Complex's: 5 worst Jay-Z songs.

boogieb: its all good though, we all have bad moments, makes us appreciate the good ones that much more:

#5.
SONG: “Justify My Thug”
ALBUM: The Black Album
Announcing he was going to get Madonna on track on his farewell album was the first mistake. Having her drop out only to have DJ Quick sample her “Justify My Love” instead to proclaim his gangster was, well, LAAAAAAME!

boogieb: that beat just puts me to sleep. almost put a wrinkle in the black album.., thank goodness for "P.S.A"

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#4.
SONG: “As One” (feat. Memphis Bleek, Freeway, Young Gunz, Peedi Crakk, Omillio Sparks & Rell)
ALBUM: Blueprint 2: The Gift and the Curse
What do you do if you have a roster full of artists you have no intentions of ever putting out again? Take one of your in-house producers’ throwaway beats and let ‘em scuffle for a couple bars each. Who said Hov didn’t care about his artists?

boogieb: Blueprint 2 might not of been the greatest to many, but damn i liked it. to me it was just him showin out: "im the sh!t, just look at all the big names i can get on a single album. im fuckin Jay-z". Thats the kinda swagg only Hov possesses. But if the first Blueprint wasn't as dapp as it was, he might not of gotten away with it.

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#3.
SONG: “30 Something”
ALBUM: Kingdom Come
In the rap kingdom, whatever Hova says becomes law, right? We thought so to until he tried disrupt the laws of physics and convince the youth that 30 is the new 20 and that therefore he’s still cool. Come on Hov, R. Kelly and Woody Allen were the only dudes riding with you on that one.

boogieb: i couldn't wait to be 30 the first time i heard this, then i began to realize that me and no one else i know is gonna be ballin quite like that at 30. so then i got depressed.

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#2.
SONG: “‘03 Bonnie & Clyde”, “Hollywood” (TIE)
ALBUM: Blueprint 2: The Gift and the Curse, Kingdom Come
We didn’t think Jay-Z could make a worse song with Beyonce than the “Bonnie & Clyde” remake. Until we heard the horribly laughable “Hollywood.” Why is it that every time Hov appeared on a Beyonce album, the song was good, but when it was the other way around, it sounded like a track Memph Bleek would turn down?

boogieb: I can dislike a Jay-z song but its hard for me to really hate one, but "Hollywood" came close. I didn't mind "Bonnie & Clyde". was probably too bitch for some though.

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#1.
SONG: “I Know What Girls Like” (Feat. Puff Daddy & Lil Kim)
ALBUM: In My Lifetime Vol. 1
Puffy and the Hitmen blessed Hov with some gems on Vol. 1—”Imaginary Player”, “Where I’m From”, “You Must Love Me”—but they just couldn’t leave the jiggy alone! Without the camel face inducing visual, “Sunshine” was aiiight, but “I Know What Girls Like” was garbage. No wonder it took a decade for the two of them to link back up. Time heals all, apparently.

boogieb: scratch that, I came closer to hate with this one...

On the good side, its almost impossible to do the 5 best Jay-z songs ...too damn many.

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