Reasonable Doubt Turns 20 Today

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  • Nah Son
    Nah Son Guests, Members, Writer, Content Producer Posts: 9,367 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    DJ Campaign wrote: »
    Nah Son wrote: »
    DJ Campaign wrote: »
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    To celebrate the 20th Anniversary of Roc-A-Fella Records first release "Reasonable Doubt"; DJ Campaign Presents "The Diamond Dynasty" mixtape.
    http://www.audiomack.com/album/dj-campaign/the-diamond-dynasty-1

    Damn I dont wanna troll in my own thread but what is this ? bruh

    So you just gon put together random Jay songs, put a struggle cover on it and call it a mixtape

    They shoulda never gave you basement DJs the internets. Please take a seat b

    You tripping fam, I'm outchea reminding people of that real ? . I bet you'll bump it!!!!

    Nah I wont but welcome to the board
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  • THE_R_
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    achewon87 wrote: »
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    Should Have Been 5 Mic's

    They gave it 5 mics retroactively

    THIS IS TRUE...
    EVEN THOUGH THE ALBUM IS REALLY A 4/5 IMO
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  • 5th Letter
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    THE_R_ wrote: »
    5th Letter wrote: »
    raheemclassick wrote: »
    achewon87 wrote: »
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    Should Have Been 5 Mic's

    They gave it 5 mics retroactively

    THIS IS TRUE...
    EVEN THOUGH THE ALBUM IS REALLY A 4/5 IMO

    Naw it's a 5 mic album.
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  • tompetrez3
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    20 years old and still cant ? with Ironman

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  • Mr.LV
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    First album I put in and listen to when I bought my first car .
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  • 5th Letter
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    Can I Live is my favorite song on the album. I used to have it on repeat all the time.
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  • supergangster
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    Illmatic Will Always be better
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  • Mr 202
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    edited June 2016
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    usmarin3 wrote: »
    Ya'll seen that Biggs interview. He was talking about the tracks that didn't make RD (Black Gangster, 95 South, Understand Me, Reach the Top,etc). Dope interview.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUTXxYzg-x4

    Usmarine Thank you for this.
    Biggs is a real one
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  • trilladelic
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    edited June 2016
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    TBH if this wasn't Jay's 1st album it wouldn't be considered a classic album. Nothing groundbreaking. Kinda similar to every other NY rap album at the time..

    But it's one of my personal favs n by far Jay's best effort to date..
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  • lethal5
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    This is how I know people talking ? when they diss, they act like nobody knew who Jay was or wasnt checkin for this album

    ?

    I still feel lucky I was personally able to see Jay on tour for Reasonable Doubt that year. Kid Capri opened & closed for him.
    I remember it wasnt even in a traditional music venue. It was in Ballroom to one of them Large hotels (Holiday Inn or Colony hotel?)

    It was jammed packed. Jay came on stage wearing s simple Guess sweatshirt and jeans, but he tore it up.He even obliged the crowd at the end of his set when they kept yellin "freestyle!", so he came back to the mic and kicked one.
    Even my boy who dont even like Jay enjoyed the show that night.

    So when people say ? like no one was checkin for RD or Jay when it game out, I personally know that not to be true cause that show was packed with people like me and other real hip hop heads who knew this cat Jay was nice with the rhymes.
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  • Built 4 cuban linx
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    I was 6 years old when this album came out, so I honestly don't remember how popular he was BUT that's not the point. 20 years later, this album is considered a masterpiece has a huge impact NOW in 2016 and that's what matters and that's what a classic is. It stood the test of time so y'all can dead that "nobody cared when it dropped" ? . Y'all always say that nonsense. About as dumb as calling a album a classic a hour after it leaks
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  • DR. JEK
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    edited June 2016
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    Y'all some shrude ass ? man. Up in here acting like RD wasn't average (blueprint still ? all over RD) and everything.
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  • Stew
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    "22 twos" is my fav track.
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  • Preach2Teach
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    @supergangster told me that Beyonce wanted Nas first, but Nas turned her down for being too forward and underage, don't flag me I am just repeating what @supergangster told me smh.
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  • THE_R_
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    5th Letter wrote: »
    THE_R_ wrote: »
    5th Letter wrote: »
    raheemclassick wrote: »
    achewon87 wrote: »
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    Should Have Been 5 Mic's

