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On January 16, Fox Searchlight Pictures will release Notorious, the much-anticipated biopic of the late Christopher “Notorious B.I.G.” Wallace. Three days prior to its nationwide opening, an official motion picture soundtrack will be released (courtesy of Biggie’s label, Bad Boy Records), which will feature the new Jay-Z and Santogold-helmed single, Brooklyn (Go Hard). The record, reportedly also set to be included on Jigga’s forthcoming Blueprint 3 album, finds both Brooklynites explaining what their city has meant to their careers and why nowhere else in the world could compare. Produced by Kanye West, Brooklyn (Go Hard) is assisted by a sample from Santogold’s Shove It and an epically hollow bassline. So, does Hova do his close friend and birthplace justice?
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Heard this earlier today, and my first thoughts were- damn, another solid production from Kanye to Hov! Kanye must not be needing these kinds of beats right now with his 808 phase, so why not give them all to Jigga? I really like the way this one flows and it gets me hyped for that Biggie movie! 3/5 for me but easily worth rotation.
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| Posted on Dec 02, 2008 |
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i like it
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| Posted on Dec 02, 2008 |
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Santogold has been compared to MIA but this beat is way better than MIA's beats. Hova killed this n the production is awesome. This is an amazing song and anybody dat hates dis hates hip hop. This is top5 songs of 2008! classic!
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| Posted on Dec 02, 2008 |
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Once again, great production from Kanye. This sounds like it will go great with "Notorious" I actually believe that this is the best song I've heard off of B3 so far.
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| Posted on Dec 02, 2008 |
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4 :)
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| Posted on Dec 02, 2008 |
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ummm no thanx...ive neva been a fan of Jay-Z truth-ful-e. (i think ive only lyked lyk 3 songz total from him)...so i real-e dont lyk thiz track cuz of tha mix w/ him and an old school beat. pass...
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| Posted on Dec 02, 2008 |
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actual-e itz aight so i'll give thiz rating a 3 to balance it out to a 2.
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| Posted on Dec 02, 2008 |
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Solid track looking forward to that Blueprint 3. Hopefully he'll come harder on his other tracks B3 Needs to be a classic.
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| Posted on Dec 02, 2008 |
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I've bought every Jay album- I'm a huge fan. But this SUCKS! What was the Lupe-esque accent for? The lyrics were weak, I dare to say that if BP3 isn't amazing, Jay-Z is done for.
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| Posted on Dec 02, 2008 |
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3.5. I love the production on this one.. but I'm not so sure about Jay's flows lately. It sounds like he might be losing his touch. I'm sure this will grow on me.. and I'm definetely looking forward to hearing the rest of this soundtrack as well as The Blueprint 3.
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| Posted on Dec 02, 2008 |
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I don't care what a hater say...this beat is NUTS! Jay gave a classic flow over this! I'm excited about BP3. I think it's going to be BIG! WOW...I'm glad you opened up a little to it. It's really not "old school" since it's NEW...it's just a style other than the dirty south that you should learn to embrace more...since there is more hip hop in other sections of the world, like the Midwest, East Coast, West Coast, and all other non-US places. I give this 4 stars. I don't think that extended Santogold part at the end was needed. It's sort of messed up the "swagger" if you will, of it. Other than that, to be quite punny...this "go hard".
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| Posted on Dec 02, 2008 |
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Co-Sign mh and cb. Beat is straight banana's. And i've always thought Kanye gave some of his best beats away. Is it just me or is the repetitiveness in tracks appearing more and more? I'm not complaining though. A Millie, Rich Boy's Drop and not this all three are bangers.
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| Posted on Dec 02, 2008 |
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^^^now this.
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| Posted on Dec 02, 2008 |
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Wow! perfect
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| Posted on Dec 02, 2008 |
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HARD!
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| Posted on Dec 02, 2008 |
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this Goes Hard
"ijack- iRob- iSin" crazy jay never disappoints |
| Posted on Dec 02, 2008 |
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This is a good track right here. I thought she was M.I.A. at first until I looked at the name. They styles are very similar. Jay-Z definitely made the beat better with his lyrics. Not that the beat is bad by any means (Kanye killed it), but he manages to make it even better! This is a BANGER!
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| Posted on Dec 02, 2008 |
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DAMNATIONS, definitely wasnt expecting this...on my second b2b listen, i see a third...definitely a banger. at the risk of sounding redundant, KANYE is the best "made-a-hot-line-a-hot-song" producer in the history of that term...
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| Posted on Dec 02, 2008 |
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i thought it was MIA too.
but yeah im not a JAYZ fan like all yall but even I KNOW a good song when i hear it. |
| Posted on Dec 02, 2008 |
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I was surprised by this, Jigga spits fire on this and manages to keep that laid back feeling, beat is amazing, great production of course, and the chorus isnt annoying, in my opinion, like the chorus' other people are putting in their songs of late. Track is killer.
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| Posted on Dec 02, 2008 |
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BP3 is lookin like it may be somethin epic.....Ye kills the beat...even tho thiis has a "swagger like us" feel to it, its still dope. Over all this track go hard (and yes the pun was intended)
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| Posted on Dec 02, 2008 |
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going very hard on this. beat crazy!. and santogold is crazy on da track.. 4 period... g00n out..
