Jay-Z's Monster verse but it's just him listing monsters

Originally posted on reddit by u/SoullessGiraffe.

[@jvictor3048]

"10/10" - Pitchfork

[@certainpeople159]

6/10 - Melon person

[@c0des]

cucumber

[@maka8551]

and theyre correct

[@hugoland9027]

3/10 - Jesus Christ

[@ChildrenOfTheLORD7]

@@certainpeople159 “It’s not good”

[@thegingerbreadman1043]

Apparently this was a freestyle, much more impressive when you realize it’s all off the dome. He really knows his monsters

[@ceoneo7279]

This is a mix of different verses obviously.

[@zackyep]

@@ceoneo7279 nah lol

[@weirdally1876]

😂💀

[@beanmoo]

@@ceoneo7279 na bruh HOV went to monster high

[@alexelmaleh3076]

The man knows his monsters

[@DolanDarker]

Forgot how fire this was, I miss the old Jay-Z

[@themcpingu780]

Dolan Darker

[@carstrom9032]

Jay Z still good

[@advancedgamer2363]

Miss the old jay z play his old sh*t

[@reanetsemoleleki8219]

Who the fuck is the "old Jay Z"? That term doesn't apply to everyone, you know.

[@advancedgamer2363]

@@reanetsemoleleki8219 basically jay has said before if you miss the old jay buy my old shit I think it was on his song on to the next one

[@ivanazaroffmusic]

The way he said “gremalin” and “skellyten” is 10/10

[@dabbopabblo]

He didn't say those tho

[@grease2402]

@@dabbopabblo yes he did

[@Buxky]

SkellyTen/10

[@ivanazaroffmusic]

@@dabbopabblo yes he did I heard him

[@ivanazaroffmusic]

@@Buxky NICE

[@Brassrain0su]

i like how this meme rephrases how the whole melody sounds after he starts listing off more than 6 monsters the music quiets down as if any producer was like "jay the fuck are you doing" but he doesn't stop so they just bring it back

[@kultw1837]

Well the beat stop is part of the instrumental but yesh

[@W-I463]

😂 I love that image

[@elmagdalenas]

😂😂😂

[@MrJadePinwheel]

​@@kultw1837 That's why it's a rephrasing of

[@DRDR3ADSA]

Holy shit I'm dying fam 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂

[@hardlyworking_]

i would legit be impressed if he could really go that long listing that many monsters for his entire verse

[@mattoleski6848]

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[@RT-fs3tt]

He definitely did some booth googlin !

[@Hypno_BPM]

if it rhymed it would’ve been unique af

[@LILGHETTI]

Kanye: the song is called monster Jay z: say no mo

[@DJTechWizard]

“Say less my guy!”

[@ViceUltra]

say less about stuff and more monsters

[@joshuanwogu2356]

😄😄😂😂

[@Usernamebeentaken]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@viljamtheninja]

Kanye: no mo

[@twstedon7435]

the way he finished the verse with babadook was hilarious

[@danielmart212]

And then mic drop lmaooo

[@FALL-LAFF-7477]

Missing diddy, yo.

[@Neverfailure101]

@@FALL-LAFF-7477lmaooooooo

[@a_towngames5979]

“The Monster From Cloverfield” That’s honestly the only way I know that monster

[@thatkidwiththehoodie]

You should watch it! Good movie, great monster.

[@unhelpfulrevelations7989]

i think it's got some goofy fuckin offscreen name like cubey or ditto

[@armandraynal740]

@@thatkidwiththehoodie First cloverfield movie is mediocre but watchable, the third, the cloverfield paradox, is so obviously bad it has a 5.5 on IMDB, so, probably not worth the watch. The only good cloverfield movie is 10 cloverfield lane, by far.

