Rate Jay-zs Discography

[Nicolas]

Reasonable Doubt 10/10 Classic, even though it had Ain't No Nigga on it, which was Jay's biggest hit back in the day, but still sucked balls.
Vol. 1 8,5/10 Dope except for 3-4 weak tracks.
Vol. 2 5/10 Haven't heard it a lot, most tracks were meh although it had huge hits.
Vol. 3 7/10 Pretty decent.
Dynasty 8/10 Not so much a Jay album, but a cool intro to the Roc roster. Had some great Jay verses on it.
Blueprint 1 9,5/10 Great album, with Hola and Jigga That Nigga holding it from a 10/10.
Blueprint 2 3/10 His worst album, a huge fuckin mess. It had Watcher pt. 2 though witch is a classic song.
Black Album 10/10 Classic, flawless (Change Clothes included) with his greatest verses ever.
Kingdom Come 7/10 Most album was nice but there were quite alot bad tracks. His flow was so so on most of it.
American Gangster 9/10 Good concept album, nice lyrics, beats and flow. Back on the roots.
Blueprint 3 7,5/10 Lyrics and flow could be a lot lot better, but I can't complain.

[Dre-Day]

lol, the only albums worth mentiong for me, are Reasonable doubt & Kingdom come, haha

also, can anyone tell me why they think that The Black Album is so great?

RD - 10/10 - Straight up classic.
In My Lifetime - 9/10 - Would have been on the same level as "RD" except for the 2 poppy, trash singles.
Hard Knock Life - 5.5/10 - Mainstream crap
Life & Times - 7/10 - Some real hot tracks. Def. a step up from his last LP.
Dynasty - 6.5/10 - Compilation
Blueprint - 8.5/10 - Some weak tracks ("Hola" comes to mind)
Blueprint 2 - 6.5/10 - Would have been classic or just as good as BP1 if kept at 1 disc
Black Album - 10/10 - Love it. Classic.
Kingdom Come - 7/10. New style; worked on some tracks, didn't on others.
American Gangster - 8/10 - Loved the old school flow it gave off.
Blueprint 3 - 7/10

lol that's ironic coming from you
i respect that you don't like it, but you're usually very tolerant when it comes to mainstream music.
besides, you rated the album as decent, that's not what i expect from something that you call crap

To save time why dont you tell us why it isnt.Because Id say people that dont like the album are in the extreme miniority.

i think it's nothing special, looking at the type of songs+ the production is all over the place.
yeah it seems that the album gets a lot of praise, but the arguments are unknown to me.
no one can convince me, but with some explanations i can at least have a rough idea why the album gets so much praise.

[Digital Pimpin']

lol, the only albums worth mentiong for me, are Reasonable doubt & Kingdom come, haha

also, can anyone tell me why they think that The Black Album is so great?

RD - 10/10 - Straight up classic.
In My Lifetime - 9/10 - Would have been on the same level as "RD" except for the 2 poppy, trash singles.
Hard Knock Life - 5.5/10 - Mainstream crap
Life & Times - 7/10 - Some real hot tracks. Def. a step up from his last LP.
Dynasty - 6.5/10 - Compilation
Blueprint - 8.5/10 - Some weak tracks ("Hola" comes to mind)
Blueprint 2 - 6.5/10 - Would have been classic or just as good as BP1 if kept at 1 disc
Black Album - 10/10 - Love it. Classic.
Kingdom Come - 7/10. New style; worked on some tracks, didn't on others.
American Gangster - 8/10 - Loved the old school flow it gave off.
Blueprint 3 - 7/10

lol that's ironic coming from you
i respect that you don't like it, but you're usually very tolerant when it comes to mainstream music.
besides, you rated the album as decent, that's not what i expect from something that you call crap

To save time why dont you tell us why it isnt.Because Id say people that dont like the album are in the extreme miniority.

i think it's nothing special, looking at the type of songs+ the production is all over the place.
yeah it seems that the album gets a lot of praise, but the arguments are unknown to me.
no one can convince me, but with some explanations i can at least have a rough idea why the album gets so much praise.

My reasons:

Even though there is a different producer for each track, the album still has a cohesive feel. Nothing really stands out as being out of place, apart from Change Clothes.

Encore, What More Can I Say, Lucifer, Threat, PSA, Dirt Off Your Shoulder, Allure are all amazing tracks.

