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“Kanye West produced the entire album with a sound that combines the best of Kanye, Swizz, and Dilla. Think about how “Swagga Like Us” has the vocal sample with the Swiss Effect, the drums of Dilla by not being on some straight up boom boom bap sound, and the Electronic/European sounds of the keyboards used on the Swagger joint.
Timbaland originally said he was doing the album, at which point Kanye flew to Germany to meet up with Jigga, gave him one beat cd with fifteen or so joints on it and after that it was a wrap. Kanye then flew to Hawaii where Jay was working and from there they knocked it out. The sound is not “Love Lockdown” so don’t worry about that. It’s more about some hardcore Hip-Hop with a bit of Hardcore Rock and Electronic. It will definitely satisfy the heads while appealing to the eclectic cats…”
Additional details reveal that there are no guest rappers (with the exception of Cee-Lo on a hook) and Jay-Z may change the game with the new sound that he and Kanye are putting together for Blueprint 3.
In other Jay-related news, he was honored for his water mission in Africa:
“Jay-Z was honored last night (Oct. 1st) by the United Nations for his efforts to help aid the water crisis in Africa in 2006.
The superstar icon partnered with the U.N. and MTV for a special called “The Diary of Jay-Z: Water for Life…”
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This might good news.