Jay-Z The Dynasty Album 20th Anniversary thread

[Newark88]

Listening to the new Benny album actually reminded me that this month marks 20 years since the Dynasty dropped. Originally this was suppose to be a Roc-A-Fella compilation album (hence why almost all the songs are feature heavy). But last minute, Jay turned it to his official 5th album. It's to be noted that this album was sort of like a precursor to the Blueprint and era of sped up soul sample production that would define the sound of early 00's Roc-A-Fella. It introduced Just Blaze, Kanye, and Bink's sound to the mainstream public. When it was out in real time I fukked with it heavy and after revisiting it, a good portion of it still holds up while others still feel like very 2000 sounding. But with The Blueprint dropping a year later and being herald as a classic, I always felt the Dynasty got overlooked and in some way a lil underappreciated.

 

[Air Nikes N Hats]

I remember Roc-La-Familia & Outkast's Stankonia both dropping same day, going to my mom/pop music store and copping them both on disc. Times have changed, but Roc-La Familia still gets burn from time to time. I have it on my iPhone minus the 2 solo tracks that Jay wasn't on.......Soon You'll Understand, 1-900-Hustler, & Guilty Until Innocent have aged well IMO.

Also lets not forget, I believe that was Freeways first time on a track, and it was after that verse on 1-900-Hustler.....I recall people highly anticipating his debut album.

 

[Aje]

Bink!

 

[BigSteve]

I remember Roc-La-Familia & Outkast's Stankonia both dropping same day, going to my mom/pop music store and copping them both on disc. Times have changed, but Roc-La Familia still gets burn from time to time. I have it on my iPhone minus the 2 solo tracks that Jay wasn't on.......Soon You'll Understand, 1-900-Hustler, & Guilty Until Innocent have aged well IMO.

Also lets not forget, I believe that was Freeways first time on a track, and it was after that verse on 1-900-Hustler.....I recall people highly anticipating his debut album.

Got em both too same day, and Three 6 Underground Vol 3. Remember it like it wasn't 20 years ago...

 

[Devil Plisken…CMS]

This is worth....a thread?

 

[mson]

This is worth....a thread?

Why not?

 

[the cool]

Why not?

cuz album was meh

 

[Tasha And]

2000 to Infinity

 

[Yehuda]

Get a job, holla at Perdue.

 

[Newark88]

 

[Love Sosa]

Love this album. Probably my most played Jay album besides blueprint

 

[Canon]

i think Prodigy HNIC was the same day

 

[Formerly known as...]

When that Intro hit, boy

 

[Prez2032]

Intro, this can’t be life, soon you’ll understand make the album a classic. Basically Rough version of blueprint

 

[JA_Carter]

Listened to it last week and I’ve always believe it’s Jay’s most underrated album.

8.5/10 for me. It was the last time we got ‘hood’ Jay Z, he transitioned into ‘businessman’ Jay on Blueprint.

Another point, Freeway was great on this but Beanie really stole the show on this album