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All of the songs were already leaked and people are saying this is a bad album. The only reason that people think of this as bad Jay-Z music is because his main focus is live instruments. So if all of the beats are live instruments then we're not going to be hear as great as we expect from Timbaland, Kanye West, etc. But that doesn't mean that he doesn't rap good anymore. I have only listened three songs not including DOA and Run This Town, and the lyrics have been good. And no one should even have a full opinion on the album because people should be hearing the whole album September 11th, not August 31st. Whoever leaked the album, shame on you. I'm sure that alot of people would've waited until they were tempted to download it early. I haven't listened to it, so why did I rate it five stars? Well, I always think at first that any Jay-Z album is going to be good. So to make it short, don't listen to the leak if you plan on buying the album. And if you listen just to listen and you don't plan on buying, think about Jay-Z's live instrument theme of the album before you blurt out negative comments.
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Knowing that Lil' Wayne has that weird voice, I didn't really think I would like the album. But, I loved it!!! He used great rhymes, and had some pretty good rappers & singers come in with him. Anybody who likes rap music should get Tha Carter III.