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Mixed or average reviews- based on 370 Ratings
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Positive: 183 out of 370
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Mixed: 120 out of 370
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Negative: 67 out of 370
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Aug 31, 2013
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Aug 12, 2013
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Jul 29, 2013
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Jul 8, 2013
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Aug 21, 2013Nothing progressive in the hip hop world, but it is full of hits that never seem to get old!! If you like the fusion of rap and r&b, or just love catchy hooks then this album is for you.
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Jul 25, 2013
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Jul 5, 2013
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Jul 6, 2013This is Jay's best album since American Gangster, it has great production and it shows a growth in his lyrical ability. I am not comparing it to classics like Reasonable Doubt and The Blueprint, but the album is simply a great Jay-Z album and it's an album that will be played in the next 5 years.
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Jul 13, 2013Great album, lyrics were on point mostly, production was amazing, guest appearances were limited but meaningful and subject matter varied. Overall his best post-retirement release #go Hov!
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Jul 8, 2013critics make my d!ck hole itch. This album is 10x better than Kanye's garbage album. There are plenty of songs that i keep on repeat. It's a solid 8/10. Jay's best album since American Gangster.
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Jul 6, 2013Jay through out this entire album is telling us he's the "king", and rightly so. We're gonna need to come up with some sort of Magna Carta to stop him from putting a beating on everyone in the game as he sips from his holy grail.
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Jul 12, 2013
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Jul 6, 2013Genious! The LyricalKing of rap strikes again. Great melodier on nearly every track. He is able to use other great artists in an amazing way. Personally I would put in a top 3 of his studio albums together with reasonable doubt and The blueprint.
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Jul 6, 2013Honestly I don't understand all the hate on this album. I'd say this is in the top 3 albums released of 2013. If you actually listen to his flow and lyrics then get the album.
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Jul 7, 2013
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Jul 31, 2013The entire album is a grower with a couple of classic tunes, but record itself is miles away from the consistent richness of his previous albums.
Buy Tom Ford, Nickels and Dimes on iTunes, don't waste your money on the album. -
Jan 27, 2014
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Feb 5, 2014
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Jul 11, 2013
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Aug 25, 2013My favorite songs from this album were:
* Holy Grail
* ****
* Somewhere in America
* Heaven
* Nickels and Dimes
The rest of the songs were pretty meh. This album doesn't really come together the way Blueprint 3 did. Holy Grail has some really low replay value, while makes for some great running music (I could listen to it all day). -
Oct 8, 2013All the songs in the album aren't well-done, but Holy Grail is definitely the best. I give a 10/10 for that song alone. It has a personal message and is very exhilarating. Normally I don't appreciate that type of music, but there's something about this song that stands out from the rest of the bunch.
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Sep 25, 2013The production definitively is the major attraction of this album, while Jay Z might have dumb down his flow and lyrics on some tracks, but he makes up for those ones on several tracks such as Heaven, Nickles and Dimes and Jay Z Blue.
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Nov 4, 2013JAY Z once again pushes the envelope with this album. He succeeded once again to sell me the dream with this album! I never thought I'd see Justin Timberlake and the king of rap make emsemble collaboration. JAY Z keep it up bro!
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Apr 29, 2015
Awards & Rankings
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The SourceDec 19, 2013Despite lackluster showings on the title track, and the anti-climactic first two verses of "Picasso Baby," a track presence that has stood the test of time for almost two decades eventually shines though. The second half of the aforementioned "Picasso Baby" shows off Jay-Z at his peak. [Sep 2013, p.97]
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Q MagazineAug 20, 2013Magna Carta... Holy Grail isn't a dreadful record but it's a redundant one. [Sep 2013, p.103]
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Aug 13, 2013Give it up to the one where Beyonce pledges gangsta devotion and, best of all, the one where the "billionaire" (he says) looks back at the betrayals of his own departed head of family with something that feels like dread.