Rolling Stone points us to the first single from Kingdom Come (out 11/21, Chinese Democracy day). Check those recycled Wreckx’d-N-Effect’d horns and stream “Show Me What You Got” (produced by Just Blaze) at XXL. Impressed? Underwhelmed?
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Actually, the horns were originally used in a Public Enemy song called “Show ‘Em Whatcha Got.” Hence the title.
Pretty hot song, IMO. Just Blaze always kills shit.
welcome back, hov.
hmmm not the best jay-z song ever. could’ve come a little more lyrical but not awful
It’s a good one! Ha. Waiting for the album though.
The N2Deep sax sample seems pretty unnecessary
i fully expected to hear, “you are listening to the sounds of the w.n.e. posse…”
however, in hip hop (the way it stands today), it’s perfectly fine to “sample” (definition: directly and uncreatively steal) another hip hop song as long as it is more than 2 years old.
i can’t wait to hear ludicris’ new song that will inevidibly sample gnarls barlkey’s crazy.
Impressed? Underwhelmed?
Who cares? Jay-Z’s back!
I like it, but it will never top ’99 Problems’.
But anyway, wewt at Jay-Z return.
this sounds like a kanye west song.
i just want the black album pt 2
http://xxlmag.com/online/wp-content/uploads/2006/10/jayshowme.mp3
Lame lyrics + recycled beats = Jay Zzzzzzzzzzz
I knew his retirement was never going last but here’s hoping he retires again after this
didn’t ras kass already do this song?
Where’s Chris Martin?
stop giving wrecks and effects all the credit for that sample cause P.E. did it first……!
Oh…yeah….SUPERMAN IS ALIVE!!!
umm they dont sample another hip hop song. they sample an old soul song that has been sampled before in other hip hop songs
Let’s pleeeease not even try to pretend that rock artists don’t borrow and steal from other rock artists. It happens all the time, and it doesn’t necessarily mean that an album or artist is completely unoriginal or bad or unartistic.
George Clinton thought sampling old soul/funk was lame and cheezy too. Then he heard The Chronic. That’s the essence of the art of beatmaking and DJing…. you take an older piece and turn it into something completely new. You could make the argument that Just Blaze relies too heavily on the original track, but listen to that percussion and syncopation he lays down. How can that beat be anything less than awesome?
Definitely underwhelmed…Jay-Z is capable of a lot more than this.
the point isn’t that he used a sample, idiots. it’s that he used a sample that’s already been used to death. i mean, fuck, at least try to be a little creative.
99 problems was a complete jack of Ice-T’s track from the Home Invasion LP in ’93. Jay didn’t even change the track title! A little thoughtless, granted, but samples have been used since the beginning of Hip Hop. It’s one of the reasons for it’s longevity.
the beat is all over the place not the best job peicing it together
It would sound better if J would just shut the fuck up, just some monkey spewing out random crap.
I DON’T KNOW IF YOU NOTICED IT BUT THIS BEAT WAS DONE BEORE…
Sorry but this isn?t the first time that samples of these two songs where combined. The first time these two songs where combined in the form of sampling was 1989 on a song called ?Soul Food? by Philadelphias famous Tuff Crew on their legendary LP ?Back to Wreck Shop?.
That song is a pure instrumental track with dope cuts by legendary DJ Too Tuff who is highly underrated. You can check the track ?Soul Food? on DJ Too Tuffs myspace page (http://www.myspace.com/djtootuff ).
DJ Too Tuff is currently serving 6 – 22 months at Curran-Fromhold Correction Facility in Philadelphia.
Go to his myspace page and give him some hope by showing a great DJ and a big influence to a lot of DJ’s some respect where it’s due !!!!!!!!!
Peace
Hawkeye
http://www.myspace.com/wwwhawkeyedj
Who did Jay-Z sample his lyrics from? The only time Jay-Z “writes” a good song is when he takes lyrics from other rappers. http://www.mydailyzen.com
WHY SO MANY HATERS, OH I GET IT BROKE NNGGZ HATE A BROTHER DOIN SOMTHIN. ATLEAST IF YOU DONT LIKE SOMEONE DEVELOPE YOUR OWN OPINION AND NOT ONE I’VE HEARD A THOUSAND TIMES. ONLY BROKE NIGGAZ HATE SO THIS EXPLAINS ALL WHO PUT NEGATIVE COMMENTS ABOUT HOV. GET CHA MONEY UP HATERS.
head on over to http://soul-sides.com/ for the mp3. As an added bonus, he’s got mp3′s of the Afro Lafayette Band’s “Darkest Light” and Johnny Pate’s “Shaft in Africa”.
I like Jay and all, but I’m a little shocked it didn’t have Jamie Foxx singing something about Georgia on it…
Get your passport and titties out, Jay back in the house. NYC – LONDON!
STEP OFF THE THRONE, YOU CLONES, THE KING IS BACK. HOVA HOVA HOVA HOVA!
you are right:
ras kass with rassassination!!!
better than jay’z s version!
