Search - Jay-Z :: In My Lifetime

Shawn Carter's True Vision

Jay Robinson | Phoenix, Arizona | 12/20/2002

(5 out of 5 stars)

"In the intro to the first song, Jay is lamenting the death of a friend that has died. The words he left to his friends and family were those immortalized by the Great Sinatra, "I did it my way." So, Jay-Z says, "I have no choice but to do it my way." Jay-Z succeeds admirably. His vision and intelligence, his focus, are so clear on this first single and the style is very similar to his first album, although it was not a great commercial success. He was forced to make radio friendly bangers with his consecutive CDs, but to see how the man that has now mastered to rap game first started out, I suggest this single as well as Reasonable Doubt."