[@quionedavis3202]

@@armandraynal740 tweaking when the first cloverfield came out that shit was wild

[@othellobarker1291]

@@armandraynal740 first Cloverfield not even close to mediocre

[@shadetv8605]

The monster from cloverfield! Lol

[@TheBloxDev]

As i read this he said it haha

[@roderickuzumaki6002]

It’s so straightforward 🤣

[@daishoryujin95]

It’s called Clover

[@greeneyeddemon7484]

The way he said that had me dying 🤣🤣

[@lilboat5794]

🤣🤣🤣

[@sloth2635]

All of the lights but its hust kanye naming lights

[@bayleyasher]

fiat lux red light greenlight headlight streetlight porchlight nightlight fleshlight flashlight booklight moonlight sunlight starlight spotlight limelight ringlight candlelight light of my life gleam of the knife knock your lights out doc's light in yr mouth lights upon the christmas tree lighthouse beam upon the sea darkest night before the dawn home before the lights come on

[@kewltony]

Hit Em Up by Tupac but hes naming MLB career hit leaders

[@fionabean9328]

My thoughts exactly 😂

[@henryzhang3961]

spotlight uh moonlight uh

[@simonseruwooza918]

​@@bayleyasher🤣🤣🤣. Fleshlight took me out.

[@indieoddjobs4766]

Finally shouting out the people who helped make his career over the years

[@PureNapture]

Wtf is that about?

[@BLACKSTA361]

@@PureNapture illuminati

[@iyziejane]

"shoutout everybody I met at Obama's parties, Dracula, SkellyTan, ..."

[@808sirenz9]

Jigga my hero but deep down I know he's evil lmao

[@dco1019]

@@PureNapture demons

[@Therealnickwalker]

“Penny wise the clown, Mega Godzilla, Tyrannosaurus Rex” Those three in a row were hilarious 😭😭😂😂😂😂

[@MadaraTwin]

i think he said mecha godzilla

[@FirstnameLastname-yc2mt]

Charmeleon, wartortle, Mewtwo, tentacruel Aerodactyl, ammonite, slowpoke, pidgeot, arbok, that's all folks! Give me a Grammy and I demand your respect!

[@dilldell4722]

I am not sure I would put T Rex on a list of monsters but still pretty awesome nonetheless

[@KnowYourMarvelNews]

@@dilldell4722 T-Rex was a movie monster for Jurassic Park, so in my head that’s the specific one lol

[@dilldell4722]

@@KnowYourMarvelNews Works for me lol.

[@synthsauce]

*THE MONSTER FROM CLOVERFIELD*

[@ajproductions7357]

Lmaoo!!!

[@tibortibljas6374]

read the comment just as he said it lmao

[@t3rrschxx102]

@@tibortibljas6374 same

[@JJEHUTYY]

@@t3rrschxx102 same literally lmao

[@joshuagunter954]

Leave it at 444 likes.

[@Superman-um9pd]

"The babadook" that sealed it for me😂

[@Louie.Oxford]

totally

[@ROSCOE16000]

The way he says “skelytan” is so good 💀

[@cha.numba1]

This is actually fire... lmao the babadook

[@rockrhymrr]

THIS IS SUPER TRASH!!!! HOW IS IT FIRE! HE'S OFF BEAT AND NOY RHYMING! JUST READING A LIST OF CREATURES! MAN SOME PEOPLE HAVE LOW EXPECTATIONS! THEY THINK EASY IS HARD AND TRASH IS SKILL!!

[@cha.numba1]

🤣 lol at u if u think this is Jay's actual verse Get a life

[@rockrhymrr]

Oh.. well bro idk! Hahaha sounds like him! So what is this actually for?

[@cha.numba1]

Somebody chopped up ALL his verses and compiled this, took time effort creativity etc, and pieced together to just be monster names. Fire

[@cha.numba1]

@D. MK. Either or 🤷🏿‍♂️. If u told me it was affion Crockett I'd still say i was entertained

[@alex_navas]

Sasquatch Godzilla King Kong Loch Ness Goblin Ghoul A zombie with no conscience Dracula Moth man Dragon Basilisk Leprechaun Mummy Minotaur Werewolf Mermaid Frankenstein Troll Invisible man Ghost Xenomorph Abominable snowman Gremlin Chupacabra Manticore Cyclops Swamp man Cthulhu Giant snake Cerberus The monster from Cloverfield Hydra Balrog The creature from the black lagoon Pennywise the clown Mechagodzilla Tyrannosaurus-rex Giant squid Sirens Boogie Man Gargoyle Goat man Sand worm Medusa Skinwalker Skeleton Bowser Pumpkin man Scarecrow Chimaera Sphynx Centaur Candyman Pyramid head Bride of Frankenstein The Münsters The Rancor The Sarlacc Freddie Kruger The Babadook

[@hva25]

Damn this verse got me 🥵

[@AceLooneyLoz]

Real

[@AmunSun3]

Had to run the track back just to read the lyrics to the verse as he raps. Now I can spit like Jay Z. Thanks.

