Looking to strike a deal, Jay offered not only Roc-A-Fella and walking away from his new position, but even the masters to all his other albums if they gave him full ownership of Reasonable Doubt as it was his “baby.” They balked at the proposal and the rift between the old friends began something serious. You can peep Camp Lo’s original version below.īack when Jay-Z accepted the job to become Def Jam’s next CEO & President, Dame Dash and Kareem Burks were shocked that he would claim full ownership of the Roc-A-Fella brand. In the midst of the “negotiations” promises were made and broken, and ultimately, Hova ended up with another classic on his debut album.
Originally a beat for 90’s rap group Camp Lo, word has it that Jay-Z heard the track and pressed producer Ski Beatz for the joint. Why? Well, rumor has it she was dating a member of the OG Roc-A-Fella crew and while that was enough to get her on the track, their love affair wasn’t enough to translate that into a video appearance ( blame the label). Blige, Jay-Z’s hit single “Can’t Knock The Hustle” was bumping out of speakers all over BK, but when it came time to drop a video, Roc-A-Fella couldn’t clear her to appear in the clip. The lawsuit was dismissed a year later.įeaturing Mary J. Not only did he sue Jay-Z and Roc Nation but also went after his former partners in Roc-A-Fella Records Damon Dash and Kareem “Biggs” Burke alleging that his checks stopped getting cut in 2008.
In 2018 Raynard Herbert filed a lawsuit against Jay claiming that he was being cheated out of royalties for mastering the classic 90’s album and arranging Roc-A-Fella Records’ original distribution agreement with Priority Records. So to keep y’all updated on how we’ve gotten this far, we compliled some of the more interesting stories surrounding Jay-Z’s seminal Reasonable Doubt. Jay-Z’s Roc Nation & The Reform Alliance To Host A Job Fair At Madison Square Gardenīut this isn’t the first time that the classic album in question has been part of some kind of controversy as its very existence has spawned all kinds of tails, rumors, and drama.
It's that depth that helps Reasonable Doubt rank as one of the finest albums of New York's hip-hop renaissance of the '90s.Jury Clears Jay-Z In $67M Lawsuit Over Cologne Collaboration Perhaps that's why Jay-Z waxes reflective, not enthusiastic, about the darker side of the streets songs like "D'Evils" and "Regrets" are some of the most personal and philosophical he's ever recorded. In that sense, the album's defining cut might not be one of the better-known singles - "Can't Knock the Hustle," "Dead Presidents II," "Feelin' It," or the Foxy Brown duet, "Ain't No Nigga." It just might be the brief "22 Two's," which not only demonstrates Jay-Z's extraordinary talent as a pure freestyle rapper, but also preaches a subtle message through its club hostess: Bad behavior gets in the way of making money. Jay-Z the hustler isn't too different from Jay-Z the rapper: Hustling is about living the high life and getting everything you can, not violence or tortured glamour or cheap thrills. And even if he's rapping about rising to the top instead of being there, his material obsessions are already apparent. (Plus, neither artist has since approached the street cred of his debut, The Blueprint notwithstanding.) Parts of the persona that Jay-Z would ride to superstardom are already in place: He's cocky bordering on arrogant, but playful and witty, and exudes an effortless, unaffected cool throughout. Reasonable Doubt is often compared to another New York landmark, Nas' Illmatic: A hungry young MC with a substantial underground buzz drops an instant classic of a debut, detailing his experiences on the streets with disarming honesty, and writing some of the most acrobatic rhymes heard in quite some time. Skeptics who've never cared for Jigga's crossover efforts should turn to his debut, Reasonable Doubt, as the deserving source of his legend. 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.
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