★★★★★
PICK OF THE WEEK Jay Z Tom Ford (Roc Nation/Universal) Reading this on mobile? Click here to view At first listen, I couldn't get into this. It's exemplary late Jay Z: all stark, cavernous production and cryptic boasting. But the Jigga Man deserves a second, more attentive, spin. He tells us proudly that he doesn't "pop molly". Fine, he's mature. What else...
- www.theguardian.com
2013-10-25
★★★★★
July 19, 2013
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Jay-Z - 'Magna Carta Holy Grail'
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Hova establishes himself as rap's elder statesman, but can't match his 'Watch The Throne' partner's swagger
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Release Date: July 4, 2013 Label: Virgin EMI
6 / 10
One-upmanship has been part of hip-hop since the first mic got passed to the second hand, but...
- www.nme.com
2013-07-23
★★★★★
Is Jay-Z currently on top of his game? Running RocNation, headlining festivals worldwide, trying to keep his top-grossing signing Rihanna out of trouble, all while being being one half of the most powerful super-couple in the music industry - it's a convincing argument. Understandably, there's a lot of hype for Magna Carta... Holy Grail. Expectations are high, and Samsung even pre-ordered a million copies of the album in advance for their customers...
- music.thedigitalfix.com
2013-08-05
★★★★★
Is Jay-Z currently on top of his game? Running RocNation, headlining festivals worldwide, trying to keep his top-grossing signing Rihanna out of trouble, all while being being one half of the most powerful super-couple in the music industry - it's a convincing argument. Understandably, there's a lot of hype for Magna Carta... Holy Grail. Expectations are high, and Samsung even pre-ordered a million copies of the album in advance for their customers...
- music.thedigitalfix.com
2013-07-17
★★★★★
"I hope my black skin don't dirt this white tuxedo/before the Basquiat show" The above quote, sung by Frank Ocean on 'Oceans,' is a highlight of Jay-Z's recurring motif that is ghetto versus glamorous, a theme he has depicted throughout most of his career. On Magna Carta Holy Grail Jay has no problem with comparing himself to the late Jean-Michel Basquiat; or Pablo Picasso; or even Kurt Cobain, as he weaves his vulnerability among what was once referred to as champagne rap: flossy and arrogant...
- www.theaureview.com
2013-07-14
★★★★★
As I type, the story of this album has already passed into folklore. As much a production of corporate whoredom, as of Timbaland and his catalogue of beats, Magna Carta... Holy Grail marks a turning point. Not only for hip hop's hitherto unchallenged monarch, but for the genre itself. Saying that the deal with Samsung was yet another cynical nail in the crumbling coffin of hip-hop would be too obvious...
- drownedinsound.com
2013-07-12
★★★★★
Being the esteemed businessman/business... man that he is, you'd think Jay-Z would have mastered the art of the sales pitch -- especially when he's taken such great lengths to convince us that his latest album is the stuff of legend. A brief recap: the famous rapper announced the July 4 release of Magna Carta... Holy Grail during Game 5 of the 2013 NBA Finals, in an unusually long, unashamedly self-congratulatory commercial...
- www.tinymixtapes.com
2013-07-12
★★★★★
If Jay-Z likes to think of himself as hip-hop's Michael Jordan--and he does--then Magna Carta... Holy Grail is Hov's decision to join the Washington Wizards. The set is everything Mike's return to the hard court was in 2001: Heavy on gimmicks, low on consequence and just good enough to pass as a reasonable effort from a guy who can't do much at this point to tarnish his legacy...
- www.popmatters.com
2013-07-12
★★★★★
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Jay-Z - Magna Carta Holy GrailJay-Z - Magna Carta Holy GrailRelease Date: July 9, 2013Record Label: Roc Nation
Although the two artists and albums are completely different, it's hard not to compare and contrast Yeezus and Magna Carta Holy Grail...
- www.absolutepunk.net
2013-07-13
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