Classics Discussion: Jay-Z

[Art Barr]

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24 votes for volume 1?
the album that contained sunshine and girls like?

It is the best how to rhyme jiggy instructional audio book in rap history.
Which is why records like girls like suck because of auxiliary parts.
yet, rhyme wise it is as sound a technical submission during that era and sonic landscape as there was ever submitted.


Art Barr

 

[BlackMamba824]

Make a thread and do the same and I will reply about them.
Jay is to large a draw and polarizing sellout character to have a discussion about them in his thread.
Most of the erosion comes from jay as a draw culturally.
So, I would want to keep a thread about his culture thievery about his own culture thievery.

Art Barr

Cool. I'm not the one making the threads, but I look forward to reading what you have to say once we get to those artists.

 

[10bandz]

Reasonable Doubt, Blueprint, Black Album because I can play them all the way through without skipping they also aged well

 

[jaguar paw]

Vol One doesn't age and its still dope as fukk

 

[NoHalfWay]

The Black Album has a lot of brilliant moments but I think a few of the tracks on there are just ok, to just wack (Change Clothes, Dirt of Your Shoulders, Lucifer, Justify My Thug).

Don't lump Lucifer in with those shyts

 

[Da_Eggman]

Maybe it's not a classic but vol 3 is really slept on

That album has some of jays hardest verses and innovatived songs

 

[LandryFieldsDad]

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It is the best how to rhyme jiggy instructional audio book in rap history.
Which is why records like girls like suck because of auxiliary parts.
yet, rhyme wise it is as sound a technical submission during that era and sonic landscape as there was ever submitted.


Art Barr

Technically sound.

Just sound like late 90 puffy throwaway tracks

 

[LandryFieldsDad]

Where I'm From
You Must Love Me
Streets Is Watching
Imaginary Player

I wouldn't be mad if someone says those are his four best songs ever

Those are great songs

 

[Wiles]

Voted yes for Reasonable Doubt, Blueprint and The Black Album.

 

[Middle Finga U]

I voted for the obvious three: RD, Blueprint, and The Black Album.

I know people like to shyt on In My Lifetime, vol 1, but it's probably his 4th best album. "Muthafukkas can't rhyme no more, bout crime no more"