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構成数 |
1 |
国内/輸入 |
輸入 (International Version) |
パッケージ仕様 |
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発売日 |
2017年07月07日 |
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規格品番 |
9100745 |
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SKU |
857491007458 |
グラミー賞、通算21冠唯一ヒップ・ホップ・アーティストとして、ソングライターの殿堂入りを果たすヒップ・ホップ界のドン、ジェイ・Zの4年振りとなるスタジオ・アルバム『4:44』!本作は今までのJay-Zとは一味違う!今までに無く愛すべき人への想いと、自らの過ちを吐露するかのような最も内省的で、パーソナルな部分に踏み込んだ作品のように感じられます。
構成数 | 1枚
合計収録時間 | 00:46:14
Jay-Z's June 2017 was momentous. The 44th president of the United States inducted him as the first rap lyricist into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. The Beyonce Knowles-Shawn Carter family added fourth and fifth members. Going by a jocular shot at specific Al Sharpton social media activity within, there was also the completion of 4:44, delivered on the last of the month. Approach-wise, the 13th Jay-Z studio album is a change of course for its employment of only one beatmaker, No I.D., whose previous Jay-Z credits across a decade plus -- a comparatively flashy crop that includes a major portion of The Blueprint 3 -- amount to an album's worth of tracks, primarily as co-producer. Even more noteworthy is its chronological distinction as a follow-up to Beyonce's Lemonade, a cathartic album prompted in part by Jay-Z's extramarital behavior. This somehow makes album 13 seem older than its true age. From any other artist, 36 minutes of repentance, self-satisfaction, and wisdom regarding issues such as faithfulness, vast wealth, ethical consumption, and the deficiencies of a younger rap generation would likely fall flat, but Jay-Z continues to write at a Hall of Fame level and raps with high levels of conviction, contrition, and wit. He and No I.D. are consistently attuned. The whole album has a fine matte-like finish with nuanced rhythms and soul, funk, reggae, and prog samples that frequently enhance the tracks on an emotional level, not just a sonic one. Even the Frank Ocean and Beyonce appearances sound sourced from a crate. Filled with references to profit and forms of pride granted by birth and earned by hustling, 4:44 nonetheless is an unglamorous set well suited for solitary and reflective late-night listening. There are no radio play bids. Jay-Z has been in this mode at various points, but never in such concentrated, enlightened form, whether the subject is his mistakes as a husband, the struggles of his long-closeted lesbian mother, the effects of enduring systemic racism, or the assertion of his supremacy. ~ Andy Kellman
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1.[CD]
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1.Kill Jay Z
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2.The Story of O.J.
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3.Smile
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4.Caught Their Eyes
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5.4:44
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6.Family Feud
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7.Bam
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8.Moonlight
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9.Marcy Me
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10.Legacy
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11.Adnis
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12.Blue's Freestyle / We Family
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13.MaNyfaCedGod
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アルバムを〈作品〉以上の〈商材〉として久しいジェイZだが、引退や復帰といった状況の変化から傑作を生んできた人だけに、妻への謝罪や家族愛など私的なテーマを創作の原動力とした今作の完成度が、やることのなさそうだった近作に比べてズバ抜けているのは明らか。ノーIDが全編を温かくソウルフルに仕立て、マンブル・ラップ勢をチクリと刺すオヤジ感も微笑ましい。
bounce (C)阿蘭墨士タワーレコード (vol.405(2017年7月25日発行号)掲載)
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