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Track Listings
| 1. The Prelude |
| 2. Oh My God |
| 3. Kingdom Come |
| 4. Show Me What You Got |
| 5. Lost One featuring Chrisette Michele |
| 6. Do U Wanna Ride featuring John Legend |
| 7. 30 Something |
| 8. I Made It |
| 9. A NY Thing featuring Usher & Pharrell |
| 10. Hollywood featuring Beyonce |
| 11. Trouble |
| 12. Dig a Hole featuring Sterling Simms |
| 13. Minority Report featuring Ne-Yo |
| 14. Beach Chair featuring Chris Martin |
| 15. 44 Fours ** UK Exclusive Bonus Track |
Product Description
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Few retirements are as short-lived as that of New York rap mogul Jay-Z. Barely two years after bowing out in 2004, he’s back with Kingdom Come - and if he's set down the mic for a minute, it doesn't show. Backed by a dream team of producers (Just Blaze, Kanye West, Dr Dre, The Neptunes), with special guests including Pharrell, Beyonce, and Coldplay's Chris Martin, it's an A-list cast. Naturally, though, it's the Hova who's the star attraction, slightly older and prone to pontificating on his ten years in the game (see "30-Something"), but certainly no wiser: as he raps on "Trouble", he's still got "hands in the cookie jar". The first few tracks are pure consolidation, gleaming and boastful productions that remind you just how great Jay-Z is on the mic. Further in, though, Kingdom Come branches out in style: "Hollywood", the duet with Beyonce, is a jaded take on celebrity culture, while "Minority Report" relives the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina with the Bush Administration in the metaphorical sights. Finally, the Coldplay-produced "Beach Chair" concludes the album on a spiritual note, Jay-Z announcing "life is but a dream" as Chris Martin trills like an angel atop echoing drums and distorted, music-box guitar. If you thought it could never work, you were clearly underestimating.--Louis Pattison
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By BM
Format:Audio CD
Since he retired, Jay-Z seems to have been doing more work than ever. It's no suprise then, that he's dropped a new album. Kingdom Come is by no means his best album, but I feel that it has been harshely reviewed.
Admitidly, it does have a few weak tracks, but it's still a quality album. And when was the last time you heard a completley perfect album?
Highlights include all the Dre tracks. Lost One has a brilliant beat, and it will get stuck in your head. 30 Something is the best track on the album, with the easily the best beat and Jay probably spitting some of the best verses on the album. Trouble is also insanly catchy, and Minority Reportis also a great track.
The Just Blaze tracks are also stand outs. Kingdom Come is probably the best of them but Oh my God and Show Me What You Got are also brilliant.
But there are two songs which completely spiolt the album for me, Anything and Hollywood. Anything has a horrible beat, and Hollywood is by far the worst on the album.
Overall Jay-Z is far from his best, and lets hope he dosent retire on this, because we know he can do so much better, lyrically his standards have slipped too, but he is still undeniably one of the best lyracists in hip hop today. But Kingdom Come is a brilliant album, which I definatly recomend, but dont expect to like it all.
Admitidly, it does have a few weak tracks, but it's still a quality album. And when was the last time you heard a completley perfect album?
Highlights include all the Dre tracks. Lost One has a brilliant beat, and it will get stuck in your head. 30 Something is the best track on the album, with the easily the best beat and Jay probably spitting some of the best verses on the album. Trouble is also insanly catchy, and Minority Reportis also a great track.
The Just Blaze tracks are also stand outs. Kingdom Come is probably the best of them but Oh my God and Show Me What You Got are also brilliant.
But there are two songs which completely spiolt the album for me, Anything and Hollywood. Anything has a horrible beat, and Hollywood is by far the worst on the album.
