Jay-Z - 'Show Me What You Got'
Yes, Jay-Z announced his retirement two years ago, but clearly a potter round the house in comfy slacks, a few rounds of golf and a Saga holiday isn't enough to keep the old man down. The few recreational tracks he's since recorded with his lady love and various homies have encouraged hip hop's self proclaimed saviour to stage a resurrection.
Admittedly, he hasn't spent too much of his retirement time working out the nuances of this breakback track - it's a tarted up, smoothed down rap-over of Public Enemy's 'Show Em Whatcha Got'. But the minute he starts giggling "I'm sorry! I'm back! Hee hee hee!" over the top, you're already glad he is.
It's a song that sparked an FBI investigation. It's a song that makes you want to put on some glad-rags and head down to a Monte Carlo casino. Just imagine how much better the new Bond film would have been with this on the soundtrack, rather than that Chris Cornell muck. Choon!
Released: November 20th
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(Nickie L)
