Did you think Jay Z’s 2006 album Kingdom Come was kinda lame? It’s cool. Jay Z isn’t too wild about it either.
On his Life + Times site, Jay Z has laid out what he thinks are his best-to-worst albums. Like a lot of Hova die-hards, the rapper ranks Reasonable Doubt as his favourite full-length, while the post-retirement effort Kingdom Come sits at the bottom of the list. (“First game back, don’t shoot me”; is the blurb Jay Z has attached to his lowest-ranked album.)
We have the self-picked rankings and accompanying blurbs below. What’s your take on Jay Z’s list? Is Magna Carta…Holy Grail placed too high? Is Vol. 1 getting sold short? Where would you place Watch the Throne if it were eligible? Give us your list in the comments.
1. Reasonable Doubt (Classic)
2. The Blueprint (Classic)
3. The Black Album (Classic)
4. Vol. 2 (Classic)
5. American Gangster (4 1/2, cohesive)
6. Magna Carta (F***wit, Tom Ford, Oceans, Beach, On the Run, Grail)
7. Vol. 1 (Sunshine kills this album…f***… Streets, Where I’m from, You Must Love Me…)
8. BP3 (Sorry critics, it’s good. Empire (Gave Frank a run for his money))
9. Dynasty (Intro alone…)
10. Vol. 3 (Pimp C verse alone… oh, So Ghetto)
11. BP2 (Too many songs. F***ing Guru and Hip Hop, ha)
12. Kingdom Come (First game back, don’t shoot me)
via Life + Times
