All of Jay-Z's albums have been hot. Nobody can deny that... if they weren't hot, he wouldn't of went multi-platinum on all 10 of em. His lyrics are sick... although his content falls into the same basic catagories as EVERY other rapper, (money, hoes, ice,) he manages to say it in a different way. I respect Jay-Z, and I too will feel like a part of the game is missing once him, (and DMX,) are gone. Even if they are both commercial, they're a HUGE part of the Hip Hop we know and love today. *ALSO, here's another fuckin breakthrough!!!* TIMBERLAND IS RETIRING TOO!!! What the fuck is this??? The game's about to change ladies and gentlemen, seriously. Upcoming artists are all we have to look forward to throughout the next 5-10 years. Nas won't be around too much longer... G-Unit JUST blew up, but all of em are in thier late 20's so they most likely will only be around a good 6 or 7 more years, IF that. Who do we have to count on? Chingy? LOL. Jaehood, definently, but aside from him, only time will tell...