Jay-Z sought out new talent like Rick Rock and the Neptunes to give the entire work a just-left-of-pop feel. Dynasty is Jay-Z working back toward his roots musically, all the while creating a solid foundation for the next generation. La Familia is closer, in many ways, to his seminal 1996 debut album, Reasonable Doubt, and his pre-Timbaland days. The production is as reflective as his lyrics: pulled back, less frenetic and more full-bodied than on his previous album, Volume 3. In an offhand moment, Jay calls to the father he hardly knew: “But I ain’t mad at you, Dad/Holla at your lad.” And throughout, Jay returns to a core theme. There are unanswered questions and unresolved emotions. “Soon You’ll Understand” finds Jay having to confront a young girl’s tears instead of rival drug dealers and FBI surveillance. On track after track, Jay confronts the new, unfamiliar demands of being a father figure with the same determined egoism and intelligence that he used while hustling in the streets of Brooklyn. La Familia is not without its pimping and posturing (“Get Your Mind Right Mami,” “Parking Lot Pimpin'”), but it is much more about family. Sensing correctly that bling fatigue has set in, Jay steps away from the flash and floss of Volume 1, 2 and 3 and focuses on more weighty subject matter. In his latest offering, the strangely titled The Dynasty Roc La Familia (2000- ), Jay settles into a more natural role: that of the hustler-teacher. For every glamorous “Big Pimpin,” there is a document of his fear and loathing like “Streets Is Watching.” In return for his crimes, he gave us a window into the process of his evolution from hustler to pop phenom - all the while keeping count of his progress in diamonds, cars and bottles of Cristal. Over the last four albums of his reign, Jay-Z has offered crime-born insights edged with a razor awareness of not only the dangers and angles of the streets but also the consequences of his actions - on himself, his family and his community. Jay Z The Dynasty Roc La Familia Free Download Zip Outside of Iceberg Slim, no one has offered a more detailed portrait of the hustler as a young man. In the pantheon of street-cultural gods, the hustler is the bejeweled strategist, a ghetto politician who moves with the money and mommies - the cat who can hang with the thugs, high rollers, Los Angeles Bloods and Brooklyn gods with equal grace. Instrumental - Dynasty Intro 5.72MB - 04:04
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