If someone asked me about prime Jay-Z aka "what makes Jay-Z who he is", I'd play them this song.
This shyt is lethal
and Dame did the beat?!
With all respect due to Reasonable Doubt, this shyt is better than ANYTHING on that album. Obviously RD says deeper shyt, but the artistic swagger of Jay-Z in the Vol 2 era is really what makes Jay-Z a GOAT candidate. This beat is so nasty
And that fukkin chorus! 
This shyt is lethal

and Dame did the beat?!

With all respect due to Reasonable Doubt, this shyt is better than ANYTHING on that album. Obviously RD says deeper shyt, but the artistic swagger of Jay-Z in the Vol 2 era is really what makes Jay-Z a GOAT candidate. This beat is so nasty

