Hova has the higher, nervier voice, and if he’s not quite as cold-blooded with his rhymes, he still has “pistols blazin’, hot like Cajun,” and he still manages to keep pace with his more established collaborator. On this vicious and thrilling duet, Biggie rhymes milkshake-thick about his none-too-sweet business tactics (“shoot your daughter in the calf muscle”). Notorious B.I.G.: The greatest MCs in BK history couldn’t sound more different on the mic. It’s a lot of pain buried between the lines. “It’s a lot of big money in my sentence,” he raps to cap a line about the Magnavox TV in his car. “Politics as Usual”: Gliding smoother than producer Ski’s Stylistics sample, Jay cruises through your town “on some do-or-die sh–.” He’s moving product, making money and coming to terms with the sacrifices inherent to the lifestyle. “Let’s get together and make this whole world believe us,” he raps toward the end, ever-so-briefly accelerating his flow as producer Knobody’s lax beat thuds behind him. Blige - part lover, part mother, pure inspiration - Jay jokes, boasts and sneaks in Pete Sampras references like only he can. He’s got “short-term goals,” as he says in the opening line, but he’s clearly packing long-game skills. Blige: After some interpolated Scarface dialogue about getting deeper into the drug game, Jay gets on the mic to justify his exit. (Note: The bulk of Jay Z’s catalog is exclusive to Tidal, so only three Reasonable Doubt songs are embedded below.) Here’s a track-by-track take on the first chapter in a great American success story. And yet many look back on Reasonable Doubt as Jay’s finest hour. 2… Hard Knock Life, to really set him on a path toward world domination.

It would take his third album, 1998’s Vol. It wasn’t bad for a relative unknown, but he wasn’t doing Biggie or Tupac numbers.

Reasonable Doubt produced two top 10 Rap Songs hits and reached No. Jay Z’s ‘Reasonable Doubt’ Turns 20: Kareem ‘Biggs’ Burke Reflects On the Hip-Hop Classic

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