Friday, August 7, 2009
Music Jay-Z, Kanye and Rihanna to Appear on The Jay Leno Show Premier
Posted by Mike Conklin on Fri, Aug 7, 2009 at 11:38 AM
I've been listening to this track a good deal in the past week or so, and I'm coming around on Jay's verses a little. He does seem more engaged than I gave him credit for at first, specifically during some well-executed and unexpected lines about rebounding from financial hardship. I maintain that Kanye steals the spotlight, though, with what I think is his best verse since "Can't Tell Me Nothing" from Gaduation. Rihanna sounds great, as usual: she's far from the most powerful singer, but it's all about tone with her—and when you've got people like Jay and Kanye who know how to get as much of it out of her as possible, look out.
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