Classic reviews : Reasonable Doubt in The Source (1996)

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.

Also, maybe you don’t know but we are selling some of our doubles from the record collection HERE, including the Reasonable Doubt LP and a sealed copy of Dead Presidents. You should buy some, really !

Jay-Z : Dead Presidents (OG version) (fixed)
 

jayz_source896 jayz_source8962

9 Responses to “Classic reviews : Reasonable Doubt in The Source (1996)”

  1. kwaid Says:

    Wow. 4 mics.

    Terribly misrated.

  2. SLurg Says:

    Yeah. I would give it a 3.5 at the maximum.

  3. No more reasonable doubt I've proven to be the ILLEST MC Says:

    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.

  4. Hugo Says:

    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.

  5. Jablonsky Says:

    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.

  6. herb gotti Says:

    5 mics, no question. they were on crack when they gave em 4.

  7. Jimmy Says:

    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)

  8. william Says:

    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

Leave a Reply