Reasonable Doubt
by Jay-Z
- Type: Album
- Released: 25 June 1996
- Label: Roc-A-Fella
- Country: United States
- Length: 1:00:02
- Community rating: 3.91/5 from 13 ratings
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Jay-Z's debut album, 'Reasonable Doubt', is a foundational pillar of New York mafioso rap and boom bap. He pairs incredibly boastful, intricate street lyricism with surprisingly introspective reflections on urban crime, supported by smooth, jazz-inflected production and crisp sampling.
Genres
Descriptors: conscious, crime, drugs, sampling, rap, gangsta, soulful, classic, street
Tracklist
- Can't Knock The Hustle (5:17)
- Politics As Usual (3:41)
- Brooklyn's Finest (4:35)
- Dead Presidents II (4:26)
- Feelin' It (3:47)
- D'evils (3:32)
- 22 Two's (3:28)
- Can I Live (4:08)
- Ain't No Nigga (4:02)
- Friend Or Foe (1:49)
- Coming Of Age (3:59)
- Cashmere Thoughts (2:56)
- Bring It On (5:01)
- Regrets (4:32)
- Can't Knock The Hustle - Fool's Paradise Remix (4:43)
Credits
- Jay-Z - primary artist, executive-producer
- Adrien Vargas - art direction
- Damon Dash - executive-producer, co-producer
- Kareem Burke - executive-producer
- Duncan Stanbury - mastered by
- Jonathan Mannion - photography by
- Dahoud Darien - co-producer
- Sean Cane - co-producer
- Carlos Bess - engineer [mix]
- Joe Quinde - engineer [recording]
- Mary J. Blige - featuring
- KnObody - producer, mixed by
- Jerome Foster - written-by
- Marcus Miller - written-by
- Shawn Carter - written-by
- Ski - producer, mixed by
- Cynthia Biggs - written-by
- David Willis - written-by
- Kenny Ortiz - engineer [mix]
- Notorious B.I.G. - featuring
- Clark Kent - producer, mixed by
- Andrew Noland - written-by
- Christopher Wallace - written-by
- Gregory Allen Webster - written-by
- Junie Morrison - written-by
- Leroy "Sugarfoot" Bonner - written-by
- Marshall Jones - written-by
- Marvin "Merv" Pierce - written-by
- Ralph "Pee Wee" Middlebrooks - written-by
- Rodolfo Franklin - written-by
- Lonnie Liston Smith - written-by
- Nasir Jones - written-by
- Pete Phillips - written-by
- Mecca - featuring
- Eddie Sancho - engineer
- DJ Premier - producer, mixed by
- Chris Martin - written-by
- DJ Irv - producer, mixed by
- Bacharach And David - written-by
- Irving Lorenzo - written-by
- Foxy Brown - featuring
- Big Jaz - producer, mixed by, featuring
- August Moon - written-by
- Brian Potter - written-by
- Dennis Lambert - written-by
- Inga Marchand - written-by
- Jonathan Burks - written-by
- Tyrone Thomas - written-by
- Memphis Bleek - featuring
- James Mtume - written-by
- Hamilton Bohannon - written-by
- Leroy Emmanuel - written-by
- Melvin Ragin - written-by
- Sauce Money - featuring
- Todd Gaither - written-by
- Peter Panic - producer, mixed by
- Patty F. Di Pasquale - written-by