You ever burn a CD before getting in your car to embark on a series of errands? Well, that’s exactly what I did this morning and approximately 15 hours later, I birthed this.
I’ll be totally honest with you when I say I’m not, nor have I ever been, the biggest Sean Carter fan. With that said, I respect everything he has meant to hip-hop and even respect the notion of him holding the claim as hip-hop’s creme de la creme. At the end of the day, it’s hard to deny someone with a resume that boasts hit after hit, classic after classic and being partnered in holy matrimony to arguably the most beautiful woman on the face of the Earth.
All that still isn’t fooling me, the greatest rapper of all time died almost 13 years ago.
However, back to the topic. While much of the the focus on his catalog revolves around albums such as Reasonable Doubt, The Blueprint and The Black Album (although Vol. 1 is an underrated gem), many fans tended to forget his major non-retail release, The S. Carter Collection Mixtape. I'm more than happy to expose EVERYONE to one of my favorite mixtapes of the decade.
Featuring then unheard recordings from Jay’s early days of stardom to the rhyme-jacking several insanely popular songs of that time (2003), the tape showcases Young Hov in a raw, uncut and mixtape-ish fashion which hasn’t been seen since (and probably never again). So, if you have an hour to spare, lodge this in a deck, roll down the windows, “relax your mind…let your conscience be free…”. Well, you’re a Jay-Z fan, you should know the rest.
"...I’m young, black and holdin’ my nuts like ‘chea..."
The S. Carter Collection Mixtape
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