Yeah, I know this is an obvious choice, but really.... this song is bad. It's a party song that sounds so god damn mopey. I just don't get the point. And NO, it is not clever/subversive for sounding "depressing" while having party lyrics. It's far too out of touch and, uh, dumb to be that. So yeah it's just a boring mess of mopey **** and it's supposed to be like an anthem or something? idgi
OK, this song is really stupid. The first time I heard it, my jaw dropped in disgust. Jay-Z's rapping here is really really bad. Instead of the hungry, talented god we see Jay-Z as he is completely complacent here. His phrases always seem half-finished and he never switches it up or gives us something unexpected. Also, the most cringe-worthy part is when he samples Nirvana. Not that I hold SMTS or Nirvana to any high standards that can't be touched, but it's really just lazy whining and a random reference to an obviously better song. Moving on, Justin Timberlake tries his best to sound like Bruno Mars for god knows why because Bruno Mars sucks. Overall it's just bad at everything it does and made me ashamed to be a Jay-Z fan.
How can We Can't Stop sound depressing in any way? Either way it's a shame that these ~urban~ Rihanna leftovers had to ruin Bangerz because Rooting For My Baby and Adore You were pretty listenable.