Reasonable Doubt (Reissue) [PA] - Jay-Z (CD 1999)

Jay-Z. The individual mind of this hungry MC proved to the rap world what he was capable of on his debut and he showed us exactly how he wanted it done. As he rightfully said in one of his (many) swan songs Encore nobody can mirror him back however hard they try. The statement made on that track turned out to be true as nobody had dared come off with Jay-Z's style or wit. His battle skills were put to the test during the infamous battle with other leading KONY contender, Nas, though the latter won Jigga still gave it his all with merciless potshots of how he hasn't put out a good album since..

I'm not really a fan of Brooklyn's Jay Z to be honest with you. His ego, his arrogance, the self-proclaimed "greatest rapper alive"(Yeah right). But I give credit where credit is due. He is the mastermind of hood classic "Hard Knock Life" which sampled the Annie theme song. And he did release the proclaimed classical Reasonable Doubt right? Well, I dont think it's a classic. But sure comes close. Tracklisting 1)Can't Knock The Hustle-$$$$$ 2)Politics As Usual-$$$$1/2 3)Brooklyn's Finest ft. Notorious B.I.G-$$$$$ 4)Dead Presidents II-$$$$$ 5)Feelin' It-$$$1/2 6)D'Evils-$$$$$ 7)Can I live-$$$$..

With all the Jay-Z fans in the world today, it's very surprising that most of them haven't heard his first and best CD. The problem with this CD is that it doesn't really have any commercial appeal, and wasn't marketed very well. A lot of people (including me) have passed this album up because of the fact that it got almost no radio play, and MTV didn't play any of his videos. But just because it wasn't in heavy rotation, doesn't have anything to do with the quality of it. In my opinion, it is Jay-Z's finest effort. This albums two strongest points are its lyrics and production. Almost all of.