Sorry for the awful camera work while Modest Media was talking at the end. I'd NEVER held that camera before and I was nervous as fuck. Rod threatened to kill my cat if I dropped it.
I always enjoy when you guys review something Beezy is passionate about because he really lights up when he talks about why he enjoyed the project and it's refreshing to see someone enjoy music and express so much emotion about it. All you guys are dope, keep doing what you're doing.
IMO best hiphop album ever made.. I was headed down that road an the truths really touch home so for me it was personal I remember being in the jeep an hearing can I live on a clue tape .. Ran straight to the mall an coped this an couldn't believe it.. Lyrically amazing.. Sonically amazing.. An like I said..Truths.. Regrets ..Lucky me (dif album same feel) Anything (dif album).. Allure .. Fallen .. Must've love me.. Personal touches.. Hov is the Goat.. An the cat that didn't like " female choruses " I know it's a personal opinion but his hiphop knowledge an feel is very limited.. This is my Culture .. I'm 40 grew up with it all., Salute to y'all tho
A lot of people saying that Reasonable Doubt, The Blueprint, and The Black Album are all the albums you really need to listen to from Jay Z. I can't help but throw American Gangster in that mix, I really enjoy that album and I feel that it's very cohesive too. I think Jay Z put a lot of effort into that particular record too. Just my two cents.
+Eron Constante I agree. Highly underrated album and probably his 2nd best album lyrically speaking behind Reasonable Doubt. Blueprint is my overall fav though just cos' of Kanye and Blaze's production and the way it meshes with Jay's Rhymes.
Lloyd Currie man you’ve got to LISTEN to jay z & dig deep into the lyrics... honestly man he’s a rappers rapper. Knows how to pack every single bar so dense and effortlessly... he has that one bar on heart of the city saying “what you eat don’t make me shit”.... when you actually analyze that bar, it’s fucking genius!!!! Especially ending that amazing 3rd verse he had
Can you guys do a Classic Album Review soon please. These would be nice to see: -All Eyez On Me -The Chronic -Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) -The Low End Theory -Amerikkka's Most Wanted -Doggystyle -Me Against The World -The College Dropout -The Blueprint -Life After Death
love the classic reviews make me reminisce about those certain period of my times, not the biggest Jay fan but Reasonable Doubt was a classic, mid 90s to early 2000s Jay was at his best
Mobb Deep- The Infamous Outkast- Aquemini 2Pac- All Eyez On Me A Tribe Called Quest- The Low End Theory Eminem- The Marshall Mathers LP Kanye West- The College Dropout N.W.A- Straight Outta Compton Dr. Dre- The Chronic Wu-Tang Clan- 36 Chambers Please review
Yes ! Only have Gang Star's Greatest Hits I was a big fan and young so I didn't hear Moment Of Truth but the other 3 are slept maybe not 2Pac that his best album 2 me but De La & Mecca are slept on heavy they classics
It's easily his best but to me the Slim Shady EP is track for track his best album, even if only for the reason that it's so damn short. Save the repeat tracks or radio cuts, there's absolutely no track on that EP that does't represent the absolute essence of classic Eminem. If you took out Cum on everybody and My fault and simply inserted Murder Murder and No One's Iller, the Slim Shady LP would be his undisputed masterpiece. Can't for the life of me even begin to think of what the execs thought when they cut those two tracks
Zecariah Aden Ya no doubt, everything about that album feels technically better. But there's a certain element to it that i feel was lost with the progression, something was just more playful or less industry impacted on his debut LP, like his follow up needed to more voracious. I'm just saying, if those couple of songs had made the cut onto the album, that would've been an absolutely indisputable masterpiece
JUNE 25 2024 ON THIS DAY IN HIP HOP HISTORY JUNE 25 1996 28 YEARS AGO JAY-Z RELEASED REASONABLE DOUBT ALBUM THE FACT IT WAS 28 YEARS LATER AND STILL A CLASSIC ALBUM OF ALL TIME 💿
I going to listen to Supreme & Linx to see if I think classics or just hype its funny I love Liquid Swords more than Cuban Linx but fuck it Im coke up their classics
This album is so dope because instead of telling a traditionally repetitive and cliché mafioso story like every other album it its niche, this tells the rise and fall in the most captivating and realistic way.
I didn't hear this album until 2006. Can I Live and Feelin It are in my top 15 all time. Those are my I'm the shit I'm just doing me records and always help me through rough days.
Yes. It should. It changed hip-hop since everyone tried to become a 50 cent lol. Only one who was different during those times in Hip-Hop culture was Andre 3000.
