One by: Sean Fennessey NovemJAY-Z The Blueprint 3 by: Ian. BP2 (too bloated, too many horrible songs, 2 Many Hoes, )ġ2. JJAY-Z Kanye West Watch the Throne Best New Album by: Tom Breihan AugJAY-Z The Hits Collection, Vol. 3 (So Ghetto, Big Pimpin, and then a bunch of filler records)ġ1. BP3 – (Empire State of Mind, DOA, Run This Town, but otherwise an uneven album)ġ0. Magna Carta (consistent album, didn’t really have any bad songs, but very few classic records)ĩ. Popular Albums The Hits Collection Volume One E Jay-Z Watch The Throne E Jay-Z & Kanye West 2011 The Black Album E Jay-Z 2003 Collision Course (Deluxe Version) E Jay-Z & Linkin Park 2004 Magna Carta. American Gangster (so underrated, take off “Hello Brooklyn” and “I Know” and you’ve got a classic, but it didn’t have that many hits)Ĩ. His 2013 collaboration with wife Beyonc, Drunk In Love. Dynasty (best blend of the State Property(1900 Hustler) influenced era of Jay, party hits “Give it to Me” and personal records “This Can’t be Life” “Soon You’ll Understand)ħ. JAY-Z has achieved pop stardom with tracks like Empire State of Mind, which in 2009 became his first 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. Vol 2 Hard Knock Life (hits, hits, hits, the one that made him a star, but doesn’t hold up as well in 2013)Ħ. 1 (damn near classic, take off 2 songs, the album that made people really take notice)ĥ. The Black Album (Classic, best combo of Jay-z’s best producers, Timbo, Neptunes, Just Blaze, Kanye, all brought their A Game and Jay rapped his ass off)Ĥ. Reasonable Doubt (Classic, didn’t hit me like BP because there were other albums out at the time that were better ”didn’t really appreciate it til the second one came out” )ģ. The Blueprint (Classic, even the bonus cuts are unbelievable, a game changer in a way that RD simply wasn’t)Ģ.