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Reasonable Doubt is the debut studio album by American rapper Jay-Z. It was released on June 25,1996,by his own record label Roc-A-Fella Records and distributed by Priority Records. The album features production provided by DJ Premier,Ski,Knobody and Clark Kent,and also includes guest appearances from Memphis Bleek,Mary J. Blige,Jaz-O,and the Notorious B.I.G.,among others. The album features mafioso rap themes and gritty lyrics about the "hustler" lifestyle and material obsessions.
The Blueprint is the sixth studio album by American rapper Jay-Z,released on September 11,2001,through Roc-A-Fella Records and Def Jam Recordings. Its release was set a week earlier than initially planned in order to combat bootlegging. Recording sessions for the album took place during 2001 at Manhattan Center Studios and Baseline Studios in New York City. Contrasting the radio-friendly sound of Jay-Z's previous work,The Blueprint features soul-based sampling and production handled primarily by Kanye West,Just Blaze,and Bink,as well as Timbaland,Trackmasters,and Eminem,who also contributes the album's sole guest feature.
"Back in the Day" is a 2003 hip-hop song by Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott,featuring guest vocals from Jay-Z and Elliott protégéTweet. The song appears on her 2002 album Under Construction and was at one time planned for release as a single. It peaked at #86 on Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles &Tracks chart in 2003 before being scrapped as a single.
Nas &Ill Will Records Presents QB's Finest,commonly known as simply QB's Finest,is a compilation album released on November 21,2000 and the second release from rapper Nas' new Ill Will Records imprint,distributed by Columbia Records. It featured Nas and a number of other rappers from the Queensbridge housing projects,including Mobb Deep,Nature,Nashawn,Littles,Bravehearts and Cormega,who had briefly reconciled a longtime feud with Nas.
"Hustlin'" is the debut single by American rapper Rick Ross,and the first single from his debut album Port of Miami,produced by The Runners.
The Art of Storytelling is the fourth and most recent studio album by British-American rapper Slick Rick. Originally scheduled for a February 1999 release,it was ultimately released May 25,1999,on Def Jam Recordings. The album features production from DJ Clark Kent and Kid Capri,among others. Upon its release,The Art of Storytelling proved to be Slick Rick's highest-charting album,peaking at number eight on the Billboard 200,and number one on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums,and was certified gold by the RIAA within a month of its release.
"La Di Da Di" is a song performed by Doug E. Fresh,who provides the beatboxed instrumental,and MC Ricky D,who performs the vocals. It was originally released in 1985 as the B-side to "The Show". The song has since gained a reputation as an early hip hop classic,and it is one of the most sampled songs in history. It was inducted to National Recording Registry by Library of Congress in April 2024.
"Girls,Girls,Girls" is the second single from rapper Jay-Z's album The Blueprint (2001). The single was released on October 2,2001. It is a playful description of the artist's promiscuous lifestyle. The song contains a sample of "There's Nothing In This World That Can Stop Me From Loving You" by Tom Brock,who died a year later. The chorus features a lyrical interpolation of "High Power Rap" by Crash Crew. The song has additional vocals sung by Q-Tip,Slick Rick and Biz Markie,but they are not credited as featured guests on the back artwork;they are,however,credited in the album's liner notes.
"Song Cry" is a song by American rapper Jay-Z and produced by Just Blaze. It was released on April 16,2002. It was the fourth and final single from his sixth studio album The Blueprint and also appears on the 2001 live album Jay-Z:Unplugged.
"Children's Story" is a song recorded by British-American hip hop artist Slick Rick. Taken as the second single from his album The Great Adventures of Slick Rick,the song was a Top 5 hit on both the Hot R&B Singles and the Hot Rap Tracks charts. It is one of the most sampled rap songs of all time.
"Oh Boy" is a 2002 Grammy-nominated hip hop single by Cam'ron from his album Come Home with Me,and features Juelz Santana. The single was released through Jay-Z's Roc-A-Fella Records and Cam'ron's Diplomats Records.
