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Jay-Z - D.O.A. (Death of Autotune)
Artist: Jay-Z
Producer: No I.D.
Album: The Blueprint³
Label: Roc Nation/Universal Music Group
Auto-Tune abuse is sort of like binging on peach Schnapps—the day will come that the music industry will wake up with a massive, pounding headache, lurch into the bathroom, and emerge twelve hours later swearing up and down, “I am never drinking that again.” Until then, though, bottoms up! Jay-Z, for one, has chosen not to partake in the braincell-obliterating festivities, and on this new street single the rap vet rings in the Death of Autotune with a shout of “Good riddance!”. Premiered last Friday on Funkmaster Flex‘s Hot 97 radio program, this track finds Hova teaming up with No I.D. and Kanye West
to craft a timely tirade with a timeless sound. The Chi-town greats back Jay’s immortal flow with a guitar-driven beat that becomes unexpectedly poignant with the addition of a heartstring-tugging woodwind sample. For more proof that Jay will be making history long after today’s trends are dead and buried, check out The Blueprint³; dropping on 9/11 (the anniversary of Blueprint‘s release) via Hova’s own Roc Nation label, the LP will be the rapper’s first since buying out his Def Jam contract. Watch for an official radio single featuring Drake to drop in July.
This song first appeared on the
Top Hip Hop / R&B Chart
on June 15, 2009
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I like! : )
First comment too! hee hee |
| Posted on Jun 08, 2009 |
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Yes sir! This record is officially EPIC! Loved how Hov came hard on here to re-introduce himself with 100% straight hip hop. Glad the G.O.A.T. can bring hip hop back. Props to Yeezy and No ID for the killer production too.
I think the way to describe this song is simply in the lyrics - "This ain't a number 1 record, this is assault with a deadly weapon." |
| Posted on Jun 08, 2009 |
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Heard this on radio the other night. Nice to see Hov keepin it real
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| Posted on Jun 08, 2009 |
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The production is SICK!! But what do you expect from these 2 Chi-city legends? The guitar licks are great, the horns are blazin, and they set up Jay's flow very nicely. Jay-Z comes through wit some crazy rhymes. "give this to a Blood, let a Crip walk on it" Oooeeee! Great subject matter. It's been a nice run, auto-tune, but hopefuly your bags are packed! Get em Jay!
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| Posted on Jun 08, 2009 |
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I like the sample on this song, and im glad jay-z's album is coming soon. But i still like auto=tune thats why im glad i heard the remix "rebirth of autotune" where they autotuned this track haha, but this song is sick.
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| Posted on Jun 08, 2009 |
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Jay crazy for this one real talk
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| Posted on Jun 08, 2009 |
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hotness heard this on saturday and was mad hyped
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| Posted on Jun 08, 2009 |
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LOVE this record!!!!
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| Posted on Jun 08, 2009 |
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yea its pretty gud not the best jay-z song tho
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| Posted on Jun 08, 2009 |
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I gotta agree with MrAukCity
It's good but not as good as Hov's best |
| Posted on Jun 08, 2009 |
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He wasn't the 1st to do an anti-autotune song, why all the hype? Just cause he is Jay-Z right? Proves that people dickride too much...good to hear him again tho, but he really sounds kinda lazy on this one. I think this song is overhyped as hell. Couple good lines on it. But overall it's just ok to me at the end of the day
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| Posted on Jun 08, 2009 |
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Maybe Hova could have come a little harder, BUT he still had some sick lines, the production was pretty well done, the "Na Na Na Na Hey Hey Hey Goodbye" sample was cool and the message pushes it to a 5.
@ Big-A - I don't dick-ride but this just kinda marks the official death of auto-tune when a guy like Hova does it. Not sure how you can hate on it. |
| Posted on Jun 08, 2009 |
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@ Big-A: it doesn't matter if others have tried. NO ONE that made has an anti-autotune attempt has delivered lyrically like this did. And the raw and real hip hop production goes along with the theme in every way possible.
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| Posted on Jun 08, 2009 |
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I'll co-sign my man GStan10... @BigA: Jay-Z is such a big voice in the industry that this is a huge statement, although I was feelin MANY other anti-autotune tracks, and I'm just excited to see if this track catches on.
