Jay Z Ranks His Own Albums, From Best To Worst

Jay Z Thinks This Is The Best Jay Z Album
ST. PAUL, MN - NOVEMBER 30: Jay Z performs at Xcel Energy Center on November 30, 2013 in St. Paul, Minnesota. (Photo by Adam Bettcher/Getty Images)
ST. PAUL, MN - NOVEMBER 30: Jay Z performs at Xcel Energy Center on November 30, 2013 in St. Paul, Minnesota. (Photo by Adam Bettcher/Getty Images)

When an artist has a discography as vast as the one Jay Z has compiled, fans fight tooth and nail to assert which albums were the best (and which were the worst). Fortunately, Jay Z decided to give us a present on his Dec. 4 birthday by ranking his own albums, thus ending all disputes. (Or not.) Jay even provided a short explanation for each album. Check out the list below, via Jay's website.

jay z albums

  1. Reasonable Doubt (Classic)
  2. The Blueprint (Classic)
  3. The Black Album (Classic)
  4. Vol. 2 (Classic)
  5. American Gangster (4 1/2, cohesive)
  6. Magna Carta (Fuckwit, Tom Ford, Oceans, Beach, On the Run, Grail)
  7. Vol. 1 (Sunshine kills this album…fuck… Streets, Where I’m from, You Must Love Me…)
  8. BP3 (Sorry critics, it’s good. Empire (Gave Frank a run for his money))
  9. Dynasty (Intro alone…)
  10. Vol. 3 (Pimp C verse alone… oh, So Ghetto)
  11. BP2 (Too many songs. Fucking Guru and Hip Hop, ha)
  12. Kingdom Come (First game back, don’t shoot me)

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