Myke is tripping, Feelin' It is the shit. Regrets is the best joint on here. This album is undoubtedly one of rap's best, yet mainstream people don't seem to rank it up there with Illmatic and others when it should be
@@sleeperino3054I think what he meant is that sonically reasonable doubt is more mainstream friendly cause he had Mary j blige on there the woman singing the hook on Feelin it , you had the song with foxy brown….while this album is darker & more introspective then illmatic in terms of production & hooks reasonable doubt Is more accessible because of the features & the production
@@sleeperino3054illmatic has more appeal to hip hop heads cause lyrically Nas paints himself as a regular hood guy with a head on his shoulders on this album and the production is more dusty boom bap style…there’s no singer on the hooks it’s just straight up bars & storytelling….illmatic is a more straightforward album while reasonable doubt tries to do alot…Jay also had wordplay & storytelling but he wanted this album to be more then that so it’s more versatile then illmatic…more flows (since Jay was transitioning from that fu schnickens flow to a more nas , biggie & ghostface killah type flow so he’s bringing you best of both worlds when it comes to flows) more double entendres then nas & the production is more versatile as well….lyrically taking inspiration from only built 4 Cuban linx in terms of the mafioso style…I like illmatic better as a whole because to me reasonable doubt has weak points…but when Jay is at his most clever & introspective then you could argue those moments are better then anything on illmatic…I disagree with that take because to me the storytelling on illmatic is just god tier but I wouldn’t argue with it…because there is a solid base to this take…I would put those 2 albums at the same level…they have different strengths so I think it’s just a matter of taste but in terms of how good they are I mean those 2 albums are top 10 hip hop debuts of all time
The way dude was talking about the original "Dead Presidents" is how I felt about the original version of "Who you wit". The third verse of the original "Who you wit" is incredible.
I personally think Aquemini is better just based off of Return of the G, Da Art of Storytelling 1 & 2 and Liberation on there own. Aquemini also had the perfect blend of the Andre's weird lyrics and Big Boi's gangsta lyrics.
The coolest insight I've seen about this album, is from Jay himself. He was saying how people think this album is him glorifying the hustle game and "you can't knock the hustle" meaning how we make our money. But, it was actually the reverse. He was depicting the excesses and foolishness of the hustle. And "can't knock the hustle" and other joints was actually aimed at the people knocking him in the street for jumping into the music. Made me go back and listen to it in reverse. He embodied it best, to me, on 22 Twos... "You never ready. Forever Petty minds stay petty. Mine is thinking longevity, until I'm 70, livin' heavenly... Fuck felony after felony." I never listened to that line in that way, until I heard him express that misconception....Then I appreciated D'Evils, Regrets, Can I Live and other joints eeven more than I already did.
RD had impact to the dopeboys and aspiring dopeboys out on the corners of the trap neighborhoods. It was the soundtrack to our lives. It was like he was telling you his take on his environment and expressing the mentalities in and around him, but as the perspective of a leader. It just hit home for those on their 25th hour of pitching rocks on the block.
I'd put Reasonable Doubt on par with Illmatic but maybe that's just me. They both where story driven albums the only difference to me is their difference in flow and lyrics. Nas' flow is slower and his bars are easily understood and dope like not a lot of hidden meanings but dope enough to stand out without anything extra. While Jay-z's flow fluctuates a lot from a medium pace to fast pace and back. And his lyrics are dope in a different way, they are more witty and he has double entadres and things you have to think about to understand. Bottom line, in my opinion those are my 2 favorite albums of all time. Also I'm almost 100% with everything Mike said on this one. And I agree Jay was on par with biggie on Brooklyn's finest and their flow was great together, I really wish they got to make an album together.
I agree with u on that. It's the same reason why people like Kendrick Lamar's GKMC over Section.80 with how on Illmatic Nas seems to be observing and telling us what he sees versus Jay actually being bout that life and taking action. Illmatic is still a great album though.
Donovan Taggart that's a nice way to put it. Yah section 80 was more from outside looking in and Kendrick talking through his whole era and peers while GKMC was much more personal and introspective
I'm only 20 so forgive me. I heard Reasonable Doubt for the first time about 4 years ago...I was blown completely away. I always liked Jay Z growing up in Brooklyn but his lyricism on this album was crazy. My personal favorites are Politics as Usual, Brooklyn's Finest, and Cashmere Thoughts. And I agree with Ken on the production aspect of RD. I think that gets overlooked a little. The samples that were used for this album were really well put together. The album almost feels like a good gangster movie concept.
