Jay-Z and The Blueprint 3

Recently, a few songs off of Jay-Z's upcoming album, The Blueprint 3, leaked. The first, "Off That," is Jay-Z at his best. Rife with his acerbic disses ("Please tell Bill O'Reilly to fall back / Tell Rush Limbaugh to get off my balls / This 2010 ain't 186") and killer beats (produced by Timbaland), “Off That” features a blistering hook brought to your ears by king of the summer, Drake (the up-and-coming rapper from Canada and one of Lil Wayne's many proteges). Check it out below.



The next song, which has garnered far more hype than "Off That" is "Run This Town" featuring Rihanna and Kanye West. Judging by the names on the track, the song was expected to be phenomenal, one of the best songs of the year. However, it falls flat. Rihanna seems dull and listless, as if she doesn't care about the words she is singing. Jay's raps are weak; perhaps he thought the other two would carry the song for him. The only redeemable thing about the track is Kanye's verse, which in my opinion, isn't even Kanye at his best. Even though it was released as the first single, it's received little airplay and is slowly falling off the charts. I eagerly await the American public's response to the better song, "Off That."

Couldn't find a direct link to the song, so here's the video instead. It's pretty intense.