4:44 would be a lot better if Ye n Swizz Beatz exec produced with No ID

Classic albums have impact.

All I'm a say

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Tied with RD for me

One of the worst hooks of all time

4:44 definitely had impact

The Blueprint and it isn’t that close actually

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i really dont like this opinion

I fully agree with you OP

That “red dot or feather” line is a hip hop classic

Easily the Blueprint. Then Reasonable doubt for all the s*** he was saying on that album plus the timelessness. Then Black Album so its got 4th place

my personal favorite Hov album

only song that I don't love is Moonlight

Black Album
BP1
Reasonable Doubt
4:44

Lol it’s not even close to RD or TB1

Op,you are not a Jay-Z fan if you believe this.

Respectable those are definitely top 4 I look at the rest and put:
American Gangster
Volume 1
Volume 3
Dynasty
Volume 2
Blueprint 2
Magna Carta
Blueprint 3
Kingdom Come

Really? In what way?

Did it make the needle jump like Vol 1 or The Blueprint?

truth

Made more impact than any Jay album other than Blueprint

4:44 and American Gangster are really 4a and 4b. Both great latter day Hov albums , each with their own small flaws but still respected and revered in his catalog.

Vol 2 is top 5.

Nah. Vol 2 made him a star. The Black Album was his "swan song" and actually elevated his career another level.

4:44 was good cause we were surprised Jay could still rap at that level. It was dope content wise and put a masterful period to his discography. But it didnt shake the world like his other big albums. Even BP3 had huge records. Not to say a classic needs to have those but those songs show the impact.

How many classic Hov songs are on 4:44?

Kill Jay Z, Story of OJ, Family Feud, Bam, Marcy Me, and Legacy are all classics
It didn’t have any huge records mostly cause it was Tidal exclusive

Outside of Story Of OJ none of those other songs really resonated outside of the culture and you can say that's by design but it means its appeal was limited in terms of impact.

Great album. Top 5 easily. But not his best.