Yoo DEHH! Much love for how u all are giving the oportunity for the new school on your reviews and glad to see that the Classic ones have a place there to. Continue that work, u guys are for sure the best out there reviewing hip hop. Keep it truth! And one more thing fellas, try not to sleep on Mick Jenkins. The kid is fire, from chi-town! Try to support his last mixtape ( Water[s] ), is such a dope work. Def one of the best mixtapes since Acid Rap. Bet lot of people would like a review on that!
This is one of the only Jay albums I can really enjoy. (Black album, American gangster included). Reasonable Doubt - every single song is on point, I watch the videos and I'm still in awe.
Great review as always guys! One of my favorite albums of all time here and I enjoyed hearing you guys talk about it. Beezy coming with the realness. Gotta love it!
reasonable doubt is my favorite jay album, every single song is fucking great. Can I Live and D Evils are my all time favorite jay songs, but I will say, I kinda got sick of "aint no nigga"
Give DEHH a great album and watch BEEZY come alive!!! Great review! "It gets tedious, so I keep my eye open like CBS...You see me stressed, right? Can I live?" Jay Z
So one of the reviewers said "Illmatic didn't have that kind of impact when it dropped"??? WHAT?? Either you didn't know much about hiphop at that time, or you're just ignorant to do your research. It had INSTANT impact as it dropped, although not succesfully as it only did 60,000 in its first week. But the whole hiphop world woke up when that album dropped. It sparked everyone up, got the first 5 mics from The Source Magazine, etc.
Classic Album Review Wish List: -Outkast-Stankonia -Eminem-The Eminem Show -Kanye West-Graduation -Mos Def-Black On Both Sides -Wu Tang Clan-36 Chambers -Souls of Mischief-93 'Til Infinity No rush. Take your time gentlemen. I appreciate your contribution to hip-hop!
I always am exited and enjoy my when you guys review a classic album, I'm younger so obviously this album wasn't my introduction to jay z but when I heard this I immediately regretted not listening to it. Jay z flow is increadible and unique production was defenitely great and fit so well with jay z rapping. my favorite song was can't knock the hustle, and as far as biggie vs jay z on that track while I liked biggies verse more jay z wasn't that far from being as good. I'm really glad modest media was in this review it's always interesting to hear his opinion especially on a jay z album and that's part of why I love these reviews cause all of the diffrent opinions brought to the table, keep it up!
THE ONLY ONE THAT KNOWS WHAT THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT IS OL GIRL. I CLEARLY REMEMBER WHEN REASONABLE DOUBT CAME OUT ... IT WAS WRITTEN CAME OUT ABOUT A COUPLE WEEKS AFTERWARDS BUT , I REMEMBER PUTTING ALL EYEZ ON ME DOWN BECAUSE HOV WAS SPITTIN SOMETHING DIFFERENT AND SMOOTH ! 10/10 RATING !!!
I agree with Ken on this one I remember when the album came out it really didn't make that much impact on the rap game he kind of just Blended in with the rest of the crowd
With 3 clear classics (Black album,Blueprint,Reasonable Doubt) 2 great albums (American Gangster, Hard knock Life) How is Jayz not the greatest of all time to more people 😒😒😒😒
Well you said that about Ghost ,Nas ,Pac,cube and Busta they all have very classics or near but classic but I think ghost and Nas are tied . But Reasonable Doubt is far from classic my opinion .
Because Nas has 3 classics (Illmatic, It Was Written, Stillmatic), 3 great albums (God's Son, Life Is Good, I Am) and Rakim has 4 classics (Paid In Full, Follow The Leader, Let the Rhythm Hit 'Em, Don't Sweat the Technique) and another great album with the 18th Letter.
the Blueprint is his best album in his discography. its really a top 5 album of all time tbh but since it wasn't created in the 90s niggas sleep on how high this album should be on any all time list.
it's good. it was more radio friendly in my opinion. most Jay fans I know like blueprint more. but yeah I rock with reasonable doubt and black album more
the blueprint and black equally radio friendly imo. but Jay as a rapper was in his most complete form to me on the Blueprint. that album had beef(takeover), radio hits(izzo, girls,heart of the city), and that hustler shit (u don't know, never change, all I need) that album is fuckin perfection.
+Bruhman, 5th Floor exactly. you're on hundred percent right. which is why I like resonable doubt more lol. I don't really like radio hit Jay. but I understand why ppl do. it's hot. just not my cup of tea
but in a way i do wish he rhymed as complex as he did on RD, like the original version of Dead Presidents is probably his best song as far as just bars.
Sorry for the awful camera work while Modest Media was talking at the end. I'd NEVER held that camera before and I was nervous as fuck. Rod threatened to kill my cat if I dropped it.
Very humorous...
