Mar 19, 2026 at 6:36 AM @AOTWClub Jay Z - American Gangster Most underrated hov album imo, probably my 3rd favourite of his . No skips, nice soulful production, and hov is arguably at his peak lyrically on this. "Blame Reagan for making me into a monster Blame Oliver North and Iran-Contra I ran contraband that they sponsored Before this rhyming stuff we was in concert" 9/10
Mar 19, 2026 at 10:35 AM Okay this was a lie, my fault. Have a group project and had to restart my progress on my end of it. Gonna try and hit a double feature of both albums tonight, worst case American Gangster tomorrow and not today, Lloyd will be in today 100%!
Mar 19, 2026 at 11:45 PM The Hunger For More - Lloyd Banks REVIEW Score: 8.0 Review: Just a pure 2000s sounding album. I knew exactly the sound that would come from this, and I still really enjoyed it. Liked every track, but I'd say my least fav was I Get High. Both Warriors, Playboi, Karma, Work Magic, If You So Gangsta, When The Chips Are Down are some highlights from me. Great album, great pick! @Justin Trudeau @AOTWClub
Mar 20, 2026 at 1:09 AM @AOTWClub Lloyd Banks The Hunger For More scored an 8.2 Standings have been updated!!
Mar 20, 2026 at 12:58 PM Jay Z - American Gangster Favorites: Hello Brooklyn 2.0, No Hook, I Know, Say Hello, Success RIPPER ROO’S RATING: 8/10 I don’t have a whole lot to say about this album. I know Jay Z is one of the greats but I’ve never been able to get that passionate about his music. The album started off weak for me as I wasn’t feeling “Pray” and “American Dreamin'” but after that pretty much every track I liked. The only other thing I’d say is the hook on “Blue Magic” was pretty weak and very basic. I’d say the run from “Hello Brooklyn 2.0” to “Success” is the best part of the album. Every Jay and Wayne collab I’ve heard has been fire, so that track is probably the one track I’ll regularly listen to from this album. Great album but not sure how often I’ll listen to it lol @AOTWClub
Mar 20, 2026 at 2:11 PM Jay-Z - American Gangster I was pretty excited to hop into this. Even though @Michael Myers is a certified unc, I can't deny that I thought this was a pretty good pick. As much as I like other rappers, I've always had Hov as my all time GOAT...but I've never really been a huge fan of his post-Black Album and pre-Watch the Throne era. I've always gravitated towards the mid 90's-early 00's era for Hov, but that's besides the point. Out of all of the projects he released in this era, American Gangster is always talked about like it's one of the best. I checked this record out once and,...I thought it was fine. I had been meaning to revisit it for some time now, and this was as good as time as ever. "Pray" is a pretty d--- good opener right off the bat, with a sick a--- beat. Diddy cooked on this on God. I found "American Dreamin'" a bit weaker than the intro, but it's still d--- good. "Hello Brooklyn 2.0" was a pretty good successor to the Beastie Boys classic, and "Roc Boys..." was f---ing stellar. Big fan of "Sweet" as well. "I Know" was the only song that I wasn't really into. The beat is fine, but Pharrell hooks can be pretty divisive for me, and he didn't really pull me in here unfortunately. I was already familiar with the beat to "Ignorant s---" wince Drake and Wayne absolutely killed it on So Far Gone, but i think that this original version is still pretty good too. "Say Hello" was pretty dope as well. "Fallin'" was sick too. I have no idea how I thought this albums was just "fine". It's pretty d--- good! While I'm still a bigger fan of the earlier Hov eras, I can't deny that I had a pretty good time revisiting this. Big thanks to the unc @Michael Myers for the pick. FAVORITES: Pray, Hello Brooklyn 2.0, Roc Boys, Sweet, Ignorant s---, Fallin' Rating: 8/10 @AOTWClub @Justin Trudeau
