Jay-Z ranks his own albums.

[main_man]

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 (Fuckwit, Tom Ford, Oceans, Beach, On the Run, Grail)
7. Vol. 1 (Sunshine kills this album…fuck… 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. Fucking Guru and Hip Hop, ha)
12. Kingdom Come (First game back, don’t shoot me)



source: http://lifeandtimes.com/the-scoreboard

[MaskedAvenger]

yeah right, 4 classics lol

[ShaDynasty]

Not exactly how i'd rank them but not far off. Obviously hes not going to admit his most recent album was a dud.

I am surprised he rates vol 2 highly. I listened to it recently and other than a few songs i don't think it holds up at all, its pretty bad.

[muscularghandi]

He's pretty close to what I'd have. It's funny that he knows which albums are the best but doesn't make music like that anymore.

[Sky Blue Bally Kid]

AG should be 3rd

[CharlesJones]

It's funny that he has In My Lifetime in 7th place when that's his 2nd best album LOL. I didn't know he's done 12 albums.

[THUGNIFICENT]

It's funny that he knows which albums are the best but doesn't make music like that anymore.

just what i was thinking. i'm hoping that after this long run of commercial shit, from blueprint 3 to watch the throne to magna carta, that he'll go back to the american gangster route with his next album. i dont know why i'm hoping this, cuz the odds are heavy stacked against me, but i am.

[Rame]

Normally artists want to top their classics or best albums when they release something new.

I guess Jay is ok with releasing 6th best albums, lol.

Not complaining tho, I like Magna Carta.

[TSA]

MC is better that american gangster

[TheFunkyDrummer]

MC is better that american gangster

[Sky Blue Bally Kid]

MC is better that american gangster

AG is solid, only 1 track I skip on that album, haven't heard MC enough times to comment but I listened to about half the album when it dropped and wasn't liking it much.

[GhostlyRaes]

I think Rd,Blueprint and AG are the only albums that id consider classics that i can sit all the way through witiout skippin anything. Party Life was my shit in the club when i was a younger nigga...Matter Fact that whole album had some real gems.

[Holocaust]

I wonder why he left out watch the throne

[Dirty Knowledge]

biggest pile of fuck shit I ever seen

[Rame]

I wonder why he left out watch the throne

And the albums with R. Kelly and Linkin Park?