I know if I was holding that camera I would have been shaking so much and would have probably dropped it
You have a cat?
that camera work was drake level.
A black metal head vegan atheist who owns a cat? Lol you got every stereotype on lock Myke. I bet you were straight edge and used to skateboard too.
Dope intro!!!!
Thanks brruh! Roderic Wright and Raq Rav did their thing.
Kennith Inge How do I get Raq on a song??
Teck man Hit me up. kinge@deadendhiphop.com
Better late than never hehe. Will do sir. 1
theneedledrop Can you please review Meek Mill - Wins And Losses album?
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I always enjoy when you guys review something Beezy is passionate about because he really lights up when he talks about why he enjoyed the project and it's refreshing to see someone enjoy music and express so much emotion about it. All you guys are dope, keep doing what you're doing.
No problem beezy
IMO best hiphop album ever made.. I was headed down that road an the truths really touch home so for me it was personal I remember being in the jeep an hearing can I live on a clue tape .. Ran straight to the mall an coped this an couldn't believe it.. Lyrically amazing.. Sonically amazing.. An like I said..Truths.. Regrets ..Lucky me (dif album same feel) Anything (dif album).. Allure .. Fallen .. Must've love me.. Personal touches.. Hov is the Goat.. An the cat that didn't like " female choruses " I know it's a personal opinion but his hiphop knowledge an feel is very limited.. This is my Culture .. I'm 40 grew up with it all., Salute to y'all tho
A lot of people saying that Reasonable Doubt, The Blueprint, and The Black Album are all the albums you really need to listen to from Jay Z. I can't help but throw American Gangster in that mix, I really enjoy that album and I feel that it's very cohesive too. I think Jay Z put a lot of effort into that particular record too. Just my two cents.
+Eron Constante I agree. Highly underrated album and probably his 2nd best album lyrically speaking behind Reasonable Doubt. Blueprint is my overall fav though just cos' of Kanye and Blaze's production and the way it meshes with Jay's Rhymes.
Dynasty was good, but Vol. 3 was my least favorite album.
+dankiel memelife I dunno man I just thought it lacked depth compared to the rest of his discog. Vol. 1 I thought was fantastic.
Lloyd Currie I agree completely! Production was awesome but this is one of the weakest albums lyrically from Jay
Lloyd Currie man you’ve got to LISTEN to jay z & dig deep into the lyrics... honestly man he’s a rappers rapper. Knows how to pack every single bar so dense and effortlessly... he has that one bar on heart of the city saying “what you eat don’t make me shit”.... when you actually analyze that bar, it’s fucking genius!!!! Especially ending that amazing 3rd verse he had
didnt see this coming. My favorite album ever, without watching, im interested to see how Myke feels
AFunkyDiabetic The album is very forgettable
Yeah that's why people are talking about it 20 years later lmao stfu bitch
@@mrocto4839 elaborate
Yea reasonable doubt isn’t on my top Jay list it’s ok. I mess with American gangster and 4:44
Why feefo match the paint on the wall?
I never noticed until recently, but Raq is one of the prettiest women I've ever seen fr. lol
Can you guys do a Classic Album Review soon please.
These would be nice to see:
-All Eyez On Me
-The Chronic
-Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)
-The Low End Theory
-Amerikkka's Most Wanted
-Doggystyle
-Me Against The World
-The College Dropout
-The Blueprint
-Life After Death
And the -Marshall Mathers LP
Thanks :)
Frank Joyo then you gotta throw in a Whitney Houston album.and positive k debut
lol crazy cause they've done 6 of these since you posted this
who else would like to see them review Madvilainy?
You and EVERYBODY that come visit this damn channel....lol
love the classic reviews make me reminisce about those certain period of my times, not the biggest Jay fan but Reasonable Doubt was a classic, mid 90s to early 2000s Jay was at his best
We need some Wu-Tang in these classic reviews
Mobb Deep- The Infamous
Outkast- Aquemini
2Pac- All Eyez On Me
A Tribe Called Quest- The Low End Theory
Eminem- The Marshall Mathers LP
Kanye West- The College Dropout
N.W.A- Straight Outta Compton
Dr. Dre- The Chronic
Wu-Tang Clan- 36 Chambers
Please review
The College Dropout had a good 7 seven songs.
I wouldnt put that as a classic.
