Tag: American Gangster

Ranking Jay-Z’s Albums

On By Christopher PierznikIn Hip-Hop, Rankings, RapLeave a comment

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Jay-Z is the most successful emcee in history. With 14 number one albums on the Billboard chart (11 in a row as a solo artist), 21 Grammys, over 100 million records sold, and countless other side deals, he has repeatedly gone beyond the normal bounds of what a rapper could do.

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In Defense Of…Jay-Z’s ‘American Gangster’

On By Christopher PierznikIn Hip-HopLeave a comment
 

It’s the 20th anniversary of Reasonable Doubt — the best album from an all-time great year in hip-hop — and since everyone else is weighing in with their Jay-Z takes, I thought I’d join the fun.

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