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| Posted on Jun 08, 2009 |
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Bedstuy on the check in, BK stand up! Hova is the man
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| Posted on Jun 08, 2009 |
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I dunno why, but I just dont think this is good enough to warrant a 5 star (or a 4 star) rating. The production is average while J was patchy through-out the track. In places he sounded great, but in others he sounded pretty poor.
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| Posted on Jun 08, 2009 |
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Sidebar - It's interesting that Kanye produced this (his last album being filled with auto-tune). Just something I noticed.
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| Posted on Jun 08, 2009 |
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Blueprint 3 will be so dope! This is a classic Hova track. Great production from 2 great producers and Jay-Z flows well. A lot of quotable lines from him the whole vibe of this song is amazing! Classic!
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| Posted on Jun 08, 2009 |
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FACT: This is not the death of auto-tune. Even J had planned to use the device on a couple of tracks on The Blueprint 3 but decided against it. Their was even a couple of tracks finished with him using the device. But those have been re-recorded or scrapped according to MTV & Kanye.
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| Posted on Jun 08, 2009 |
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I agree with Aussie_Pride. This track is not that great at all. I don't like the production; it doesn't fit the song at all, although I do like the instrumentals. Sounds like a composition from John Mackey. True, the topic is sound; the fact that too many people are taking away from what the amazing T-Pain coined is getting a little rediculous. I just think that the song could have been a lot better. A LOT better.
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| Posted on Jun 08, 2009 |
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"I know we facing a recession, but the music y’all making going make it the great depression" XD Nice!
"you boys jeans too tight, you colors too bright, your voice too light" - 0_o uhmm... didn't Kanye prove already you can still make great music despite all that? Let's not forget that there's nothing wrong with the tool, but instead the fools who jump on it like mercenaries. Bassline, GUITAR & HORNS... GREAT! |
| Posted on Jun 08, 2009 |
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| Posted on Jun 08, 2009 |
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damn i was not impressed at all this average jay z beat is ok and jay does have some good punch lines in there but it does not save the song from just being average
why are you all giving it 5 stars just because he had a good idea for a song and yes ill give him that it is a great idea but just a average track |
| Posted on Jun 08, 2009 |
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I like it but he could have made his lyrics stronger. the beat is good and the idea for it was to.
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| Posted on Jun 08, 2009 |
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dam jigga is back, lessss gooo. quoting from Crooked I, fuk that autotune sht unless its tpain, everyone else is just not as good.
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| Posted on Jun 08, 2009 |
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what more can i say
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| Posted on Jun 08, 2009 |
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Don't get me wrong - I really dig this record. But, it is NOT worth all of the INSANE hype it received all weekend long. This is a street single, nothing more nothing less. It will be forgotten in two weeks.
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| Posted on Jun 08, 2009 |
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DAMN!!! (Imma be witnessing History on booth today)
Dont even know where to begin with ... Its only fitting to say, Thank god somebody in as high a position as Jay had the cojones to come out & say this ... He gave a hint of this with the Put On Remix (murdered that shit) ... This concept could’ve been done by thousands of rappers, but it would never mean as much as it just did .... DAMN!!!! No I.D. deserves a NOBEL for creating such a spectacular beat that takes one back to the days of intelligent & experimental beat construction .... u hear that guitar & horns… Woooh ... And Hova spits no holds-barred verses with razor WIT & flow to match .... Punchlines, effective wordplay & caustic charm are on display throughout this legendary opus ... Co-sign @FredRico - "Let's not forget that there's nothing wrong with the tool, but instead the fools who jump on it like mercenaries" ... Most of the rappers I’ve heard using Auto-Tune were T-Pain, Lil Wayne, Kanye West are actually good at being ARTISTS .... While others like Ron Browz, Yung Berg, Zoe etc. etc. THEY SUCK at being ARTISTS! I mean, Jay is one of my favorite rappers ever ... To say Jay is the GROAT is not a stretch ... BUT I bet you T-Pain will still have a hit after all this! ... Autotune will die when people stop supporting it thats all .... Eventually, at the end of the day Stanning for T-Pain (& Yeezy) >>>> Stanning for Jay-Z .... LOLs. |
| Posted on Jun 08, 2009 |
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I loved it, and I love how he brought back the feel of the old school days. I would definitely not say this track is a classic, but it's easily a banger. I can't wait to see what else Jay has in store for us now. He had some great punchlines in here as well.
