


2Pac gave us “All Eyez On Me” & “The 7 Theory” in that year, The Fugees gave us “The Score”, Nas gave us “It Was Written”, Outkast gave us “ATLiens”, Lil Kim gave us “Hardcore”, Redman gave us “Muddy Waters”, Mobb Deep gave us “Hell On Earth” just to name a few. Many factors led to this one 1996 being a year that was packed with Hip-Hop releases that were both commercial and critically acclaimed. Jay Z’s debut album was slept on in the year that it came out in 1996. Jay Z always mentions that you have your whole life to write your first album and “Reasonable Doubt” is just that. So we choose to zero in on the top 5 Jay Z albums of his career.ġ) Reasonable Doubt: In various interviews Jay Z has said himself that his debut album “Reasonable Doubt” is his best album and personal favorite in his catalog. Even with that being said what can’t be denied is Jigga’s impact on the culture, longevity, and his incredibly dense catalog. For many Jay Z is the guy in Hip-Hop everyone loves to hate.
