Jay-Z's Magna Carta Holy Grail hit stores yesterday after hitting Samsung phones last week on July 4. Now that the album has been out for long enough to give it a few spins, the reviews for the album have poured in. And for the most part, they're all kinda meh about the Brooklyn rapper's latest album. The reviews have all sorts of complains but the most common is that it doesn't compare to Kanye West's Yeezus which dropped last month and that Jay is just doing his typical rich guy rapping without much substance. Although the reviews don't seem to bother Jay, we can't help but browse them all to reach some kind of critical consensus. So read through 20 reviews and pulled some highlights.
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The Daily Beast
A.V. Club
Variety
Fact Mag
Business Insider
Slant
Idolater
HipHopDX
The Washington Post
Pitchfork
The Los Angeles Times
Vulture
Billboard
SPIN
Baltimore City Paper
XXL
The New York Times
The Independent (UK)
NPR
Matt Druge
Jay Z #MagnaCarta filled with ENDLESS 'niggas' and hate trash talk. Beyonce approve of this madness? Meanwhile, burning all my Tom Ford.
— MATT DRUDGE (@DRUDGE) July 9, 2013