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Reasonable Doubt
Reasonable Doubt cover
Studio album by Jay-Z
Released June 25, 1996
Recorded D&D Studios, 1995–1996
Genre East Coast hip hop
Mafioso rap
Length 59:24
Label Roc-A-Fella (U. A studio album is an original collection of new tracks by a recording artist Shawn Corey Carter (born December 4 1969 better known as Jay-Z, is an American Rapper and former CEO of Def Jam Recordings and Roc-A-Fella Events 524 - Battle of Vézeronce, the Franks defeat the Burgundians Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) D&D Studios is a hip hop Recording studio located in The Bronx, New York City, with artists such as The Notorious B A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other East Coast hip hop is the original style of Hip hop music that originated in New York City, USA, during the early-1970s For the Ice T album see Gangsta Rap (album. Gangsta rap is a term originated by the mainstream media to describe a certain subgenre In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Roc-A-Fella Records is a United States record label founded by Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter. S. )
Northwestside (UK)
Priority (distribution)
Producer Big Jaz, Clark Kent, Dahoud Darien, Damon Dash, DJ Irv, DJ Premier, Knobody, Peter Panic, Sean Cane, Ski
Professional reviews
Jay-Z chronology
Reasonable Doubt
(1996)		 In My Lifetime, Vol. 1
(1997)
Singles from Reasonable Doubt
  1. "Dead Presidents"
    Released: February 20, 1996
  2. "Ain't No Nigga"
    Released: 1996
  3. "Can't Knock the Hustle"
    Released: August 27, 1996
  4. "Feelin' It"
    Released: April 15, 1997

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Events 1450 - Battle of Formigny: Toward the end of the Hundred Years' War, the French attack and nearly annihilate English Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar East Coast hip hop is the original style of Hip hop music that originated in New York City, USA, during the early-1970s Rapping (also known as emceeing, MCing, spitting, or just rhyming) is the Rhythmic spoken delivery of Rhymes wordplay and Shawn Corey Carter (born December 4 1969 better known as Jay-Z, is an American Rapper and former CEO of Def Jam Recordings and Roc-A-Fella It was released on June 25, 1996 by Roc-A-Fella Records in the United States and Northwestside Records in the United Kingdom. Events 524 - Battle of Vézeronce, the Franks defeat the Burgundians Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Roc-A-Fella Records is a United States record label founded by Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Northwestside Records was a Record label acquired by Arista Records. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The album features production from DJ Premier, Ski and Clark Kent, and guest vocals by Memphis Bleek, Sauce Money and The Notorious B.I.G. It peaked at #23 on the Billboard 200, received platinum status in 2002,[3] and sold 1. Christopher Edward Martin (born March 21, 1966) better known as DJ Premier is an American Record producer and DJ, and David Willis, known by most as Ski and Ski Beatz, is an African-American Record producer mainly working in hip hop Super DJ Clark Kent (born Rodolfo Franklin) is a hip hop DJ, Record producer and music executive of Panamanian descent. Malik Thuston Cox, better known by his rap persona of Memphis Bleek, is a New York Rapper currently signed to Roc-A-Fella Records. Sauce Money (born Todd Gaither) is a rapper from the Marcy Projects of Brooklyn NY notorious mostly for his association with Def Jam honcho and 11-year Christopher George Latore Wallace (May 21 1972 – March 9 1997 popularly known as Biggie Smalls (after a Gangster in the 1975 film Let's Do It Again The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard In the United States, the Recording Industry Association of America awards certification based on the number of Albums and singles sold through retail and 4 million copies as of 2006. [4] Four singles were released, the most popular being "Ain't No Nigga" and "Can't Knock the Hustle". "Ain't No Nigga" is the second single from rapper Jay-Z 's debut album Reasonable Doubt. "Can't Knock the Hustle" is the third single from rapper Jay-Z 's debut album Reasonable Doubt. Both reached the top 40 in the United Kingdom, but were less popular in the United States; the former reached #50 on the Billboard Hot 100, while the latter reached #73.

Reasonable Doubt received strong critical reviews and has been heralded as Jay-Z's "crowning achievement", a seminal work[5] and an "undisputed classic". [6][7] Reasonable Doubt received a "5 Mics" rating from The Source and five stars from Allmusic,[8] the highest ratings issued by each publication. The Source is a United States -based monthly full-color Magazine covering Hip-hop music, Politics, and culture, founded in allmusic (previously All Music Guide) is a Metadata database about music owned by All Media Guide. The Source ranks it among the top 100 albums of all time,[9] Blender ranks it as one of the 500 best albums of all time,[10] and Rolling Stone ranks it at 248 on their "500 Greatest Albums of All Time". Blender is an American music Magazine that bills itself as "the ultimate guide to music and more" Rolling Stone is a United States -based Magazine devoted to Music, Politics, and Popular culture that is published [11] Reasonable Doubt and Raekwon's Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... is considered to have popularized Mafioso rap and "revolutionized the hip hop scene". Corey Woods, known by his stage name Raekwon, is an American East Coast Rapper and a member of the Wu-Tang Clan. For the Ice T album see Gangsta Rap (album. Gangsta rap is a term originated by the mainstream media to describe a certain subgenre [12]

Contents

Conception

Background

Shawn Carter grew up in Brooklyn's Marcy Houses, a New York housing project. Brooklyn (named after the Dutch town Breukelen) is one of the five boroughs of New York City. The Marcy Houses is a low income public housing project in the Bedford-Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn in New York City. Shawn's father abandoned the family when he was 11, the first of many traumas that led him to write raps. [13] In his neighborhood, Carter was known as "Jazzy", a nickname that developed into his stage name, "Jay-Z". The moniker is a homage to his musical mentor Jaz-O and to the J-Z subway lines that stop by Marcy Avenue. The Jaz, now known as Jaz-O (real name Johnathan Burks is an East Coast MC, active in the late 1980s and early 1990s best known for being a Mentor of The J Nassau Street Express and Z Nassau Street Express (earlier Jamaica Express) are two Rapid transit services of the B Division of the Marcy Avenue is a station on the BMT Jamaica Line of the New York City Subway. Fellow Brooklynite Jaz-O gave Jay-Z his first break by recruiting him on the 1989 song "Hawaiian Sophie". Jay-Z appeared on two more Jaz-O songs in the next year, but when Jaz-O was dropped from his label EMI, Jay-Z began supporting himself by dealing drugs. The EMI Group is a British music company comprising the major record company EMI Music – which operates several labels and is based in Kensington in [13] He continued to pursue a rap career, however, and appeared on two songs from Original Flavor's 1993 album Beyond Flavor. Beyond Flavor is Original Flavor 's second and final album was released in 1993 Jay-Z then caught Big Daddy Kane's attention and began touring with him; they collaborated on Kane's 1994 posse cut "Show & Prove". Antonio Hardy (born September 10, 1968 in Brooklyn New York) better known by his stage name Big Daddy Kane, is an African-American A posse cut is a popular form of song in Hip hop music that involves successive verses by four or more rappers. [13]

