![]() It was still released as a single for the album and the subject matter of this song is based on Jay Z wanting dead presidents to represent him (money) not any thing else. “Dead Presidents,” which sampled Nas’s classic “The World is Yours” which was the starting point of their beef, did not even make the album. Reasonable Doubt had four singles and they are all classics tracks. Reasonable Doubt is also littered with lyrics about the in’s and out’s of the drug game and the glory of a hustler's lifestyle. Reasonable Doubt is full of the Mafioso rap themes that Jay-Z is known for. It was the perfect way to introduce Jay-Z to the world. Reasonable Doubt is the epitome of a classic album. Let’s fast forward to 1995, Jay-Z, Damon Dash and Kareem Biggs founded Roc-A-Fella Records and after striking a distribution deal with Priority Records, they dropped Reasonable Doubt. Those songs gave Jay-Z a buzz but it was not enough to get a major label to back him. Before Reasonable Doubt, Jay Z had released songs with rappers such as Jaz-O and Big Daddy Kanye. Reasonable Doubt is the debut album of rapper Jay Z. On June 25, 2016, we celebrated the 20th anniversary of Reasonable Doubt. ![]()
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