[@viletoxxie]

spittin

[@AceLooneyLoz]

@@AmunSun3 among us

[@MrBazzdoc]

Having the genius to rhyme skellytan with pumpkin man is what makes Jay-Z a legend. It's unbelievable to think this was a freestyle. Straight off the dome. Wow!

[@sanjithd3343]

This was Jay-Z's greatest verse since his song "Dead Presidents" where he listed down every dead president till Richard Nixon.

[@wanderlustwarrior]

Has someone made that video yet?

[@iyziejane]

"skellytan" and "gremilan" is a twist on impersonating Jay-Z that no human impersonator has done

[@drewpeterson9236]

I was honestly very disappointed when I realized this was an AI and these weren’t all ripped from actual songs of his.

[@Resjek]

My day has been ruined

[@schematicb5393]

Well shit; I just found that out now. I'm disappointed too

[@99tillinfinity]

you deserve it, why would he use those monsters in other songs lol

[@crnkmnky]

@@lolOloveOlol21 Drew probably thought Udders went through every Jay Z song to find references to monsters.

[@FranklinXVI]

@@99tillinfinity Referencing them?

[@adamarnold3893]

This was the MBDTF Fantano listened to

[@roddywells6810]

The part where he says “the Babadook” really hit deep

[@elijahfordsidioticvarietys8770]

I could listen to this all day. Especially when he gets to the really obscure ones from old B movies.

[@planetzoot7410]

Creature of the black lagoon

[@elijahfordsidioticvarietys8770]

@@planetzoot7410 that’s not obscure or a B movie.

[@planetzoot7410]

@@elijahfordsidioticvarietys8770 I wouldn’t know, I’ve seen like five movies

[@senorsavage8702]

@@elijahfordsidioticvarietys8770 get off his nuts

[@Petra999]

@@elijahfordsidioticvarietys8770 your life is worse than a b movie

[@jerk3554]

THE MONSTER FROM CLOVERFIELD 🗣🗣

[@haydenfisher1387]

This is like him summoning Personas or something lol

[@igotbit9454]

😂😂

[@mammothplant]

HEH

[@ivanthaboi]

I'm done bruh. Jay z in persona 6 when?

[@williamfranco7526]

“THE MONsta FrOm CLovERFieLD” hardest bar in the game

[@miyagitaughtme]

Mummy and Pumpkin Man took me the fuck out. I love everything about this video. 😭

[@novemberreign6023]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@landongibbs8678]

I lost it at mummy because there’s a subtle nanosecond pause right before and after he says it that just sent me

[@miyagitaughtme]

@@landongibbs8678 the quickness but yet subtle way he said that shit, man. 😭

[@aviewfromthesquare4929]

It is so funny because it’s Pumpkin “Head” not pumpkin man 😂😂😂😂

[@jonasdickens4828]

This is unironically better than the original verse

[@johnpanicker7590]

Agree lmao

[@teejayscottzilla6804]

Factz

[@spliffnotes8359]

This would actually have been a super meta, creative verse

[@War-child_]

This shit made me laugh for 2 minutes straight, the internet is an artform

[@krusher181]

Art forms exist on the internet.

[@chicken6727]

Its not even that bad of a verse its just that Nicki’s verse, ye’s verse, and the outro are all so good

[@shimshawcreamtime2845]

Nah it’s just a trash verse

[@fadibokinno3465]

It's bad . But Jay is the best

[@jayyy1677]

@@fadibokinno3465 nice pfp

[@Hyphaen]

@@vayunlohani441 it wasn’t bad, just very theatrical compared to his usual style of verse. Worked really well with the song as it was in the ‘dark fantasy’ section, but in a traditional hip hop sense wouldn’t be great

[@certified9104]

@@fadibokinno3465 Jay isn't the best 😂

[@kilonzok7803]

"Mecha Godzilla" 🤣

[@RJames-uy2mt]

I can’t believe they left out vampires and bloodsuckers. They were right there for the taking in the original verse.