Despite the exposure he received from Kane, Jay-Z was still without a record deal. He began selling tapes from his car with help from friend Damon Dash. Damon Dash (born May 3 1971 in Harlem New York) is an African-American label executive the former CEO and co-founder of Roc-A-Fella [14] The success of his street-level marketing led to a deal with Payday Records, which released his first solo single, "In My Lifetime" and its B-side "I Can't Get wid Dat". "In My Lifetime" is the first single ever released by Jay-Z. A-side and B-side originally referred to the two sides of 7 inch Vinyl records on which singles were released beginning in the 1950s In an unconventional move, Jay-Z then spurned the record contract he had long sought and left Payday Records to form his own label, Roc-A-Fella Records, with Damon Dash and Kareem "Biggs" Burke. Roc-A-Fella Records is a United States record label founded by Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter. Jay-Z later explained that he thought he could do a better job of marketing his records on his own:

[Payday] eventually signed me to a deal, but were acting shady the whole time, like they didn't know how to work a record or something," says Jay. "The things that they were setting up for me I could have done myself. They had me traveling places to do instores, and my product wasn't even available in the store. We shot one video, but when the time came for me to do the video for the second single, I had to be cut out. They gave me the money and I started my own company. There was a little arguing back and forth, but our conflict finally got resolved. The bottom line was they wasn't doing their job, so I had to get out of there. [14]

Jay-Z rented a small, cheap office for Roc-A-Fella Records on John Street in one of the "dreariest parts of the busiest city in the world". [14] Jay-Z and his compatriots thought of their low-rent headquarters as a "starting point" that would eventually lead them to Manhattan. [14] In 1995 and early 1996, Jay-Z appeared on records by Big L and Mic Geronimo, further raising his profile. Lamont Coleman ( May 30, 1974 - February 15, 1999) also known by his Stage name Big L, was an American Mic Geronimo (born Michael McDermon on September 14, 1973 in Flushing Queens) is a Rapper of African American descent At this point, he was still considered an "underground"[15] rapper with a "new jack" style. Underground Hip-hop, Underground Rap, or Undie (to draw comparison to "indie" or independent rock is an Umbrella term for Hip-hop [16]

Recording sessions

Reasonable Doubt was recorded in the Bronx's D&D Studios and mixed at Platinum Island, but its beats were formed elsewhere. D&D Studios is a hip hop Recording studio located in The Bronx, New York City, with artists such as The Notorious B Audio mixing is the process by which a multitude of sound sources are combined into one or more channels Knobody produced "Can't Knock the Hustle" at his mother's home in 1994 and Ski produced "Feelin' It" and "Politics as Usual" while recording with Camp Lo. Jerome Foster, better known as Knobody, is an American Music producer and A&R. "Can't Knock the Hustle" is the third single from rapper Jay-Z 's debut album Reasonable Doubt. David Willis, known by most as Ski and Ski Beatz, is an African-American Record producer mainly working in hip hop "Feelin' It" is the fourth and final single from rapper Jay-Z 's debut album Reasonable Doubt. Camp Lo is an American hip hop duo formed in 1995, which hails from The Bronx, New York. [17] The recording sessions were generally dominated by competition; Ski and Clark Kent created similar beats for "Politics as Usual", but Ski submitted his to Jay-Z first causing his to appear on the album. Super DJ Clark Kent (born Rodolfo Franklin) is a hip hop DJ, Record producer and music executive of Panamanian descent. [17] "Brooklyn's Finest" was a competitive, though friendly battle between Jay-Z and The Notorious B.I.G. in which Jay-Z tried proving that he is of Biggie's caliber, while Biggie tried brushing his rhymes off as insignificant. Christopher George Latore Wallace (May 21 1972 – March 9 1997 popularly known as Biggie Smalls (after a Gangster in the 1975 film Let's Do It Again [17] Although the rappers had already met on the set for the "Dead Presidents II" music video, they discovered that neither write down their rhymes while recording. "Dead Presidents" is the debut single released in promotion by rapper Jay-Z 's from his debut album Reasonable Doubt. [17] The recording of "Brooklyn's Finest" spanned two months and moved from D&D Studios to Giant Studios where the Clark Kent-sung chorus was recorded. [17] The studio sessions affected Jay-Z mentally: as he told Rolling Stone, "The studio was like a psychiatrist's couch for me". Rolling Stone is a United States -based Magazine devoted to Music, Politics, and Popular culture that is published A psychiatrist (also archaically called an alienist) is a Physician who specializes in Psychiatry and is certified in treating Mental disorders [11]

Music

Lyrical content

Reasonable Doubt is generally classified as Mafioso rap because of Jay-Z's prevalent references to crime within his songs. For the Ice T album see Gangsta Rap (album. Gangsta rap is a term originated by the mainstream media to describe a certain subgenre David Drake of Stylus Magazine considers the lyrics to be characterized by "gritty realism". Stylus Magazine was an online music and film magazine launched in 2002 Literary realism most often refers to the trend beginning with certain works of nineteenth-century French literature and extending to late-nineteenth- and early-twentieth-century [18] Aside from the lyrical showcase on "22 Two's", the discussion of relationship infidelities on "Ain't No Nigga" and braggadocios rhymes on "Brooklyn' Finest", the album's subject matter exclusively deals with Jay-Z's past criminal lifestyle. "Ain't No Nigga" is the second single from rapper Jay-Z 's debut album Reasonable Doubt. Allmusic's Steve Huey describes him as a "a street hustler from the projects who rapped about what he knew—and he was very, very good at it. allmusic (previously All Music Guide) is a Metadata database about music owned by All Media Guide. . . detailing his experiences on the streets with disarming honesty". [8] Multiple aspects of this lifestyle are explored: "Can't Knock the Hustle" details Jay-Z's hustling talent, "Cashmere Thoughts" and "Dead Presidents II" explain his financial goals and other tracks like "D'evils" and "Regrets" detail how hustling negatively affects the mind. Huey summarizes the album's subject matter saying:

