Jay-Z - 'Magna Carta Holy Grail'

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  • Gooner
    Gooner Members Posts: 9,761 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    and my first thoughts when seeing that ? were no ? ... Hopefully a fan comes up w a better cover coz no way that ? goin in my phone/iPod like that
  • GovernmentCheese
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  • rip.dilla
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    OK


    I'll forgo the cover until I hear the music.
  • texasdaking88
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    That cover really aint going n my fone..z205649641_answer_2_xlarge.jpeg
  • Maximilyan
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    What are them niccas holding? Where they get that from?
  • Jabu_Rule
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    You do all know that Britain was part of Rome right?
  • Elzo69Renaissance
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    FuriousOne wrote: »
    You do all know that Britain was part of Rome right?

    U mean the Roman Empire?
  • Already Home_17
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    Lab Baby wrote: »
    Some interesting things about the actual Magna Carta (dunno if this was already discussed in the thread, sorry if I'm late)

    - It was made by barons to free the citizens from the king's oppressive rule
    - It was not officially signed by the king it was placed upon
    - It was annulled almost immediately
    - It took other revised documents to create an effective "magna carta"

    So... to me this sounds like Jay just named the album that cuz it sounded cool, cuz an actual magna carta in Jay's case would mean rules would have to be placed on him, since he is the "king" and all. Or, his "new rules" that he's writing would be rendered useless to, for and by the people he wrote them for. This is a whole album equivalent of ".38 revolve like the sun around the earth" in terms of its dumbassery. But props to Jay for inspiring me to dust off my old art history book.

    the major labels?
    thats how i read it but w/e
  • StillFaggyAF
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    edited July 2013
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    i think the title is more like "Magna"->Great [Carta->Carter
    Lab Baby wrote: »
    Some interesting things about the actual Magna Carta (dunno if this was already discussed in the thread, sorry if I'm late)

    - It was made by barons to free the citizens barons from the king's oppressive rule
    - It was not officially signed by the king it was placed upon
    - It was annulled almost immediately
    - It took other revised documents to create an effective "magna carta"

    So... to me this sounds like Jay just named the album that cuz it sounded cool, cuz an actual magna carta in Jay's case would mean rules would have to be placed on him, since he is the "king" and all. Or, his "new rules" that he's writing would be rendered useless to, for and by the people he wrote them for. This is a whole album equivalent of ".38 revolve like the sun around the earth" in terms of its dumbassery. But props to Jay for inspiring me to dust off my old art history book.

    just one correction
  • 1of1
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    Usually you have this much taste you're European
  • Maximilyan
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    Lyrics look promising, and im sure I havent picked up on all the double entendres etc yet.

    So amped for this album. If the music is on point ? could be a classic. Gunna get my free download when I land in london tomorrow morning. Or might check how much the wifi cost on the ? flight.
  • nillerthekid
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    Maximilyan wrote: »
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    Lyrics look promising, and im sure I havent picked up on all the double entendres etc yet.

    So amped for this album. If the music is on point ? could be a classic. Gunna get my free download when I land in london tomorrow morning. Or might check how much the wifi cost on the ? flight.

    1. This guy is almost namedropping as much as The Game as this point...
    2. Does he use a "knock, knock" joke in the second song..?
  • Maximilyan
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    Lab Baby wrote: »
    Some interesting things about the actual Magna Carta (dunno if this was already discussed in the thread, sorry if I'm late)

    - It was made by barons to free the citizens from the king's oppressive rule
    - It was not officially signed by the king it was placed upon
    - It was annulled almost immediately
    - It took other revised documents to create an effective "magna carta"

    So... to me this sounds like Jay just named the album that cuz it sounded cool, cuz an actual magna carta in Jay's case would mean rules would have to be placed on him, since he is the "king" and all. Or, his "new rules" that he's writing would be rendered useless to, for and by the people he wrote them for. This is a whole album equivalent of ".38 revolve like the sun around the earth" in terms of its dumbassery. But props to Jay for inspiring me to dust off my old art history book.

    I think its generally understood that in the analogy the king is the record lables/music industry etc...

    I dont see why thats so difficult to understand...
  • StillFaggyAF
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    Killer Mike ✔ @KillerMikeGTO

    I read this and........"Naw I'm cool" pic.twitter.com/x8fXPG1tvC
  • Breezy_Kilroy
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    ? that cover but those aren't two ? the one on the left is a woman.
    You can see on her chest there are some things that resembles ? lol.
  • Breezy_Kilroy
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  • nj2089
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    thats one the beats on the album at the end ?
  • Maximilyan
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    I've heard that beat on more than one of these mini documantaries. So that leads me to believe that it is on the album.

    By the way, what track is raekwon meant to be on?
  • 1CK1S
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    Still no leak???
  • GovernmentCheese
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    edited July 2013
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    @Maximilyan they're books with the MCHG tracklist printed in them. Roc Nation held a scavenger hunt that had searchers trying to find them. Some people found some, others didn't.