Jay-Z '45' where did this come from?

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been doing my weekly mix tape dl and I found this hissy Jigga track called '45'. where's it from please?

― scottjames23 (worrysome-man), Saturday, 13 September 2003 06:08 (twenty-two years ago)

I saw a tracklisting a while back on mixtapekings.com that boasted of having a track from the Black Album called "45", although I kind of doubt that something has already leaked that early. i guess anything's possible, though. what does it sound like, any idea who produced it?

― Al (sitcom), Saturday, 13 September 2003 13:30 (twenty-two years ago)

sped up soul sample hook of the word '45' which is used here like Cam's 'Oh Boy'. Kinda wu-ish strings in the background. Really basic beats, nothing special at all. It can't be from the Black Album if its this weak. or could it...

The other MC sounds familiar but I can't pinpoint him.

It has to be a Just Blaze production.

― scottjames23 (worrysome-man), Saturday, 13 September 2003 13:37 (twenty-two years ago)

The version I heard started with Jay-Z rapping, but then later in the song, it started to feature a male R&B vocalist (Jigga didn't make a return and the singing went on much longer than what would be typical if the singer was just a hook on a Jay-Z record)...
I'm wondering if it's a Jay-Z guest appearance on an R&B record...

― Matt Helgeson (Matt Helgeson), Saturday, 13 September 2003 14:26 (twenty-two years ago)

That's the one. 'cept the singer sounded more like he was MCing, but no matter.

― scottjames23 (worrysome-man), Saturday, 13 September 2003 14:30 (twenty-two years ago)

yeah, guys, that's not jay-z. it's a sound-alike.

― adam west (adamwest), Saturday, 13 September 2003 14:50 (twenty-two years ago)

aw shite. It's not that Angelous bloke is it? Bit cheeky of him to use a Just Blaze soundalike as well.

― scottjames23 (worrysome-man), Saturday, 13 September 2003 14:56 (twenty-two years ago)

I think it might be him. But a couple cropped up over the summer if I recall correctly.

― adam west (adamwest), Saturday, 13 September 2003 14:59 (twenty-two years ago)

well, the 'media zone' at allhiphop.com has a track called "45" by Jay-Z available. i don't have realaudio on this (university) mac, so i can't listen.

― mitch lastnamewithheld (mitchlnw), Saturday, 13 September 2003 15:49 (twenty-two years ago)

::listens to RA clip::

it does sound enough like him that one could be fooled, but i'm pretty sure it's a soundalike.

― Al (sitcom), Saturday, 13 September 2003 21:09 (twenty-two years ago)

it's definitely a soundalike. it was brought up and dismissed months ago over on SOHH and HHI.

― adam west (adamwest), Saturday, 13 September 2003 21:30 (twenty-two years ago)

http://www.sohh.com/thewire/read.php?contentID=4590&highlight=Jay-Z

here's the SoHH piec about a track called A.N.G.E.L. by the jay clone. Doesn't mention the '45' track but aftet a few listens I'm pretty sure it's not Jigga or Young or Hovi Baby.

― scottjames23 (worrysome-man), Sunday, 14 September 2003 11:33 (twenty-two years ago)

three months pass...

yea das the real jigga man.

― j. carter, Sunday, 11 January 2004 05:24 (twenty-one years ago)

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