That s*** really is a classic and ironically his 4th best

Skimmed through Jay whole discog and this s*** was lowkey hitting the strongest

If it wasn’t for moonlight it might be higher

Only legit comp other than the holy trinity is probably American Gangster or WTT

Vol 1 has higher highs but more filler
Vol 2 has way less substance

Everything else not even in the same league

You wylin s*** probably one of Hov most popular albums

The Hoes and the kids loved this s***

I saw somebody grandma use family Fued as bg music for her ig story

Idk about a classic but a must listen for hip-hop scholars

live from bedford-stuyvesant
the livest one representin bk to the fullest

Agreed

?? what is the holy trinity on here

100%
He’s shown artists how to age gracefully in Hip Hop whilst retaining a novelty to it

Marcy Me and ManyFacedGod top 10 Hov songs ever

this album is one of the few times i’ve seen people actually listen to music outside

remember walking home and some fella was blasting Bam from his car

Facts

Jay did something very extraordinary with 4:44, I don't think any of his contemporaries have made an album as good post-prime.

I don’t think this was up for debate but it’s good to see acknowledgement

You already know my bai

RD BP TBA

Not sure if it has classic status outside of internet circles but it’s one of his best works.

had to double check

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In 2022 Internet circles the only circles champ

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Hmmm

LIG & KD2 up there but you right they not better than 444 as albums

Better rapping on the Nas joints I would argue tho

classic title track

absolutely

of course