If you do OutKast probably do ATLiens though
+Unkn0wn 3rr0r you're crazy
🔥🔥🔥 list
Cracks Ware gotta add positive k and father MC to that list
That Beezy dude looks like he`s the lost child of Pac and Chappelle.He`s funny as hell too
My favorite album of all time. Especially lyrically. 🎧🔥
Moment of truth - Gangstarr
Pete Rock & CL Smooth - Mecca and The Soul Brother
2pac - Me against the world
De La Soul - Stakes is high
Yes ! Only have Gang Star's Greatest Hits I was a big fan and young so I didn't hear Moment Of Truth but the other 3 are slept maybe not 2Pac that his best album 2 me but De La & Mecca are slept on heavy they classics
Yall should review Eminem's most Critically acclaimed album. Marshall Mathers LP. His best work by far
Really???? I always considered the slim shady LP as his best work but hey there both classics IMO
It's easily his best but to me the Slim Shady EP is track for track his best album, even if only for the reason that it's so damn short. Save the repeat tracks or radio cuts, there's absolutely no track on that EP that does't represent the absolute essence of classic Eminem. If you took out Cum on everybody and My fault and simply inserted Murder Murder and No One's Iller, the Slim Shady LP would be his undisputed masterpiece. Can't for the life of me even begin to think of what the execs thought when they cut those two tracks
Ask anyone mmlp was a progression from slim shady lp. 1.7 million copies in the first week
Zecariah Aden Ya no doubt, everything about that album feels technically better. But there's a certain element to it that i feel was lost with the progression, something was just more playful or less industry impacted on his debut LP, like his follow up needed to more voracious. I'm just saying, if those couple of songs had made the cut onto the album, that would've been an absolutely indisputable masterpiece
Fair point
Reasonable Doubt & The Blueprint my opinion the two best Jay Z albums.
Black album > blueprint slightly
1. The Blueprint
2. The Black Album
3. Reasonable Doubt
I turn the league out wit reasonable doubt..take ur cd out...lets go song 4 song ..Im the illest nigga doin it til I'm proving wrong....R.d..#1..
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KingKendrick my top 3 favorite Jay-Z albums NOT BEST
1. American Gangster (most underrated Jay album)
2. Blueprint 3
3. Black Album
@@ikedadon2642 black album us a top 3 job cd my guy..😂
Capital Punishment next?
i'd be down for that
YES I'd love to hear their opinion on that
Yeah you guys should definitely review capital punishment next
Yes ! Or Supreme Clientele or Black Star
review big l the big picture
JUNE 25 2024 ON THIS DAY IN HIP HOP HISTORY JUNE 25 1996 28 YEARS AGO JAY-Z RELEASED
REASONABLE DOUBT ALBUM THE FACT IT WAS 28 YEARS LATER AND STILL A CLASSIC ALBUM OF
ALL TIME
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They should talk about one of Eminem's first 3 albums. Undeniable classics.
The Eminem show is not a classic
Dope review.ONLY BUILT FOR CUBAN LINX NEXT PLEASE!
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I going to listen to Supreme & Linx to see if I think classics or just hype its funny I love Liquid Swords more than Cuban Linx but fuck it Im coke up their classics
Believe the hype
Fuckin album is flawless no bad track no subpar tracks, easily Jigga's best album
This album is so dope because instead of telling a traditionally repetitive and cliché mafioso story like every other album it its niche, this tells the rise and fall in the most captivating and realistic way.
Also I'm so happy to see reviews of classic albums. Love seeing DEHH going from strength to strength, God Bless.
I enjoy the female hooks on Reasonable Doubt. I don't know what was so bad about them.
RD is unbelievably nuanced and my favorite jay project
I didn't hear this album until 2006. Can I Live and Feelin It are in my top 15 all time. Those are my I'm the shit I'm just doing me records and always help me through rough days.
WHY DONT YOU GUYS DO A CLASSIC REVIEW OF THE CHRONIC OR 2001? WHY DONT YOU GUYS DO MOREEEEE CLASSIC REVIEWS?
2 classic albums a month is enough tbh. Like 1 east coast classic and 1 west coast classic a month?
These are honestly becoming my favorite DEHH videos
+beezy430 aww man.... Just want to see a classic west coast album review cause it's all been east coast albums tbh xD
Beezy tell mike how his hair looks all rusty and shit
beezy430
When that eLZhi shit drop, you better review it! Be it here or on your channel
Reasonable Doubt didn't sell so quick because Rocafella released it themselves with distribution from capitol records
Y'all gotta do "Only Built 4 Cuban Linx..." by Raekwon next
Now y'all gotta review Madvillainy!!! That's my favourite album ever
That verse at the beginning is dope every time I hear it
Is The College Dropout eligible for a classic review?
Yes. It should. It changed hip-hop since everyone tried to become a 50 cent lol. Only one who was different during those times in Hip-Hop culture was Andre 3000.
definitely
Arsenal K DOOM takes that spot for me but Andre 3000 is really unique too
@@ProfessorCDO Before 50 Cent hip hop was already fruity...