He's cocky bordering on arrogant, but playful and witty, and exudes an effortless, unaffected cool throughout. And even if he's rapping about rising to the top instead of being there, his material obsessions are already apparent [. . . ] the album's defining cut might [. . . ] be the brief "22 Two's," which not only demonstrates Jay-Z's extraordinary talent as a pure freestyle rapper, but also preaches a subtle message through its club hostess: Bad behavior gets in the way of making money. Perhaps that's why Jay-Z waxes reflective, not enthusiastic, about the darker side of the streets. [8]

Production

The beats on Reasonable Doubt were provided by already established East Coast hip hop producers, including DJ Premier, Clark Kent and Ski. East Coast hip hop is the original style of Hip hop music that originated in New York City, USA, during the early-1970s Christopher Edward Martin (born March 21, 1966) better known as DJ Premier is an American Record producer and DJ, and Super DJ Clark Kent (born Rodolfo Franklin) is a hip hop DJ, Record producer and music executive of Panamanian descent. David Willis, known by most as Ski and Ski Beatz, is an African-American Record producer mainly working in hip hop The production relies on soul, funk and jazz samples of artists such as Isaac Hayes, the Ohio Players and Ahmad Jamal. Soul music is a Music genre that combines Rhythm and blues and Gospel music, originating in the United States. Funk is an American musical style that originated in the mid- to late-1960s when African American musicians blended Soul music, Soul Jazz is an American Musical art form which originated in the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States In Music, sampling is the act of taking a portion or sample, of one Sound recording and reusing it as an instrument or element of a new recording Isaac Lee Hayes Jr (August 20 1942 – August 10 2008 was an American Academy Award winning soul and Funk singer-songwriter Musician The Ohio Players are a funk /soul band best known for their 1970's hits " Fire " and " Love Rollercoaster. Ahmad Jamal, born July 2, 1930, is a noted American Jazz Pianist. The refrains of a few songs contain vocal samples of rappers including Nas, Fat Joe and Snoop Dogg. A refrain (from Vulgar Latin refringere, "to repeat" and later from Old French refraindre) is the Line or lines that are Nasir Jones, nɑːˈsiər (born September 14 1973 better known by his Stage name Nas, nɑːz formerly Nasty Nas, is an American rapper Joseph Cartagena, better known by his Stage name Fat Joe, is an American Rapper of Puerto Rican and Cuban descent and Cordozar Calvin Broadus Jr (born October 20 1971 His mother nicknamed him " Snoopy " as a child because of the way he dressed and because of his love of Allmusic's Steve Birchmeier describes this production style as representing "the pre-gangsta era, a foregone era when samples fueled the beats and turntablism supplied the hooks" which "sets Reasonable Doubt apart from Jay-Z's later work". allmusic (previously All Music Guide) is a Metadata database about music owned by All Media Guide. For the Ice T album see Gangsta Rap (album. Gangsta rap is a term originated by the mainstream media to describe a certain subgenre Turntablism is the art of manipulating sounds and creating music using phonograph turntables and a DJ mixer. [19]

"Can't Knock the Hustle" contains a "silky smooth"[20] atmospheric beat layered with hard-hitting programmed drums and a xylophone loop. The xylophone (from the Greek words ξύλον - xylon, "wood" + φωνή - phone, "voice" meaning "wooden "Politics as Usual" has an R&B sound with its softer drums and sample of "Hurry Up This Way Again" by The Stylistics. The Stylistics were one of the best-known Philadelphia soul groups of the 1970s [20] "Brooklyn's Finest" contrasts heavily with the first two tracks; it features an upbeat honky tonk piano loop and smooth drums sampled from "Ecstasy" by the Ohio Players. A honky tonk (also called a honkatonk, honkey-tonk, or tonk) is a type of bar with musical entertainment that is common in the Southwestern The Ohio Players are a funk /soul band best known for their 1970's hits " Fire " and " Love Rollercoaster. "Dead Presidents" contains a down tempo beat composed of three samples: the drums from "Oh My God (remix)" by A Tribe Called Quest, the melody and piano loop from "A Garden of Peace" by Lonnie Liston Smith and a vocal sample from "The World Is Yours" by Nas. "Oh My God" was the third single from A Tribe Called Quest 's third album Midnight Marauders. A Tribe Called Quest is an American hip-hop group formed in 1988 He is to be distinguished from the other jazz organist and keyboardist Dr " The World Is Yours " is the third single from rapper Nas ' debut album Illmatic, released a month after the album Nasir Jones, nɑːˈsiər (born September 14 1973 better known by his Stage name Nas, nɑːz formerly Nasty Nas, is an American rapper According to IGN's Spence D. IGN (abbreviated and formerly known as I magine G ames N etwork is a multimedia news and reviews Website that focuses heavily on Video , "Ski brings back the stripped down piano fill style lending the track a late night jazz vibe" on "Feelin' It". [20] "D'evils" features a downtrodden piano loop sampled from Allen Toussaint's "Go Back Home" and vocal samples from LL Cool J's "I Shot Ya (remix)" and Snoop Dogg's "Murder Was the Case". Allen Toussaint, ˈtuːseɪnt (born January 14 1938 is an American Musician, Songwriter and Record producer. James Todd Smith (born January 14 1968 better known as LL Cool J, is an American Rapper and actor " I Shot Ya " is a 1995 Hardcore hip hop song by LL Cool J from his album Mr Cordozar Calvin Broadus Jr (born October 20 1971 His mother nicknamed him " Snoopy " as a child because of the way he dressed and because of his love of "22 Two's" has a "mournful jazz inclined groove" that prominently features string instruments. A string instrument (or stringed instrument) is a Musical instrument that produces Sound by means of Vibrating strings In the Hornbostel-Sachs [20]