    They gave it 5 mics retroactively

    THIS IS TRUE...
    EVEN THOUGH THE ALBUM IS REALLY A 4/5 IMO

    Naw it's a 5 mic album.
    5th Letter wrote: »
    THE_R_ wrote: »
    5th Letter wrote: »
    raheemclassick wrote: »
    achewon87 wrote: »
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    Should Have Been 5 Mic's

    They gave it 5 mics retroactively

    THIS IS TRUE...
    EVEN THOUGH THE ALBUM IS REALLY A 4/5 IMO

    Naw it's a 5 mic album.

    ITS A GREAT ALBUM....ZERO IMPACT THOUGH...
    ? AINT REALIZE THIS ALBUM WAS HOT UNTIL HARD KNOCK LIFE DROPPED...
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  • trilladelic
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    THE_R_ wrote: »
    5th Letter wrote: »
    THE_R_ wrote: »
    5th Letter wrote: »
    raheemclassick wrote: »
    achewon87 wrote: »
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    Should Have Been 5 Mic's

    They gave it 5 mics retroactively

    THIS IS TRUE...
    EVEN THOUGH THE ALBUM IS REALLY A 4/5 IMO

    Naw it's a 5 mic album.
    5th Letter wrote: »
    THE_R_ wrote: »
    5th Letter wrote: »
    raheemclassick wrote: »
    achewon87 wrote: »
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    Should Have Been 5 Mic's

    They gave it 5 mics retroactively

    THIS IS TRUE...
    EVEN THOUGH THE ALBUM IS REALLY A 4/5 IMO

    Naw it's a 5 mic album.

    ITS A GREAT ALBUM....ZERO IMPACT THOUGH...
    ? AINT REALIZE THIS ALBUM WAS HOT UNTIL HARD KNOCK LIFE DROPPED...

    I got wacks n nosigns for basically saying the same thing..there's a reason it only got 4 mics at its release..this ? was lost in the sauce in 96..
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  • 5th Letter
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    It went gold in 1996 so either people were checking for it, or Jay was buying his own ? . Plus he was on the Source 1996 year in review cover.

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  • supergangster
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    edited June 2016
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    Reasonable Doubt will always be a mini OB4CL.

    But @tompetrez3 Reasonable Doubt is better than Ironman but not Supreme Clientele.
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  • supergangster
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    edited June 2016
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    Jamaica relax..I know Jay is your fav rap & this album is ur favorite tape but hey lil dwarf don't deny the truth that OB4CL is actually the GOAT Mafioso rap album.
    I just said dat Reasonable Doubt is better dan Ironman wit dat said Reasonable Doubt is a great album.
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  • trilladelic
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    5th Letter wrote: »
    It went gold in 1996 so either people were checking for it, or Jay was buying his own ? . Plus he was on the Source 1996 year in review cover.

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    Back then you could ship gold locally (the east coast) along with sparse sells outside the region..going gold wasn't ? 90s which is why rappers would get clowned if they couldn't do platinum..
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  • 5th Letter
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    trilladelic wrote: »
    5th Letter wrote: »
    It went gold in 1996 so either people were checking for it, or Jay was buying his own ? . Plus he was on the Source 1996 year in review cover.

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    Back then you could ship gold locally (the east coast) along with sparse sells outside the region..going gold wasn't ? 90s which is why rappers would get clowned if they couldn't do platinum..

    Wrong going gold was considered an accomplishment, it wasn't until sometime later where the standard became platinum.
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  • 5th Letter
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    supergangster wrote: »
    Jamaica relax..I know Jay is your fav rap & this album is ur favorite tape but hey lil dwarf don't deny the truth that OB4CL is actually the GOAT Mafioso rap album.
    I just said dat Reasonable Doubt is better dan Ironman wit dat said Reasonable Doubt is a great album.

    You edited your post. And I'm nosigning you saying RD is a mini OB4CL. Jay is not my favorite rapper.
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  • usmarin3
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    Isn't the purpose of a classic album that it stood the test of time and have legs.


    By the way, RD went gold quicker than Illmatic did, but let some of ya'll tell it RD had no impact.

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