Please do Madvilllainy. That would make my life
Second
Yeah I agree that's my fav album of all time!
Yes that and dangerdoom I would say mmm..food, but it isn't higher because its almost half instrumentals still a great listen though.
Myke is tripping, Feelin' It is the shit. Regrets is the best joint on here. This album is undoubtedly one of rap's best, yet mainstream people don't seem to rank it up there with Illmatic and others when it should be
Reasonable Doubt is more mainstream then Illmatic
@@mamba4817 it’s not though. Illmatic sold more and it’s more widely known due to it being consistently named the greatest hip hop album of all time
@@sleeperino3054I think what he meant is that sonically reasonable doubt is more mainstream friendly cause he had Mary j blige on there the woman singing the hook on Feelin it , you had the song with foxy brown….while this album is darker & more introspective then illmatic in terms of production & hooks reasonable doubt Is more accessible because of the features & the production
@@sleeperino3054illmatic has more appeal to hip hop heads cause lyrically Nas paints himself as a regular hood guy with a head on his shoulders on this album and the production is more dusty boom bap style…there’s no singer on the hooks it’s just straight up bars & storytelling….illmatic is a more straightforward album while reasonable doubt tries to do alot…Jay also had wordplay & storytelling but he wanted this album to be more then that so it’s more versatile then illmatic…more flows (since Jay was transitioning from that fu schnickens flow to a more nas , biggie & ghostface killah type flow so he’s bringing you best of both worlds when it comes to flows) more double entendres then nas & the production is more versatile as well….lyrically taking inspiration from only built 4 Cuban linx in terms of the mafioso style…I like illmatic better as a whole because to me reasonable doubt has weak points…but when Jay is at his most clever & introspective then you could argue those moments are better then anything on illmatic…I disagree with that take because to me the storytelling on illmatic is just god tier but I wouldn’t argue with it…because there is a solid base to this take…I would put those 2 albums at the same level…they have different strengths so I think it’s just a matter of taste but in terms of how good they are I mean those 2 albums are top 10 hip hop debuts of all time
The way dude was talking about the original "Dead Presidents" is how I felt about the original version of "Who you wit". The third verse of the original "Who you wit" is incredible.
Keep the classic reviews coming.
Biggie was better on Brooklyn's finest but jay z was better on I love the dough
Review Cannibal Oxs' The Cold Vein for classic albums.
This is a jewel of experimental underground hip hop, it still sound new and the lyrics are absolutely chilling
Do MMLP or aquemini or it's dark and hell is hot!
Or tupac me against the world
Also capital punishment
Or mos def black on both sides
Also I know I'll get a lot of hate but carter 2
Outkast- Aquemini is one of the best albums ever. Please give it a listen and review next time
Either Aquemini or ATLiens. They were such important albums.
I personally think Aquemini is better just based off of Return of the G, Da Art of Storytelling 1 & 2 and Liberation on there own. Aquemini also had the perfect blend of the Andre's weird lyrics and Big Boi's gangsta lyrics.
Donovan Taggart Don't forget the title track, Andre's last verse is insane!
Aquemini is great but it's all about Stankonia! I'd LOVE to see that review!
trumpetking11 yes I agree that is the best outkast album .
politics as usual was my shit and cashmere thoughts.
liquid swords or Madvillainy next please
iTechmen1 a lot better than this
Man I hEard this when I was 13 I'm 15 now and it's one of my favorites ever.
The coolest insight I've seen about this album, is from Jay himself. He was saying how people think this album is him glorifying the hustle game and "you can't knock the hustle" meaning how we make our money. But, it was actually the reverse. He was depicting the excesses and foolishness of the hustle. And "can't knock the hustle" and other joints was actually aimed at the people knocking him in the street for jumping into the music. Made me go back and listen to it in reverse. He embodied it best, to me, on 22 Twos... "You never ready. Forever Petty minds stay petty. Mine is thinking longevity, until I'm 70, livin' heavenly... Fuck felony after felony." I never listened to that line in that way, until I heard him express that misconception....Then I appreciated D'Evils, Regrets, Can I Live and other joints eeven more than I already did.
I liked the female hooks 😂 I agree the flow, the wordplay and the verses were phenomenal. Great storytelling too. Lyrically superior to Blueprint imo.
RD had impact to the dopeboys and aspiring dopeboys out on the corners of the trap neighborhoods. It was the soundtrack to our lives. It was like he was telling you his take on his environment and expressing the mentalities in and around him, but as the perspective of a leader. It just hit home for those on their 25th hour of pitching rocks on the block.