"Can I Live" samples Isaac Hayes' cover of "The Look of Love" creating a slow beat with a mix of percussion, brass and string instruments. Isaac Lee Hayes Jr (August 20 1942 – August 10 2008 was an American Academy Award winning soul and Funk singer-songwriter Musician " The Look of Love " is a popular Song. Since its first appearance in the 1967 James Bond film Casino Royale, it A brass instrument is a Musical instrument whose tone is produced by vibration of the lips as the player blows into a tubular Resonator. "Ain't No Nigga" contains a quick funky beat that samples the melody and drums from "Seven Minutes of Funk" by The Whole Darn Family. "Friend or Foe" follows with a slower funky beat that contains heavy use of brass and a programmed drum loop. "Coming of Age" contains a Clark Kent-produced beat "built around a low-end piano fill, thumping quiet storm bass, and swirling synth". Quiet storm is a late-night radio format featuring soulful Slow jams pioneered in the mid-1970s by then-station-intern Melvin Lindsey at WHUR-FM, [20] "Cashmere Thoughts" samples the guitar loop from Bohannon's "Save Their Souls" and adds claps and other sound effects. Hamilton Bohannon (born Hamilton Frederick Bohannon 7 March 1942, in Newnan Georgia) is an American Percussionist, Band leader "Bring It On" contains a down tempo slow beat that features a string instrument loop and programmed drums. "Regrets" is driven by a jazzy sample from "It's So Easy Loving You" by Earl Klugh and Hubert Laws, as well its heavy triangle use and acoustic guitar loop. Earl Klugh (pronounced "Clue" (born September 16, 1954 in Detroit Michigan) is an American Smooth jazz / Jazz Hubert Laws (b November 10, 1939) is an American Flutist with a 30-year career in Jazz, classical, and other music

Singles

Four singles—"Dead Presidents", "Ain't No Nigga", "Can't Knock the Hustle" and "Feelin' It"—were released in promotion of Reasonable Doubt. "Dead Presidents" features lyrics about illegally acquiring money and a somber Ski-produced beat that samples Lonnie Liston Smith's "A Garden of Peace". David Willis, known by most as Ski and Ski Beatz, is an African-American Record producer mainly working in hip hop He is to be distinguished from the other jazz organist and keyboardist Dr Its chorus, sampled from Nas' "The World Is Yours",[21] illustrates the song's lyrical thesis and was cited throughout the Nas vs. Jay-Z feud. Nasir Jones, nɑːˈsiər (born September 14 1973 better known by his Stage name Nas, nɑːz formerly Nasty Nas, is an American rapper A dissertation (also called thesis or disquisition) is a document that presents the author's Research and findings and is submitted in support of candidature The feud between hip hop artists Nas and Jay-Z received public attention beginning in 2001 and ended in 2005. "Dead Presidents" is the only single that did not chart, but it was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America. In the United States, the Recording Industry Association of America awards certification based on the number of Albums and singles sold through retail and [3] "Dead Presidents II" appears on Reasonable Doubt, while the original appears on a single and on a music video directed by Abdul Malik Abbott. "Dead Presidents II" has the same beat and chorus as the original, but its lyrics are different.

The second single, "Ain't No Nigga", features female rapper Foxy Brown. Inga Fung Marchand (born September 6, 1979) better known as Foxy Brown, is an American rapper known for her solo work as well The song details a love relationship between Jay-Z and the materialistic Foxy Brown. The chorus interpolates "Ain't No Woman (Like the One I've Got)" by The Four Tops. In Music and Musical composition, especially 20th century and later interpolation is an abrupt change of elements, with (almost immediate "Ain't No Woman (Like the One I've Got" is a 1973 hit single written by Dennis Lambert and Brian Potter and was released as a single by The Four Tops on the The Four Tops are an American vocal Quartet, whose repertoire has included Doo-wop, Jazz, Soul music, R&B, Disco The funky Big Jaz-produced beat sounds like EPMD's "It's My Thing" because both tracks sample "Seven Minutes of Funk" by The Whole Darn Family. The Jaz, now known as Jaz-O (real name Johnathan Burks is an East Coast MC, active in the late 1980s and early 1990s best known for being a Mentor of EPMD is an American Hip hop group from Brentwood, New York, active for more than 20 years ( 1986 –present is one of the most "Ain't No Nigga" was the most commercially successful single, reaching #50 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #1 on the Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales. Hot Dance Singles Sales (formerly known as Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales) is a chart released weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States [22] Abdul Malik Abbot directed the song's music video.

"Can't Knock the Hustle", the third single, features soulful singing by Mary J. Blige. Mary Jane Blige (surname pronounced /blaɪʒ/) (born January 11, 1971) is an American Singer-songwriter, Rapper The song features Jay-Z bragging about the lifestyle he created by becoming a successful hustler. Produced by Knobody, the beat samples "Much Too Much" by Marcus Miller and "Fool's Paradise" by Meli'sa Morgan. Jerome Foster, better known as Knobody, is an American Music producer and A&R. Marcus Miller (born June 14, 1959 in Brooklyn, New York) is a Grammy Award-winning Jazz musician composer producer and multi-instrumentalist Meli'sa Morgan is a female African American R&B singer born in Queens, New York who had a string of Urban contemporary and House It reached #73 on the Billboard Hot 100 making it the second most successful single on the album,[22] but it also reached #30 on the UK Singles Chart making it the most successful single in the United Kingdom. The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official UK Charts Company (OCC on behalf of the British record industry The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located [23] A high budget music video directed by Hype Williams was made for "Can't Knock the Hustle". Harold "Hype" Williams (born 1970 in Queens New York) is an American music video and Film director of African-American

The fourth and final single is the jazzy "Feelin' It". Guest singer Mecca sings the song's chorus and Jay-Z provides three verses about his lifestyle as a hustler. The song's piano-led beat is produced by Ski, who samples "Pastures" by jazz musician Ahmad Jamal. The piano is a Musical instrument played by means of a keyboard that produces sound by striking steel strings with Felt covered hammers Jazz is an American Musical art form which originated in the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States Ahmad Jamal, born July 2, 1930, is a noted American Jazz Pianist. "Feelin' It" is the third most commercially successful single, reaching #79 on the Billboard Hot 100. [22] A low budget music video directed by Alan Ferguson was created for "Feelin' It".

Reception

Reasonable Doubt peaked at #23 on the Billboard 200, a rank lower than Jay-Z's future studio albums,[24] and it was certified platinum on February 7, 2002. The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard In the United States, the Recording Industry Association of America awards certification based on the number of Albums and singles sold through retail and Events 457 - Leo I becomes emperor of the Byzantine Empire. 1074 - Battle of Montesarchio in which the Prince See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. [3] The album received positive reviews from music critics. Allmusic awarded it five stars,[8] Entertainment Weekly ranked it B+[25] and The Source gave it four mics, but later changed it to a full five mic rating. allmusic (previously All Music Guide) is a Metadata database about music owned by All Media Guide. Entertainment Weekly (sometimes abbreviated as EW) is a Magazine published by Time Inc The Source is a United States -based monthly full-color Magazine covering Hip-hop music, Politics, and culture, founded in The Source also ranked the album as one of the "100 Best Rap Albums of All Time" in 1998. [9] It also ranks on top albums lists by Rolling Stone (2003's "The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time"),[11] Blender (2003's "500 CDs You Must Own Before You Die"),[10] Vibe (2004's "51 Albums Representing a Generation, a Sound and a Movement")[10] and Hip Hop Connection (2006's "The 100 Greatest Rap Albums 1995-2005"). Rolling Stone is a United States -based Magazine devoted to Music, Politics, and Popular culture that is published Blender is an American music Magazine that bills itself as "the ultimate guide to music and more" Vibe is a Magazine, launched 1993 by founder Quincy Jones and funded by Time Inc Hip Hop Connection (HHC is the longest running monthly periodical devoted entirely to Hip hop culture. [10]

