

For every touching piece like ‘I Made It’, there’s word vomit like ‘Trouble’.

For every subtle and restrained track like ‘Minority Report’, there’s an overblown worn out mess like ‘Oh My God’. For every smooth Dre joint, there’s a generic by the numbers Just Blaze track (no diss against him but this isn’t his finest hour). It’s obvious Jay wasn’t really fully ready to reclaim his seat on the throne, as Kingdom Come is pretty poor cruddy. When it inevitably happened, Jay was worn out from touring and the album was hastily thrown out the door to ensure Def Jam didn’t have to start laying people off. His premature retirement, while a huge spectacle left hopes of a comeback sky high.
