Jay Z - Roc Boys production review - where is Just Blaze?

[bronto]

I tried searching the web for more about this track other than this song was produced by Diddy and the Hitmen......seriously?

I love the track but I must be honest, I've been spoiled with listening to Jay over Just Blaze beats. I'm not on JBs dick, jus that the sample is JB-esque. This song sounds like someone tried to recreate a just blaze track but came up short. I felt EXACTLY the same way when I heard Jay Z - "Show me what you got" that Just Blaze produced and the similar record on puff's (forgettable) Press Play "We gon make it" track that D-Dot did. After listening to the two, I decided that Just had a PhD and D. Dot was just out of pre-school. No comparison. JB, especially on the drums, was incredible.

"Roc Boys" is dope, lyrics to me are on point, but if you take the time to listening to it and anlyzing pure production, you can almost hear how JB would have made that into a monster track. Something was missing on the production - I can't quite put my finger on it. For a second I thaught maybe Jay wanted the track to sound empty sounding - to give that nostalgic feel. I'm not trying to compare apples with oranges...the differences in producers and techniques make tracks great in their own respective right but I have to question, why would you go with the hitmen when you got JB in your back pocket?....must be some favor to puff. Still a hot track.

 

[bigdmakintrax]

Yeah the Hitmen did it, now your complaint might be that the drums aint really as crispy and prominent (exactly how i like em too) more melody than backbone type shit and really there is not exciting breaks at all except for the horn riff bridge, as usual, it wouldnt surprise me that this beat was done completely with some second rate software or not mixed to let the drums sit correctly....also is the riff a sample from a record or is it from a loop cd?? its soft as bubble gum, but maybe they planned it like that, but to me that beat borders on wack only by letting that loop continuously play IMHO that beat is trash, the lyrics are way ahead of that beat as far as skillfullness.....can you say REMIX.

 

[joeburnem]

Yeah the Hitmen did it, now your complaint might be that the drums aint really as crispy and prominent (exactly how i like em too) more melody than backbone type shit and really there is not exciting breaks at all except for the horn riff bridge, as usual, it wouldnt surprise me that this beat was done completely with some second rate software or not mixed to let the drums sit correctly....also is the riff a sample from a record or is it from a loop cd?? its soft as bubble gum, but maybe they planned it like that, but to me that beat borders on wack only by letting that loop continuously play IMHO that beat is trash, the lyrics are way ahead of that beat as far as skillfullness.....can you say REMIX.

Now Come On!!!!!!!!! That beat is was tight! the only thing I wish the "Roc Boys" was in it for real, Bleek, Beans and Peedi would set that on fire!!!!

 

[Fury]

Now Come On!!!!!!!!! That beat is was tight! the only thing I wish the "Roc Boys" was in it for real, Bleek, Beans and Peedi would set that on fire!!!!

ok peedie is trash and bleek is trash...bleek had to give jay z his own track to put some spotlight on his album..beans i aint a fan of but i knoe that hes good so i give him some credit but u whiled out wit the other 2..

 

[joeburnem]

ok peedie is trash and bleek is trash...bleek had to give jay z his own track to put some spotlight on his album..beans i aint a fan of but i knoe that hes good so i give him some credit but u whiled out wit the other 2..

But they ARE the Roc Boys. That's who he's referring to.

 

[Fury]

But they ARE the Roc Boys. That's who he's referring to.

idk who and who isnt the roc boys...but those 2 u named our trash