- hip hop, hip hop rap
- 59 min
- 15 tracks
- Roc‐A‐Fella Records
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.
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Character
Classical in form, grave, spare and character-led.
- classical in formformally daring
- gravecomic
- sparerichly built
- character-ledplot-driven
- contemporarynostalgic
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- AllMusic5/5 ★
- Entertainment WeeklyB+
- IGN7.8/10
- Los Angeles Daily News3/4 ★
- MSN Music (Expert Witness)A−
- Pitchfork9.4/10
- The Rolling Stone Album Guide5/5 ★
- The Source4/5 ★
- Tom Hull – on the WebA−
- XXL5/5
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Tracks
- 1Can’t Knock the Hustle5:18
- 2Politics as Usual3:41
- 3Brooklyn’s Finest4:36
- 4Dead Presidents II4:26
- 5Feelin’ It3:47
- 6D’evils3:32
- 722 Two’s3:29
- 8Can I Live4:09
- 9Ain’t No Nigga4:03
- 10Friend or Foe1:49
- 11Coming of Age3:59
- 12Cashmere Thoughts2:57
- 13Bring It On5:01
- 14Regrets4:33
- 15Can I Live II3:57
15 tracks, 59 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Jaÿ‐Z
- Label
- Roc‐A‐Fella Records
- Type
- Album
- Format
- Digital Media
- Country
- BJ
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