Mike the Executioner
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Whenever I listen to Kingdom Come, I stop it after "I Made It." I just pretend the first half is a classic EP.
On this day 15 Years ago, Jay Z released American Gangster
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Whenever I listen to Kingdom Come, I stop it after "I Made It." I just pretend the first half is a classic EP.
Feels like this was the last universally lauded Hov album.
Even 4;44 had mix reviews that trended towards positive.
EDIT:Wait, did I just read 15 years?! How?!
Nevermind, Jay had to do a Streets Is Watching after Kingdom Come came out the year before
15 years, but, only 3 albums ago
Wouldn't say that
444 was critically acclaimed and grammy nominated. Multi platinum
Marcy Me, Smile, Adnis, 444, Kill Jay Z was objectively some of his best work, most introspective
AG top 5. I Know, Fallin, Ignorant shyt and Say Hello still go
Both albums production, writing, cohension, replay value just top tier
My only gripe with 444 was his flow at times
Now that I think about it, Roc Boys is a top 10 Jay Z single
Less steps than Britney
Less steps than Britney
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Rap Guerilla
album was fire. especially after that disaster that was kingdom come 
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They say I’m a menace, that’s the picture they paint
He’s a camel, breh. Not a rottweiler.
American Gangster (album) - Wikipedia
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Was released in 2007 to rave reviews and was viewed as a return to form after KC
Where do you rank this in his catalogue
Top 3
RD
AG
BP & V3(TIE)
Sheesh. This album was a moment.
- I remember ignorant shyt being on mixtapes a good 3,4 years earlier…
-but then hearing the CDQ, Beans w/ a verse
and Jay with the political ether, kinda the beginning of that lane for him
-The debates over people saying Hello Brooklyn kept it from being a 5 mic’er. Back when you had to have a near flawless album to use the word classic
-The moment you hear Nas come on Success
-Listening to the album then watching the movie and can pinpont the scene every song pulls from
- I remember ignorant shyt being on mixtapes a good 3,4 years earlier…
-but then hearing the CDQ, Beans w/ a verse
and Jay with the political ether, kinda the beginning of that lane for him-The debates over people saying Hello Brooklyn kept it from being a 5 mic’er. Back when you had to have a near flawless album to use the word classic
-The moment you hear Nas come on Success
-Listening to the album then watching the movie and can pinpont the scene every song pulls from
Bondye Vodou
Proud practitioner of the "High Science"
#Classic
Best jigga song ever
This and volume 1 are my two favorite jigga...streets is watching movie has a slight influence..I'm not a fan of blueprint 1