustration to remind himself how far he's come and who he is despite those things following him:
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"Why you mad? Take the good with the bad
Or throw the baby out with that bath water
You're still alive, still that nigga
Nigga, you survived, still gettin' bigger"
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The song seemed to ride the same emotional waves I found myself on as I looked to explain how "Hidden Figures" came to be: Confusion, hurt, disappointment...but then reflection, resolve and eventually emboldened acceptance and a doubling down on who I know I am. Despite the tougher feelings I found myself working through as I sought to talk about the project and what its concept was born from, I had to remember that - even in the face of those feelings - I've learned so much about myself, my values, what genuine relationships mean to me and have accomplished many things I could be proud of in this city...
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Originally I only planned to introduce the first figure set with "Holy Grail", but as I continued listening to the album while I typed away, I heard more and more themes that reflected the things I wanted the piece to speak to: Being a Black figure existing under the White Gaze ("Oceans", "F.U.T.W", "Somewhereinamerica"), knowing my worth ("Picasso Baby", "fuckwithmeyouknowigotit")...each figure had its own theme so it only made sense for each figure to be presented with its own theme song.
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Along with the album speaking to similar themes to Hidden Figures, it also seemed fitting that one of my most art-for-art's-sake works would be paired with what, I think, is one of the most artistic of Jay-Z's projects at the time MCHG was released (a view not everyone shares but, you know....). As a long time fan, the musical arrangements, the deep lyrics but also the quintessential rap boast tracks, the cover artwork, even Jay-Z's performance of Picasso Baby at the Pace Gallery - the album felt art house, a capsule of Jay being seen through a curated rap lens. And in the same vein, Hidden Figures is a capsule of all the feelings I've had as a transplant in Seattle delivered through a traditional Fine Art lens: No character or story to watch unfold - just a concept and (hopefully) moving and simple yet evocative shapes in a open space with something to say - a further engaging with and appreciation for the art form.
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Magna Carta Holy Grail spoke what I didn't have the words to say and said everything I left out of the words I did have. And I guess at the same time, in a way, my use of the album is also my own little lover letter to and celebration of one of my favorite lyricists and rappers of all time whose music has held a place of honor in my life for a long time.
#jay-z#magna carta holy grail#rap#rap blog#black artists#theme song#music#shawn carter#beyonce#Spotify
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#song of the day#holy grail#magna carta#jay z#justin timberlake#rap#rap music#2013 nostalgia#10s music#shells music 🎵#for the love of music#Spotify
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Best Hip-Hop Album Covers & Their Most Popular Songs
(Capital Xtra/Apple Music)
Feds Watching - 2 Chainz
33. B.O.A.T.S. II: Me Time (Deluxe) - 2 Chainz
Don’t Believe the Hype - Public Enemy
32. It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back - Public Enemy
Work Hard, Play Hard - Wiz Khalifa
31. O.N.I.F.C. - Wiz Khalifa
m.A.A.d city (feat. MC Eiht) - Kendrick Lamar
30. good kid, m.A.A.d city - Kendrick Lamar
She (feat. Frank Ocean) - Tyler, the Creator
29. Goblin (Deluxe) - Tyler, the Creator
Power Trip (feat. Miguel) - J. Cole
28. Born Sinner - J. Cole
Red Dot Music (feat. Action Bronson) - Mac Miller
27. Watching Movies with the Sound Off - Mac Miller
Paid in Full - Eric B. & Rakim
26. Paid in Full - Eric B. & Rakim
Me Myself and I - De La Soul
25. 3 Feet High and Rising - De La Soul
Black Skinhead - Kanye West
24. Yeezus - Kanye West
N.Y. State of Mind - Nas
23. Illmatic - Nas
A Milli - Lil Wayne
22. Tha Carter III - Lil Wayne
Stronger - Kanye West
21. Graduation - Kanye West
Izzo (H.O.V.A.) - Jay-Z
20. The Blueprint - Jay-Z
Gin and Juice - Snoop Dogg
19. Doggystyle - Snoop Dogg
ATLiens - OutKast
18. ATLiens - OutKast
F**kin' Problems - A$AP Rocky
17. Long. Live. A$AP - A$AP Rocky
Passing Me By - The Pharcyde
16. Bizarre Ride II the Pharcyde - The Pharcyde
Doo Wop (That Thing) - Lauryn Hill
15. The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill - Lauryn Hill
Fight For Your Right - Beastie Boys
14. Licensed to Ill - Beastie Boys
Kick, Push - Lupe Fiasco
13. Food & Liquor - Lupe Fiasco
3005 - Childish Gambino
12. Because the Internet - Childish Gambino
No Vaseline - Ice Cube
11. Death Certificate - Ice Cube
Day ‘n’ Nite - Kid Cudi
10. Man on the Moon: The End of Day - Kid Cudi
Take Care (feat. Rihanna) - Drake
9. Take Care - Drake
Holy Grail (feat. Justin Timberlake) - Jay-Z
8. Magna Carta Holy Grail - Jay-Z
The Real Slim Shady - Eminem
7. The Marshall Mathers LP - Eminem
Nuthin' but a "G" Thang - Dr. Dre
6. The Chronic - Dr. Dre
Killing Me Softly With His Song - Fugees
5. The Score - Fugees
Hey Ladies - Beastie Boys
4. Paul's Boutique - Beastie Boys
Hold On, We're Going Home - Drake
3. Nothing Was The Same - Drake
Heartless - Kanye West
2. 808s & Heartbreak - Kanye West
Juicy - The Notorious B.I.G.
