Jay-Z ranks his own albums...

[Soymuscle Mike]

I know I’m in the minority by A LOT...but I really don’t care for The Black Album...at all.

I always thought it was a corny concept, he was still fully in his crybaby mode after losing the battle. "We'll see what happens if I no longer exist ".

It's aged the worst out of all his albums imo.

 

[Conscious Pilot]

Classic Prime Jay:

1. RD
2. Vol1
3. Vol2
4. Vol3

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Good:

5. Black Album
6. Dynasty

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Meh:


7. Blueprint
8. American Gangster
9. 444

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Garbage:

10. BP2
11. Magna Carta
12. BP3
13. KC

Blueprint “meh”?

 

[Stone]

No it’s not. It’s only gotten that classic label because Jay has literally forced everyone to accept that. That shyt is not on the same plane as 36, Illmatic, RTD, OB4CL, etc. shyt I’d put Ironman and It’s dark over it.

There’s a difference between HoF athletes and All time great athletes, same for music. Just because RD isn’t an all time great genre defining album doesn’t mean it’s not a classic

 

[THE 101]

Vol 2 isn't a good album.

 

[Piff Perkins]

Vol 2 and American Gangster are overrated as hell and great examples of narrative/spin winning out over reality IMO...

 

[puppetmaster]

Son too critical of Vol. I

Has some of his best work

Sunshine ain’t that bad and it don’t knock it down that much

I’ve always felt that way. Some of his best moments purely as an emcee happened on that album

 

[Mr Rager]

Stop hating on american gangster

 

[Ukbrotha]

The Black album
American gangster
The Blueprint
Reasonable doubt
Dynasty
Vol1
444
Watch the throne
Vol 2


I don't listen to the others.

 

[JA_Carter]

1. Reasonable Doubt (classic, 10/10)
2. Watch the Throne (classic, 9.5/10)
3. Blueprint (classic, 9.5/10)
4. American Gangster (classic, 9.5/10)
5. In My Lifetime (underrated classic, 9.5/10, take away two songs and this is neck and neck with RD)
6. Black Album (classic, 9.5/10)
7. Hard Knock Life (9/10)
8. Dynasty (8.5/10)
9. Vol 3 (8.5/10)
10. 4.44 (8.5/10, great but overrated imo)
11. Blueprint 2 (8/10)
12. Blueprint 3 (7.5/10)
13. Kingdom Come (7/10, can’t lie I liked this more than most especially the first half)
14. MCHG (6.5/10)

 

[Love Sosa]

For me

Blueprint
Black Album
RD
Dynasty
Vol 1
Vol 3
Vol 2
444
Blueprint 2
American gangster
Blueprint 3
Kingdom come
MCHG

 

[bigdaddy88]

RD
BA
AG
BP
4:44

Those are his top 5 .BP Is overatted lyrically, he was better on the other four i listed. But it did have a lot Jay's greatest songs and beats

 

[Tribal Outkast]

Blueprint 3 is definitely worse than The Dynasty lol. BP3 sounds like the year it came out, Dynasty sounds as good now as it did when it dropped. Also MCHG is too high,

 

[yourgod]

I cant be the only one that thinks vol2 is trash. That shyt belongs down there with Kingdom come
& MCHG. Just because it was his commercial breakout album doesn't mean it was good

 

[OHSNAP!]

Vol 2 was his worst besides BP3 and Magna Farta. You can always tell the peabrains championing for that weedplate. N What N Who, Ride Or Die, If I Should Die, Reservoir Dogs, Paper Chase, Like That got some of the worst beats Jay ever spat on

If BP, AG, Vol 1, TBA and RD ain't your top 5, you must be out of your mind (granted I never heard 4:44, so if that was great to you OK). Dynasty was excellent as well. KC has some overlooked gems

 

[OHSNAP!]

I always thought it was a corny concept, he was still fully in his crybaby mode after losing the battle. "We'll see what happens if I no longer exist ".

It's aged the worst out of all his albums imo.

In 2020 when he's considered one of the GOATs by everyone...really? So many brainfried morons on this site...