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Jockin Jay-Z is the most accepted form of idolatry that exists in Hip Hop today, from the north to the south, east to the west, mainstream to underground, everybody wants to roll with the Jigga man. And of coarse every fan knows his music like it was required reading for their final exams. 

So when Jay came out of retirement, it was kinda a big deal. But nobody knew whether or not Jay would really come back or not, or if he’d just release an album, do a show, and head back to some island for the next three years. But he’s been back full time, dropin records and mixtapes, and touring the world, grinding with the hunger of a new artist.

And the newest addition to his legacy is the DJ White Owl mixed Mr Carter part 1. Besides the strange Noel Gallagher beef over the Glastonbury festival being thoroughly addressed on this mixtape, this mixtape also has Jay flippin over most of the hottest current tracks. His subject is very typical J, with a heavy dose of everything. For the money lovers, he’s got his floss joints, and for the heads he runs a thread through the album referring to himself as the Hood Barack. Jay even takes on hyphy with “Blow the Whistle”, and I’m not gonna lie, he killed it.

Mr. Carter part 2 will be Lil Wayne’s contribution to the series, and he’s got several guest verses on Jay’s mixtape (though in reality it’s mostly just White Owl mixing in Wayne’s verses from other shit), as well as verses from Jadakiss, Corey Gunz, and Beanie Sigel.

I will listen to this mixtape more than 5 times in the next month, which in this saturated market must qualify it for a classic. I really enjoyed it, and I must say, I haven’t enjoy many mixtapes lately. So once again, thanks Jay Z, and don’t ever retire.

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