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JAY-Z - REASONABLE DOUBT RELISTEN THREAD
As always, I have the lyrics open.
This is one of my favorite albums btw and one of the best HH albums of all time.
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As always, I have the lyrics open.
This is one of my favorite albums btw and one of the best HH albums of all time.
Shares appreciated
Now before I start, obviously I wonât stop for every bar because firstly I wanna enjoy it still and also itâs impossible to get them all because Hov is too slick lmao
1. CANâT KNOCK THE HUSTLE
I actually listened to this album before I watched Scarface so it was dope to recognize this skit in the movie when I first watched it. Hov is so incredibly smooth on here man, it just screams style.
I actually listened to this album before I watched Scarface so it was dope to recognize this skit in the movie when I first watched it. Hov is so incredibly smooth on here man, it just screams style.
I also listened to a lot of Mary J. Blige in the past month and realized what a legend she actually is. Absolute Queen.
I just realized Sean C has production credits on this, the same Sean C who produced the last Black Thought album. I never knew this damn
2. POLITICS AS USUAL
I always loved how Push paid homage to the closing lines of this song on DAYTONA and I love the subtle background vocals behind Hovâs great verses. Chill ass song.
I always loved how Push paid homage to the closing lines of this song on DAYTONA and I love the subtle background vocals behind Hovâs great verses. Chill ass song.
3. BROOKLYNâS FINEST
Jay once said that him and Biggie wouldâve done an album together if Biggie hadnât died and that shit wouldâve been unbelievable bruh. The chemistry on this is possibly the best Iâve ever heard apart from OutKast.
Jay once said that him and Biggie wouldâve done an album together if Biggie hadnât died and that shit wouldâve been unbelievable bruh. The chemistry on this is possibly the best Iâve ever heard apart from OutKast.
Both Hov and Big have a ton of great lines and flows and itâs amazing that they went back-and-forth like this. Name another track with 12 amazing verses thatâs as good as this.
Get it.....Tu....Pacâs?
4. DEAD PRESIDENTS II
At this point it shouldâve just been a wrap for this album because bruh..
Hov spits FANTASTIC verses over arguably the best instrumental of all time. So many people have rapped over this and 25 years later thereâs still nobody who comes close to this.
At this point it shouldâve just been a wrap for this album because bruh..
Hov spits FANTASTIC verses over arguably the best instrumental of all time. So many people have rapped over this and 25 years later thereâs still nobody who comes close to this.
This is one of the tracks on here that could just be considered the best HH song ever and itâd be a great take. Hov really did make it a hot song.
5. FEELINâ IT
Hovâs pen on this is amazing. âIf every n**** in your clique is rich, your clique is ruggedâ¨Nobody will fall 'cause everyone will be each others crutchesâ
Hovâs pen on this is amazing. âIf every n**** in your clique is rich, your clique is ruggedâ¨Nobody will fall 'cause everyone will be each others crutchesâ
The atmosphere and Hovâs charisma could really fool you but if you listen to what heâs saying itâs really crazy what he says. Talking about concerns his mother has etc and how heâs basically brushing them off.. man.
6. DâEVILS
Possibly the best Hip Hop song of all time honestly. Fantastic Preemo beat.
Hovâs storytelling on this is fucking ridiculous man. âNine-to-five is how you survive, I ain't tryna surviveâ¨I'm tryna live it to the limit and love it a lotâ
Possibly the best Hip Hop song of all time honestly. Fantastic Preemo beat.
Hovâs storytelling on this is fucking ridiculous man. âNine-to-five is how you survive, I ain't tryna surviveâ¨I'm tryna live it to the limit and love it a lotâ
âWe used to fight for building blocksâ¨Now we fight for blocks with buildings that make a killin'â
You know, some songs are just actually too good. This song stuns me every time I hear it. To have storytelling like this and still have wordplay and bars is just insane.
You know, some songs are just actually too good. This song stuns me every time I hear it. To have storytelling like this and still have wordplay and bars is just insane.
Even if Jehovah witness, beg heâll never testify...
7. 22 TWOâS
Can I kick it??
The live setting of this song is amazing and Jayâs wordplay is fantastic. Such an energetic song man and it just feels so real and vivid. Great production too. Shoutout to Ski Beatz for all of his amazing work on this record.