Lyrically, the album is praised for its honest and visual depictions of a hustler's life. Journalist Dream Hampton explains Jay-Z's lyrics saying: "MC's had definitely touched, you know, on hustling. Dream Hampton is an American Hip-hop journalist Biography Hampton was born in Detroit Michigan in 1972 and currently lives in New But Jay, talks about what it can do to a person's inner peace, and what it can do to their mind". [13] Allmusic's Steve Huey explains that the lyrical appeal lies within Jay's "effortless, unaffected cool" flow, "disarming honesty", and his knack for "writing some of the most acrobatic rhymes heard in quite some time". [8] Huey writes that this lyrical depth "helps Reasonable Doubt rank as one of the finest albums of New York's hip-hop renaissance of the '90s". East Coast hip hop is the original style of Hip hop music that originated in New York City, USA, during the early-1970s [8] Fellow Allmusic writer Jason Birchmeier claims that Jay-Z's lyrics are "candidly professional, but it's the producers more so than Jay-Z himself that make this album so untouchable". [19] Birchmeier remarks that the album "boasts an amazing roster of producers", and Steve Juon agrees describing Ski, Clark Kent and DJ Premier as "the best beatmakers in rap". [16] Juon also recognizes the album's lyrical strength and describes the album's reception saying:

[T]his is not only the definitive album from H to the Izzo's catalogue, it's one of the ten most important rap records of the entire 1990's. " Izzo (HOVA " (often referred to as " H to the Izzo " was a single released from Jay-Z in 2001 from his sixth album The It's possible to live without having heard it - but after you do, you'll wonder how you ever managed without it. Even nearly six years later, this album stands up to the best production and strongest lyricism coming out of any rap around the globe. If an album could be said to have made corny MC's into Jay-Z haters, this is the one. [16]

Significance

Subsequent Jay-Z albums

Despite being the lowest charting Jay-Z album,[24] it is generally considered his best record. [6] It differs from his future albums in its lack of "pop-crossover" songs and chart topping hits. Crossover is a term applied to Musical works or performers appearing on two or more of the Record charts which track differing musical tastes or genres [6] Also, future Jay-Z albums were mainly produced by The Hitmen, Timbaland and Swizz Beatz. The Hitmen is a production team formed by Sean "Diddy" Combs to produce Hip Hop and R&B records for his Bad Boy label's recording Timothy Z Mosley (born March 10, 1971) better known by his Stage name Timbaland, is an American Record producer, Kasseem Mike Dean (born September 13 1978 better known by his stage name Swizz Beatz, is an American Record producer and Rapper. Shaheem Reid of MTV explains, "Reasonable Doubt might not have the radio hits or club bangers of many of his other albums, but it may be Jay at his most lyrical—and certainly at his most honest, according to him". MTV ( Music Television) is an American Cable television network based in New York City. [15] Jay-Z continued many themes from Reasonable Doubt on future albums; his second album In My Lifetime, Vol. 1 featured a song named "Friend or Foe '98" that continues the story from "Friend or Foe" and features similar DJ Premier production. In My Lifetime Vol 1 is rapper Jay-Z 's sophomore album released on November 4 1997. Jay-Z's third album Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life contains a track named "Coming of Age (Da Sequel)". Vol 2 Hard Knock Life is the third album released by rapper Jay-Z. It features Memphis Bleek as does the original "Coming of Age", but it is produced by Swizz Beatz and its story changes drastically. Jay-Z feels that recreating Reasonable Doubt is challenging because he was living a different lifestyle with a completely different state of mind as he wrote the album. [15][21][26] Ian Cohen of Stylus Magazine states its significance in context of Jay-Z's other major albums, The Blueprint and The Black Album: "Reasonable Doubt was the come-up, The Blueprint was the comeback, and The Black Album may not have found him at his strongest lyrically, but it gained gravitas from meta-awareness and introspection". Stylus Magazine was an online music and film magazine launched in 2002 The Blueprint is the sixth Studio album by Rapper Jay-Z. It was released on September 11 2001 (a week earlier than planned The Black Album is a 2003 Hip hop album by rapper Jay-Z. It was promoted as his final studio album although Jay-Z subsequently announced a return [27]

Mafioso rap/hip hop music

Less than two years before Reasonable Doubt's release, three popular Mafioso rap albums were released: Raekwon's Only Built 4 Cuban Linx, AZ's Doe or Die and Nas' It Was Written. For the Ice T album see Gangsta Rap (album. Gangsta rap is a term originated by the mainstream media to describe a certain subgenre Corey Woods, known by his stage name Raekwon, is an American East Coast Rapper and a member of the Wu-Tang Clan. Anthony Cruz (born March 9, 1972 in East New York Brooklyn, New York) better known as AZ, is an American Rapper currently Doe or Die is the debut album by New York emcee AZ. Released in 1995 (see 1995 in music) AZ was introduced to the world on Nas 's It Was Written is the second Studio album by rapper Nas, released July 2, 1996 in the United States, Canada Jay-Z then burst on to the scene with his debut album that further popularized a genre in which drinking Cristal, driving Lexus automobiles and living out the plots of films like Scarface was commonplace. Cristal is the brand name of a well-known champagne produced by Louis Roederer. is the Luxury vehicle division of Japanese automaker Toyota Motor Corporation. ' Scarface' is a 1983 Crime film directed by Brian De Palma, written by Oliver Stone and starring Al Pacino as Tony Montana [28] Stylus Magazine writer Evan McGarvey claims that hustler rap group The Clipse try emulating Jay-Z's Reasonable Doubt sound on their 2006 song "We Got It for Cheap". Stylus Magazine was an online music and film magazine launched in 2002 Clipse is a Virginia -based hip hop duo Formed in 1992 by brothers Malice (born Gene Thornton in 1972 in The Bronx New York [29]

