Jay-Z - UnPlugged

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Album Review

Release date: 18 December 2001

Jay-Z - UnPlugged

Jay-Z : Unplugged

The Jigga, powerless. In a manner of speaking...

Just a year ago, the idea of Jay-Z making an acoustic LP would have had Biggie Smalls turning in his urns. Jigga 's third and fourth albums had been beamed from the computers of producers like Timbaland , Swizz Beats and the Neptunes; packed with state-of-the-art digital beats which Jay rode like a Playstation champion. But last year (well, virtually last month)'s 'The...

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Jun 11, 2012 20:15 Jay Z Manchester Arena Manchester

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Jay-Z News

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Jay-Z - UnPlugged Lyrics

Jay-Z - Can I Get A .. Lyrics

Bounce wit me, bounce wit me
Can ya can ya can ya bounce wit me, bounce wit me
Ya-yah-yah, ya-ya-yah-yeah bounce wit me, bounce wit me
Ge-gi, ge-gi-gi-gi-geyeah bounce wit me, bounce wit me

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Jay-Z - Ain't No ***** Lyrics

I keep you fresher than the next chick
No need for you to ever sweat the next chick
With speed, I make the best chick see the exit, indeed
You gotta know you're thoroughly respected by me

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Jay-Z - Jigga What, Jigga Who Lyrics

Uh-huh uh-huh, gi-gi gi-geyeah
Roc-a-Fella y'all, uh-huh uh-huh, Jigga
Timbaland shit, nine-eight BEYOTCH
Say what, say what? Uh-huh uh-huh, follow me beotch

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Jay-Z - Heart Of The City (Ain't No Love) Lyrics

Uh, uhh, listen
First the Fat Boys break up, now every day I wake up
Somebody got a problem with Hov'
Whassup y'all niggaz all fed up 'cause I got a little cheddar

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Jay-Z - Izzo (h.o.v.a.) Lyrics

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Jay-Z - Takeover Lyrics

R.O.C, we runnin' this rap shit
Memphis Bleek, we runnin' this rap shit
B. Mac, we runnin' this rap shit
Freeway, we run this rap shit

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Jay-Z - Girls, Girls, Girls Lyrics

Course I love you, I love all y'all fo' real

I love girls, girls, girls, girls, girls, I do adore
Yo put your number on this paper 'cause I would love to date ya

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Jay-Z - Song Cry Lyrics

Get you all impossibly dirty
Get you all impossibly dirty
Sounds like a love song
Sounds like a love song

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Jay-Z - Big Pimpin' Lyrics

Uh, uh, uh, uh, it's big pimpin' baby
It's big pimpin', spendin' G's
Feel me, uh huh uh, uh huh
Ge-ge-geyeah, geyeah

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Jay-Z - Jigga That N**** Lyrics

[Foreign content]
(Roc-A-Fella y'all)
It's the Roc
(Jigga, Jigga, that nigga Jigga)

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