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構成数 |
2 |
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輸入 |
パッケージ仕様 |
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発売日 |
2015年07月31日 |
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規格品番 |
TMR232 |
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SKU |
858936003479 |
構成数 | 2枚
合計収録時間 | 00:00:00
Like few other album openers, "Holy Grail" encapsulates what follows it and reflects a particular point in an artist's career. It's a vigorous if not particularly moving track, principally produced by Timbaland and J-Roc, which expresses bewilderment and conflicting emotions about rising from poverty to opulence. The first of a few early-'90s references is made -- the chorus of Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit" is quoted -- and Jay-Z is as triumphant and as troubled as ever. He doesn't enter until the 80-second mark, preceded by a theatrical verse and hook from summer 2013 tour partner Justin Timberlake. As with a significant portion of Magna Carta...Holy Grail, it has a dashed-off, created between business engagements quality -- maybe there wasn't enough time to ask Timberlake who translated his version of the Hebrew Bible ("Sippin' from your cup 'til it runneth over"). Likewise, the album's remainder is sporadically energized, played safe with just enough timely pop-culture references and sonic curveballs to demonstrate that Jay-Z still has his finger on the pulse. He has Timbaland and J-Roc -- also co-producers of Timberlake's 20/20 Experience -- involved with most of the tracks, highlighted by a pair that sample Adrian Younge's 2011 psych-soul masterpiece Something About April, as well as some brilliantly bleary and prickly work on "F.U.T.W." Significantly lighter lifting is done by a cast that includes the likes of Pharrell and Swizz Beatz, as well as Kyambo Joshua and Mike Dean, who shine on the scuffed-up Gonjasufi-sampling finale "Nickels and Dimes." For all the lyrical flaunting of material wealth -- revolutionary art, designer fashion, yachting, globe-trotting -- the greatest ostentatious display here is in the enlistment of 2012/2013's hottest producer, Mike Will, for a single minute-length track. Unsurprisingly, it's the wildest, most advanced moment on the album. He still drops some casually brilliant reminders that he remains one of the best, as on "Oceans" ("Only Christopher we acknowledge is Wallace/I don't even like Washingtons in my pocket") and on "Nickels and Dimes" ("Pardon my hubris, Stanley Kubrick/With eyes wide shut, I could cook up two bricks"). ~ Andy Kellman
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サムスンと組んだ無料先行発表やリリックの先行公開(楽曲の先行公開はなし)、NYの人気ラジオ局Hot 97で行なった先行発表当日の全曲オンエアなど、業界の常識を根底から覆す手法でリリースされた約4年ぶりの新作。同じく先行公開されたPVにもフィーチャーされていたティンバランド、ファレル、スウィズら、トップ・プロデューサーを中心とする布陣で、ジャスティン・ティンバーレイクとのコラボとなった冒頭曲"Holy Grail"をはじめ、随所でキングの風格を漂わせた内容面だけでなく、16歳のリアルJKビートメイカーであるワンダガールの起用、リリース手法を巡ってビルボード他チャートを規約改定に追い込むなど、業界全体を手玉に取る貫録も圧倒的。各方面に大きな刺激をもたらしたはずだ。
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