Jay's lyrics on this are outstanding, some of them I didn't catch until a year or two after the album's release.

[Dre-Day]

thanks, we're getting somewhere now

nothing seems out of place: not even Dirt off your shoulder?
personally, i don't like Timbaland, haha 

[Triple OG Rapsodie]

lol, the only albums worth mentiong for me, are Reasonable doubt & Kingdom come, haha

also, can anyone tell me why they think that The Black Album is so great?

RD - 10/10 - Straight up classic.
In My Lifetime - 9/10 - Would have been on the same level as "RD" except for the 2 poppy, trash singles.
Hard Knock Life - 5.5/10 - Mainstream crap
Life & Times - 7/10 - Some real hot tracks. Def. a step up from his last LP.
Dynasty - 6.5/10 - Compilation
Blueprint - 8.5/10 - Some weak tracks ("Hola" comes to mind)
Blueprint 2 - 6.5/10 - Would have been classic or just as good as BP1 if kept at 1 disc
Black Album - 10/10 - Love it. Classic.
Kingdom Come - 7/10. New style; worked on some tracks, didn't on others.
American Gangster - 8/10 - Loved the old school flow it gave off.
Blueprint 3 - 7/10

lol that's ironic coming from you
i respect that you don't like it, but you're usually very tolerant when it comes to mainstream music.
besides, you rated the album as decent, that's not what i expect from something that you call crap

To save time why dont you tell us why it isnt.Because Id say people that dont like the album are in the extreme miniority.

i think it's nothing special, looking at the type of songs+ the production is all over the place.
yeah it seems that the album gets a lot of praise, but the arguments are unknown to me.
no one can convince me, but with some explanations i can at least have a rough idea why the album gets so much praise.

I listen to every song on there, apart from change clothes. One whack song out of an entire album means its a pretty good album. There's your reason right there.

[NillerTheKid]

lol, the only albums worth mentiong for me, are Reasonable doubt & Kingdom come, haha

also, can anyone tell me why they think that The Black Album is so great?

RD - 10/10 - Straight up classic.
In My Lifetime - 9/10 - Would have been on the same level as "RD" except for the 2 poppy, trash singles.
Hard Knock Life - 5.5/10 - Mainstream crap
Life & Times - 7/10 - Some real hot tracks. Def. a step up from his last LP.
Dynasty - 6.5/10 - Compilation
Blueprint - 8.5/10 - Some weak tracks ("Hola" comes to mind)
Blueprint 2 - 6.5/10 - Would have been classic or just as good as BP1 if kept at 1 disc
Black Album - 10/10 - Love it. Classic.
Kingdom Come - 7/10. New style; worked on some tracks, didn't on others.
American Gangster - 8/10 - Loved the old school flow it gave off.
Blueprint 3 - 7/10

lol that's ironic coming from you
i respect that you don't like it, but you're usually very tolerant when it comes to mainstream music.
besides, you rated the album as decent, that's not what i expect from something that you call crap

To save time why dont you tell us why it isnt.Because Id say people that dont like the album are in the extreme miniority.

i think it's nothing special, looking at the type of songs+ the production is all over the place.
yeah it seems that the album gets a lot of praise, but the arguments are unknown to me.
no one can convince me, but with some explanations i can at least have a rough idea why the album gets so much praise.

I listen to every song on there, apart from change clothes. One whack song out of an entire album means its a pretty good album. There's your reason right there.

thats not a classic

[D-Nice]

I am going to have to listen to Volume 1 again but aside from the lyrics on some tracks, musically I could not get into that one. Volume 2 is Jay's All Eyez On Me. Almost every song on there was single material, even the gutter tracks. Volume 3 for me was what I thought everyone thinks of Volume 2, a blatant attempt at mainstream success following Vol. 2. That album sounded thrown together. Dynasty might be one of Jay's most personal albums, hell Roc-A-Fella as a whole. I quickly got sick of Rick Rock's beats for other artists outside of the Bay or the west after listening to this album, too repetitive. I thought Blueprint 1= Better beats, Blueprint 2= better lyrically overall. Takeover was and still is a BEAST. Black Album- near classic, Kingdom Come- ehh a few bangers, more subdued. American Gangster- near classic, Blueprint 3- ehh. Of course Reasonable Doubt- classic

[Dre-Day]

lol, the only albums worth mentiong for me, are Reasonable doubt & Kingdom come, haha

also, can anyone tell me why they think that The Black Album is so great?

