Jaz-O featuring Jay-Z

His early records where the best! fuck the blueprint 3

I haven't had much use for Jay-Z since Reasonable Doubt.

Can't forget this one..

Big L f/ Lord Finesse, Mic Nut, Jay-Z, Party Arty, Y.U. - Da Graveyard (1995)

[Edited 8/19/11 14:01pm]

So uh I'm not understanding. Was this dude in original flavor before he went all gangsta drug dealer on us with reasonable doubt...if so doesn't that kind of break the narrative that we always hear him talk about...bad drug dealer gone good.

I'm just asking

popgodazipa said:

So uh I'm not understanding. Was this dude in original flavor before he went all gangsta drug dealer on us with reasonable doubt...if so doesn't that kind of break the narrative that we always hear him talk about...bad drug dealer gone good.

I'm just asking

I'm guessing it was during his time in high school when he slanged cocaine.

Hell, I don't hear very much about his second album In My Lifetime, Vol. 1 which I return to far more often than Reasonable Doubt.

I will even watch Streets Is Watching because of those songs being featured.

HohnerCatcher said:

Hell, I don't hear very much about his second album In My Lifetime, Vol. 1 which I return to far more often than Reasonable Doubt.

I will even watch Streets Is Watching because of those songs being featured.

Never seen Streets is Watching. I always pictured it as a knock of I'm Bout It.

LittleBLUECorvette said:

popgodazipa said:

So uh I'm not understanding. Was this dude in original flavor before he went all gangsta drug dealer on us with reasonable doubt...if so doesn't that kind of break the narrative that we always hear him talk about...bad drug dealer gone good.

I'm just asking

I'm guessing it was during his time in high school when he slanged cocaine.

Or never. lol

Hilarious how Jay says "bitings forbidden" on that track.

Every biggie lyric later..........

Reasonable Doubt is JAy-z's masterpiece and always will be

minneapolisFunq said:

I wish O'l Dirty was still around.

aardvark15 said:

Reasonable Doubt is JAy-z's masterpiece and always will be

I sort of agree, but that said, it falls a bit short of being a masterpiece for me.

While the best stuff on here all rank at the top of my favorite Jay-Z songs, "Dead Presidents II", "D'Evils", "Can't Knock The Hustle", "22 Two's", "Brooklyn's Finest"....... overall I think "The Blueprint" contains better, more cohesive songwriting and unlike "Reasonable Doubt", I like every last song on it.