“On that Diamonds remix I swore I spazzzed but then my Big Brother (Jay-Z) came through and kicked my a$$….My Big Brother is who I always tried to be” – Kanye West – “Big Brother”.

So Kanye West and 50 Cent got all the hype this year. But quiet as it’s kept T.I.’s album is so far the best album of the year. But hold up. When the hell did Jay-Z drop? I ain’t even know dude was coming back out to tell you the truth. When we last left Jay-Z, Benz0 was commenting on how he didn’t know if Jay-Z’s comeback album KINGDOME COME was the last breath of a dying man or the first few breaths of a resuscitated man rising from the shadows of death. Lo and behold this dude Hov is hard-headed and he done dropped again with ZERO hype and fanfare.

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“I ain’t even gotta rap now, LIFE IS MADE…[you hear that?]..I said I even gotta rap now life is made…I’m laughing straight to the bank with this….Ha-Ha Ha, Ha, Ha Haaaa!!!. “, 50 Cent, “Straight to the Bank”.

So let’s face it. A 50 Cent album is not as hotly anticipated these days due to the phenomenon he became which led to over-saturation of the market. But I admit his albums are still one of the few I know I’m going to pick up. Why? Because bottom line this guy is an entertainer and a HILARIOUS one at that. I don’t think people realize how hilarious this guy is. Only those who pay attention to his lyrics really can know the clever humor 50 gives us on every album.

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“Bow to the presence of greatness….There’s a thousand of you’s, [but] there’s only ONE OF ME….I’m trippin I’m caught up in the moment right?….”, Kanye West – “Stronger” .

I can’t lie. I’m still bumping LATE REGISTRATION. For the uninformed that’s Kanye West’s 2nd album STUPID!!!!!! A HIPHOP F&^%$# CLASSIC B@$&^!!! For the uninformed that album was PURE GENIUS. Ironically for Kanye’s 3rd album, GRADUATION, that word genius is not only being thrown around by fans as it pertains to Kanye, but that word is used quite often by Kanye lately to refer to HIMSELF when he thinks about himself in 3rd person. Now Benz0 has to ask himself – how the f&^% does someone have the AUDACITY to refer to himself in 3rd person? Well Benz0 has no idea (LOL). But guess what? Benz0 LOVES arrogance, conceitedness, vainglorious-ness, etc.. etc… Why? Cause confidence is to SECRET TO LIFE baby.

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“They want to be the king BY DEFAULT, and hoping for openings, Pray to see the day they hear [T.I.] says he won’t flow again, BUT Oh {On the contrary], I GUARANTEE year after year THEY’LL SUFFER, as long as I’m here, I fear no man alive, I don’t care, you don’t run &*&^, BE CLEAR!!!!! “, T.I. – “Raw”.

I bet the day T.I.’s parents named him Clifford Harris that they never expected one day that their baby boy would have the highest grossing hiphop album in a particular year and have a sector of critics contemplating if he was actually the “new king of rap”. Well in 2006 T.I. accomplished that feat with the release of his 4th album KING which was ironically his worse album ever but the highest grossing hiphop album in 2006. Yes his lead single was probably one of his best ever in “Whatcha Know About That” but besides that song, the album was mostly average to below average and Benz0 personally chose not to review it and/or buy it.

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