A great rap album has to have a few things going for it. Things like songs you don't skip. Also it will have features that are memorable and new concepts that will soon become apart of pop culture's mainstream soul. A classic rap album has that but takes you to place that you didn't think you will be pulling up on, for instance the next time you are dining on some sushi with that bad chick you want to ride with you. Then you will likely think of Ross verse during, "
Nobody" where he stats "
having sushi down at Noble strapped like an Afghan". Or when on the song Nobody, P. Diddy ask anyone who has ever had dream. "
When are you going to embrace your destiny" it is then followed by him cussing you out for not being to work the journey alone if you have to in order to get said dreams.
With content like that this album is indicative of it's Mastermind title. Tackling new heights with nothing but God and the power of your mind. Heedy stuff for a rap album, maybe if you don't like this type of rap because of what you think you know about inner city culture from a perspective that is now drowned out by misreprensentation. I do so it resonates with me. Rick Ross even has gems like, "
The Devil is a Lie" featuring JayZ. JayZ answers everyones notions that he is apart of the some type Illuminati by saying, "
am I down with the devil cause my roof comes up missing" and later saying, "
devil want the #####s hate they own kind, gotta be the illuninati if a ##### shine". Like I said heedy stuff, I didn't even get into how Lil Wayne turns in a nice verse on
Thug Cry. I am saying with all that added up together you get a classic album. -thegqlife
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