Nevertheless, I powered through and I present the twenty best songs that Jay Z ever recorded ranked in order. Seriously, this was an agonizing exercise. His catalog is as impressive as any artist from the last sixty years of popular music, and the task to pick out even one hundred favorites leaves some impressive selections on the cutting room floor. More than his status as a mogul and a tastemaker, it’s the music that continues to define Jay Z. Oh, and today he will become the first rapper ever inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. When Lil Wayne s Tha Carter III sold over a million copies his first week it truly marked the. ![]() He’s on the verge of becoming the first billionaire in hip-hop. Debut albums from rappers like Nas, Snoop Doggy Dogg, and 50 Cent became events unto themselves. His shelves at home groan under the weight of twenty-one Grammy awards. ![]() 1 albums, eleven if you count his collaboration with Kanye West, Watch The Throne. For over 20 years, the Brooklyn native has held sway over the rap universe to a degree that’s staggering. But to the world at large, he’s simply Jay Z.
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