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Binding: Audio CDEAN: 0731454682220 Format: Explicit Lyrics Label: Roc-a-Fella Manufacturer: Roc-a-Fella MPN: 546822 Number Of Discs: 1 Publisher: Roc-a-Fella Release Date: December 28, 1999 Studio: Roc-a-Fella Editorial Review: Amazon.com: On The Life and Times of S. Carter, Jay-Z's century-closing guaranteed-platinum album, he compares his hit-making prowess to that of Michael Jackson--the unspoken difference being that Jigga appears to be far from wearing out his commercial welcome. For good reason, too; not only is the Roc-A-Fella king maker one prolific rapper and writer, his output is of high enough quality to keep heads ringin'. While there's no single classic on the order of "Hard Knock Life" here, collaborations with Dr. Dre (the truly defiant "Watch Me"), Juvenile ("Snoopy Track"), and UGK ("Big Pimpin'") argue well for Jay-Z's continued vitality. Further proof may lie in the fact that, faced with mass bootlegging weeks before the CD's release, the Z-man added several tracks, effectively revising it at the last minute. --Rickey Wright Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Word Up...Ya is trippin for the low ratings!!!"Go against Jigga yo a__ is dense, I'mma bout a dolla what the f___k is 50 cents" "Hova's like Noah keep two in the truck/I'm like U-Haul/ every b___h movin i f___k" "38 revolve like the sun round the earth/ try to play hard get you found round the dirt/ 6 shell casings found round ya shirt/ and surround sound from the hurst" Come on dawg...nuff said. Jay is spittin so hard on these tracks and ya trippin like he aint got flow. As far as goin hard on an album, ... Read More Rating:  - Good album.This was a good album. I was a big fan of the song he did with Juvenile on this album. Overall a 'good' album far from great. Rating: - 4.5 stars: Great follow up to Hard Knock LifeJay's streak continued with Vol 3. He has some of the most potent album cuts ever. His album cuts are tighter than the majority of other rapper's singles. Could have been a classic if he had taken out 4 songs. Top Joints: Hova Song (intro) So Ghetto Do It Again (Put Ya Hands Up) Dope Man It's Hot (Some Like It Hot) (A little heat for 50) Snoopy Track (featuring Juvenile) (Should have been a single) S. Carter (featuring Amil) Big ... Read More Rating: - Close to being great...Anyone who liked volume II has to buy this album. Although admittedly a few songs fall flat, this is still a superb record. I really think this was one of the best rap albums released back when rap was actually good aka pre 2002. There are a couple of club type songs, flow type songs, serious songs and etc. I actually liked his duo with DRE and think it was a pretty good rhyme although "Things That You Do" f/ Mariah falls flat pretty quickly. I dont know who the heck Amil is but she ... Read More Rating:  - Am I Hearing Something Different (2.5 stars)I'm reading some of the recent reviews and most of them are 5 star reviews. I wonder if they ever sat down and listened to the album or are they aware if Jay-Z is capable of much more. Anyway Jay-Z's fourth album Vol.3: Life And Times Of Shawn Carter is a semi-decent album at best. In 1999, Jay-Z was possibly enjoying the mainstream status of his career, to the point that he has been lacking on the microphone. He hasn't improved since Vol.2: Hard Knock Life. His rhymes seemed to be slapped together, ... Read More |