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| Posted on Dec 02, 2008 |
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Production on this track is on point. Jay does his thing, nothing crazy, but solid Jay like always.
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| Posted on Dec 02, 2008 |
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The production i9s great. The Brooklyn We Go Hard repeated doesnt overkill anything. It stays nicely in the background. I like that. Jay-Z spits fire as usual. I like how at the beginning it downs a breakdown but then starts the over all beat. I like how that break down only last a few seconds. The featured guest puts in a nice verse. The voice went with the beat. A very good choice for a featured artist. I can give this a solid 4.
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| Posted on Dec 02, 2008 |
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This CD is goin; b nasty...
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| Posted on Dec 02, 2008 |
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No classic but it's ok for now, and soon will be forgoten. The song was dissappionting. I mean it could have been great but "brooklyn we go hard" was annoying as soon as Jay spit the first verse. They now they could have left that out of the verses.
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| Posted on Dec 02, 2008 |
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i salute this...
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| Posted on Dec 02, 2008 |
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I totally agree with WOW:) I've never been a fan of Jay-Z so I don't give this song a high rate. sorry, next...
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| Posted on Dec 02, 2008 |
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This song Go Hard...
beat kind of reminds me of Like Toy Soldiers But whats up with WOW:)? haha She sure has been hatin on a bunch of songs lately |
| Posted on Dec 02, 2008 |
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that sample gets annoying after 20 seconds. love his reggae flow tho, the rest of the beat is pretty hot too. well just the sample gets on my nerves
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| Posted on Dec 02, 2008 |
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rotation but west is got a telent i must say!!!
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| Posted on Dec 02, 2008 |
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This is a decent effort by jigga. Although I think he is tring to hard to fit into todays crowd as opposed to leading it like he always has. Kanye handed him a dark beat that seems to be related to the Swagger like 808 family. I'm loving this style of production by the way. I am not really impressed by the jiggaman these days. He prides himself on reinvention but whats in style is retro old ass shit! In my Opinion he needs to fall back to the basics, start rappin like its 96. The kids are in the era of 87-91! Whats next to bite? 95 96! That Pac/ Biggie/ Nas/ Jigga era. Mf gon start rockin Tims again callin themselves thugs. If you ask me that is the direction hip hop is going. Its repeating itself to find its roots. Back to the era of Jay's greatest moments. Without a doubt. Bring back Reasonable Doubt!!!!!!!!!
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| Posted on Dec 03, 2008 |
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What is with this Repetitive Crap in the backround?
its funny how one person does it then everybody else has to follow. Get a grip guys come on. the song is decent but he sounds bored. diggin the lyrics though |
| Posted on Dec 03, 2008 |
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if i hear "Brooklyn we Go Hard" again im gonna go nuts!
they should of left that out during the verse. other than that i like it. |
| Posted on Dec 03, 2008 |
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dis da shit an nd u all haters who ever hate dis song dey just hatin
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| Posted on Dec 03, 2008 |
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serious beat, decent flow
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| Posted on Dec 03, 2008 |
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This Song Go Hard.
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| Posted on Dec 03, 2008 |
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The more I listen to this track, the more I like it.. it really does "go hard" :)
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| Posted on Dec 03, 2008 |
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damn a lot of haters. This song is fire i mean it's no broklyn's finest or i love the dough, but this is still good and Jay has been relevant to what hip hop should be and his songs have good quality and has a quantity of songs. I don't know how this song could get lower then 4 stars while those people that gave this song 2 stars give Soulja Fag 4 or 5. SMH
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| Posted on Dec 03, 2008 |
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my bad i meant brooklyn's finest since i know someone is going to say i spelt it wrong and that i am illiterate.
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| Posted on Dec 03, 2008 |
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I remember i used to boycott Jigga in support of Nas during their beef. This makes me wish i hadnt, who knows what i missed!Kanye on the boards with another great sample (Seems to be his style, doesnt it?) I've got no prob with the sample continuing throughout Jay's verses as most people seem to, actually sounds better.And Jigga's lyricism makin you hit up google and wikipedia just to get what he's saying! Lol! They both Brooklyn (Go Hard)This song is amazing, i loved History, Jockin Jay-Z was just cool but this!
I'm just saying, if you think the lyrics were bad, the song most probably went over your head! |
| Posted on Dec 03, 2008 |
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I'm not feelin the sample, it's annoying. The beat and Jay Z are very good! The hook and the musical part are cool. 2,5
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| Posted on Dec 03, 2008 |
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had.. t0o come back this goes madd hard.....! dam..
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| Posted on Dec 03, 2008 |
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Just makes u want 2 throw it upp
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| Posted on Dec 04, 2008 |
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This is cool; Nothing major!
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| Posted on Dec 04, 2008 |
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| Posted on Dec 04, 2008 |
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THAT WHY JAY Z THE KING OF RAP
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| Posted on Dec 04, 2008 |
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JAY WENT HARD ALRIGHT!!!!!!!!!!HOVA!!!!!!!1
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| Posted on Dec 05, 2008 |
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wow this is hot
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| Posted on Dec 07, 2008 |
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The 2 people that gave this a 1 star. Try rating without a bias. If your not a Jay-Z fan don't rate his songs. No one else gave this anything less then 3 stars, then you 2 jackasses give it a 1. Cmon.
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| Posted on Dec 08, 2008 |
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