Kingdom Come [CD/DVD Combo] [Deluxe Edition]

Jay-Z | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 21, 2006)
• Original Release Date: 2006
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Deluxe Edition
• Label: Roc-a-Fella
• ASIN: B000JJSRUW
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #143,509 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. The Prelude

2. Oh My God

3. Kingdom Come

4. Show Me What You Got

5. Lost One featuring Chrisette Michele

6. Do U Wanna Ride featuring John Legend

7. 30 Something

8. I Made It

9. Anything featuring Usher & Pharrell

10. Hollywood featuring Beyonce

See all 14 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. Kingdom Come DVD content

Editorial Reviews

Deluxe version includes Bonus DVD and lyric sheets. DVD includes exclusive live performances, behind the scenes footage & "Show Me What You Got" video Recorded at London's Royal Albert Hall

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Awful production squashed this one., December 5, 2006

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Joshua Reynolds "Audio Engineer" (NYC) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Kingdom Come [CD/DVD Combo] (Audio CD)

I like Jay-Z, don't get me wrong. I think his rhymes are great, his ideas are always interesting. But this album is awful.
As an audio engineer, I can hear that there are some interesting samples going on in these tracks, but when it comes down to it, the mix and mastering are what killed this record. The mix is terrible. I have a lot of respect for Dre, but I think this album proves that he needs to stick to beats and that mixing is just simply not his thing.
Listen to the Black Album, then put this one in. The BA sounds really great, at least for a hip hop record, while this one is thin, overcompressed, and not even the bass hits you hard! You would think at least that would be right.
Maybe the next time he retires we'll get a better record...

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The King is BACK!!, November 21, 2006

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Kase One (Southern California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Kingdom Come [CD/DVD Combo] (Audio CD)

Jay-Z has returned! The king is back and it feels so good to have him back. Its a welcomed break from the tiring new rappers whom dont even deserve mention in this review. The album is strong, probably not his best, but a strong showing from the king of hiphop. The single "show me what you got" is no representation of the rest of the album, as is the case with most Jay-z albums (think "change clothes" from the black album, "izzo" from the blueprint). There are great songs with great lyrics and emotion like "lost ones" and "do u wanna ride" ft. John legend. In "Lost ones" he address his ex-partner Dame Dash, with relationship with Beyonce and his deceased nephew. The lyrics in the last verse are strong and emotional, enough to almost bring a tear to your eye hearing about his nephew dying in the car Jay bought for him. The dvd is a great bonus and worth the couple extra bucks. It has great concert footage of a show jay did with a full orchestra and some behind the scenes footage of the recording of the video for "show me what you got". This album is a nice and welcomed addition to any Jay-z fans collection, it doesnt dissapoint.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Jay-z Kingdom Comes crashing down, February 6, 2007

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Nuisance "the rebel" (Miami) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Kingdom Come [CD/DVD Combo] (Audio CD)

Alright lets catch up. Jay-z has been making solid albums since Reasonable Doubt but his last solid effort was the Blueprint. He put out the mediocre Black Album supposedly retires, comes back from so-called retirement and gets into beef with who of all people...Jim Jones(Im just as confused as you are about this beef. I could have sworn Cam'ron was the one dissing Jay-z on wax). Now you're up to speed. The only thing that stops Kingdom Come from being a great album is Jay-z. He not only sounds tired but but some of his songs are flat out bland. The only standout tracks are OH MY GOD, KINGDOM COME, LOST ONES, DO YOU WANNA RIDE, MINORITY REPORT(I would have rated it more higher if there were more tracks like this on here) and BEACH CHAIR(even though most people think its pop). The rest of the album is weighed down heavily by these tracks. Filler: 30 Something is a guaranteed snoozer(30's the new 20? Yeah and boring is the new fun), Dig A Hole is the worst subliminal diss Ive heard in years(that beat is crazy though)! Ja rule's love tap diss records at 50 were harder than that. Anything is a classic example of wasting a good beat on a chick record and Hollywood featuring Beyatche' is probably the worst commercial track next to 30 Something. Show Me What You Got had nice production(even though the saxophone riff was jacked from Wreckx-n- effect's Rump Shaker) but Hova's rhymes were so so on the track and Trouble(that beat was sick) could have been a standout track if Jigga didnt fumble the last verse /I'll shoot you lil n****/ you a lil n****/(he said this throughout the third verse. Sad aint it?). Bottom Line: Jay-z's comeback album is lukewarm at best. Oh My God, Kingdom Come, Do U Wanna Ride, Minority Report are all good songs its just that Jigga doesnt sound as good as he did on his first 4 albums. The production was lifeless and Jay-z rhymes sound like rush job poetry. Well.....at least his album is better than his girlfriend Bedussy's album B'day!