When JAY-Z dropped The Black Album in 2003 and announced that he was "retiring" from rap, he cited a lack of competition as the reason. "The game ain't hot," he told The New York Times. "I love when someone makes a hot album and then you've got to make a hot album. I love that. But [the game] ain't hot." Hov made that statement almost 20 years ago, and, of course, was discussing the rap game -- not the sneaker game. His opinion on the state of hip-hop in 2003 could be copied and pasted to descri...
When JAY-Z dropped The Black Album in 2003 and announced that he was "retiring" from rap, he cited a lack of competition as the reason. "The game ain't hot," he told The New York Times. "I love when someone makes a hot album and then you've got to make a hot album. I love that. But [the game] ain't hot." Hov made that statement almost 20 years ago, and, of course, was discussing the rap game -- not the sneaker game. His opinion on the state of hip-hop in 2003 could be copied and pasted to descri...
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