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| Posted on Jun 08, 2009 |
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Jay z is normally, to me, the most over rated over hyped rap artist of all time.. but I like this song.. more for the message/lyrics than for it being a J song. First song from Jay since Big Pimpin that I can listen to more than once.
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| Posted on Jun 08, 2009 |
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All i got to say is PRODUCTION is burning HOT!!!!
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| Posted on Jun 08, 2009 |
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"Don't get me wrong - I really dig this record. But, it is NOT worth all of the INSANE hype it received all weekend long. This is a street single, nothing more nothing less. It will be forgotten in two weeks. "-DJZ
Realest ish ever wrote. |
| Posted on Jun 08, 2009 |
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COULD POSSIBLY BE THE @REATEST SON@ IN THE HISTORY OF MUSIC ( NA I'M BULLSHITTIN,) MY FAVORITE SON@ RITE NOW THOU@H. ALL HAIL THE JI@@A MAN, R.I.P. AUTO-TUNE
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| Posted on Jun 08, 2009 |
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haha everyone is writting storiess on their feedback.
song=hot. enough said. |
| Posted on Jun 08, 2009 |
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Jay-Z murdered this. Then you have one of the greatest producers of all time (it was only No I.D., I forget where I read this but yea, not Kanye).
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lol im sure repping D.O.A all the way but auto tune is just over used it still sounds pretty cool here and there
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| Posted on Jun 08, 2009 |
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ironic that kayne west co-produced it
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HOPEFULLY, WITH (EM, JADA, METH, RED...Etc & NOW JAY) THE SOUND OF REAL MUSIC FROM REAL ARTISTS IS BACK AND WITH THE SUPPORT (Not Bootleg) LABELS WILL UNDERSTAND...EVERY SONG DOESN'T HAVE TO BE A STUPID AZZ DANCE AND EVERY SONG DOESN'T NEED STUPID AZZ AUTO-TUNE TO DO NUMBERS.
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| Posted on Jun 08, 2009 |
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THIS SONG IS STARIGHT
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| Posted on Jun 08, 2009 |
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Damn DJZ! I guess us DJbooth Crew heads think alike! I don't get all the hype this song is getting either. That beat is really sick and I like the way it changes throughout. Jay-Z is normal-nice on this one, nothing really crazy, but just good all-around Jay-Z. I think the title of the song makes it more intriguing than it really is, causing more attention, which is a great way to create a buzz so I can't hate. Its just not that catchy to me, and I personally like the autotune...Oh well. He is still gonna have to come harder than this for me to LOVE the Blueprint 3!
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| Posted on Jun 08, 2009 |
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I might give this to the 'mixtape' weezy
daaammmn |
| Posted on Jun 08, 2009 |
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JAY-Z IS HIP- HOP
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| Posted on Jun 08, 2009 |
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JAY-Z IS A BEAST ....I WANT THE ORIGANALS OF HIP HOP TO COME BACK KRS-1 AND WU-TANG etc.,IF THEY CAME BACK i would be happy.jay-z is KING
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| Posted on Jun 08, 2009 |
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love hov, and concept is great, but this will not kill autotune forever. it could quiet the use of it down though. this is a statement track to the game, but not a declaration...u honestly think ron browz and them will just quit using it? also @ mr top hat i resent the gorilla zoe jab, he's better than most at the autotune and uses it only on a couple tracks
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| Posted on Jun 08, 2009 |
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talkin about Jay I was researching his history back with Biggie and couldn't stop thinkin' how talented he was (and still is) This is so CLASSIC it just is. The message was very good but not only that, his production just reminds of his old skool ish. It is a pleasure to hear him in my presence. I'm very eager to see how Blueprint III will turn out to be.
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| Posted on Jun 08, 2009 |
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this track = average nothing more nothing less
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| Posted on Jun 08, 2009 |
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