There’s a rumor flying around that Just Blaze jacked the beat. If you listen to Kidz in the Hall’s song Don’t Stop, they are very familiar…
Check out this video recreation of it that’s up on youtube.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7S8Gddw1Zo
fuck all the haters…Jay-Z is the god MC of hip-hop n yall juss mad dat duke is baq..get off my manz dick he gone kill the game wit his album Kingdom Come which is droppin november 21st for all yall who dont know…my nigga has killed before and brought is baq to life so to all yall hatin ass niggas and bitches…go swallow a dick n die
>>>Scoobz<<<
fuck all the haters…Jay-Z is the god MC of hip-hop n yall juss mad dat duke is baq..get off my manz dick he gone kill the game wit his album Kingdom Come which is droppin november 21st for all yall who dont know…my nigga has killed before and brought is baq to life so to all yall hatin ass niggas and bitches…go swallow a dick n die
>>>Scoobz<<<
THIS TRACK IS PURE FIRE. ITS NOT WOT U SAMPLE OR HOW MANY TIMES ITS SAMPLED, BUT HOW U USE IT. AND JUST BLAZE KILLED IT WITH THE DRUM PROGRAMMING. IF U MAKE BEATS U KNOW WOT IM TALKING ABOUT, THATS 1 POWERFUL BEAT. AS 4 THE LYRICS, JAY MAKES IT SEEM SO EASY THAT PEOPLE CONFUSE IT WITH BEING LAME. SO ALL U HATERS PLEASE FASTEN UR SEAT BELTS COS THAT WAS JUST A WARM UP.
What ras kass song was that?
Personally, I think the drums are too busy. When Stu B Doo sampled it for Rass Kass’ song, “Rassassination”, the title song of the album, it was much better. He kept the drums simple and let the horns and bass carry the song. If I was a DJ in a club, I would throw the the Rass Kass song right after this. The drums give it a more mellow sound to dance and ride the groove to. Not hating, just stating.
GIVE ME A BREAK!!! YOU DUMB-ASSES KNOW THIS IS THE RULER…I BET ALL THE HEATERS ON THIS PAGE BUY THE CD WHEN IT DROPS!!!..MAN HATE ON SOMETHING THATS WORTH IT LIKE THIS DUMB ASS WAR YOUR DUMB ASS PREZ STARTED!!!!
The drums on that track is unbelievable. It takes incredible skill to put that together. Your’e a musical idiot if you don’t recognize that. In fact your deaf ass should be removed from the planet. With all this other bullshit that’s playin on the radio this song is a breath of fresh air. For you haters, yall must like bullshit songs and think lil wayne is the best rapper. No disrespect to wayne but yall niggas need to go kill yourself if you think this new Jay record is wack. You better get some q-tips and listen again.
I agree with the last comment. It takes a beat maker to recognize and appreciate the precise and unbelievably dope drum programming on that track.
first off you STUPID ASS fucks. need to settle down and take GAY-Z’s dick out of your mouths long enough to… BREATHE… get some OXYGEN in the ole GREY MATTER. maybe y’all would get some sense and finally think straight.. the true king of lyricism is “DEL THA FUNKEE HOMOSAPIEN” from the HEIROGLYPHICS CREW…. if intricate beats is what y’all want listen to “DELTRON 3030″ a true CLASSIC, educate yourselves. “OAKLAND” home of the BLACK PANTHERS. representin real hip hop.
^^ funny you say that, cuz del doesnt even like his own shit on 3030. del is dope, but hes not the best. neither is jay. im just glad that a dude with this much exposure is using better beats, regardless if its been used or not. sampling is flipping something anyways, so really, using an older beat and flipping it is no different. at least were not hearing some chicken noodle bullshit coming out of his mouth.
fuck HOV i mean he’s nice but lil wayne is the nicest no comparision “i must be the Lebron James if he’s jordan”
You guys are all a bunch of faggot azz bitches! How dare you IDIOTS criticize one of the undisputed greatest lyricists of all time?? And the beat?? Are you nutz! Listen bitchez, instead of wasting your pathetic loser time talking shit on these message boards, get in the studio, record hit records for 10 years straight all while stacking cheddar on the corp side and then come talk to me. You punk bitches are a bunch of fuckin haterz. Even if you hate everything Jay has ever done, you can’t deny his skills. So just suck it up and sit back as he takes over the industry….again!!!! Oh, yea, in case you want to talk shit about me for dissin your faggot azzes, I been hip hop while most of y’all were still sucking on ya mammy’s tit! Trust…y’all don’t know hip hop like me, ’cause I lived it….L-O-S-E-R-S!!!!!
GOOD JOB
EVS
The main sample is Shaft in Africa, the Show ‘em What Ya Got vocal part is from Public Enemy’s Show ‘em what ya got, the horn is from Wrecks-N-Effex’s Rump Shaker, and the drums are done live.
YOU GUYS ARE COOOOOOOOOOOOOOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
Ahhh,common!!!This IS his best song!The difference between his other songs and this one is that this one has cool rhythm,not the same one like it’s a bloody techno song!This is the only hip-hop song which has NORMAL MUSIC!!!!!!!I know many(and I mean maaaanyyy) don’t agree with me,but that’s only my opinion and maybe some more people who appreciate real,normal music….thank you!P.S.The lyrics are just fine,you really bullshit too much…
on that song show me what you got. The beggining beat that sounds like a horn what old school song is that from because i heard that befroe. I think some mexican rapper song it