Looking back did Jay Z's hard knock life Volume 2 deserve 4.5 mics?

[I'm Blackman]

4.5 but I'd have no issue with someone giving it a 5. Reminds me of LAD in terms of an amazing mixture of radio tracks, street records, and some shyt for "real rap" nerds.

btw...It's Alright is trash

its alright is fire bro.

 

[ThirdAct]

Doesn't have the production of a 4.5 mic album IMO, too many weak beats

 

[Braman]

The dumbing down of his lyrics started here. 3.5/5

If I should die
The flow on ngga what
The storytelling on A week ago and Coming of age 2
Peak level dark gunplay jay on Its like that

Yall nggas are unserious. You can no longer separate emotion from just analyzing music.

 

[newarkhiphop]

It is, specifically because it was the album where Jay went from underground to mainstream, I have had this argument a couple of times but prior to this album Jay was a local east coast jersey/nyc giant and maybe known else where by die hard rap fans. After this jay ain't looked back I remember this being the first album I heard EVERYWHERE

 

[PHamm]

Yall nggas are unserious. You can no longer separate emotion from just analyzing music.

You're projecting

 

[Apollo Kid]

If I should die
The flow on ngga what
The storytelling on A week ago and Coming of age 2
Peak level dark gunplay jay on Its like that

Yall nggas are unserious. You can no longer separate emotion from just analyzing music.

Volume 1, Streets is Watching are far superior

 

[The Villain]

Front to back it's easily my favorite Jay-Z album to listen to
It's his best mix of bars and entertainment

5 mic album for me

 

[Da_Eggman]

Had a lil too much filler and hat was starting his wave of trying to work with who was popping at the moment

 

[Ku$h Parker]

@ The Paper Chase Hate
Vintage Timbaland

 

[Reptile]

Album sold millions of copies had multiple huge hits that still resonate and launched one of the most iconic tours of all time.
Anyone quibbling with 4.5 is just bringing personal preference into it.

nikka none of this has anything with nothing.

 

[DaHNIC82]

Ride or Die straight up served Betha

 

[DaHNIC82]

@ The Paper Chase Hate
Vintage Timbaland

I never liked that shyt

 

[I'm Blackman]

Ride or Die straight up served Betha

check your own videos youll always be no 2

 

[Street Knowledge]

I didn’t realize just how much V2 has been sampled by the rap community until I looked it up. Everyone from fab, to Wayne, to Nipsey, to Pusha has eaten off this album.

 

[Pseudo]

Hell no

If we're honest the volume series aged like milk