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Definitive Jay Z album rankings: a thread
18.Everything is love
The highly anticipated album from the power couple, honestly I never thought they had much musical chemistry, was kind of awful to be honest
Favorite track:friends
The highly anticipated album from the power couple, honestly I never thought they had much musical chemistry, was kind of awful to be honest
Favorite track:friends
17.collision course
The collaboration nobody asked for between Jigga and Linkin Park, nobody would’ve been mad if they made like a song a piece together for their respective albums individually
Favorite track: encore/numb
The collaboration nobody asked for between Jigga and Linkin Park, nobody would’ve been mad if they made like a song a piece together for their respective albums individually
Favorite track: encore/numb
16.Unfinished business
The collaboration between heavyweights R kelly and Jay Z failed to live up to their blockbuster 1st album, had a couple cool tracks but it was a mess honestly
Favorite Track:big chips
The collaboration between heavyweights R kelly and Jay Z failed to live up to their blockbuster 1st album, had a couple cool tracks but it was a mess honestly
Favorite Track:big chips
15.magna carta holy grail
Expected a lot more prior to the release especially with all who was involved, but this was arguably Jay Z at his worst as an MC, production was incredible though.
Favorite Track: Oceans
Expected a lot more prior to the release especially with all who was involved, but this was arguably Jay Z at his worst as an MC, production was incredible though.
Favorite Track: Oceans
14. Kingdom Come
Hov’s return from retirement, good amount of enjoyable tracks, you could hear the rust though, production was great per usual
Favorite track:Oh my God
Hov’s return from retirement, good amount of enjoyable tracks, you could hear the rust though, production was great per usual
Favorite track:Oh my God
13. Best of both worlds
Before WATTBA with Drake and Future, this collab paved the way for hitmakers from different worlds creating fun hits for the seasons, r kelly and Jay Z both did what they were both best at in this pretty enjoyable collab
Favorite track: Green light
Before WATTBA with Drake and Future, this collab paved the way for hitmakers from different worlds creating fun hits for the seasons, r kelly and Jay Z both did what they were both best at in this pretty enjoyable collab
Favorite track: Green light
12. The Blueprint 3
Many dont like this project, but it was the first album of Jay’s I heard in full growing up, great production and we see a 40 year old rapper construct hit after hit and get into different pockets
Favorite track: Forever Young
Many dont like this project, but it was the first album of Jay’s I heard in full growing up, great production and we see a 40 year old rapper construct hit after hit and get into different pockets
Favorite track: Forever Young
11. The Blueprint 2
The long runtime of the album plagues it from being ranked higher, the album consists of some of the legendary rapper’s best b sides
Favorite track: Blueprint 2
The long runtime of the album plagues it from being ranked higher, the album consists of some of the legendary rapper’s best b sides
Favorite track: Blueprint 2
10. Watch the Throne
Grown flex raps personified, we heard some of the best production that will never be replicated, and perhaps the most grand collab to date between two hip hop heavyweights
Favorite track: the joy
Grown flex raps personified, we heard some of the best production that will never be replicated, and perhaps the most grand collab to date between two hip hop heavyweights
Favorite track: the joy
9. 4:44
Another return to form for Jay after the disaster that was the predecessor to this album in MCHG, we hear Jay at his most mature and probably at his most focused in messaging
Favorite track: marcy me
Another return to form for Jay after the disaster that was the predecessor to this album in MCHG, we hear Jay at his most mature and probably at his most focused in messaging
Favorite track: marcy me
8. Vol 2: Hard knock life
Although not the best of the volume series, this album still contained a mixture of hits and great b sides, also I believe its the most features we had on a Jay project, and it wasn’t suffocating or distracting to hear
Favorite track:Resovoir dogs
Although not the best of the volume series, this album still contained a mixture of hits and great b sides, also I believe its the most features we had on a Jay project, and it wasn’t suffocating or distracting to hear
Favorite track:Resovoir dogs
7. Dynasty Roc La Familia
Man the highs on this album are incredible, great showcasing of legendary MC Beanie Siegel, and we heard some of the deepest cuts to date from Jay himself
Favorite track: This can’t be life
Man the highs on this album are incredible, great showcasing of legendary MC Beanie Siegel, and we heard some of the deepest cuts to date from Jay himself
Favorite track: This can’t be life
6. Vol 3: Life and times of S Carter
This was Jay at his peak, rhyming, hitmaking, great hooks, great production. this was Jay as the biggest rapper in the world, the quintessential rap superstar album
Favorite track: so ghetto
This was Jay at his peak, rhyming, hitmaking, great hooks, great production. this was Jay as the biggest rapper in the world, the quintessential rap superstar album
Favorite track: so ghetto
5.American Gangster
This was Jay’s true return to form from brief retirement, the most thematic Jay album,rapping as he never left
Favorite track:ignorant shit
This was Jay’s true return to form from brief retirement, the most thematic Jay album,rapping as he never left
Favorite track:ignorant shit
4. Vol 1: In My Lifetime
This is Jay’s peak as an MC, it holds many of his best songs and is only plagued by the fact it has 2 awful songs, this was his coming out party as the best rapper in the world
Favorite track: rhyme no more,imaginary players, streets is watching
This is Jay’s peak as an MC, it holds many of his best songs and is only plagued by the fact it has 2 awful songs, this was his coming out party as the best rapper in the world
Favorite track: rhyme no more,imaginary players, streets is watching
3. The Black Album
Perhaps the most starstudded rap album production wise, this is Jay emulating his version of Carlito’s way and served as a great retirement album, before he inevitably returned like his basketball counterpart
Favorite track: Allure
Perhaps the most starstudded rap album production wise, this is Jay emulating his version of Carlito’s way and served as a great retirement album, before he inevitably returned like his basketball counterpart
Favorite track: Allure
2.The Blueprint
The biggest thing to happen on 9/11/2001, this was a hip hop master class. Whether it was the fact that every song was classic material lyrically, bink vs Ye vs Jus or the infamous nas diss, this was one of the most eventful albums ever
Ft: heart of the city
The biggest thing to happen on 9/11/2001, this was a hip hop master class. Whether it was the fact that every song was classic material lyrically, bink vs Ye vs Jus or the infamous nas diss, this was one of the most eventful albums ever
Ft: heart of the city
1. Reasonable Doubt
Every track is a classic, other than perhaps the illmatic, there has never been an introduction album this great, although I dont think he’s topped this, that isn’t a knock as classics came after it
Favorite track: d’evils, dead presidents 2,regrets
Every track is a classic, other than perhaps the illmatic, there has never been an introduction album this great, although I dont think he’s topped this, that isn’t a knock as classics came after it
Favorite track: d’evils, dead presidents 2,regrets
