Pusha T’s “I ain’t spent one rap dollar in three years, holla” line from Clipse’s iconic collection of stovetop sermons, Hell Hath No Fury, directly echoes a Jay lyric from a decade prior: “Without rap, I was crazy straight/Partner, I’m still spending money from ’88.” The plush, high thread count sound Rick Ross made a career off of before he heard his first Lex Luger beat? A direct descendant of the smoky, leatherbound Don Corleone office vibe Jay and his producers achieved with Lonnie Liston Smith, Isaac Hayes, and Bohannon samples. Take a blind swing at any of the coke rap icons from the mid-2000s and you’re bound to hit something Jay Z related.
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