Wait a minute... Jay really hasn't had a classic since 9/11/01????

[TLR Is Mental Poison]

BP1 was dude's last undisputable classic, no?

BP2 was a good album.... but not a classic
TBA was a good album.... but not a classic
KC was probably dude's worst album. How do you rap for 20 years and then make your worst album.
AG was a good album.... but not a classic
BP3 was Euro trash and trend hopping garbage

Now I'm sure camel stans will throw a fit but even @Harry B knows the deal

BP3 floored a lot of Jays nikkas as well

Dream Hampton is the homie though, OG Jay stan recognize OG Jay stan


If it's as good as WTT , but for some reason I suspect that i'll lean more towards something as average as BP3.
I think Jay has surrounded himself with too many yes men at this point, Pharrell, Timbo, Guru, Kanye all these dudes say that everything Jay drops is a classic. I'll say that when you're in the studio with someone you always feel like the shyt is a lot better than it is.

Are we finally ready to acknowledge Jay's massive fall off?

 

[Yung Yogurt]

yup just proves how much nikkas dikkride, I could make the argument that he hasn't had a classic verse in years 4real.

 

[MeachTheMonster]

I'd say AG was a classic.

And although I didn't like it personaly WTT will be remembered for a long time as well.

Edit: oh shyt I just noticed you listed the black album as "not classic" FOH that's one of jays most "classic" classic albums.

 

[CrimsonTider]

TBA> BP1

AG is classic and great concept album
BP3 is classic

WTT is the greatest rap album ever

 

[blackslash]

TBA and AG are better than BP1

 

[JetBlack]

Black Album and American Gangster.

 

[TLR Is Mental Poison]

TBA> BP1

AG is classic and great concept album
BP3 is classic

WTT is the greatest rap album ever

TBA had its moments but its also when Jay started to get on that "yall dont love me no mo"/Post Ether Stress Syndrome shyt. Ruined a lot of otherwise good songs.

Plus BP1 was a very important disc for dude's career and rap in general. It took that soul sound from relatively fringe acts like Wu Tang and brought it into the mainstream. TBA was all over the place.

AG was dull. Someone on SOHH did a version called "The Beirut Gangsta" that really stepped up the production. So I cant fukk with the original. The beats are dull and wack, and truthfully the "concept" is a little corny. Jay talking about drug dealing... wow what a new concept lmao.

 

[jimbean]

2003 was the last time he was any good

 

[blackslash]

TBA had its moments but its also when Jay started to get on that "yall dont love me no mo"/Post Ether Stress Syndrome shyt. Ruined a lot of otherwise good songs.

Plus BP1 was a very important disc for dude's career and rap in general. It took that soul sound from relatively fringe acts like Wu Tang and brought it into the mainstream. TBA was all over the place.

AG was dull. Someone on SOHH did a version called "The Beirut Gangsta" that really stepped up the production. So I cant fukk with the original. The beats are dull and wack, and truthfully the "concept" is a little corny. Jay talking about drug dealing... wow what a new concept lmao.

You're all over the place with ur shyt ur critiques change standards when u move from album to album it seems

AG is better than BP1
AG was waaay more lyrical than BP1 and the production was better

TBA was better than BP1
It was more diverse in the realm of production and flow and not to mention the impact it had due to the finalitty nature Hov imputed to it with his faux retirement...but thats besides the point

Point is ur calling BP1 classic when many people have good reason to believe TBA and AG are better than that album..

Even me as a Jay stan have to admit that album overrated as fukk

 

[Asdfhhklpiyrewss]

Black Album is classic


but AG is not

 

[TLR Is Mental Poison]

You're all over the place with ur shyt ur critiques change standards when u move from album to album it seems

AG is better than BP1
AG was waaay more lyrical than BP1 and the production was better

TBA was better than BP1
It was more diverse in the realm of production and flow and not to mention the impact it had due to the finalitty nature Hov imputed to it with his faux retirement...but thats besides the point

Point is ur calling BP1 classic when many people have good reason to believe TBA and AG are better than that album..

Even me as a Jay stan have to admit that album overrated as fukk

TBA maybe. AG hell no. And even still, TBA was 10 years ago. Jay is done making classics.

 

[Drew Wonder]

AG is borderline

but the Black Album is a classic. if you disagree, I'd like to see some of the albums from the 2000s that you consider classic....

 

[blackslash]

TBA maybe. AG hell no. And even still, TBA was 10 years ago. Jay is done making classics.

Lol how is it hell no?

When lyrically AG blows TBA and BP1 out the motherfcking water and it aint even close

ANd Jay spits more knowledge on that album than both TBA and BP1 combined nikka

Nikka plz fukk outta here

AG TBA are classics nikka

 

[Juliano Soprano]

WTT is the greatest rap album ever

nikka what

shyt ain't even a top ten duo album

 

[Bam Bam]

Black Album & American Gansgter both classics

and Kingdom Come is a much much better album than BP3