(Ironically, the most commercial production is actually from Teddy Riley on "The City Is Mine," with an unfortunate interpolation of Glenn Frey's "You Belong to the City.") Having one of the toughest producers around ( Premier) as well as one of the slickest ( Puff Daddy) sometimes creates a disconnect between who Jay-Z really is and who he wants to become, but he balances both personas with the best rapping heard in the rap game since the deaths of 2Pac and Notorious B.I.G. But Jay-Z plays the ghetto celebrity equally well, and continues his slick, Cristal-sipping image with "I Know What Girls Like" (featuring Puff Daddy and Lil' Kim), "(Always Be My) Sunshine" (featuring Babyface and Foxy Brown), and "Lucky Me." Puff Daddy's Bad Boy stable is responsible for almost half the productions, and though they often verge far into pop territory, Jay-Z usually rescues them from a complete crossover. The song leads right into "Friend or Foe '98," the sequel to a track from Reasonable Doubt that only increases the sense of paranoia. and features guest appearances from Beyoncé, daughter Blue Ivy, Gloria Carter (. He slings some of the most cutting rhymes heard in hip-hop, brushing off a legion of rappers riding his coattails on "Imaginary Player." For "Streets Is Watching," high-tension background strings and vocal samples from the gangster film Sleeper emphasize the pitfalls of a rapper everyone's gunning for ("If I shoot you, I'm brainless/But if you shoot me, then you famous"). 4:44 by Jay-Z album reviews & Metacritic score: The 13th full-length solo studio release for the rapper was produced by No I.D. Jay-Z - Reasonable Doubt (2007 Reissue, Japan Bonus Track) 8-12-2018, 11:38 Hip-Hop FLAC / APE Artist: Jay-Z Title: Reasonable Doubt Year Of Release: 1996 Label: BMG, BVCM-35195 Genre: East Coast Hip-Hop, Rap Quality: FLAC (tracks+.cue,log) Total Time: 01:04:04 Total Size: 361 MB WebSite: Album Preview Tracklist: 01.
Still showing his roots in the Marcy projects (he's surrounded by a group of kids in a picture on the back cover), Jay-Z struts the line between project poet and up-and-coming player, and manages to have it both ways. Hooks from Ne-Yo, Lloyd, and Lil’ Mo continue the reliable formula of pairing Loso’s clever punchlines with soulful melodies. Though the productions are just a bit flashier and more commercial than on his debut, Jay-Z remained the tough street rapper, and even improved a bit on his flow, already one of the best in the world of hip-hop. One of JAY Z’s last acts as president of Def Jam was to sign Fabolous for his fourth album, and the MCs celebrated their borough with Uncle Murda on Brooklyn.
Its a solid effort but fails to match the intensity of the original disc. in early 1997, Jay-Z made his claim for the title of best rapper on the East Coast (or anywhere) with his sophomore shot, In My Lifetime, Vol. Kanye contributes a total of 7 tracks, with Timbaland and No. Jay-Z a également commenté chaque chanson de l’album en dévoilant les samples : Kill JAY-Z The first song is called ‘Kill JAY-Z’ and obviously, it’s not to be taken literal. After the death of friend and compatriot the Notorious B.I.G.
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