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HHH Essential Album of the Week #112: Jay-Z - Reasonable Doubt - HipHop

HHH Essential Album of the Week #112: Jay-Z - Reasonable Doubt

Posted: 01 Apr 2020 08:34 AM PDT

Every Wednesday we will discuss an album from our Essential Albums list

Last Time: Dr. Octagon - Dr. Octagonecologyst

This Week: Jay-Z Reasonable Doubt

All Previous Posts: here (this is also viewable by clicking 'Essential Album of the Week' in the 'Recurring Threads' section of the sidebar)

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Background/Description (courtesy of allmusic.com)

Before Jay-Z fashioned himself into hip-hop's most notorious capitalist, he was a street hustler from the projects who rapped about what he knew -- and was very, very good at it. Skeptics who've never cared for Jigga's crossover efforts should turn to his debut, Reasonable Doubt, as the deserving source of his legend. Reasonable Doubt is often compared to another New York landmark, Nas' Illmatic: A hungry young MC with a substantial underground buzz drops an instant classic of a debut, detailing his experiences on the streets with disarming honesty, and writing some of the most acrobatic rhymes heard in quite some time. (Plus, neither artist has since approached the street cred of his debut, The Blueprint notwithstanding.) Parts of the persona that Jay-Z would ride to superstardom are already in place: He's cocky bordering on arrogant, but playful and witty, and exudes an effortless, unaffected cool throughout. And even if he's rapping about rising to the top instead of being there, his material obsessions are already apparent. Jay-Z the hustler isn't too different from Jay-Z the rapper: Hustling is about living the high life and getting everything you can, not violence or tortured glamour or cheap thrills. In that sense, the album's defining cut might not be one of the better-known singles -- "Can't Knock the Hustle," "Dead Presidents II," "Feelin' It," or the Foxy Brown duet, "Ain't No Nigga." It just might be the brief "22 Two's," which not only demonstrates Jay-Z's extraordinary talent as a pure freestyle rapper, but also preaches a subtle message through its club hostess: Bad behavior gets in the way of making money. Perhaps that's why Jay-Z waxes reflective, not enthusiastic, about the darker side of the streets; songs like "D'Evils" and "Regrets" are some of the most personal and philosophical he's ever recorded. It's that depth that helps Reasonable Doubt rank as one of the finest albums of New York's hip-hop renaissance of the '90s.

Guidelines

This is an open thread for you to share your thoughts on the album. Avoid vague statements of praise or criticism. This is your chance to practice being a critic. It's fine for you to drop by just to say you love the album, but let's try and step it up a bit!!!

How has this album affected hip-hop? WHY do you like this tape? What are the best tracks? Do you think it deserves the praise it gets? Is it the first time you've listened to it? What's your first impression? Have you listened to the artist before? Explain why you like it or why you don't.

DON'T FEEL BAD ABOUT BEING LATE!!!! Discussion throughout the week is encouraged.

Next week's EAOTW will be Nas - It Was Written

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Daily Discussion Thread 04/01/2020

Posted: 01 Apr 2020 12:11 PM PDT

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Kanye West early artwork appraised on Antiques Roadshow

Posted: 01 Apr 2020 08:45 AM PDT

Thugger and Gunna dropping “Quarantine Clean” tomorrow, produced by Turbo

Posted: 01 Apr 2020 11:33 AM PDT

DJ Jazzy Jeff Diagnosed With Pneumonia, May Have COVID-19

Posted: 01 Apr 2020 02:19 PM PDT

Danny Brown explaining the story behind making "Really Doe"

Posted: 01 Apr 2020 09:51 PM PDT

Twitter thread w/ videos

In the first video Danny explains how Kendrick initially laid down his verse for it to just be him and Danny, without Ab-Soul or Earl. Danny felt like Kendrick was setting him up to be bodied.

In the second video Danny explains how Ab-Soul also thought that the song was supposed to be just him and Danny, without Kendrick or Earl. In response to finding out that it was a posse cut, Ab-Soul took Danny's verse off of the song "Huey Knew THEN" from his album "Do What Thou Wilt."

Edit: It is also worth mentioning that he says after this incident Ab-Soul hates him, but I am unsure whether he is joking or not. Danny Brown being Danny Brown.

Throughout the stream Danny said that he had felt like he had compensated when making Atrocity Exhibition. He took a lot of outside input that dictated decisions that he did not want to make initially. For example, there was supposed to be a guest verse on Lost, but it got cut. In the third video Danny is explaining how they were deciding to sequence the track. Danny says that the people in the studio said Kendrick should go last, saving the 'best verse' for last, but Danny thought Earl should go last, despite the people around him saying that Earl's verse was trash. Ultimately Danny followed his gut and put Earl at the end, and even says at the end of the video that he thinks Earl "bodied all of us."

