Jay-Z: The G.O.A.T?

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As much as I'd hate to admit it, Jay-Z is probably the greatest rap artist to ever step foot in a studio. We always argue nowadays about who is better than who, and why. When it boils down to it, intangibles included, Jay-Z is insurmountable. Obama even used Jay-Z to campaign for his presidency. Therefore, any refute to these claims is invalid. 

Off jump, you're naming people that can out-spit Jay-Z on a track. You may find a handful of those artists. Now, go back through those artist and find someone as successful. Jay-Z epitomizes everything that your favorite rapper wants/wanted to be. Disregard his ability to store minerals in his back and look at the facts. Jay-Z has 11 platinum solo albums, pimp. Numbers lie a little bit (Lil Wayne), but this is undeniable. Also, Jay has maintained relevancy throughout nearly two decades. That's something that we don't know if Pac and Biggie would have been able to do (and never will). He has dropped platinum and classic albums (Reasonable Doubt & The Blueprint) albums in two separate eras of hip-hop. He adapted to the change in music over time. He also makes music that appeals to fans of multiple sub genres. White people even love his music. If you can rap in  room full of suit-wearing white people and still get head-nods, you got something going. That's not a strong claim though. A better claim would be that Jay-Z made entendres and wordplay cool. Big L died, so all the credit goes to Jay-Z. Anywho, Jay still has some nice wordplay. Even the small things like, "Like short sleeves, I bare arms", he still finds ways to fit those punchlines in there. When it comes to storytelling, look for songs like "Dopeman" on Vol 3. Jay-Z has versatility to his lyricism that makes him impeccable. Even more, he can go bar for bar with anyone in the genre of hip-hop. (I'm not saying he's the bar-for-bar best, though.)

All in all, Jay-Z is still dropping platinum projects. "Watch the Throne" went platinum in what, a month? Jay-Z is how old? Jay-Z is the perfect representative of the hip-hop genre. He doesn't give us a bad name like those coon artists do. He actually positively represents the culture. If there's anyone you think is more deserving of the G.O.A.T title, let me know in the comment box below. I'm out, though. I'm gonna go play NBA 2K13 now....executively produced by Jay-Z.

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-@CjayTheGreat

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