I'm going to start posting up classic Hip-Hop albums for those who don't have them, or maybe you only have a few songs off the album, either way.

Logically, I'd do it chronologically, but I've been listening to this album WWWAAAAAAYYYY too much to loaft on it now.

Honestly, there is too many good songs on this. Every single song is a fuckin' banger, and offers a different view into Jay-Z. Being his first album, Jay made a name for himself quickly. Look, I'm not going to tell you how many "Best records of all time" charts this album has been on, or how many awards it has won, or how much it has influenced what current Hip-Hop is. All I'll say is that if you download any one thing from my blog, make it this. This album is so good, both my dad and mum like it, and often times play it in the car (weird i know) JUST CLICK THE PICTURE AND IT'LL DOWNLOAD.

I don't know how to put an album like this into words, every summary seems to miss something, and it's just the type of thing that you have to listen to to understand. Jay was one of the first husters to come out of NYC, talking about the street in a mature way, and seperating himself from every other hustler with a mixtape. Instantly, you get the vibe that he's a boss, a don, and a man, instead of some young kid with some crackrocks. This is partly due to his lyrical tallent, I think its undenyable that Jay is by far one of the best lyricists of all time, and there are few better examples of this than Reasonable Doubt. Im'ma stop talking, download the album. I don't care if you don't like Rap. Download it.



"He's cocky bordering on arrogant, but playful and witty, and exudes an effortless, unaffected cool throughout. And even if he's rapping about rising to the top instead of being there, his material obsessions are already apparent [...] the album's defining cut might [...] be the brief "22 Two's," which not only demonstrates Jay-Z's extraordinary talent as a pure freestyle rapper, but also preaches a subtle message through its club hostess: Bad behavior gets in the way of making money. Perhaps that's why Jay-Z waxes reflective, not enthusiastic, about the darker side of the streets."

"Reasonable Doubt peaked at #23 on the Billboard 200, a rank lower than Jay-Z's future studio albums,[24] and it was certified platinum on February 7, 2002. The album received positive reviews from music critics. Allmusic awarded it five stars, Entertainment Weekly ranked it B+[25] and The Source gave it four mics, but later changed it to a full five mic rating. In 1998, it was listed one of The Source's 100 Best Rap Albums. It also ranks on top albums lists by Rolling Stone (2003's "The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time"), Blender (2003's "500 CDs You Must Own Before You Die"), Vibe (2004's "51 Albums Representing a Generation, a Sound and a Movement") and Hip Hop Connection (2006's "The 100 Greatest Rap Albums 1995-2005")."





ALSO, check out the "Making Of"