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Jay-Z
Jay-Z's story is a classic rags-to-riches
tale of a young kid from the streets
making his way into the rap game,
hustling hard and eventually becoming
a bona fide mogul. Watch his
interpretation of "American Gangster"
from his sold out show in New York.



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The Blue Print [Explicit Version]
Released: 2001
Label: Roc-A-Fella
Critics' Rating:
When Jay-Z dropped "The City Is Mine" in 1997 and claimed New York's hip-hop throne upon the Notorious B.I.G.'s demise, many smirked and some even snickered. Four years later in 2001, when he released ...Read full review
Reasonable Doubt
Released: 1996
Label: Roc-A-Fella
Critics' Rating:
Before Jay-Z fashioned himself into hip-hop's most notorious capitalist, he was a street hustler from the projects who rapped about what he knew -- and was very, very good at it. Skeptics who've never ...Read full review
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