hiphopraisedmetheblog It was on this date in Hip Hop History!! 27years ago Reasonable Doubt is the debut studio album by American rapper @jay Z . It was released on June 25, 1996
by Priority Records and Jay-Z’s Roc-A-Fella Records. The album features production provided by DJ Premier, Ski, Knobody and Clark Kent, and also includes guest appearances from Memphis Bleek, Mary J. Blige, Jaz-O, and the Notorious B.I.G., among others. The album features mafioso rap themes and gritty lyrics about the “hustler” lifestyle and material obsessions.
Reasonable Doubt debuted at number 23 on the US Billboard 200, on which it charted for 18 weeks. It was promoted with four singles; including “Ain’t No Nigga” and “Can’t Knock the Hustle”. Reasonable Doubt was certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and, as of 2006, has sold 1.5 million copies in the United States.
So where does reasonable doubt fall on your list of greatest Hip Hop Albums?? Was it a classic or was it wick wick wack??