Jay-Z's influence also extended to hip hop music in general. On the title track from The Game's 2005 album The Documentary, he references Reasonable Doubt as a classic album. Jayceon Terrell Taylor (born November 29 1979 better known by his Stage name The Game, is an American Rapper. The Documentary is the debut album by West Coast rapper The Game, released on January 18 2005 through Interscope Records. Jean Grae also references the album on her 2004 song "Not like Me" by claiming that she would argue whether Reasonable Doubt or Nas' Illmatic is a better album. Jean Grae (real name Tsidi Ibrahim) is a hip hop Artist from New York. The album's vocals have been sampled on multiple occasions: Chubb Rock's "Survive", Termanology's "Watch How It Go Down", Apathy's "9 to 5" and Mary J. Blige's "Round and Round" contains samples from "D'evils" and De La Soul's "Shopping Bags (She Got from You)" contains samples from "Brooklyn's Finest". Chubb Rock (born Richard Simpson on May 28 1968 in Jamaica) is a New York -based Rapper who released several commercially Mary Jane Blige (surname pronounced /blaɪʒ/) (born January 11, 1971) is an American Singer-songwriter, Rapper De La Soul is a Grammy Award-winning hip hop group They are best known for their eclectic sampling and quirky surreal lyrics and their contributions to the evolution "Shopping Bags (She Got From You" is the first official single to be released by De La Soul, from their seventh studio album The Grind Date It is often "considered one of hip-hop's landmark albums" according to Pitchfork Media's Ryan Schreiber. Pitchfork Media, usually known simply as Pitchfork, is a Chicago -based daily Internet publication devoted to music criticism and commentary [26] It is compared to The Notorious B. I. G. 's Ready to Die and Nas' Illmatic as a classic album. Ready to Die is the Grammy Nominated and Billboard Award Winning debut Studio album by East Coast Rapper The Notorious B [8][30][31]

10 Year Anniversary Concert

In 2006, Jay-Z performed the songs from Reasonable Doubt at the Radio City Music Hall to celebrate its ten-year anniversary. Radio City Music Hall is an entertainment venue located in New York City 's Rockefeller Center. The concert's band included The Roots' drummer Questlove, the Illadelphonics, a 50-piece orchestra dubbed The Hustla's Symphony and Just Blaze, the performance's disc jockey. The Roots are an American hip-hop band from Philadelphia Pennsylvania. Ahmir Khalib Thompson (born on January 20, 1971) known professionally as ?uestlove or Questlove (also known as BROther ?uestion or Justin Smith (born in Paterson New Jersey on January 14, 1978) better known as Just Blaze, is an American Hip hop music A disc jockey (also known as DJ or deejay) is a person who selects and plays recorded music for an audience [15] It featured vocals from all original album guests except Mary J. Blige, The Notorious B. Mary Jane Blige (surname pronounced /blaɪʒ/) (born January 11, 1971) is an American Singer-songwriter, Rapper I. G. and Jaz-O. The Jaz, now known as Jaz-O (real name Johnathan Burks is an East Coast MC, active in the late 1980s and early 1990s best known for being a Mentor of Beyoncé Knowles replaced Mary J. Beyoncé Giselle Knowles (born September 4 1981 commonly known as Beyoncé (biːˈɑn Blige for "Can't Knock the Hustle", Jay-Z rapped The Notorious B. I. G. 's verses on "Brooklyn's Finest" and Jaz-O's verse was left out of "Bring It On". While Blige was preparing for her Breakthrough Tour and The Notorious B. The Breakthrough is the Grammy Award -winning seventh Studio album by American R&B / soul singer Mary J I. G. had died nine years before the concert, Jaz-O did not perform because of his feud with Jay-Z. [15] Jay-Z added a verse to "22 Two's" in which he says variations of the words "for/four" 44 times over the beat of "Can I Kick It?" by A Tribe Called Quest. "Can I Kick It?" was the third single from A Tribe Called Quest 's debut album People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm. A Tribe Called Quest is an American hip-hop group formed in 1988 Other alterations include Jay-Z changing a lyrical mention of Cristal to Dom Pérignon and Jay-Z's band "spruc[ing] up tracks like 'Regrets' to add more energy". Cristal is the brand name of a well-known champagne produced by Louis Roederer. Dom Pérignon (pronounced /dɔ̃ peʁiɲɔ̃/ in French and /dɔm/ or /dɔ̃ pɛɹɪnjɑn/ in English) is a brand of Champagne [15] Celebrities including Alicia Keys, Young Jeezy, Jadakiss, Chris Tucker, Lebron James and Carmelo Anthony attended the concert. Alicia J Augello-Cook (born January 25 1981 professionally known as Alicia Keys, is an American R&B, soul, and Neo soul Jay Jenkins (born October 12 1977 better known by his Stage name Young Jeezy, is an American Rapper. Jayson Tyrone Phillips (born May 27 1975) also known by his Stage name Jadakiss, is an American rapper. Christopher "Chris" Tucker (born August 31, 1972) is an American Actor and Comedian most widely known for his roles LeBron Raymone James (born December 30 1984 in Akron Ohio) is an American professional Basketball player who plays for the Cleveland Cavaliers of Carmelo Kiyan Anthony (born May 29 1984 is an American professional Basketball player for the Denver Nuggets, of the National Basketball Association Three thousand tickets were put on sale; all were sold within two minutes according to Roc-A-Fella Records' website. [32]