RD - 10/10 - Straight up classic.
In My Lifetime - 9/10 - Would have been on the same level as "RD" except for the 2 poppy, trash singles.
Hard Knock Life - 5.5/10 - Mainstream crap
Life & Times - 7/10 - Some real hot tracks. Def. a step up from his last LP.
Dynasty - 6.5/10 - Compilation
Blueprint - 8.5/10 - Some weak tracks ("Hola" comes to mind)
Blueprint 2 - 6.5/10 - Would have been classic or just as good as BP1 if kept at 1 disc
Black Album - 10/10 - Love it. Classic.
Kingdom Come - 7/10. New style; worked on some tracks, didn't on others.
American Gangster - 8/10 - Loved the old school flow it gave off.
Blueprint 3 - 7/10

lol that's ironic coming from you
i respect that you don't like it, but you're usually very tolerant when it comes to mainstream music.
besides, you rated the album as decent, that's not what i expect from something that you call crap

To save time why dont you tell us why it isnt.Because Id say people that dont like the album are in the extreme miniority.

i think it's nothing special, looking at the type of songs+ the production is all over the place.
yeah it seems that the album gets a lot of praise, but the arguments are unknown to me.
no one can convince me, but with some explanations i can at least have a rough idea why the album gets so much praise.

I listen to every song on there, apart from change clothes. One whack song out of an entire album means its a pretty good album. There's your reason right there.

lucky you, only one filler

[Dogg Ly Dogg]

Reasonable Doubt [10/10]
A Classic, BK's finest music and a young Jay-Z hungry and talented

In My Lifetime Vol.1 [10/10]
My personal favorite, musically dope and Jay-Z still on point

Hard Knock Life Vol. 2 [7/10]
Jigga became mainstream but well he made an entertaining album with 2 classic records

In My Lifetime Vol. 3 [6/10]
Sounds like the latest without any evolutions

Roc-La-Familia: The Dynasty [8/10]
Incredibles beats and real good alchemy between ROC rappers.

The Blueprint [8/10]
Some considers it as a classic, not me but well it shows a new side to hiphop

The Blueprint 2 [-]
Cant judge it because I gave it like a couple listen when it drops and I dont want to re-listen to this again

The Black Album [8/10]
A huge producers cast allowed this album to be relevent to me after the disapointement of Blueprint 2
but I think Jigga flow started to fall off at this point of his career

Kingdome Come [7/10]
Some good beats here and there, enjoyable album

American Gangster [-]
I really loved it when it dropped but now I totally forgot how it sounds, can't rate it

The Blueprint 3 [6/10]
Just above average, some nice records but like I said Jigga aint the rapper he used to be
and his flow is extremly annoying on a couple tracks

[Triple OG Rapsodie]

lol, the only albums worth mentiong for me, are Reasonable doubt & Kingdom come, haha

also, can anyone tell me why they think that The Black Album is so great?

RD - 10/10 - Straight up classic.
In My Lifetime - 9/10 - Would have been on the same level as "RD" except for the 2 poppy, trash singles.
Hard Knock Life - 5.5/10 - Mainstream crap
Life & Times - 7/10 - Some real hot tracks. Def. a step up from his last LP.
Dynasty - 6.5/10 - Compilation
Blueprint - 8.5/10 - Some weak tracks ("Hola" comes to mind)
Blueprint 2 - 6.5/10 - Would have been classic or just as good as BP1 if kept at 1 disc
Black Album - 10/10 - Love it. Classic.
Kingdom Come - 7/10. New style; worked on some tracks, didn't on others.
American Gangster - 8/10 - Loved the old school flow it gave off.
Blueprint 3 - 7/10

lol that's ironic coming from you
i respect that you don't like it, but you're usually very tolerant when it comes to mainstream music.
besides, you rated the album as decent, that's not what i expect from something that you call crap

To save time why dont you tell us why it isnt.Because Id say people that dont like the album are in the extreme miniority.

i think it's nothing special, looking at the type of songs+ the production is all over the place.
yeah it seems that the album gets a lot of praise, but the arguments are unknown to me.
no one can convince me, but with some explanations i can at least have a rough idea why the album gets so much praise.