Overall Jay-Z is far from his best, and lets hope he dosent retire on this, because we know he can do so much better, lyrically his standards have slipped too, but he is still undeniably one of the best lyracists in hip hop today. But Kingdom Come is a brilliant album, which I definatly recomend, but dont expect to like it all.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By Rit
Format:Audio CD
Jay's latest album - like the best (Muhammed Ali) he could resist the alure of the game and had to come back from "retirement". In my opinion Jay should have left the game with his black album and guested on other joints so that the people would want more but hey ho. I think Kingdom Come is a good album and there are some decent tracks. Notably, Kingdom Come, Trouble, 30 something and dig a hole. In conclusion it's a good album but looking at jay's back catelogue it should've been great.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By Mag B
Format:Audio CD
for everything being said negative by some people and by some critics, it could be said that Kingdom Come is not good. I can say that there are some really good tunes on here, notably 'Show Me what you got', 'trouble', kingdom come, lost one, beach chair and many others. production is slick form just blaze, dr. dre and others while blaze could do with a bit more air time. chris martins appearance is surprisingly good. 'dig a hoe' feat ne-yo and 'anything' with pharrel and usher are defienitely the worst on the album, hence not 5 stars. too much hype and too much expectation - people just can't deal with change as jay raps from another point of view in society than when he started in his roots. still, a fine display and can't wait for the next - H.O.V.A's legend continues - the only way up is better
Most Recent Customer Reviews
3.0 out of 5 stars
Dissapointing.
I was anticipating this album so much. Jay-Z has never failed to deliver an album that I've enjoyed but this one was a big dissapointment. Read more
Published on 6 Sep 2007 by Emily A.
1.0 out of 5 stars
Yes, Kingdom of Incompetence comes ...with you !!! We know it !!!!
Dear Jay-Z,
It's a great mistery of this earth how people shoud buy your albums !!!
I don't have this album and I never will own it. Read more
It's a great mistery of this earth how people shoud buy your albums !!!
I don't have this album and I never will own it. Read more
Published on 12 July 2007 by OrganJazzMan
4.0 out of 5 stars
Just Listen to the Intro
In myopinion the albumm intro is one of the hottest tracks I have heard from him. I have played it so much that Its almost unheallthy. Read more
Published on 26 Jun 2007 by A. Taylor
2.0 out of 5 stars
not great
This is a disappointing album. Jay Z has made worse but he's also made better. There are 4 main reasons to buy it: (1)Show Me What You Got - starts with a familiar horn loop used... Read more
Published on 9 Mar 2007 by black-syrup
4.0 out of 5 stars
Kingdom Come
So much for the retirement plans, I suppose he didn't make comparisons with Michael Jordan for nothing. Read more
Published on 8 Mar 2007 by Warren218
4.0 out of 5 stars
Very good but no cigar!!!
I am a massive fan of Jay and have all his old albums and although this is a quality album it lacks a certain something. Read more
Published on 7 Jan 2007 by A. Bailey
2.0 out of 5 stars
Good songs are outwieghed by the truly awful ones.
This album certainly does not live up to the hype. "Oh My God," "Show Me What You Got" and "Beach Chair" may sound alright on a first listen, but after repeated listens they sound... Read more
Published on 9 Dec 2006 by lakers567
3.0 out of 5 stars
He's gotta do another 1 now!!
Jigga has messed up, he said recently that he wanted an event album like Detox, but The Black Album was that event album so now he's dropped Kingdom Come which isn't garbage but it... Read more
Published on 7 Dec 2006 by C. J. Rudge
5.0 out of 5 stars
G.O.A.T
Hova has drpped another great album.
As ever he changes styles and produces an intresting album with a variety of backing tools to aid his lyrical style. Read more
As ever he changes styles and produces an intresting album with a variety of backing tools to aid his lyrical style. Read more
Published on 28 Nov 2006 by M. Dobson
3.0 out of 5 stars
Not his best work....
I have been a Jay Z fan for 10 years, and i was eagerly anticpiating this album more than anyone. I got as far as to listening to the album, the day it was released in the UK, aka... Read more
Published on 27 Nov 2006 by Homerz2k
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