![]() ![]() Jay-Z had never been a slouch on the mic. ![]() Jay-Z, first made a name for himself during this mid ’90s environment. Rap videos were getting regular run on MTV, rather than isolated to Yo! MTV Raps. Rap tracks were being played on mainstream radio during the daytime. Suddenly, the idea of rappers making music designed to sell millions didn’t seem that weird anymore. But slowly, as Bad Boy and Death Row exploded onto the scene, the template for the commercially successful rapper shifted from Young MC and Vanilla Ice to Snoop Doggy Dogg and Biggie Smalls. This tenet held through the mid ’90s, at least partially because “pop” friendly rappers were viewed as less-than-skilled cornballs. And one of the things that “No Sell Out” entailed was that rappers didn’t compromise their music for the sake of sales. The concept of “No Sell Out” was built into rap music’s DNA. In its early days, the idea of a rapper making an album was completely alien to hip-hop, much less a rapper making an album that was designed to sell millions of records. It’s become a quaint idea to many that during the ’80s and ’90s, rappers that sold lots of records were often considered less than “real.” At its core, hip-hop is a culture built on being everything that other genres of music are not. There has long been a complicated relationship between hip-hop and commercial success. Jackson*, T.Happy 20th Anniversary to Jay Z’s sixth studio album The Blueprint, originally released September 11, 2001. She Don't Put It Down/Remix Featuring – Fabolous, Twista Producer – T-Minus Written-By – C. No Love Lost (Outro) Co-producer – kdotonthebeat* Producer – Cardiak Recorded By, Mixed By – Parks Written By – S. My Time Producer – 8 Bars, Darknight Recorded By, Mixed By – Parks Vocals – Emanny Written-By – J. Runaway Producer – Beewirks Recorded By – Stephen Kozmeniuk Recorded By, Mixed By – Parks Written-By – Ben Stevenson, B. Tell Him Somethin Featuring – SLV Guitar – Jeremy Kolmin Producer – SLV Written By – P. Switch Positions Featuring – Omarion Producer – Cardiak Recorded By – Jennifer Quard Recorded By, Mixed By – Parks Written-By – C. Role Play (Interlude) Producer – SLV Written By – R. Last Day Featuring – Juicy J, Lloyd Banks Mixed By – Parks Producer – a6 Recorded By – Joe Pesci*, Parks Written By – C. ![]() Ghetto Burbs Featuring – Emanny Guitar – Jeremy Kolmin Producer – Sean C & LV* Recorded By, Mixed By – Parks Written-By – D. Skeletons Featuring – Crooked I, Joell Ortiz Producer – Frequency Recorded By – Isaac "Iceman" Romero* Recorded By, Mixed By – Parks Vocals – Kaydence Written By – K. Budden*Īll In My Head Featuring – Kobe, Royce Da 5'9" Keyboards – Kdotonthebeat* Mixed By – Parks Producer – Cardiak Recorded By – Asar, Parks Vocals – Emanny Written-By – C. Budden*Ĭastles Producer – Vinylz Recorded By, Mixed By – Parks Written-By – A. You And I Co-producer – Kdotonthebeat* Featuring – Emanny Producer – Cardiak Recorded By – Jennifer Quard Recorded By, Mixed By – Parks Written By – S. NBA Featuring – French Montana, Wiz Khalifa Producer – Boi 1da*, Vinylz Recorded By, Mixed By – Parks Vocals – Dion Primo Written-By – A. Hernandez Recorded By, Mixed By – Parks Vocals – Emanny Written-By – D. She Don't Put It Down Featuring – Lil Wayne, Tank Producer – T-Minus Recorded By – Feras "Ferrari" Sheika, Marcos F. Top Of The World Featuring – Kirko Bangz Mixed By – Parks Producer – Mizfitz Soundz Recorded By – J. Hernandez Vocals – Wakenna Rosado* Written By – R. Our First Again (Intro) Producer – SLV Recorded By – Feras "Ferrari" Sheika, Marcos F. ![]()
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