he only has 1 good album Reasonable Doubt and thats only like 4 mics
my question is why is he considered the best rapper?
What albums are better than RD?
2007-11-20 12:52:47 · 18 answers · asked by ahernandez815 3 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music ➔ Rap and Hip-Hop
bearly tea the charts dont mean anything Illmatic didnt go platnium until 5 years later and his album is the best
2007-11-20 12:59:48 · update #1
Nas Illmatic
Reakwon Only Built For Cuban Linx
Wu Tang Enter the 36 Chambers
The Notorious B.I.G. - Ready To Die
Scarface The Fix
Public Enemy It Takes A Nation of Millions To Hold Us Back
A Tribe Called Quest - The Low End Theory
these are all better albums
2007-11-20 13:06:06 · update #2
to be honest he is over rated and he is getting annoyin as he keeps sayin hes retiring but he comes back again with somethin worse he should of left the first time and made a comebak would of made him seem better although i do like alot of his songs but now hes jus boring... just my opinion
2007-11-20 12:58:42 · answer #1 · answered by DuMy (Paul) 1 · 1⤊ 2⤋
I honestly don't like jay-z at all with the exception of Heart of a City (Ain't No Love) because it features my favorite soul song of all time which is Ain't no love (in the heart of the city) by Bobby "Blue" Bland and Lost Ones. I've seen Homeboy's video and all they are is him driving expensive cars, his own private island, drinking Crystal Champagne by the gallon and kicking it with a lot of wealthy white people. That's something I cannot relate to, His music is tight, I give you that, I got to pay the devil his dues, but as far as Jay-Z the person, I don't like him and tries to show he is rich to damn much and ruins it for me. I am from the ghetto of Los Angeles and sippin' Crystal and piloting a boat in the middle of the bahamas or having a large pent house in the middle of New York city, is just something I can't do. And I know that you might say that all rapper is that, but remember Bone Thugs N Harmony? They sometimes showed they were rich, but just to demostrate that they made it, but in some way, they show that they still keep it real and relate to a more general audience that comes from a sh*t hole in the wall city. Listen to the music an you can feel it.
2016-05-24 09:33:24 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Blueprint is an amazing album too IMO.
I think he's an amazing lyricist with a really effortless flow - and his freestyling skills are unbelievable.
But he has done some dodgy stuff (Blueprint 2 anyone?)
I wouldn't call him the greatest - in my top 10, I'd put him at 11!
Better albums than RD? Return of Da Boom Bap by KRS-One, Straight Outta Compton by NWA, Be by Common and Nation of Millions by PE to name a few.
2007-11-20 12:59:01 · answer #3 · answered by bonniethon (puirt a buel) 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Once again ppl need to stop hatin on Jay
Reasonable Doubt is his best then its:
Blueprint
American Gangster
Black Album
Hard Knock Life
Gift & Curse
In My Lifetime
Kingdome Come
Life & Times
Dynasty
And for the record he has 10 #1 Albums all going more than 1X Platinum
no one has had 10 #1 albums since Elvis Presley so come on
Jay music is TIMELESS so forget anybody who think jay suck or overrated i think he underated because he got so many haters and i don't know why
2007-11-20 13:01:52 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
i dont think jay-z is overrated best rapper alive is a self proclaimed title just as lil wayne thinks he is u kno i think he gets his credit where it is due he has alot of rgreat albums including his most recent one i mean its all about what u like jsut because u may not think his cds are as good doenst mean people wont think he the best think about it hes tied elvis for number 1 debut what other rapper who is good that ha done that and dont sayu biggie cause he still wouldnt have done it and neither will nas ever so be real the charts do mean a lil something cause its hard to sell 500,000 let alone a million and have a nuimber 1 debut 10 times
2007-11-20 14:59:24 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
yeah i think he is overrated. When he first came out he was hot. I mean that album Reasonable Doubt was one of the best albums in hip hop history. But after he put out the Blueprint he just started to become wack to me. Also when I found out he was taking half of biggie's lyrics he lost some of my respect but i do give him my props where's it due. But personally i think he is not like the Old Jay-Z that put out Reasonable Doubt. I personally think that that money and Beyonce' has got to his mind because he ain't the same.
Just my opinion!!!
2007-11-20 13:23:50 · answer #6 · answered by Lil Wayne 1 · 2⤊ 1⤋
he has "Reasonable Doubt" (wich was reconsiderate and get 5 mics)
The Blueprint->> 5 Mics.
The Black Album....better than a lot of hip-hop albums at the time (and right now).
he has like 500 million dollars.
he has Beyonce.
what else you want??
,
2007-11-20 13:11:47 · answer #7 · answered by DA 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋
where the hell do you get your facts? Every album he's made is multi-platinum you twit! Even his collab with LP was a hit.You have no substance. Jay Z is the best rapper alive...get over it.Who do like 50? Please.
2007-11-20 12:56:47 · answer #8 · answered by berlytea 4 · 2⤊ 2⤋
jay-z is the man hand down the best rapper alive...do u listen to music or do u just skim thru it?....u prolly just skim thru it hahaha..listen to his rhymes they are the most thought provoking metaphors u'll ever hear in our time...and lets not forget he's ballin...straight up when he says he's not a business man he's a BUSINESS man!!!
2007-11-20 12:58:11 · answer #9 · answered by ShannyBikdiK 2 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Hes popular and he did the same thindg as hip hop king
2007-11-20 12:56:16 · answer #10 · answered by Nappy Boy 2 · 0⤊ 3⤋