No one wants to die in the gutter, we all want to be victorious success, wealth, freedom, happiness, love, adventure, we want it all and this line sums up the mantra that provides fuel for the struggle to get to the stars in the nether regions of outer space. My favourite Jay-Z line of all time, in Rap and lyricism period because he summed up everything in seven words. IвЂ™d rather die enormous than live dormant. It may seem like the most obvious line in the world but for the best part of thirteen years, I had no idea. The fascinating thing is that I had never noticed the link between the jewellery shop and the watch. Streets school us to spend our money foolish, bombed with jewellers -watch for intruders. That happened a few minutes ago when I watched the clip where he says: Even to this day, I have moments like вЂrah, so thatвЂ™s what he meantвЂ™. When listening to Reasonable in the noughties, Can I Live always stood out because there were so many levels and entendres. Why did I decide to do that, because Jay-Z announced his retirement after dropping The Black Album so I wanted to appreciate his lyrical prowess as well as his music. In the noughties I was going through old cassette tapes and heard вЂPolitics As UsualвЂ™, I went to the record shop and purchased the CD and listened to it on loop before progressing through every album. It dropped in вЂ™96 and I would see the videos here and there on Yo! MTV Raps, and listen to the music over the lyrics.

First and foremost, Reasonable Doubt is my favourite album in the whole of existence because that was pretty much the soundtrack to the best part of the noughties.

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