LIFESTLYEZ OV DA POOR & DANGEROUS
Facts
MAN what is that instrumental playing behind all of the Classic reviews?!?! I fucking love it
Dead End Hip Hop, you guys are great, really enjoying the vids. Keep up the great work. Also I agree, Jay-Z's best song is "Can I Live"!
keep it up with these classic videos im young to im 16 i wasnt around when hiphop was at its purest form
“But one of these buyers got eyes like a Korean, it’s hard to read em, the windows to his soul were half closed I put the key in”
I'd put Reasonable Doubt on par with Illmatic but maybe that's just me. They both where story driven albums the only difference to me is their difference in flow and lyrics. Nas' flow is slower and his bars are easily understood and dope like not a lot of hidden meanings but dope enough to stand out without anything extra. While Jay-z's flow fluctuates a lot from a medium pace to fast pace and back. And his lyrics are dope in a different way, they are more witty and he has double entadres and things you have to think about to understand. Bottom line, in my opinion those are my 2 favorite albums of all time. Also I'm almost 100% with everything Mike said on this one. And I agree Jay was on par with biggie on Brooklyn's finest and their flow was great together, I really wish they got to make an album together.
i like Reasonable Doubt more tbh
I agree with u on that. It's the same reason why people like Kendrick Lamar's GKMC over Section.80 with how on Illmatic Nas seems to be observing and telling us what he sees versus Jay actually being bout that life and taking action. Illmatic is still a great album though.
Na..Illmatic still takes it IMO
MonkeyD Luffy to me its almost dead even, production wise, lyric wise, flow wise, I'm dead torn between both lol
Donovan Taggart that's a nice way to put it. Yah section 80 was more from outside looking in and Kendrick talking through his whole era and peers while GKMC was much more personal and introspective
I'm only 20 so forgive me. I heard Reasonable Doubt for the first time about 4 years ago...I was blown completely away. I always liked Jay Z growing up in Brooklyn but his lyricism on this album was crazy. My personal favorites are Politics as Usual, Brooklyn's Finest, and Cashmere Thoughts. And I agree with Ken on the production aspect of RD. I think that gets overlooked a little. The samples that were used for this album were really well put together. The album almost feels like a good gangster movie concept.
Each guy should do a solo review of their favorite or one of their favorite albums of all time. That would be dope
Low End Theory sometime in the future?
Classic review Madvillainy. One of the few classic hip hop album to come out in the mid 2000's
Yoo DEHH! Much love for how u all are giving the oportunity for the new school on your reviews and glad to see that the Classic ones have a place there to. Continue that work, u guys are for sure the best out there reviewing hip hop. Keep it truth! And one more thing fellas, try not to sleep on Mick Jenkins. The kid is fire, from chi-town! Try to support his last mixtape ( Water[s] ), is such a dope work. Def one of the best mixtapes since Acid Rap. Bet lot of people would like a review on that!
Great classic review. Why I love this channel. Gotta put this shit on tonight.
can you guys review College Dropout??
This is one of the only Jay albums I can really enjoy. (Black album, American gangster included). Reasonable Doubt - every single song is on point, I watch the videos and I'm still in awe.
No rapper can match hov specially on devils
I knew Jay was something to check ,when hearing his verse with the group original flavor
Great review as always guys! One of my favorite albums of all time here and I enjoyed hearing you guys talk about it. Beezy coming with the realness. Gotta love it!
To me, "Reasonable Doubt" was incredible the 1st time I heard it and has only got (much) better since.
reasonable doubt is my favorite jay album, every single song is fucking great. Can I Live and D Evils are my all time favorite jay songs, but I will say, I kinda got sick of "aint no nigga"
"The number one question is can the feds get us?" Love this line
That thumbnail is beautiful
I really wanna MF DOOM classic album review
Review Relapse next... Not necessarily a classic, but its a really polarizing album lol
Its garbage
Great album, probably his most underrated album.
Craig Roddy
Completely agree.
I loved this album... it is competing as my favorite Em album with SSLP and MMLP lol
Love that album besides maybe 1 or 2 albums that was the only other album I remember really loving by him.
Give DEHH a great album and watch BEEZY come alive!!! Great review! "It gets tedious, so I keep my eye open like CBS...You see me stressed, right? Can I live?" Jay Z
College dropout
Nigga please like short sleeves I bare arms
from 96 the only emcee with a flu ya i rhyme sick
So one of the reviewers said "Illmatic didn't have that kind of impact when it dropped"??? WHAT?? Either you didn't know much about hiphop at that time, or you're just ignorant to do your research. It had INSTANT impact as it dropped, although not succesfully as it only did 60,000 in its first week. But the whole hiphop world woke up when that album dropped. It sparked everyone up, got the first 5 mics from The Source Magazine, etc.
