Take Two #3: Jay-Z's "Reasonable Doubt" (1996)
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We continue our Take Two miniseries and looking at two albums from an iconic artist. This time, it's Jay-Z and his debut studio album Reasonable Doubt. This marks the first time we're talking about a Hova album in depth and we discuss why that may be, Jay's features before this album dropped, and what the future of New York rap and Jigga's career might have looked like if Biggie was still with us. More on Reasonable Doubt Jay Z's 'Reasonable Doubt' at 20: Classic Track-by-Track Album Look-Back (Billboard) The oral history of Jay Z’s 'Reasonable Doubt' cover (Revolt) Breaking Down Every Contributor For JAY-Z’s ‘Reasonable Doubt’ (Tidal) Show tracklisting (all songs from Reasonable Doubt unless otherwise indicated): Bring It On Ain't No N**** The Jaz: It's That Simple Jay-Z: In My Lifetime (Remix) Can I Live II Feelin' It Ain't No N**** The Whole Darn Family: Seven Minutes of Funk Ain't No N**** The Ohio Platers: Ecstasy Brooklyn's Finest D'Evils Allen Toussaint: Go Back Home D'Evils Junior M.A.F.I.A: Player's Anthem (Remix) Can't Knock the Hustle Brooklyn's Finest Coming of Age Dead Presidents II Politics As Usual Brooklyn's Finest De La Soul: Dog Eat Dog Foxy Brown: Ill Na Na Here is the Spotify playlist of as many songs as we can find on there. If you’re not already subscribed to Heat Rocks in Apple Podcasts, do it here!
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We continue our Take Two miniseries and looking at two albums from an iconic artist. This time, it's Jay-Z and his debut studio album Reasonable Doubt. This marks the first time we're talking about a Hova album in depth and we discuss why that may be, Jay's features before this album dropped, and what the future of New York rap and Jigga's career might have looked like if Biggie was still with us.
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