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Ross (3284 KP) rated Reasonable Doubt by Jay-Z in Music

May 29, 2020  
Reasonable Doubt by Jay-Z
Reasonable Doubt by Jay-Z
1996 | Hip-hop, Rock
6
7.5 (4 Ratings)
Album Rating
Rolling Stone's 250th greatest album of all time
Fairly tedious hip hop debut by Jay-Z. Most of the lyrics are about making money (legally or otherwise) or spending it. Most songs include lists of designer labels, Cristal etc etc. I think this set the mentality for the next generation of rappers, and while there is at one point a note that "crime is bad", it is fairly well hidden and the rest of the album does somewhat glorify crime and set the goal in life as being "having things".