[@vinnyseed1142]

When he said "Leprechaun Mummy Minotaur" Felt that

[@unhelpfulrevelations7989]

this meme changed my mind about jay's verse being bad, I kinda look forward to hearing it now

[@weirdally1876]

Oh really I always loved his verse! Not the best in the song but I liked when he named the monsters 😂😂

[@Xdxdxdxd67]

I guess it’s an AI not the actual Jay-Z

[@weirdally1876]

@@Xdxdxdxd67 hah I know but he does say the first few in Monster

[@hawns5198]

I lost it at pumpkin man 🤣🤣🤣

[@treyebillups8602]

I actually lost it when he said “grem-a-lin”

[@s1mplem4gic58]

0:52 “the Babadook” 🦁🦁 I can’t get over that part 🤣

[@BlazeOGlory25]

“Creature from the black lagoon” 💀💀💀💀

[@kidkharii]

I swear that shi killed me

[@gwenpolo1307]

Surprised he didn't bring up The Beat From Twenty Thousand Fathoms

[@gwenpolo1307]

*The Beast

[@FlowerHaze]

I like how the way he reads the different names just progressively sounds lazier over time LOL

[@blkbird]

Skelly-ten

[@treyebillups8602]

AI will do that

[@dabbopabblo]

That's a biproduct of the computer generated voice

[@lordlemond1350]

"The Bride of Frankenstein" 🤣🤣

[@mierardi88]

Wendigoon's next iceberg be like

[@rileyhamilton]

i can't believe jay z listed 4 monsters in a song called monster and it's been talked about for years

[@kieranriches1089]

It was 7 actually

[@blkbird]

What do they have in common

[@karlhendrikse]

At least it was only one of them that didn't have a conscience

[@stephenhorgan7110]

@@blkbird they were all in Paris

[@SomebodyPerfectly]

@@stephenhorgan7110 At a fashion show

[@dawsonhicks5929]

For some reason the inclusion of Mechagodzilla was hilarious to me

[@colinothebambino]

Jay-Z's deep lyrics here indicate a mastery unlike any other rapper, that master of course being that he's a big Scooby Doo fan

[@emil8366]

He missed slender man but I won’t hold it against him 🤣🤣

[@bentheturntableguy182]

Skelly-tan

[@Jluyoungzone]

😂

[@cripplingdoubt7375]

"pUmPkiN MAn!" Wtf lmaoooo

[@ZbJeeBies]

this comment really did it for me 💀 i'm deceased

[@Rin-jz4ul]

I liked it when he ad-libbed “It’s Jay-Z time” and started rapping, it’s the best part of the album

[@kirjian]

Definitely one of the overused jokes in history ... wait, this is meta

[@Rin-jz4ul]

@@kirjian I’m going to be honest, I don’t even remember posting this

[@theunityofknowledge2887]

I love the shout out to the Munsters.

[@andrevitalpardue5097]

Man said Leprechaun 😂😂😂

[@sidcederwaldh7292]

Jay Zs monster is just the bad version of MF DOOMS Phantoms

[@JPZaGod]

I had never thought of that but now that you said this I cannot unhear it ever.

[@TheNinja94a]

DOOM's verse was great as usual but Open Mike Eagle's verse stole the show for me. Good rhymes with a lot of personality from a person I was unfamiliar with at the time.

[@fun2building]

@@TheNinja94a Mike's verse is so good, "he introduced himself and said 'what's your name?', for the next four days we played the exquisite corpse game"

[@clifforddean232]

When someone tries to gate keep their knowledge on monsters but you bust out the good ol Jay z verse on them. Babadook!

[@jessiesmith6676]

“The monster from Cloverfield” 👌🏾

[@polarblue2213]

who’s here after the alfo media video lmao

[@NeverNotJune]

Me lol

[@-Scrapper-]

god damn algorithm recommended me this under that video

[@stickman5741]

The algorithm. It has its ways.

[@stickman5741]

@@-Scrapper- The algorithm. It has its ways.

[@SOBEKCrocodileGod]

Me lol

[@jesse8924]

Holy shit, we recovered a lost PokeRap verse.

[@dabbopabblo]

Not at all, he didn't rap any of that

[@Alvaro-tv9dm]

I listen to this twice to brush my teeth

[@rojax_thevoicetm2385]

Skelly-Tan is fucking killing me

[@Mozes316]

I must say, the man knows his monsters. That's for fucking sure.

[@joelochalvinfinns3487]

This is my favorite video.

[@LeeTSimba]

0:25 the monster from Cloverfield, I'm beyond dead 😂

[@jckushington]

I could’ve sworn he was about to say John Cena at one point 😂

[@adrienbrody6778]

THE MONSTER FROM CLOVERFIELD!!!!