Track listing

# Title Time Songwriters Producer(s) Guests(s) Sample(s)[33]
1 "Can't Knock the Hustle" 5:17 Shawn Carter
Jerome Foster
Marcus Miller		 Knobody
Dahoud Darien
Sean Cane for The Hitmen		 Mary J. Blige
2 "Politics as Usual" 3:41 Cynthia Biggs
Shawn Carter
David Willis		 Ski
3 "Brooklyn's Finest" 4:36 Leroy Bonner
Shawn Carter
Rodolfo Franklin
Marshall Jones
Ralph Middlebrooks
Walter Morrison
Andrew Noland
Marvin Pierce
Christopher Wallace
Greg Webster		 Clark Kent The Notorious B. "Can't Knock the Hustle" is the third single from rapper Jay-Z 's debut album Reasonable Doubt. Jerome Foster, better known as Knobody, is an American Music producer and A&R. The Hitmen is a production team formed by Sean "Diddy" Combs to produce Hip Hop and R&B records for his Bad Boy label's recording Mary Jane Blige (surname pronounced /blaɪʒ/) (born January 11, 1971) is an American Singer-songwriter, Rapper Marcus Miller (born June 14, 1959 in Brooklyn, New York) is a Grammy Award-winning Jazz musician composer producer and multi-instrumentalist Meli'sa Morgan is a female African American R&B singer born in Queens, New York who had a string of Urban contemporary and House David Willis, known by most as Ski and Ski Beatz, is an African-American Record producer mainly working in hip hop David Willis, known by most as Ski and Ski Beatz, is an African-American Record producer mainly working in hip hop The Stylistics were one of the best-known Philadelphia soul groups of the 1970s The Ohio Players are a funk /soul band best known for their 1970's hits " Fire " and " Love Rollercoaster. Walter "Junie" Morrison or simply Junie Morrison is a musician and producer born in Dayton Ohio. Super DJ Clark Kent (born Rodolfo Franklin) is a hip hop DJ, Record producer and music executive of Panamanian descent. I. G.
4 "Dead Presidents" 4:27 Shawn Carter
Nasir Jones
Peter Phillips
Lonnie Liston Smith
David Willis		 Ski
5 "Feelin' It" 3:48 Shawn Carter
David Willis		 Ski Mecca
6 "D'Evils" 3:31 Shawn Carter
Chris E. The Ohio Players are a funk /soul band best known for their 1970's hits " Fire " and " Love Rollercoaster. Carlito's Way is a 1993 gangster film based on the novels Carlito's Way and After Hours by Judge Edwin Torres. "Dead Presidents" is the debut single released in promotion by rapper Jay-Z 's from his debut album Reasonable Doubt. Pete Rock (born Peter Phillips, June 21 1970 in Bronx New York) is an American DJ, Record producer, and He is to be distinguished from the other jazz organist and keyboardist Dr " The World Is Yours " is the third single from rapper Nas ' debut album Illmatic, released a month after the album Nasir Jones, nɑːˈsiər (born September 14 1973 better known by his Stage name Nas, nɑːz formerly Nasty Nas, is an American rapper "Oh My God" was the third single from A Tribe Called Quest 's third album Midnight Marauders. A Tribe Called Quest is an American hip-hop group formed in 1988 "Feelin' It" is the fourth and final single from rapper Jay-Z 's debut album Reasonable Doubt. Ahmad Jamal, born July 2, 1930, is a noted American Jazz Pianist. Martin		 DJ Premier
7 "22 Two's" 3:29 Shawn Carter
David Willis		 Ski
8 "Can I Live" 4:10 Burt Bacharach
Shawn Carter
Hal David
Irving Lorenzo		 Irv Gotti
9 "Ain't No Nigga" 4:03 Jonathan Burks
Shawn Carter
Dennis Lambert
Inga Marchand
August Moon
Brian Potter
Tyrone Thomas		 Big Jaz Foxy Brown
  • "Seven Minutes of Funk" by The Whole Darn Family
  • "Ain't No Woman (Like the One I Got)" by The Four Tops
10 "Friend or Foe" 1:49 Shawn Carter
Chris E. Christopher Edward Martin (born March 21, 1966) better known as DJ Premier is an American Record producer and DJ, and Allen Toussaint, ˈtuːseɪnt (born January 14 1938 is an American Musician, Songwriter and Record producer. " I Shot Ya " is a 1995 Hardcore hip hop song by LL Cool J from his album Mr James Todd Smith (born January 14 1968 better known as LL Cool J, is an American Rapper and actor Albert Johnson, better known as Prodigy, is an American Rapper and one-half of the hip-hop duo Mobb Deep with Havoc. Cordozar Calvin Broadus Jr (born October 20 1971 His mother nicknamed him " Snoopy " as a child because of the way he dressed and because of his love of "Can I Kick It?" was the third single from A Tribe Called Quest 's debut album People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm. A Tribe Called Quest is an American hip-hop group formed in 1988 Burt Bacharach (ˈbækəræk born May 12, 1928) is an American Pianist and Composer. Hal David (born May 25, 1921 in New York City, New York) is an American Lyricist and Songwriter. Irving Lorenzo (born June 26, 1970 in Hollis, Queens) better known by his Stage name Young or black Gotti, is " The Look of Love " is a popular Song. Since its first appearance in the 1967 James Bond film Casino Royale, it Isaac Lee Hayes Jr (August 20 1942 – August 10 2008 was an American Academy Award winning soul and Funk singer-songwriter Musician "Ain't No Nigga" is the second single from rapper Jay-Z 's debut album Reasonable Doubt. The Jaz, now known as Jaz-O (real name Johnathan Burks is an East Coast MC, active in the late 1980s and early 1990s best known for being a Mentor of Inga Fung Marchand (born September 6, 1979) better known as Foxy Brown, is an American rapper known for her solo work as well The Four Tops are an American vocal Quartet, whose repertoire has included Doo-wop, Jazz, Soul music, R&B, Disco Martin		 DJ Premier
  • "Hey What's That You Say" by Wood, Brass & Steel
  • "Hey What's That You Say" by Brother to Brother
11 "Coming of Age" 3:59 Shawn Carter
Rodolfo Franklin
James Mtume		 Clark Kent Memphis Bleek
  • "Inside You" by Eddie Henderson
12 "Cashmere Thoughts" 2:56 Hamilton Bohannon
Shawn Carter
Leroy Emanuel
Rodolfo Franklin
Melvin Ragin		 Clark Kent
13 "Bring It On" 5:01 Jonathan Burks
Shawn Carter
Todd Gaither
Chris E. James Mtume (born James Forman in Philadelphia Pennsylvania) is a Jazz and R&B musician (primarily a percussionist and a radio personality Malik Thuston Cox, better known by his rap persona of Memphis Bleek, is a New York Rapper currently signed to Roc-A-Fella Records. Melvin Ragin (born c 1951 better known by the Nickname " Wah-Wah Watson " is an American Guitarist and Session musician Hamilton Bohannon (born Hamilton Frederick Bohannon 7 March 1942, in Newnan Georgia) is an American Percussionist, Band leader Martin		 DJ Premier Big Jaz, Sauce Money
  • "1, 2 Pass It" by D&D All-Stars
14 "Regrets" 4:34 Shawn Carter
F. Sauce Money (born Todd Gaither) is a rapper from the Marcy Projects of Brooklyn NY notorious mostly for his association with Def Jam honcho and 11-year DiPasquale		 Peter Panic
15* "Can I Live II"
International bonus track		 3:57 Shawn Carter
Malik Cox
M. Earl Klugh (pronounced "Clue" (born September 16, 1954 in Detroit Michigan) is an American Smooth jazz / Jazz Hubert Laws (b November 10, 1939) is an American Flutist with a 30-year career in Jazz, classical, and other music Johnson		 K-Rob Memphis Bleek
  • "Mother's Day" by 24 Carat Black
16* "Can't Knock the Hustle (Fool's Paradise remix)"
International bonus track		 4:45 Shawn Carter
Irving Lorenzo
Meli'sa Morgan
Lesette Wilson		 Irv Gotti