Can I kick it??
The live setting of this song is amazing and Jayâs wordplay is fantastic. Such an energetic song man and it just feels so real and vivid. Great production too. Shoutout to Ski Beatz for all of his amazing work on this record.
8. CAN I LIVE
This was my favorite song on the album for a long time and for good reason. Lyrically, it might actually be the best song on the album.
âMy shit is butter for the bread, they wanna toast meâ is so simple yet amazing.
This was my favorite song on the album for a long time and for good reason. Lyrically, it might actually be the best song on the album.
âMy shit is butter for the bread, they wanna toast meâ is so simple yet amazing.
âLock my body, can't trap my mind
Easily explain why we adapt to crimeâ¨I'd rather die enormous than live dormant, that's how we on itâ.. Hov was different on this bruh. âWe don't lease, we buy the whole car, as you shouldâ this dude was giving ownership game in 1996.
Easily explain why we adapt to crimeâ¨I'd rather die enormous than live dormant, that's how we on itâ.. Hov was different on this bruh. âWe don't lease, we buy the whole car, as you shouldâ this dude was giving ownership game in 1996.
All in all this is definitely one of my favorite songs ever bruh. Absolutely perfect.
9. AINâT NO N****
Unfortunately, this is by far the worst song on the album for me. Hovâs flow is pretty great on this but I never really liked the hook and the beat neither. Foxyâs verse on here is good but overall I just donât really enjoy this and itâs a huge dip in quality.
Unfortunately, this is by far the worst song on the album for me. Hovâs flow is pretty great on this but I never really liked the hook and the beat neither. Foxyâs verse on here is good but overall I just donât really enjoy this and itâs a huge dip in quality.
10. FRIEND OR FOE
This track is so dope man because itâs one of the most authentic conversations Iâve heard. Hov just sounds completely real.
This track is so dope man because itâs one of the most authentic conversations Iâve heard. Hov just sounds completely real.
11. COMING OF AGE
Again, the relationship in this song between Jay and Memphis Bleek is just portrayed perfectly. This is especially done with the direct conversation in the last verse.
Again, the relationship in this song between Jay and Memphis Bleek is just portrayed perfectly. This is especially done with the direct conversation in the last verse.
This just makes me think about the potential Biggie and Hov album again.. imagine if they wouldâve done tracks where they had characters and conversations...
I donât why but Twitter only lets you do 25 tweets in a thread in drafts so Ima have to switch to live tweeting now. 
12. CASHMERE THOUGHTS
Hov is just so smooth man. This is not one of my favorites on the album at all but still a pretty dope track with dope production.
Hov is just so smooth man. This is not one of my favorites on the album at all but still a pretty dope track with dope production.
13. BRING IT ON
I canât lie I sometimes forget about this track despite it having great Preemo production and a dope hook along with dope ass Sauce Money and Jaz-O verses lmao. But it is a very very dope track.
Mannerisms of a young Bobby DeNiro..
I canât lie I sometimes forget about this track despite it having great Preemo production and a dope hook along with dope ass Sauce Money and Jaz-O verses lmao. But it is a very very dope track.
Mannerisms of a young Bobby DeNiro..
Jaz-O said FahrvergnĂźgen lmaooo wtf 
14. REGRETS
The outro is one of the most overlooked Jay tracks I feel like. Hov is on his A game with some dope personal content and man some of this is actually hard hitting as hell. Shit.
The outro is one of the most overlooked Jay tracks I feel like. Hov is on his A game with some dope personal content and man some of this is actually hard hitting as hell. Shit.
FINAL THOUGHTS
To no surprise, this is still one of my favorite albums and one of the best ever. I canât think of an album that feels as real, authentic and charismatic as this. The production choices on the whole thing are great, Hovâs performance is among the best in the genre
To no surprise, this is still one of my favorite albums and one of the best ever. I canât think of an album that feels as real, authentic and charismatic as this. The production choices on the whole thing are great, Hovâs performance is among the best in the genre
and the feature appearances are great too. The highs are all time great and if some of the âweakerâ tracks had been on par with the rest, this would be the best HH album ever. Masterpiece.
Thank you for reading and again, shares are appreciated 
This was fun as hell tbh
This was fun as hell tbh