The fourth video is Danny mentioning an unreleased song he has with Kendrick over an Alchemist beat, no hooks. He says he will play it one day on stream.

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[GAME THREAD] Mannie Fresh vs Scott Storch Beat Battle!

Posted: 01 Apr 2020 05:50 PM PDT

*Event: Mannie Fresh vs Scott Storch beat battle

*Location: IG Live

*Start time: 9PM EST

*Executive Producers: Swizz Beatz and Timbaland

*Rules: 20 rounds, 1 verse + hook, no alcohol before the battle (thanks Sean Garrett).

*Keep score in the comments, I'll update with a tracklist for each of them as the battle goes on.

 

Mannie Fresh:

Lil Wayne - Go DJ

Juvenile - Ha

Cash Money Millionaires - Project Bitch

Hot Boys - I Need A Hot Girl

B.G. - Bling Bling

Lil Wayne - Shine (ft. Baby, Hot Boys)

Lil Wayne - Mahogany

Juvenile - 400 Degreez

T.I. - Top Back

Mannie Fresh - Real Big

Big Tymers - Get Your Roll On

Young Jeezy - And Then What (ft. Mannie Fresh)

Lil Wayne - Tha Block is Hot

Juvenile - Ghetto Children

T.I. - Big Things Poppin'

Juvenile - Rich Niggaz

Lil Wayne - Way of Life

Unreleased Lil Wayne song

Big Tymers - Still Fly

Juvenile - Back That Azz Up

 

Scott Storch:

Jay Z - The Watcher 2 (ft. Dr. Dre)

Chris Brown - Gimme That

Beyonce - Baby Boy (ft. Sean Paul)

Lil' Kim - Lighters Up

Fat Joe - Make It Rain (ft. Lil Wayne)

Eve - Let Me Blow Ya Mind (ft. Gwen Stefani)

The Roots - You Got Me (ft. Erykah Badu)

50 Cent - Just a Lil' Bit

Busta Rhymes - Break Ya Neck

Justin Timberlake - Cry Me a River

Beyonce - Naughty Girl

Roddy Ricch - Down Below

Jadakiss - U Make Me Wanna (ft. Mariah Carey)

Chris Brown - Run It! (ft. Juelz Santana)

50 Cent - Candy Shop

Beyonce - Me, Myself and I

Mary J. Blige - Family Affair (!!!!!!!)

Fat Joe - Lean Back

Ne-Yo - Let Me Love You

Dr. Dre - Still D.R.E. (ft. Snoop Dogg)

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[Fresh Video] Dreamville - LamboTruck ft. Cozz, Reason & Childish Major

Posted: 01 Apr 2020 11:13 AM PDT

Yung Lean - Ghosttown (feat. Travi$ Scott )

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[FRESH] Jessie Reyez ft JID & A Boogie with tha Hoodie - FAR AWAY II

Posted: 01 Apr 2020 07:27 PM PDT

[FRESH VIDEO] DaBaby - Find My Way (Official Music Video)

Posted: 01 Apr 2020 09:03 AM PDT

The Weeknd - Until I Bleed Out (prod. Metro Boomin, Prince 85, Notinbed, Oneohtrix Point Never)

Posted: 01 Apr 2020 07:02 AM PDT

[FRESH VIDEO] EARTHGANG - LaLa Challenge

Posted: 01 Apr 2020 09:01 AM PDT

[FRESH] Chief Keef - April Fools

Posted: 01 Apr 2020 08:10 AM PDT

Pusha T - Lunch Money (Prod. Kanye West)

Posted: 01 Apr 2020 09:15 AM PDT

[FRESH ALBUM] Jessie Reyez - Before Love Came to Kill Us (Deluxe)

Posted: 01 Apr 2020 07:29 PM PDT

Future - Zoom

Posted: 01 Apr 2020 10:55 PM PDT

Lil Uzi Vert - NUTS ft. 6ix9ine

Posted: 01 Apr 2020 12:58 PM PDT

TERIYAKI BOYZ - I Still Love H.E.R. (feat. KANYE WEST)

Posted: 01 Apr 2020 09:53 AM PDT

Silento - Watch Me (Whip/ Nae Nae)

Posted: 01 Apr 2020 12:57 PM PDT

Young Dolph & Key Glock - Water on Water on Water

Posted: 01 Apr 2020 02:04 PM PDT

Pitchfork reviews PARTYNEXTDOOR's PARTYMOBILE

Posted: 01 Apr 2020 11:21 PM PDT

Young Thug- Ghetto Boys and Girls [LEAK]

Posted: 01 Apr 2020 12:17 PM PDT

[LEAK] A$AP Rocky - Bamba

Posted: 01 Apr 2020 08:00 PM PDT

[FRESH] Lecrae ft. Kanye West & Ty Dolla Sign - Restoration [Exclusive Premiere] - Rapzilla

Posted: 01 Apr 2020 01:22 PM PDT
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