Reasonable DoubtJAŸ-Z · 1996

pitchfork

9.4

“There is nothing like the debut of Jay Z, a stroke of genius chronicling the life of a 26-year-old drug kingpin from the Marcy Houses with a love for craft unrivaled elsewhere in his work.”

Miguel

9.3

“Not a JAY-Z fan by any means but this is a ridiculously good rap album. From front to back it’s packed with non stop rappers ng over east coast beats that keeps you engaged the full run time of the album. I think I’ve been underrating JAY-Z this full time because I’ve never really understood the hype and the status around his name but this debut album just shows how he got that. Top songs are ‘Can’t Knock The Hustle’ ft Mary J. Blige ‘Brooklyns Finest’ ft Notorious B.I.G. ‘Dead Presidents II’ ‘Regrets’ ‘Dead Presidents’ ‘Bring It On’ ft Big Jaz & Sauce Money ‘Coming Of Age’ ft Memphis Bleek”