JayZ talks about being rejected by all labels
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KingsOfKings
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FluffyEyes
Mrs. Boss Lady
I love that. Setback after setback but he got it done in the end. Slow and steady wins the race.
Major figures 
He didn’t have that immediate “it” factor.
DontEemTry
Superstar
All the more reason why his run has been incredible. Even if nikkas don't believe in you, you gotta believe in yourself always.
Hov did
BK The Great
Veteran
Is Jay one of rappers who didn't have to sing on all of the hooks to sell records? It seems like, that's why people call him boring or say his albums are not good.
threattonature
Veteran
Was it really that though? With In My Lifetime 1 & 2, and Dead Presidents 1 they still were struggling to find someone to sign them. I think it was more a case of a lot of other talented rappers that aren't deemed mainstream enough. Labels care about stardom and not who can make a dope record.
FunkDoc1112
Heavily Armed
The Jigga Hate Force gonna turn up in here sooner or later.
He started in 86. He definitely didn’t have it until later on.
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It’s wild that he went from not being able to get a deal to “tricking the industry into calling him the GOAT because he campaigned for it and no one else really wanted it.”
True underdog story. Guys like Nas came into the game with all-star production ensembles [on his debut], 5-mic Source Magazine reviews, and critics hailing them as “the second coming of Rakim” off the rip.
Jay wasn’t setup to have the career that he wound up eventually having
Jay wasn’t setup to have the career that he wound up eventually having
The Unknown Hype
The One
That is interesting since reasonable doubt kinda fits into the 90s rap perfectly. And his first album actually reviewed pretty well after it came out.