Jay-Z is talking down to the rival, hitting him with witty bars such as “ Chance is slimmer than that chick in Calvin Klein pants is” and “You draw, better be Picasso, you know the best.” “Can I Live” is a self reflecting track. Jay-Z is having a conversation with a rival drug dealer trying to invade his turf. At a 1:49, it still packs a lyrical punch and it tells a story. “Friend or Foe” is a shortest track on the album. Let’s return back to the analyzing rest of the album. It is Jay-Z lowest charting album to date but to some it is considering his best album. Reasonable Doubt went platinum in 2002, six years after it was released. So the album is basically on trial… this being my first album.” When Reasonable Doubt dropped it was well received and it peaked the Billboard 200 spot at 23. Whether it be through interviews or radio. The other two singles from the album is “Ain't No N****” and “Cant Knock the Hustle.”Īccording to Jay-Z the album is called Reasonable Doubt : “because with anything you do in life, people are going to judge you. One of the many is this line, “If every n**** in your clique is rich, your clique is rugged/Nobody will fall cause everyone will be each others crutches.” According to the meaning of that line is: “ There’s a theme in rap of successful artists coming back and putting their friends on.” Jay-Z holds his friends in high regards and want them to succeed like him, so he puts them in a position to make money. Even though “Feelin It” is a smooth track, Jay-Z dropped some jewels. “Feelin It,” is a smooth track, something you cruise down the highway with. It was still released as a single for the album and the subject matter of this song is based on Jay Z wanting dead presidents to represent him (money) not any thing else. “Dead Presidents,” which sampled Nas’s classic “The World is Yours” which was the starting point of their beef, did not even make the album. Reasonable Doubt had four singles and they are all classics tracks. Reasonable Doubt is also littered with lyrics about the in’s and out’s of the drug game and the glory of a hustler's lifestyle. Reasonable Doubt is full of the Mafioso rap themes that Jay-Z is known for. It was the perfect way to introduce Jay-Z to the world. Reasonable Doubt is the epitome of a classic album. Let’s fast forward to 1995, Jay-Z, Damon Dash and Kareem Biggs founded Roc-A-Fella Records and after striking a distribution deal with Priority Records, they dropped Reasonable Doubt. Those songs gave Jay-Z a buzz but it was not enough to get a major label to back him. Before Reasonable Doubt, Jay Z had released songs with rappers such as Jaz-O and Big Daddy Kanye. Reasonable Doubt is the debut album of rapper Jay Z. On June 25, 2016, we celebrated the 20th anniversary of Reasonable Doubt.
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