DO A REVIEW OF MM..>FOOD OR MADVILLANY!!!!!!!!!!!
Feelin it is the shit!
Oh and review Mick Jenkins - The Water[s]. Came out yesterday
you guys should do 2pac all eyez on me... this is fucking great
Me Against The World was better.
Sakaru Kamaah blasphemy!
it was
Classic Album Review Wish List:
-Outkast-Stankonia
-Eminem-The Eminem Show
-Kanye West-Graduation
-Mos Def-Black On Both Sides
-Wu Tang Clan-36 Chambers
-Souls of Mischief-93 'Til Infinity
No rush. Take your time gentlemen. I appreciate your contribution to hip-hop!
I always am exited and enjoy my when you guys review a classic album, I'm younger so obviously this album wasn't my introduction to jay z but when I heard this I immediately regretted not listening to it. Jay z flow is increadible and unique production was defenitely great and fit so well with jay z rapping. my favorite song was can't knock the hustle, and as far as biggie vs jay z on that track while I liked biggies verse more jay z wasn't that far from being as good. I'm really glad modest media was in this review it's always interesting to hear his opinion especially on a jay z album and that's part of why I love these reviews cause all of the diffrent opinions brought to the table, keep it up!
Redman's Muddy Waters was out in 96 as well
THE ONLY ONE THAT KNOWS WHAT THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT IS OL GIRL. I CLEARLY REMEMBER WHEN REASONABLE DOUBT CAME OUT ... IT WAS WRITTEN CAME OUT ABOUT A COUPLE WEEKS AFTERWARDS BUT , I REMEMBER PUTTING ALL EYEZ ON ME DOWN BECAUSE HOV WAS SPITTIN SOMETHING DIFFERENT AND SMOOTH ! 10/10 RATING !!!
I fucking love these classic reviews. Do an old Eminem album !
People forget about regrets easily one of hip hops best songs
Beezy is too REAL !!
I can see why these dudes didn't appreciate it at the time. It was for us guys making moves in ES and q45s. constant rotation that Summer
Great vids..never went any deeper than the hits with Jay Z..liked those tracks back in the day..doesn't exist on my radar anymore.
I agree with Ken on this one I remember when the album came out it really didn't make that much impact on the rap game he kind of just Blended in with the rest of the crowd
With 3 clear classics (Black album,Blueprint,Reasonable Doubt) 2 great albums (American Gangster, Hard knock Life) How is Jayz not the greatest of all time to more people 😒😒😒😒
Because Kanye West was born om Earth
Hows jayz a sellout..
Well you said that about Ghost ,Nas ,Pac,cube and Busta they all have very classics or near but classic but I think ghost and Nas are tied . But Reasonable Doubt is far from classic my opinion .
U crazy man..Reasonable Doubt is an easy classic
Because Nas has 3 classics (Illmatic, It Was Written, Stillmatic), 3 great albums (God's Son, Life Is Good, I Am) and Rakim has 4 classics (Paid In Full, Follow The Leader, Let the Rhythm Hit 'Em, Don't Sweat the Technique) and another great album with the 18th Letter.
Great Idea, whoever came up with reviewing classics.
When are you guys gonna review the new Under Achievers album?
I love the classic reviews hopefully you guys get around to Capital Punishment. Great job guys.
Can u do AZ's Doe or die
The Showster yea do this and big puns first project
the Blueprint is his best album in his discography. its really a top 5 album of all time tbh but since it wasn't created in the 90s niggas sleep on how high this album should be on any all time list.
it's good. it was more radio friendly in my opinion. most Jay fans I know like blueprint more. but yeah I rock with reasonable doubt and black album more
the blueprint and black equally radio friendly imo. but Jay as a rapper was in his most complete form to me on the Blueprint. that album had beef(takeover), radio hits(izzo, girls,heart of the city), and that hustler shit (u don't know, never change, all I need) that album is fuckin perfection.
+Bruhman, 5th Floor exactly. you're on hundred percent right. which is why I like resonable doubt more lol. I don't really like radio hit Jay. but I understand why ppl do. it's hot. just not my cup of tea
+Bruhman, 5th Floor but yeah as a artist , blueprint was his best work
but in a way i do wish he rhymed as complex as he did on RD, like the original version of Dead Presidents is probably his best song as far as just bars.
You guys should review Criminal Minded next.
Finally! The song modest media was referring to is coming of age.. N part 2
To say Jay Didn’t get better makes me KNOW he didn’t listen to Black Album
For the next classic review do mmlp