I listen to every song on there, apart from change clothes. One whack song out of an entire album means its a pretty good album. There's your reason right there.

thats not a classic

By classic I assume you mean masterpiece? Classic has to do with influence in pop culture. I never mentioned the words masterpiece or classic. I was responding to Dre-Day who asked what was so great about it. To me its a near-masterpiece and better than The Blueprint, which has more than one filler.

[NillerTheKid]

lol, the only albums worth mentiong for me, are Reasonable doubt & Kingdom come, haha

also, can anyone tell me why they think that The Black Album is so great?

RD - 10/10 - Straight up classic.
In My Lifetime - 9/10 - Would have been on the same level as "RD" except for the 2 poppy, trash singles.
Hard Knock Life - 5.5/10 - Mainstream crap
Life & Times - 7/10 - Some real hot tracks. Def. a step up from his last LP.
Dynasty - 6.5/10 - Compilation
Blueprint - 8.5/10 - Some weak tracks ("Hola" comes to mind)
Blueprint 2 - 6.5/10 - Would have been classic or just as good as BP1 if kept at 1 disc
Black Album - 10/10 - Love it. Classic.
Kingdom Come - 7/10. New style; worked on some tracks, didn't on others.
American Gangster - 8/10 - Loved the old school flow it gave off.
Blueprint 3 - 7/10

lol that's ironic coming from you
i respect that you don't like it, but you're usually very tolerant when it comes to mainstream music.
besides, you rated the album as decent, that's not what i expect from something that you call crap

To save time why dont you tell us why it isnt.Because Id say people that dont like the album are in the extreme miniority.

i think it's nothing special, looking at the type of songs+ the production is all over the place.
yeah it seems that the album gets a lot of praise, but the arguments are unknown to me.
no one can convince me, but with some explanations i can at least have a rough idea why the album gets so much praise.

I listen to every song on there, apart from change clothes. One whack song out of an entire album means its a pretty good album. There's your reason right there.

thats not a classic

By classic I assume you mean masterpiece? Classic has to do with influence in pop culture. I never mentioned the words masterpiece or classic. I was responding to Dre-Day who asked what was so great about it. To me its a near-masterpiece and better than The Blueprint, which has more than one filler.

look at the quote, it says 10/10 classic

[Triple OG Rapsodie]

lol, the only albums worth mentiong for me, are Reasonable doubt & Kingdom come, haha

also, can anyone tell me why they think that The Black Album is so great?

RD - 10/10 - Straight up classic.
In My Lifetime - 9/10 - Would have been on the same level as "RD" except for the 2 poppy, trash singles.
Hard Knock Life - 5.5/10 - Mainstream crap
Life & Times - 7/10 - Some real hot tracks. Def. a step up from his last LP.
Dynasty - 6.5/10 - Compilation
Blueprint - 8.5/10 - Some weak tracks ("Hola" comes to mind)
Blueprint 2 - 6.5/10 - Would have been classic or just as good as BP1 if kept at 1 disc
Black Album - 10/10 - Love it. Classic.
Kingdom Come - 7/10. New style; worked on some tracks, didn't on others.
American Gangster - 8/10 - Loved the old school flow it gave off.
Blueprint 3 - 7/10

lol that's ironic coming from you
i respect that you don't like it, but you're usually very tolerant when it comes to mainstream music.
besides, you rated the album as decent, that's not what i expect from something that you call crap

To save time why dont you tell us why it isnt.Because Id say people that dont like the album are in the extreme miniority.

i think it's nothing special, looking at the type of songs+ the production is all over the place.
yeah it seems that the album gets a lot of praise, but the arguments are unknown to me.
no one can convince me, but with some explanations i can at least have a rough idea why the album gets so much praise.

I listen to every song on there, apart from change clothes. One whack song out of an entire album means its a pretty good album. There's your reason right there.

thats not a classic

By classic I assume you mean masterpiece? Classic has to do with influence in pop culture. I never mentioned the words masterpiece or classic. I was responding to Dre-Day who asked what was so great about it. To me its a near-masterpiece and better than The Blueprint, which has more than one filler.

look at the quote, it says 10/10 classic

I was replying to Dre-Day's post, not whoever he happened to quote. Nowhere did I cosign lunatic's list. What is the point of all this?