[@preposteroussvideos]

He's summoning them yall

[@owenchapman8320]

The Monster from Cloverfield is my favorite

[@xpolarroidd3313]

"creature from the black lachraaaaw" -Jay Z

[@DealthTheGreat]

when the beat drops at 0:12 its hilarious dude this is comedy gold

[@megapussyratchetmegazord_3760]

When he said "Sasquatch, lochness, king Kong" I really felt that.

[@dabbopabblo]

He didn't say those, a computer did

[@bluegriffen7539]

@@dabbopabblo 💀

[@dabbopabblo]

@@bluegriffen7539 its mind blowing people are so deaf they cant tell a human voice from a voice to text voice

[@stashatstake]

@@dabbopabblo I shan't fall for it

[@elijahthomas1525]

This should be the only video on KZbin

[@malpheus4299]

The way he said chimera inflicted psychic damage.

[@mapetidye]

When You’re a kid and they ask you what You saw in the corner of the room

[@schematicb5393]

LMAO

[@Yungwolfo]

THE MONSTA FROM CLOVERFIELD

[@schematicb5393]

The horror fan in me enjoys this more than the actual song

[@DizzyDizzle]

"Dracula, Frankenstein, the Blob, Jaws 2, these are movies that are on my netflix queue!"

[@ambskater97]

“Werewolf, mermaid, Frankenstein, troll” went hard

[@connorlonergan4967]

Skelly-tan got me lol

[@sv9618]

Dude the time it must have taken to do this for 55 seconds must have been unreal. That’s some dedication there 🤝

[@dabbopabblo]

What are you talking about? It's obviously a computer generated voice not him, are you deaf?

[@skengasaurus]

@@dabbopabblo All I hear is the original verse, but sped up a little bit. Are you in fact deaf?

[@nidhishshivashankar4885]

That’s what she said 👉😎👉

[@UserUser-lh7hs]

@@dabbopabblo Calm down, he didn't think it was him. He assumed he manually spliced bits of the verse/random versus together and didn't know it was an ai.

[@orsonwelles4254]

@@nidhishshivashankar4885 😂

[@maklame3318]

Biggest occultist

[@7onelyheartz]

“The monster from cloverrrrefiEEld” took me out 😂

[@andrewreisman2371]

Tag yourself I'm grem-a-lin

[@AlexZeis]

I’m goat mahnnn

[@sharktamer]

im skelly tan

[@theversatilehunter3651]

I'm broogieman

[@qmenuei5609]

Abominable snowman

[@_trashmandan_2903]

Creature from the black lagoon

[@robliberachi]

Mermaid, Invisible Man, and Pumpkin Man got me dead💀💀💀💀💀💀

[@lemonlemonlemonlemon7494]

dear god, he knows so much, i’d definitely take the dinner

[@djcharlez]

“Creature From The Black Lagewwwwn” 🤣🤣🤣

[@sterlingchapman5367]

BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN 💀

[@tomimpala]

ey this goes hard

[@Seansadventure]

This kinda reminds me of something they would do on a 80s rap track

[@eltel104]

This has a distinctly Lonely Island feel to it

[@SawdustMusic-rd8mj]

I THREW IT ON THE GROOIOOOWNNNND

[@sethkorum]

I'm feeling a strong 10 on this record

[@joseh642]

Jay would def pronounce gremlin like that lol

[@yusufyilmaz6623]

The monster from “Cloverfield” 😤😤😤🥶

[@greeneyeddemon7484]

I don’t know why this showed up on my time line, but thank you 🤣

[@DiggyDougSauce94]

If Jayz *actually* knew about Pyramid head idk what I'd do with that information

[@alcoholically4280]

“The monstah from cloverfield”😭😭

[@kidflim5957]

i needed this. bless

[@mamons_2339]

"We didnt start the fire"

[@pasanio]

Skele tan 🤣🤣

[@theweastwumbologist]

Cthulu and MehDUSA got me lmao

[@cuckmulligan]

I've imagined some version of this video ever since I first listened to Monster. Watching it finally, it feels like I've come home.

[@grantdanasty]

Every time I listen to Monster now, I keep going “did they cut Jay-Zs verse short?” lol

[@MonstrousDigwe]

"The monster from Cloverfield" LMAO