Ranking Jay-Z albums...

[PHamm]

In order:

Blueprint
Blueprint 2
Volume 2
Black Album
Reasonable Doubt
Kingdom Come
Volume 3
Volume 1
Dynasty
Blueprint 3
Watch The Throne
American Gangster


After BP, he doesn't really have any other real classics. Lot of quantity but not a whole lot of quality.

 

[PHamm]

Seriously WDF had ppl ranking RD over BP and TBA?

Imo BP and TBA blow RD out of the water

but hov told these Stans that RD was classic. So, of course, they're gonna be gassing up RD, when in reality no one gave a fukk about RD until like 2001.

 

[notorious8562]

but hov told these Stans that RD was classic. So, of course, they're gonna be gassing up RD, when in reality no one gave a fukk about RD until like 2001.

Whether it was overlooked at the time or not, it's still BY FAR his most lyrical album. It's not even close really.

If Blueprint is a classic (it's pretty borderline to me), it's classic because of the production.

 

[The 2020 New Member]

no shyt. we did this a month ago and jigga ain't put out no new shyt since then.




























































it's like gahl...the nerve of some people!

 

[Headcase]

1. Reasonable Doubt (5 Stars)
2. American Gangster (5 Stars)
3. The Blueprint (4 1/2 Stars)
4. The Black Album (4 1/2 Stars)
5. Watch the Throne (with Kanye West) (4 Stars)
6. Vol. 1: In My Lifetime (3 1/2 Stars)
7. Blueprint 2: the Gift and the Curse (3 Stars)
8. Blueprint 3 (3 Stars)
9. Vol. 2: Hard Knock Life (2 1/2 Stars)
10. Kingdom Come (2 1/2 Stars)
11. The Dynasty: Roc La Familia (2 Stars)
12. Vol 3: The Life and Times of S. Carter (1 Star)

I didn't rate the collab albums with R Kelly cause I've never listened to them, and I don't ever plan to.

 

[ManBearPig]

Reasonable Doubt
The Blueprint
American Gangster
Black Album
Vol 1
WTT
Dynasty
Vol 3
Blueprint 2
Vol 2
Blueprint 3
Kingdom Come

 

[Izanami]

The Black Album (5/5)
Reasonable Doubt (5/5)
The Blueprint (5/5)
American Gangster (4.5/5)
Blueprint 2 (4.25/5)
Vol.1 (4/5)
Vol.3 (3.5/5)
Vol. 2 (3.5/5)
Kingdom Come (3/5)
Blueprint 3 (2.5/5)

 

[SummerNights]

Blueprint
Reasonable Doubt
Black Album
American Gangster
Vol 2
WTT
Vol 1
Blueprint 3
Dynasty
Blueprint 2
Vol 3
Kingdom Come

 

[PHamm]

Whether it was overlooked at the time or not, it's still BY FAR his most lyrical album. It's not even close really.

If Blueprint is a classic (it's pretty borderline to me), it's classic because of the production.

the combination of the best of his "dumb down" era raps/flows + that production >>> RD

 

[PHamm]

And in regards, to Kingdom Come... I hate that album when it came out. I held a grudge against it. now I think it's a deep album.

 

[tirademode]

Reasonable Doubt
Blueprint
Black Album
Dynasty
American Gangster
Vol.3
Blueprint 2
Vol.1
Vol.2
Kingdom Come
Blueprint 3

 

[Homeboy Runny-Ray]

reasonable doubt was only overlooked by mainstream commercial rap fans and kids who fall under the same category.

if youre gonna count "watch the throne", then you might as well count "best of both worlds", cuz the 1st BOBW is better than WTT.

1. reasonable doubt
2. volume 2
3. blueprint 1
4. black album
5. volume 1
6. blueprint 2
7. dynasty
8. volume 3
9. american gangster
10. best of both worlds 1

now for the un-mentionables:
11. blueprint 3
12. watch the throne
13. kingdom come
14. best of both worlds 2

 

[OG Talk]

1-The Blueprint
2-American Gangster
3-Reasonable Doubt


Everything else just blurs together as a bunch of pop pandering mixed in with classic songs and inconsistent themes...He has songs that I love on almost every album except BP3..But a lot of skippable tracks and dated sounding material (especially the Neptunes beats)..

Suprised to see the Black Album ranked so high on so many lists...When listened to in proper context it's actually pretty cringe worthy and laughable...

 

[Absolut da poet ®]

How would you rank Hov's 12 albums (WTT included) best to worst?

Respect (most of) yalls opinions, so i'm curious.


Mine looks something like this:

Reasonable Doubt

BluePrint

Vol. 2

Vol. 1

Vol. 3

Dynasty

American Gangsta

Blueprint 3

Blueprint2

Black Album





Kingdom Come

Watch the throne is a Kanye album to me.

 

[Absolut da poet ®]

1.Reasonable Doubt
2. The Blueprint
3. Vol. 2
4. American Gangster
5. Kingdome Come
6. Black Album
7. BP2
8. Vol.1
9. Dynasty
10. Vol. 3
11. WTT
12. Blueprint 3
13. BOBW
14. BOBW 2

interesting

name your top 5 hov songs

mine:

regrets
can I live
I'm like that
dead presidents
where I'm from










and you'll off yaself over the number 5 pick no matter what it is lol