Jay Z's Best Album? (Best Thread In Music Section)

[Brother Leon]

[Jigga Stan]
There are not many artists where you can have Hour+ long debates over their best album but Jay is definitely one of them. Hell, he's had so many..


So here it is. What do you think is his best album? In order of release.

Reasonable Doubt http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f5/Reasonable_Doubt_New.jpg/220px-Reasonable_Doubt_New.jpg

In My Lifetime Vol.1 http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c9/Jayz_inmylifetime.jpg/220px-Jayz_inmylifetime.jpg

Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a1/Jay-z-vol-2-hard-knock-life.jpg/220px-Jay-z-vol-2-hard-knock-life.jpg

Vol. 3... Life and Times of S. Carter http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/7/74/Jay-z-vol-3-life-and-times-s-carter.jpg/220px-Jay-z-vol-3-life-and-times-s-carter.jpg

The Dynasty: Roc La Familia http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/40/Jay-z-dynasty-roc-la-familia-2000.jpg/220px-Jay-z-dynasty-roc-la-familia-2000.jpg

The Blueprint: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c9/Jay-z-the-blueprint.jpg/220px-Jay-z-the-blueprint.jpg

The Blueprint 2: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9d/Jay-z-blueprint-2-gift-curse.jpg/220px-Jay-z-blueprint-2-gift-curse.jpg

The Black Album: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4f/Jay-z-black-album.jpg/220px-Jay-z-black-album.jpg

Kingdom Come: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/b5/Jayz-kingdomcome%28Front%29.jpg/220px-Jayz-kingdomcome%28Front%29.jpg

American Gangster: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/d/da/JayZ_American_Gangster_Cover.jpg/220px-JayZ_American_Gangster_Cover.jpg

The Blueprint 3: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/bb/Jay-Z_-_The_Blueprint_3.jpg/220px-Jay-Z_-_The_Blueprint_3.jpg

Reasonable doubt is widely considered his best album, but for me it is the Black Album. Maybe that comes down to what it was at the time, but it is certainly the album I play most of his.

If there is enough discussion, I will add a poll.

Inb4 3 replies and I cry over the effort.
[/Jigga Stan]

[Samuel.]

Aside from WTT, I only really like Reasonable doubt. Not a big Jay Z fan though, his voice just doesn't do it for me.

[Brother Leon]

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Enough album covers to make an advert......#Boss status

[King Gizzard]

maybe an obvious mainstream choice..The Black Album

[Brother Leon]

maybe an obvious mainstream choice..The Black Album

Blueprint 3 is you perhaps.


Oh, The first Blueprint is one of my favourites aswell

[Roy Mars III]

Reasonable doubt is a top ten album, the black album a top twenty. I like just about all his stuff tbh

[King Gizzard]

Encore is my favourite track

[Brother Leon]

Yeah, tbh Reasonable doubt is his best album. I just like Black Album more for some reason.

Not another Rapper will match his Discography. Hell, not many artists full stop will.

[Shaun]

Blueprint [1] is my favourite.

[King Gizzard]

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/2/2f/Collision_Course_CD-DVD_cover.jpg/220px-Collision_Course_CD-DVD_cover.jpg

:idc:

[Brother Leon]

Encore is my favourite track

That track got me into Linkin' Park for abit :joker:

[King Gizzard]

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[Samuel.]

Kanye's already got a better discography :idc:

[Brother Leon]

Kanye's already got a better discography :idc:
Behave :nono:

College Dropout is his release which is up there with Reasonable Doubt, Blueprint 1 & Black Album.

[King Gizzard]

Didn't know Kanye worked on the black album

that's how much a hip hop n00b I am

[King Gizzard]

Yeah, College Dropout is my favourite too

[Samuel.]

And Late Registration and MBDTF are even better.

Jay's Discography is all over the place. Yeah, he has 3 classic (as does Kanye), but half of his albums are generally considered bad/not particularly good. Kanye has yet to release a bad album.

[Brother Leon]

And Late Registration and MBDTF are even better.

Jay's Discography is all over the place. Yeah, he has 3 classic (as does Kanye), but half of his albums are generally considered bad/not particularly good. Kanye has yet to release a bad album.

Jay has 3 solid Classics and everything else is still considered at least "good" Even Jay's worse album Roc La Familia was received well.

Kanye has released good albums, but for me only two classics at a very push. I even prefered 808s & Heartreak to Late Registration, that's not a classic ;)

[Samuel.]

Jay has 3 solid Classics and everything else is still considered at least "good" Even Jay's worse album Roc La Familia was received well.

Kanye has released good albums, but for me only two classics at a very push. I even prefered 808s & Heartreak to Late Registration, that's not a classic ;)

I guess it depends who you're asking, I see a lot of hate for the Blueprint 2 and 3, Kingdom Come and The Dynasty.

Late Registration is considered Kanye's best album by even more people than with MBDTF. That's a legit classic. The only debatable one is MBDTF simply for not being around long enough.

[Samuel.]

Outkast also have a better discography. On the same level as Kanye's in both quality and consistency.

[Brother Leon]

To be fair, you rated Watch The Throne above The Black Album & BP1. I think we can accept your a Kanye stan and I'm a Jigga stan :laugh:

[Shaun]

i know it's a predictable choice but MBDTF is my fave Kanye album by a mile. Followed by College Dropout, Graduation, 808s and then Late Reg.

[King Gizzard]

never really listened to mbdtf and never really heard of any of it's singles..maybe I just didn't pay attention to music at the time

or 808 for that matter

[Brother Leon]

I liked a couple tracks on 808s but i couldnt listen to a whole album like that. MBDTF is a good album.

So Appalled>>>>>>
Jay ripped it up :worship:

Devil In A New Dress was one of my faves too.

[Roy Mars III]

Outkast and Kanye West have near perfect discographies. Common and Biggie too. Jay Z is close as well

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

i am sasha fierce

[Brother Leon]

Jay>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Beyonce.

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

Jay>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Beyonce.

el oh el

[Roy Mars III]

Jay>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Beyonce.

well obviously

[Me. I Am Salman]

The Blueprint

[Brother Leon]

well obviously

Poor Scott is confused.