JAY-Z’s debut album, Reasonable Doubt, has long been regarded as one of the greatest Hip Hop albums of all time, much in part thanks to its storytelling, lyricism and production. Nearly three decades ...

On June 25, 1996, Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter, alongside Roc-A-Fella co-founders Dame Dash and Kareem “Biggs” Burke, launched what would become a defining chapter in hip-hop history with the release of ...

On this date in 1996, Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter dropped the lead single to one of the most revered debut albums in hip-hop history—Reasonable Doubt. “Dead Presidents” wasn’t just a song; it was a statement ...

While nobody could have truly predicted just how far JAY-Z would take his career and Hip Hop as a whole, the crumbs of what would become his rise to power lay in his first-ever body of work. Decades ...

You love to have the argument, again and again: what’s the best Jay-Z album, Reasonable Doubt or The Blueprint? Both are absolute classics in every sense of the word—but only one can reign supreme.