"Ha" is a 1998 single by rapper Juvenile,from his third album 400 Degreez. It was produced by Mannie Fresh. This song,along with Juvenile's "Back That Azz Up" and B.G.'s "Bling Bling" was responsible for taking Cash Money Records from a small local label in New Orleans to the pop mainstream. The song is notable for its unique style of rapping,with every line except the chorus ending with "ha". The chorus to the song includes a line taken from the earlier Juvenile single "Solja Rags".
"I Get Money" is the third single from 50 Cent's third album,Curtis. This song was #14 on Rolling Stone's list of the 100 Best Songs of 2007. The song peaked at #20 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was certified Gold by the RIAA.
"I Wanna Rock" is the third official single from American rapper,Snoop Dogg's tenth studio album,Malice n Wonderland. It was released digitally on iTunes on November 17,2009,after the second single "That's Tha Homie". The song was produced by Scoop DeVille and mixed by Dr. Dre,and Snoop Dogg released it on a mixtape titled "I Wanna Rock" on November 23. The song was confirmed by BBC Radio 1 to be released in the UK on March 15,2010 but is now listed as "Coming Soon".
"Devil in a New Dress" is a song by American hip hop recording artist and rapper Kanye West from his fifth studio album,My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (2010). Originally released through West's GOOD Friday initiative,a weekly free music giveaway started by the rapper to promote My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy,it later appeared on the album with an added guitar solo by producer Mike Dean and an additional guest verse featuring rapper Rick Ross. "Devil in a New Dress" was produced by Bink,and is the only song on the album not to be produced by West. The song samples Smokey Robinson's slow jam recording "Will You Love Me Tomorrow?",and is themed lyrically to lust and heartache. Both the topics of love and religion serve as the main inspiration to the song.
"Monster" is a song by American hip hop recording artist Kanye West,released as the third single from his fifth studio album,My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (2010). The song features rappers Jay-Z,Rick Ross,and Nicki Minaj,along with indie folk group Bon Iver. All five credited acts have writing credits on the posse cut,with the production handled by West and Mike Dean. The instrumental is atmospheric and drum-heavy,and the lyrics reflect influences from horror films,creating an eerie composition which drew critical comparisons to the Michael Jackson track "Thriller".
"Pound Cake / Paris Morton Music 2" is a song by Canadian rapper Drake from his third studio album Nothing Was the Same released in 2013. The track consists of two songs,"Pound Cake" featuring a guest appearance by Jay-Z,and "Paris Morton Music 2",a sequel to "Paris Morton Music". The track serves as the outro to the standard edition of Nothing Was the Same.
"No Mistakes" is a song by American rapper Kanye West from his eighth studio album,Ye (2018). The song features vocals from Kid Cudi,Charlie Wilson and Caroline Shaw. It was produced by West,while co-produced by Che Pope and Shaw,with additional production from Mike Dean and Eric Danchick. The producers of the song,with the exception of Danchick,wrote it alongside Cyhi the Prynce,Malik Yusef,Kenneth Pershon and Bump J. Songwriting credit was added for Slick Rick due to the song sampling his work and as it samples music by the Edwin Hawkins Singers,Edwin Hawkins was credited as a songwriter. The song contains samples of "Children Get Together",performed by the Edwin Hawkins Singers,as well as "Hey Young World",performed by Slick Rick.
Todd Eric Gaither also known as Sauce Money,is a rapper who worked with Jay-Z in his early career. He was also featured on Big Daddy Kane's album Daddy's Home;he appears on the track "Show N' Prove",alongside Scoob Lover,Jay-Z,Shyheim the Rugged Child,and Ol' Dirty Bastard of the Wu-Tang Clan.
God Did is the thirteenth studio album by American disc jockey and record producer DJ Khaled. It was released on August 26,2022,by We the Best Music Group and Epic Records. The record project earned five nominations at the 65th Annual Grammy Awards,including for Best Rap Album,and Song of the Year and Best Rap Song for the title track,featuring Rick Ross,Lil Wayne,Jay-Z,John Legend and Fridayy.
