F J Z
Posted by Steve L. on February 2nd, 2010 · Comments (23)
You know…every time I hear the part of that stupid song where Jay-Z says “…I made the Yankee hat more famous than a yankee can…,” I wish that, someday, someone, somehow, would make their foot more famous than a sneaker can by sticking it up his ass in retaliation for him making that crazy claim. Really, what nerve.
You know…every time I hear the part of that stupid song where Jay-Z says “…I made the Yankee hat more famous than a yankee can…,” I wish that, someday, someone, somehow, would make their foot more famous than a sneaker can by sticking it up his ass in retaliation for him making that crazy claim. Really, what nerve.
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I love that line, and in turn love that song. I didn’t hear any Yankee fans booing Hova before game 2 when he sang that line in front of 50,000 fans in Yankee Stadium, did you?
I also love how the greatest rapper out there is a Yankee fan and always rocks his Yankee cap. Boston can only counter with the ridiculous hooligans named the Dropkick Murpheys. Suck on that, boston.
You want proof that he can make a Yankee hat famous? Every time you bitch about how you hate modern players like Joba wearing their caps straight-brimmed and low? You can thank Hova for that
@ YankCrank:
Completely agree, and I’m not even much of a rap fan. I love that song and I’ll never get tired of it.
I don’t like how they’re trying to pass the song along as this is the song of the Yankees 2009 championship, etc. It’s not like the team was playing this in the clubhouse all year long, like the ’79 Pirates with WE ARE FAMILY. Basically, they dropped this one during the World Series as a cross-promotional item and now it’s supposed to be the Yankees anthem? Not in my book.
@ Steve Lombardi:
As far as I’m concerned, that’s EXACTLY what this song is. Cross-promotional or not, the song absolutely captures the ’09 championship run in my mind. And if the Yanks have to be associated with a piece of music, better that it be this song than that cheesy bit of tripe from Neil Diamond that they play at Fenway and wannabe Fenway (Citi Field).
<- one Yankee fan who has never heard the song (and doesn't plan on hearing it)
@ Corey:
Literally never? Not once? Not even before Game 2 of the WS? Not even during the ticker-tape parade?
You realize he’s not actually deriding the Yankees, right? He is a Yankee fan after all. He’s boasting about how famous/important/big he is. Not exactly a new development in rap music.
Regardless, the song kicks ass.
Corey wrote:
MJ wrote:
Or when Jeter walked to the plate?
That line is just typical of a rapper doing one of the things they do best, bragging. As much of a fan I am of Jay-Z and as much as I liked that song, at first I was urked by that line too. I took it as him saying the only reason that anyone below the age of 40 wears a Yankee hat is because of his influence. That was my initial reaction and I have calmed down since then. The Yankees are a worldwide brand and quite frankly so is Jay-Z who has been rocking a Yankee cap iconically for most of his career.
@ YankCrank:
I’ve been wearing my Yankee hat straight-brimmed and low since I was 13 (1995) before I even knew who the hell Jay-Z was. The style originated through the concept of trying to keep the hat looking as fresh and new as possible, hence people leaving the tags in during the early 90′s and kids nowadays leaving the stickers on it. It’s not the Joba, CC Sabathia, or Jay-Z style. I hate when the media spew that nonsense. It’s the style of kids growing up in the five boroughs in the 90′s. Okay, enough of my hat ranting.
MJ wrote:
Didn’t watch the parade, they don’t really interest me.
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Or when Jeter walked to the plate?
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I guess I have then, I didn’t realize that was it. I couldn’t tell you what the song sounded like, at all or recognize it.
@ Corey:
Attaboy.
Lighten up Steve – be proud that JayZ, one of the best hip hop artists, is a Yankee fan. Most hip hop lyrics never make any sense (go to snacksandshit.com to see what I mean). Yankcrank put it best in saying we should be proud to harbor the support of such artists.
On another music note, I go to school in Cambridge, and nothing is more irritating then going out to a Boston bar and listening to retarded sawks fans scream when Sweet Caroline comes on.
I wonder if they feel the same way when they hear Empire State of Mind?
jrk wrote:
I despise that song. The Red Sox ruined Neil Diamond and, what I can’t understand, is why a kid born in Brooklyn like Diamond would let his greatest hits be played in that lousy, dumpy city up north.
G.I. Joey wrote:
Jay Z was a known rapper in the early 90s, but didn’t hit it big until ’96. If you look at a lot of pics of him and other NY rappers in the late 80s-early 90s, they had the straight brim, low cap style. You’re right, it did originate in the five boroughs, and Hova is from Brooklyn.
I’m no hat historian, but I do know that he and other prominent rappers in the late 80s-early 90s are known for that hat style. Maybe Hova isn’t the singly originator but, but he’s done a lot to make it famous. Anyway, who cares, right?
@ MJ:
My God I hate Sweet Caroline, and I’m an Irish kid who can;t even enjoy the Dropkicks.
Give me Hova any day of the week over those clowns.
G.I. Joey wrote:
As an aside, the history of Rap includes origins in the Caribbean (Jamaica mostly) with a style called toasting, which was basically bragging and roasting other people over music.
Steve – I love the blog. But you are right when you said people criticize you for being old.
Your sentiment proves it. That is, unless, you tell me you’re a Nas fan.
While Jay-Z is not the only one to do so, Hip-Hop has done something the Yankees cannot do, turn the Yankee fitted into a fashion statement.
YankCrank wrote:
I also hate the dropkick murphys (seen them live a lot) and I must say :
Dropkick Murphys <<<<<< Flogging Molly (try them, they are awesome)
Corey wrote:
Interesting fact. Thanks for passing.
@ YankCrank:
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I enjoyed my history of rock class in college, professor was easy on the eyes as well
Corey wrote:
LOL, that’s awesome man!
Thomas Tu wrote:
Boom. Can’t say it any better than that.
While we’re on that conversation, the Yankee fitted is the one piece of my wardrobe I could not do without. Take my shoes, my jackets, anything you want…but don’t you f*ck with my Yankee fitted