If Nas didn't kill it in '94 Jay finished it off in '96.At 47 years old, Songwriter Hall of Fame Inductee, Sean Carter entered his third decade in the industry with a project reminiscent of his past At 47 years old, Songwriter Hall of Fame Inductee, Sean Carter entered his third decade in the industry with a project reminiscent of his past - in both story and sound. Now he whispers all the time and it makes his message sound weak even if it should mean something. One of the most important differences between Jay now and then is the fact that you could hear the conviction in his voice then. "Regrets" is one of the best songs on the album but you can't pick your favorite.
JAY Z REASONABLE DOUBT REVIEW PLUS
Plus with Biggie on a track it has one of the best rap duos of all time. Don't just skim through the album or you'll miss a lot. Ask yourself what percentage is you?" Really. "The percentage who don't understand is larger than the percentage who do. Great word play on every track, (you have to really listen to what he's saying).
Matter of fact I think as far as Hip-Hop goes only one other album is as good or better and that's Illmatic. Jay-Z never made another album this good. Not my idea of an awesome comeback album, but pretty good nonetheless.)īut back this Reasonable Doubt classic, BUY THIS NOW if you don't own it.
Would've been the perfect album to completely retire on, until. Excellent double album from him, with some filler that should not have made the album.) He did the majority of SOLO and made one of the best albums of 2001.)īlueprint 2.The Gift and The Curse (4 stars. Released on 9/11/01, the day I bought it, this album is CLASSIC material. He mananged to try and make stars out of Beanie, Bleek, and Amil, guess who it worked for, otherwise, he offered some gems on this one, check out "Streets Is Talking", "Stick 2 Da Script", and "Parking Lot Pimping".) Seriously, his most disappointing album, nuff said. Vol.3.Life and Times of S.Carter (3 1/2 stars. Classic? Not really, the title track, "N**** What N**** Who", "Money, Cash, H***", and "A Week Ago" are bangers, the rest of the album is boring for the most part and it lost SERIOUS points with me because nearly EVERY song featured another artist.) This album is excellent, even with the things Jay-Z was going through during the making of the album, otherwise, it's great, and "Streets is Watching," "Imaginary Player", "Friend Or Foe 98", "You Must Love Me" and the album's BEST track "Where I'm From" make this album worthwhile) 1 (4 1/2 stars, with the exception of 3 songs, you know what they are if you own this album. Before you see my overall opinion on this masterpiece, let's do a little rundown on the Jay-Z albums "post Reasonable Doubt." Most cats might've slept on Jigga during 96, but years later, those same cats' eyes bugged with surprise when they heard this for the first time. I could go on and on about this album, but let me just say that it's an awesome experience listening to this. Many artists don't score too big with the first album, but Jay-Z, just like Nas, The Notorious B.I.G., Rakim, among others, scored, and he hit a home run. What's in this album is ABSENT from hip hop today: lyrics, originally, true subject matter, consistency. THIS album is NOTHING like you would find in hip hop today. My favorite MC at the same (and still is today) Nas was reigning supreme with the release of his EXCELLENT sophomore album "It Was Written." But, little did I know that Jay-Z, at the time an almost unknown, would drop such an album that would be described as classic in every sense of the word. Man, in 1996, hip hop was a different place.
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