Comments on: The Blueprint

By: Mr. OK Jazz TOKYO

Mr. OK Jazz TOKYO — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 10:08:49 +0000

[24] Come on now, tweed coats with elbow patches and a copy of “Critique of Pure Reason” under your arm..what could be hipper?

By: rob_smith_51

rob_smith_51 — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 04:18:06 +0000

Who let the Dogs Out = 2000 or 2001 Seattle Mariners. That was quite annoying. Right up there with Rally monkey/Thunder sticks. I generally don’t like fans with props.

By: monkeypants

monkeypants — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:03:55 +0000

[18] How about this–I *still* haven;t heard the now-famous Empire State of Mind, or at least if I have, I did not know it. I find most all of the pregame stuff pretty off-putting, so I tune in to some other show (usually something on Sci Fi) until literally right before the first pitch. If Fox (or whoever) cuts to some fluff piece of celebrities, I tune out again. And so on.

So, truth be told, I have no idea if it’s a good song or not. I am certainly not hip and I’m probably not considered young. I’m not the target for this branding.

By: Chyll Will

Chyll Will — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:41:59 +0000

I used to cop in Harlem
All of my Dominicanos
Right there off of Broadway
Brought me back to that McDonalds

I love when rappers shout out certain landmarks in neighborhoods that would otherwise be obscure. I went to that Mickey D’s quite often when I worked on that side of town… (but not for that!) >;)

The lyrics are cool, not up to Jay Z’s usual par, but hey he knew how t reach as many people as possible. I adore Alicia Keys, and her chorus has my adrenaline rushing when I hear it. All-in-all, it’s not a bad song.

It could have been a lot worse; it could have been Ja Rule’s New York, which is far less appropriate (and Jeter has used that as his intro music too…)

By: Cliff Corcoran

Cliff Corcoran — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:24:18 +0000

[18] Alicia Keys has one of the best voices going in R&B today, but yeah, Jay could have had anyone sing that hook and had a hit, but Keys is a huge star and a native New Yorker and a great singer (old school soul heads, check out “You Don’t Know My Name” or “If I Ain’t Got You”).

By: Yankster

Yankster — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:19:27 +0000

[10] Dead on, the Keys hook blows my mind. I’m an immigrant and first lived in New York, it’s my America, but I’m not living there now, and honestly, the way Keys does the hook brings tears to my eyes. Makes me want to be back. Reminds me why the Yankees are my team, because New York is my home. Z is no great shakes, but he has a great brand.

[2] I would love to see Keys do the anthem, but not sure even the Yankees can afford to have her around very often…

By: 51cq24

51cq24 — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:51:59 +0000

[9] i don’t hate billy joel. i like songs like the longest time and only the good die young, but for some reason i find most of his slower songs to be insufferable. i don’t usually have anything about slow ballads, but his i just don’t like. i’m grateful that we aren’t subjected to new york state of mind like mets fans.

By: williamnyy23

williamnyy23 — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:21:49 +0000

[4] Absolutely…also, more important than “new music” is good music. Quite frankly, the lyrics of the Empire song are kind of silly. I mean, is the following really “good” music?

I used to cop in Harlem
All of my Dominicanos
Right there off of Broadway
Brought me back to that McDonalds

By: williamnyy23

williamnyy23 — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:18:42 +0000

I had never (knowingly) heard Jay Z sing before this song and was really surprised that he doesn’t have a very good voice. I am sure he must have other positive qualities to his music, but the voice isn’t one of them. Now, the lady who does the song with him does have a nice voice, but I assume its Jay Z who makes it popular.

By: unmoderated

unmoderated — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:02:06 +0000

thing is, I love hip hop, but i haven’t heard anything newer that i enjoy (my fault, i’m sure there’s some fantastic underground stuff out there i haven’t heard)

i gave up around the time the first missy elliot album came out. those beats were just not for me.