Jays career and brought him national acclaim, selling 6 million copies. This led to the more commercially sound Vol. When Jay decided to craft what was essentially a trilogy 20 years ago, no one knew what to expect.Īt the time, Jay was coming off what was a criminally underrated debut in Reasonable Doubt, and he was gearing up for the aftermath and fallout for New York hip hop after the loss of Notorious B.I.G., the king of the town and East Coast representative.Īfter the fire settled on the East vs West beef, Jay set out to make an album that would still boast anthems that his streetwise fans could appreciate, provide depth, and make hits.Īfter seeing his first platinum plaque off the strength of that album, Jay would go back in and decide that what he wanted to do was make hits and hits only. This was Jay at his most open and seemingly honest, as the now family man version of Jay-Z was unlike anything we had heard before. Many people heralded the album as one of his best, showcasing his lyrical ability and upholding more vulnerability than weve heard from him in a few albums at least. Jay-Z has been riding a wave of momentum since his most recent album, 4:44 was released this past summer.
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