November 22nd, 2009 
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From Amazon.co.uk
In an earlier age, when the likes of Public Enemy and Gang Starr ruled the roost, Jay-Z would have garnered the same kind of serious attention and respect as, say, the Fresh Prince. But in the devalued hip-hop universe of the late 1990s–where political activism is irrelevant, and entrepreneurial mediocrities like Puff Daddy and Master P hold sway–it’s tempting to hail him as a conquering hero. Tempting, but mistaken. For one thing, he lacks the pipes to be considered among the truly great MCs (Chuck D, Guru, Ice Cube, Method Man). For another, his rhymes–both structurally and in terms of subject-matter–are way too simplistic. Rather than draw any conclusions from his world, or postulate any form of action, Jay simply calls ‘em like he sees ‘em–a post-Biggie dialectic of thinly-veiled threats (“Friend or Foe ‘98″, “Face Off”) and dreary self-aggrandisment (“I Know What Girls Like”, “City Is Mine”). Hang on, didn’t this used to be known as whack? –Andrew McGuire
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IN MY LIFETIME I HAVE SEEN GARBAGE, HUSTLERS/DEALERS WHO PIMPED THE HIP HOP CULTURE…. HAD NO TALENT, BUT BUSINESS SENSE. THIS IS IT FOLKS…… THAT NO TALENT CAT I WAS TALKIN BOUT.. STOP THE WACKNESS.. ALL A YALL.. YALL SHOULD BE A SHAMED OF YOURSELVES.. YALL PLAYED HIP HOP LIKE SOME HOE! SAD VERY SAD…. CHILDREN.. JAY Z HAS N O TALENT.. WHAT SO EVER! LISTEN TO BIG DADDY KANE OR ERIC B. & RAKIM FOR SOME CLASSES ON STLYE AND FINESS… THIS IS WACKNESS.. THE WACKNESS MONSTER REALLY…
STOP THE MADNESS.. THE RAPPER GETS PAYED, BUT YALL GET PLAYED! NO MORALS OR VALUES, ALL MONEY AND 15 SECOND BROTHERS WHO CAN’T STAND WOMEN.. PLEASE…
STOP!
NO STARS!
Rating: 1 / 5
Reasonable Doubt was probably the best CD Jay-Z ever put out so we all expected In My Lifetime to be just as good or better right?? WRONG. With 1 less track then Reasonble Doubt (not that it matters) this CD just doesn’t sound good coming out of an extremly talented rapper, even the beats aren’t really that good. If you want to hear this CD don’t buy, download it or just download “A Million and One Questions (the intro), city is mine, and where i’m from and those are the best songs on the CD, if there is any. I think if Jay stuck with the same formula he used in reasonable doubt in all of his CDs we wouldn’t be hearing junk like Blueprint 2 or In my lifetime.
Rating: 2 / 5
wow this was bad…
the lack of real lyricism in most tracks makes this another garbage album, and the beats arent good either. if you enjoy bad rap such as ja rule, you may like this. if you know who kool g rap is, you will hate this along with real hip-hop fans…
Rating: 1 / 5
This is the only Jay-Z album that I don’t like. Jigga sounded like he was riding on the Puffy sound too much. And it’s obvious with the ones that Puff Daddy and his Bad Boy producers produced for this album. They sound like rejects from Puffy’s own No Way Out album. The one that he did with Babyface is not that good. The album’s songs don’t fit with Jay-Z’s rap style one bit and the album sounds so very uneven. The ‘98 album he did after this one was really his best to me. This second album is really his worst, full of lame songs!
Rating: 2 / 5
it’s one of the best Jay-Z album!
Better than Vol.2&3, just below Blueprint and as good as Dynasty!
so it’s one of the Jay-Z Top 3 album!
I don’t know why people underrate it!
start with “A Million and One Questions/Rhyme No More”,
it’s one of my FAVORITE JAY-Z SONG!!! A True Hip Hop Gem!!!
5/5
“The City Is Mine” is a tribute to Biggie! I don’t know why people don’t like this song and its beat!
4/5
“I Know What Girls Like” is another song that people HATE, I think this song is nice,
although the beat is seems agony & repeated, but I still feel the beat is head banging!!!
4/5
“Imaginary Player” is a Great Song, very nice!!!
4.5/5
“Street is Watching” is one of the best song in here!
5/5
“Friend or Foe ‘98″ is HOT but SHORT!
5/5
“Lucky Me” is a nice song, I really LOVE it!
5/5
“Sunshine” have a funny beat I think, quite nice!
4/5
“Who You Wit 2″ “Face Off” and “Real Niggaz” are some so-so songs, a downfall of this album!
all 3/5
“Rap Game/Crack Game” have sample Nas’ Voice, it’s a Great song but it’s Short too!
5/5
“Where I’m From” the Beat make me sleep….Zzzzzz
“You Must Love Me” GOOD Love Song!
4/5
“Wishing On A Star” have nice beat and nice Chorus!
4/5
Overall, A REALLY Nice Jay-Z album,
Must Have for Jay-Z Fans!
Rating: 4 / 5