Mase or Jay-Z?: The Source Asking Who Had The Better Rookie Album

[KingsOfKings]

 

[Metal Face]

Mase by far

no one was bumpin RD when it dropped

 

[Tsotsi Cape Town]

In real time? Ma$e, in retrospect though….

But better sophomore album is Jigga by far, Double Up was a big let down, Mase sounded uninspired on that joint

 

[IgnorantDwayneWayne]

Hov by far

No one cares if HW had more commercial success

 

[maxamusa]

Harlem world was an iconic album.


Reasonable doubt wasn't.

They really trying to spin this narrative.


Its impressive tho for jay....usually peoples pinnacle is their debut. He steady got better. thats rare.

 

[up in here]

Harlem World was the blueprint for Vol 1, 2 and 3.

But DMX was the best part of HW

 

[28 Gramz]

Ma$e probably the most overrated rapper ever. RD is miles better than HW.

 

[Iceson Beckford]

Hov by far

No one cares if HW had more commercial success

Exactly

First answer is no one was bumping RD as if that was the question

 

[OsO]

From a hip hip standpoint, this is an embarrassing comparison. Reasonable Doubt is one of the best albums from one of the best emcees in hip hop history.

From a commercial standpoint, who gives a f*ck?

 

[FreshAIG]

Jay-Z by a LOT

 

[Dynamite James]

In retrospect. Though Mase was more popular his rookie year… Jay had the better album.

 

[Cloud McFly]

Asinine comparison, but taking my favorite album of all time in Reasonable Doubt. Harlem World is good, but it wouldn’t even crack my top 100.

Gotta love the ridiculous opinion that nobody was bumping RD, when it sold the same as many other classics around the time.

 

[Bondye Vodou]

Both classics. Song for song RD is the better album but HW is the most influential outta the two.

 

[Knucklehead]

Gotta love the ridiculous opinion that nobody was RD, when it sold the same as many other classics around the time.

This is the stupidest argument ever.
Goodfellas was like the 40th highest grossing film of 1990. You don’t hear anyone arguing that Young Guns 2 was superior.
The Wire was extremely low rated when it was on. Is anyone putting Without A Trace above it?
Van Gogh was never popular when he was alive.
Even if RD had only sold a dozen copies it has no bearing on its quality or especially how it’s viewed today.

 

[shopthatwrecks]

mase ... one song wreckage