From the August 1996 issue of the Source, a review of Jay Z’s first full length, written by Charlie Braxton. Not on the album, but on mp3 here, the original 12” version of Dead President with different lyrics.
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Jay-Z : Dead Presidents (OG version) (fixed)
December 2, 2008 at 3:48 pm |
Wow. 4 mics.
Terribly misrated.
December 2, 2008 at 4:30 pm |
Yeah. I would give it a 3.5 at the maximum.
December 6, 2008 at 10:06 am |
3.5 Mics? Fuck you talking about? 5 mic classic. Top 10 hip hop albums of all time, and anybody who says different is just HATING.
August 16, 2009 at 7:09 pm |
Of all Time??? Dont think so
December 11, 2008 at 9:59 pm |
Haha. really bad review. I hope writers are better now. But I remember reading this review and thinking this album deserves much more than that.
April 5, 2009 at 1:08 am |
Good album, but overrated.
I hate it when reviewers change there conclusions after something become popular.
Illmatic is a superior album in every possible way.
April 8, 2009 at 12:38 am |
5 mics, no question. they were on crack when they gave em 4.
May 11, 2009 at 2:36 pm |
Hugely overrated album… when it dropped, a lot of people at the time thought it was kinda wack with sell-out R&B hooks, and so-so beats, even though the lyrics were pretty good
Unfortunately hiphop never regained it’s golden era standards, Jay-Z became huge off a hit-single sampling a kids movie (SMH), and kids nowadays think he’s the greatest of all time and this was a 5 star album (SMH)
August 14, 2009 at 6:08 am |
Dont get it twisted Reasonable Doubt was is and Will always be a classic Jay knew what the hell he was doin on this shit