New York Mag comes through with an on-point piece about an interesting facet of the moment in hip-hop: the sustained presence of rappers in middle age.
The coming months will see a host of new albums from hip-hop acts closing in on 40. Ghostface Killah is 37; the Roots' ?uestlove is 38; Raekwon and Q-Tip are both 39; and Jay-Z will hit the big 4-0 in December.
Grey Hova is notable for the way his maturation has noticeably effected his lyrical output; sometimes to heavy criticism.
Jay-Z tried growing up once before, with 2006's Kingdom Come, his post-retirement album about healthy credit and beach furniture, and was rewarded with the worst reviews of his career.
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Good read...so true...FML