Rate the Bars Episode #6 features Your Old Droog from DJ Preservation’s “Correspondence” song, and Jay-Z from his 1999 song, “There’s Been A Murder”.
Your Old Droog “Correspondence w/ DJ Preservation” – 0:04 | RATE THE BARS!
Droog lyrics:
“Don’t think I’m hating/
My legacy never fading/
Got more classics than Puerto Rican women got sons named Aiden/
Or Jaden”/
★★ – ★★1/2: Unexceptional
Jay-Z “There’s Been A Murder” – 1:30 | RATE THE BARS!
Hov lyrics:
“My infatuation with autos led to autos gettin’ sprayed/
Houses gettin’ broken in, quarters gettin’ trayed/
Bricks gettin’ chopped, mom’s pots gettin’ used/
One thrown in that water, try to soda it to two* (bring it back)/”
*Thank you for the lyric correction @Jiggs285 on Twitter!
★★★★: Excellent
Watch my Your Old Droog “It Wasn’t Even Close” review and my DJ Preservation “Eastern Medicine, Western Illness” reaction now!
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Rating Categories:
★★★★★: Best in show; pinnacle release from an all-time great artist.
★★★★1/2: Stellar example of genre; peak potential.
★★★★: Excellent; recommended to all fans of artist or genre.
★★★1/2: Very good; a few bland songs or minor flaws throughout.
★★★: Good; fans of the artist will find value here.
★★1/2: Average; does little to establish the artist or maintain quality.
★★: Unexceptional; a few highlights but otherwise bland.
★1/2: Weak; unrecommended for anyone but major fans of the style and/or artist.
★: Seriously flawed; very poor work but relatively listenable.
1/2: Terrible; a true embarrassment and akin to audio masochism.