1. Ready to Die - The Notorious B.I.G.
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JAY Z got an albums
named Magna Carta Holy Grail & 444
yall niggas playing catch up wind talk Chief Speech
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Quiz 2015
I do quizes for my family and here's one that I did! With the points!
What is the ruling House of the Iron Islands, their sigil and words? 3
What is Durin’s Bane? 1
Who did Edward VI choose as his successor? 1
What does Magna Carta mean? 1
In Monty Python and the Holy Grail, what does the French Soldier say about the Knight’s parents? 2
In The Harry Potter books who wins the Quidditch World Cup? 1
In Star Wars which British actor played Grand Moff Tarkin? 1
In The Dark Knight Trilogy who does Morgan Freeman play? 1
Which battle in the Graeco/Persian wars has a race named after it? 1
Who was Henry II’s mother? 1
Who is the King in Antigone? 1
What are the dates of Victoria’s reign? 2
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Fictive "Kingsbridge" storytells emotional focus for wellbeing of us average population
which during past millennia of European history was balanced via crazy poles of
A) upon common morals calibrated shared fantasies ("holy grail": eucharist🧠👅🧠, neutral calibration of taste reset reminder) of Abrahamic religions (medieval allegory of moon) trying to channel psychogenic mass illnesses' status "heaven"🤥😷😇 fantasies [ancient Greek "koma" = back then hypes of hairstyles were like current branding trends psychotic "coma": 🎥Dr Gabor Mate about attachment vs authenticity]
B) public vulnerable display of a populations' most crucial common causal boundary defences' reality testing🥜 ("the judgment")
authenticity (metaphorical sun "day")
motivating ("magna carta") economic & cultural capital incentives' direction🧠👅🧠 via fantasy status 🎶"CROWN - JAY-Z"
to counterbalance & guide psychopathic dynamics that naturally without introspective guilt, remorse, regret or conscience "positively" collude to hijack collective mass psychogenic illnesses (#staySafe💉) of group-identity-dynamics & stories
due valuing status and identity fantasy defences like "Gary Vee talks about game" of chasing economic & cultural capital incentives
[rewarded apathy towards authentic fear, guilt & anxiety of how it actually affects us all in the One shared objective causal reality behind as "positive" bra(i)nde(a)d destructivity: 🎵FEAR IS YOUR ONLY GOD?!?]
more than the authentic most basic global common life causal boundaries' ego functions
(🎵GET Y'ALL TO FEAR ME IS MY ONLY JOB)
of our otherwise "positively" (🎵HEHE) without regulation🥜 of psychological ID🍌💦 pleasure stimuli banana motivations raped attention booties'🍑 life forces' collective👑 causal care
(🎵YOU IN THE PRESENCE OF A KING🤡)
which we need to globally decentrally transparently dialectically discuss🧠 via logos in dialectic interconnected safety of "the pillars of the earth" of all the globally built musical buildings' of Abrahamic religions
(🎵SCRATCH THAT, YOU IN THE PRESENCE OF A GOD🤥😷😇)
to more agile and authentically via public display of collective superego crown "starlink sent to corona atmosphere" incentivise🧭❤️🧭 our public attention "stars" for discussing attention (consumer & voter power) to global average populations' most basic causal life needs and curiosities behind all our mass psychotic group-identity sadomasochism hypes'
(🎵PUT IN THE BELLY OF THE BEAST)
attention booty
(🎵BOUNCE)
that desires safety of protective healthy tempered anger of lawenforcement:
🎵GO
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Every Solo LP Jay-Z released in his 30’s
Vol. 3... Life and Times of S. Carter - Age 30
The Dynasty: Roc-La-Familia - Age 30
The Blueprint - Age 31
The Blueprint 2: The Gift & the Curse - Age 32
The Black Album - Age 33 (8th solo LP)
Kingdom Come - Age 36
American Gangster - Age 37
The Blueprint 3 - Age 39
Magna Carta Holy Grail - Age 43
4:44 - Age 47
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One of my favorite songs
I am not sure exactly when I was introduced to this song, but it has had a chokehold on me ever since I found it. The song makes me feel a way that few others do. It makes me feel rich and important.
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