Chart positions

Album

Chart (1996)[24] Peak
position
U. Malik Thuston Cox, better known by his rap persona of Memphis Bleek, is a New York Rapper currently signed to Roc-A-Fella Records. Marcus Miller (born June 14, 1959 in Brooklyn, New York) is a Grammy Award-winning Jazz musician composer producer and multi-instrumentalist Meli'sa Morgan is a female African American R&B singer born in Queens, New York who had a string of Urban contemporary and House S. Billboard 200 23
U. The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard S. Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums 3

Singles

Song Chart (1996)[22] Peak
position
"Ain't No Nigga" U. S. Billboard Hot 100 50
U. S. Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs 17
UK Singles Chart 31
"Can't Knock the Hustle" U. Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States. The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official UK Charts Company (OCC on behalf of the British record industry S. Billboard Hot 100 73
U. S. Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs 35
UK Singles Chart 30
Song Chart (1997) Peak
position
"Can't Knock the Hustle" New Zealand Singles Chart 26
"Feelin' It" U. S. Billboard Hot 100 79
U. S. Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs 46

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  20. ^ a b c d e Spence D. (2003-11-10). Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1444 - Battle of Varna: The crusading forces of King Vladislaus III of Varna (aka Ulaszlo I of Hungary and Wladyslaw Reasonable Doubt Review. IGN.com. IGN (abbreviated and formerly known as I magine G ames N etwork is a multimedia news and reviews Website that focuses heavily on Video Retrieved on 2007-06-25. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 524 - Battle of Vézeronce, the Franks defeat the Burgundians
  21. ^ a b c Hatfield, Quinton (2007-01-07). Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1325 - Alfonso IV becomes King of Portugal. 1558 - France takes Calais, the last continental Roc-A-Biz: Ski Beatz. HNNLive. com. Retrieved on 2007-06-23. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1180 - First Battle of Uji, starting the Genpei War in Japan 1305 - The Flemish
  22. ^ a b c d Jay-Z: Billboard Singles. Allmusic. allmusic (previously All Music Guide) is a Metadata database about music owned by All Media Guide. Retrieved on July 20, 2007. Events 1304 - Wars of Scottish Independence: Fall of Stirling Castle - King Edward I of England takes the last rebel stronghold Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
  23. ^ UK Top 40 Hit Database: Jay-Z Singles. EveryHit. com. Retrieved on July 20, 2007. Events 1304 - Wars of Scottish Independence: Fall of Stirling Castle - King Edward I of England takes the last rebel stronghold Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
  24. ^ a b c Jay-Z: Billboard Albums. Allmusic. allmusic (previously All Music Guide) is a Metadata database about music owned by All Media Guide. Retrieved on July 22, 2007. Events 1099 - First Crusade: Godfrey of Bouillon is elected the first Defender of the Holy Sepulchre of The Kingdom of Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
  25. ^ Music Capsule Review. Entertainment Weekly (1996-08-02). Entertainment Weekly (sometimes abbreviated as EW) is a Magazine published by Time Inc Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Events 338 BC - A Macedonian army led by Philip II defeated the combined forces of Athens and Thebes in the Retrieved on 2007-06-23. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1180 - First Battle of Uji, starting the Genpei War in Japan 1305 - The Flemish
  26. ^ a b The Black Album Review. Pitchfork Media (2003-11-17). Pitchfork Media, usually known simply as Pitchfork, is a Chicago -based daily Internet publication devoted to music criticism and commentary Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 284 - Diocletian is proclaimed emperor by his soldiers Retrieved on 2007-06-23. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1180 - First Battle of Uji, starting the Genpei War in Japan 1305 - The Flemish
  27. ^ Cohen, Ian (2006-11-22). Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 498 - Kofi Aseidu- After the death of Anastasius II, Symmachus is elected Pope in the Lateran Kingdom Come Review. Stylus Magazine. Stylus Magazine was an online music and film magazine launched in 2002 Retrieved on 2007-06-24. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 972 - Battle of Cedynia, the first documented victory of Polish forces takes place
  28. ^ Hip-hop Generations: Defining Albums - A&E. The Clarion (2007-04-11). Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 491 - Flavius Anastasius becomes Byzantine Emperor, with the name of Anastasius I. Retrieved on 2007-06-23. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1180 - First Battle of Uji, starting the Genpei War in Japan 1305 - The Flemish
  29. ^ McGarvey, Evan (2006-11-27). Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1095 - Pope Urban II declares the First Crusade at the Council of Clermont Hell Hath No Fury Review. Stylus Magazine. Stylus Magazine was an online music and film magazine launched in 2002 Retrieved on 2007-06-24. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 972 - Battle of Cedynia, the first documented victory of Polish forces takes place
  30. ^ McGarvey, Evan (2007-05-10). Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1291 - Scottish Nobles recognize the authority of Edward I of England. Da Drought 3 Review. Stylus Magazine. Stylus Magazine was an online music and film magazine launched in 2002 Retrieved on 2007-06-24. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 972 - Battle of Cedynia, the first documented victory of Polish forces takes place
  31. ^ Breihan, Tom (2006-06-26). Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian is killed during the retreat from the Sassanid Empire. Jay-Z's Reasonable Doubt Anniversary Show at Radio City: Really That Good. The Village Voice. This article is about a New York newspaper For the Ottawa Hills Ohio magazine see The Village Voice of Ottawa Hills. Retrieved on 2008-02-09. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 474 - Zeno crowned as co-emperor of the Byzantine Empire.
  32. ^ Humphreys, Quanah (2006-06-13). Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1525 - Martin Luther marries Katharina von Bora, against the Celibacy rule decreed by the Roman Catholic Church for Jay-Z to Play Reasonable Doubt Anniversary Gig. Pitchfork Media. Pitchfork Media, usually known simply as Pitchfork, is a Chicago -based daily Internet publication devoted to music criticism and commentary Retrieved on 2007-06-22. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 217 BC - Battle of Raphia: Ptolemy IV of Egypt defeats Antiochus III the Great of the Seleucid kingdom.
  33. ^ Rap Sample FAQ Search: Jay-Z. The-Breaks. com. Retrieved on 2008-02-09. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 474 - Zeno crowned as co-emperor of the Byzantine Empire.


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