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Jay Rock - Beat a Rapper Down ft. Busta Rhymes
Artist: Jay Rock
Featuring: Busta Rhymes
Producer: Diverse
Album: Follow Me Home
Label: TDE/Strange Music
If you’re like most hip-hop fans, there’s at least one rapper you’re so sick of that you wish (mainly in jest) somebody would just knock his lights out. Inglewood, California rapper Jay Rock feels the same way—after growing up in some of the toughest streets in America, seeing certain “studio gangstas” misrepresent themselves leaves him itching to Beat A Rapper Down. Though Busta Rhymes sticks with his new-school flow on his guest verse, Diverse‘s beat and hook sound like something he would’ve spit to a decade ago. Either way, Beat A Rapper Down is a slightly deceptive track; while the beat’s rather subdued, the song’s aim is clearly to get listeners hyped. With that said, if you’re having serious thoughts about jumping an MC, SEEK PROFESSIONAL HELP!
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Tastemaker  Total Ratings: 1077 |
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I like the feel of the production, but wit jay rock's raspy vocals and busta's grimy voice it is kinda overpowered by the two. I did like the lyrics by both and the hook is nice too...
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| Posted on Mar 06, 2009 |
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The production is really questionable and the lyrics are solid. The whole feel is kind of boring but its decent
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| Posted on Mar 06, 2009 |
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Jay Rock's "All My Life" is still hot in the streets but I don't think this track is going to have nearly as big as an impact. Jay Rock is coming into the game at an interesting time with the whole indie, "hipster" movement blowing up in SoCal. He's in need of that one hit single to put him over the hump and this isn't it.
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| Posted on Mar 06, 2009 |
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Tastemaker  Total Ratings: 4267 |
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The production sounds dull and just does not fit well with the verses especially Busta's ... its kinda boring... regardless the topic ...
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| Posted on Mar 06, 2009 |
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Tastemaker  Total Ratings: 1189 |
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I prefer All My Life to this, though this is still a pretty solid track. I thought Jay Rock was good on this, though Busta was a little disappointing.
The production did get a little over powered by the vocals of Rock & Rhymes |
| Posted on Mar 06, 2009 |
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ok, let's say that the beat could be improved (for instance, remove that stupid chorus....), BUT jay spits some fire. i mean, the third verse is a REAL twister...
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| Posted on Mar 06, 2009 |
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this is alright, i just aint feelin the beat at all, it just prevents me from wanting to listen, but otherwise jay flow was ill, busta buss killed it, its a 3
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| Posted on Mar 06, 2009 |
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pretty smooth, started off bad, but bustah saved this track with his lyrics. 3 out of 5, needs a new beat, but keep the lyrics
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| Posted on Mar 06, 2009 |
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Tastemaker  Total Ratings: 198 |
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Not a big fan of the beat. Jay Rock was solid but i was really feelin busta's flow. In rotation
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| Posted on Mar 06, 2009 |
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DJ Booth Crew  Total Ratings: 11639 |
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Burmy called this record "a slightly deceptive track." I couldn't agree with him more. If you were to tell me, without hearing anything, that Busta would be featured on a song called "Beat A Rapper Down," I would never have pictured this.
Unlike some of you - I enjoy the Diverse beat work. Maybe not ideal for this song but its solid. 
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| Posted on Mar 06, 2009 |
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This track is gritty and so early 90's hip hop.. This won't bump in the club but this is off the chain YungUns!! Feel like Kool G rap with bootcamp click on the hook..lol
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| Posted on Mar 06, 2009 |
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This track is gritty and so early 90's hip hop.. This won't bump in the club but this is off the chain YungUns!! Feel like Kool G rap with bootcamp click on the hook..lol
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| Posted on Mar 06, 2009 |
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Tastemaker  Total Ratings: 122 |
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I dont know why everyone is puttin down the production. Im diggin the old school feel to it. Both rappers did their thing on this track too. I give it a 3.5
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| Posted on Mar 06, 2009 |
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| Posted on Mar 06, 2009 |
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Tastemaker  Total Ratings: 45 |
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Now I wanna ride around on the subway listening to Brand Nubian's Punks Jump Up and this song over and over. Very 90's sounding, but in a good way. I like Jay Rock but I like his track "I Be on the Block" more than this one. It's in rotation because you gotta like a song that has a line in it that says, "I'm nuts like cashews"
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| Posted on Mar 07, 2009 |
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Jay Rock kills the last verse and proves why he is one of the best from the west and one of the realist out from the west. He got on his NY ish and killed it.
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| Posted on Mar 07, 2009 |
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Tastemaker  Total Ratings: 332 |
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jay rock reminds me of a generic game, which is not an insult by any means,i mean,there is only one game ya'll..but,it's like he's mirroring his style a little..hmm,or maybe i had too many yuenglings tonight..either or,keep doin ya'll thang dj booth and bring us them fresh sounds like ya'll been contributing..nice concept of the status's,good lookN out for my resident dj one,i'm feelN it-thats wassup
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| Posted on Mar 07, 2009 |
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DJ Booth Member  Total Ratings: 115 |
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production was really boring, but busta saved it for me he was good here
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| Posted on Mar 09, 2009 |
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DJ Booth Member  Total Ratings: 58 |
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I expected more of this collabo, especially since i really dig jay rocks flow normally.In the last verse he luckely shows his skills on the mic but the instrumentals in this song are so boring that i aint gonna listen to it again. I rather listen to all my life or follow me home(ft.the Game)
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| Posted on Mar 15, 2009 |
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