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In response to this, Mobb Deep linked up with Capone-N-Noreaga and Tragedy Khadafi for “L.A., L.A.” The Mobb would also drop “Drop a Gem on ‘Em” going at Tupac, although they pulled the song off radio airplay after Pac was killed.Ī few years later, with the coastal rivalry settled down, Hov dropped “Money, Cash, Hoes” featuring DMX, talking about how New York had gone soft and he was gong to restore the feelings. However, after there was a drive-by shooting aimed at the filming set, the West Coast rappers changed it so they were kicking down New York buildings in the final video version.

Holy Grail just above middle, at Number Six, by simply naming six of his favorite tracks on it, including “FuckWithMeYouKnowIGotIt” and “Tom Ford,” among others.When Jay-Z rapped “it’s like New York’s been soft / Ever since Snoop came through and crushed the buildings,” on his ’98 single, “Money, Cash, Hoes”, he probably had no idea it would set off a feud with Mobb Deep that would last for years.īut looking back at the situation now, you can kinda understand why Prodigy was offended by the record: Jay-Z was nowhere to be seen or heard at the time.ĭuring the start of the East Coast–West Coast rivalry, Tha Dogg Pound dropped “New York, New York,” featuring Snoop Dogg on the hook, which was meant to be a tribute to the East Coast.

He added commentary to the rest of the entries, saying “Sorry critics, it’s good,” to justify putting 2009’s The Blueprint 3 at Number Eight, and adding that “Empire State of Mind” “gave Frank a run for his money.” Meanwhile, he put 2002’s The Blueprint 2: The Gift and the Curse second to last because it had “too many songs,” and he qualified the last-place ranking of 2006’s Kingdom Come by saying, “First game back, don’t shoot me.” He rated his latest album, Magna Carta. Where Does Jay-Z’s ‘Reasonable Doubt’ Rank Among the 100 Best Debut Albums of All Time? He calls that album “classic,” a descriptor he also applies to Numbers Two through Four: 2001’s The Blueprint and 2003’s The Black Album, followed by 1998’s Vol. The top of the pile – literally, judging from the stack of CDs he photographed for the post – belongs to his 1996 debut, Reasonable Doubt.

Rapper Jay Z ranked his 12-disc discography today on his culture website Life and Times.