-  Jay-Z
                        This artist went from one of the illest LPs to one of the weakest tapes dropped.
                        "Reasonable Doubt" contained such classics as "Dead Presidents", "Brooklyn's
                        Finest" featuring B.I.G., and "D'Evils."  Jay-Z went from "Too much west-coast
                        dick-lickin'..." on "22 Two's" to cuts with Too Short on "Vol. I."  Vol. I still contained
                        tracks such as "Rap Game/Crack Game" and "Imaginary Player" where Jay-Z
                        spit some real rhymes.  The Nas sample was off the meter.  However, "Vol. I" was
                        significantly weaker than "Reasonable Doubt."  Jay-Hova's newest LP, "Vol. II"
                        was ass, compared to any hot East-Coast artist.  Memphis Bleek holds in down on
                        the opening joint, but except for the club-bangin' "Hard Knock Life," the album
                        contains only snippets of the classic Jay-Z.  Callabo's with Jermaine Dupri only
                        helped solidify this strictly HIPhop DJ's opinion that Jay-Z is gone to the planet of Fake.

-  Noreaga
                             Noreaga dropped one of the most thugged out albums ever released with
                        Capone N' Noreaga's, "The War Report."  This album should've received 5mics as well
                        as the aforementioned "Reasonable Doubt."  Capone N' Noreaga were probably
                        first noticed on the answer-cut, "L.A.,L.A." featuring Mobb Deep, C.N.N. and
                        Tragedy Khadafi.  "L.A., L.A." proved that New York artists not only had the
                        heart, but the lyrical firepower to answer and shoot holes in the elementary rhymes
                        of Snoops, "New York, New York."  "The War Report" also showcased some of
                        today's illest emcees such as:  Tragedy Khadafi, Troy the Outlaw, Iman Thug, Maze,
                        and Musolini.
                             However, since Capone has been locked prior to the release of "The War Report"
                        (he was released back on 2/11/99), Noreaga decided to drop a solo LP entitled,
                        "N.O.R.E."  This album had several C.N.N. style tracks such as "Da Story" and Nas
                        contributes on "Body in the Trunk."  However, without Tragedy scripting Noreaga,
                        he true lyric skills show, and it is often repetitive and at times Noreaga is just spittin'
                        nonsense.  More recently, a member of Noreaga's mafi bucked shots at Ty Nitty, which
                        has lead to the current beef between Tragedy and Noreaga.  Another flaw in Noreaga
                        new (weak) image is that in the video shoot for "N.O.R.E.," Noreaga shows Cormega
                        in the video.  Where is 'Mega on the tape?  Cormega is one of the top emcees in this
                        game right now, and all Noreaga does is show his grill in the video a few times.  He
                        probably didn't want to get outshined on his own album.  More recent such as the
                        "Pushin' Weight" (rmx) have deemed Noreaga the victim of the spotlight once again.
                         Noreaga is the newest citizen of Planet Fake.
 

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