The Best Jay-Z Music on CD or Vinyl 2025

1. The Blueprint, Vol. 3 (CD)

CLEAN VERSION. 2009 album from the international Hip Hop superstar and multi-media mogul. The follow up to Jay-Z's instant classic Blueprint (2001) and the critically acclaimed Blueprint II (2002); Blueprint III is the final installment in the series. The album's first single quot;D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune)quot; has exploded since it's June release, hitting the Top 5 on the overall chart. Performed live on the BET Awards on June 28th, the song's video premiered immediately following the show to great acclaim. Second single quot;Run This Townquot; with Rihanna and Kanye West will premiere at radio on July 24th.

Jay-Z - The Blueprint, Vol. 3 - CD Genre: Jay-Z Genre:Rap / Hip-Hop

2. Collision Course (Includes DVD)

Clean version includes bonus DVD.

Collision Course (Includes DVD)

3. Jay-Z - Magna Carta Holy Grail - Music & Performance - CD

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Jay-Z - Magna Carta Holy Grail - Music & Performance - CD Music Roc Nation Rap / Hip-Hop

4. Jay-Z - The Blueprint, Vol. 2: The Gift and The Curse - Music & Performance - CD

Jay-Z the Blue Print II: The Gift And the Course, is the next installment to add to the list of classic Jay-Z albums. 28-tracks of banging hip-hop on a double album. First single "Girlfriend" feat. Beyoncé.

Jay-Z - The Blueprint, Vol. 2: The Gift and The Curse - Music & Performance - CD Music Roc-A-Fella Rap / Hip-Hop

5. 2 Turntables and a Microphone: The Life and Death of Jam Master Jay

October 30, 2002 - Legendary hip-hop DJ Jason Mizell, aka Jam Master Jay, is gunned down in his Queens studio. Security tapes of the incident mysteriously disappear, the five witnesses are uncooperative and no one is talking... until now. 2 Turntables & a Microphone documents the investigation of the unsolved murder of Jam Master Jay, RUN DMC's groundbreaking DJ and producer, deftly revealing the history of hip-hop and mainstream rap along the way. Exclusive, candid interviews with Jay-Z, Russell Simmons, RUN-DMC and more offer insight into Jam Master Jay's life - including information that could finally help police solve the murder that shook the music world to it's core.

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6. Reasonable Doubt (explicit)

0049925004021. New condition. CD. Before Jay-Z fashioned himself into hip-hop's most notorious capitalist, he was a street hustler from the projects who rapped about what he knew -- and was very, very good at it. Skeptics who've never cared for Jigga's crossover efforts should turn to his debut, Reasonable Doubt, as the deserving source of his legend. Reasonable Doubt is often compared to another New York landmark, Nas' Illmatic: A hungry young MC with a substantial underground buzz drops an instant classic of a debut, detailing his experiences on the streets with disarming honesty, and writing some of the most acrobatic rhymes heard in quite some time. (Plus, neither artist has since approached the street cred of his debut, The Blueprint notwithstanding.) Parts of the persona that Jay-Z would ride to superstardom are already in place: He's cocky bordering on arrogant, but playful and witty, and exudes an effortless, unaffected cool throughout. And even if he's rapping about rising to the top instead of being there, his material obsessions are already apparent. Jay-Z the hustler isn't too different from Jay-Z the rapper: Hustling is about living the high life and getting everything you can, not violence or tortured glamour or cheap thrills. In that sense, the album's defining cut might not be one of the better-known singles -- "Can't Knock the Hustle," "Dead Presidents II," "Feelin' It," or the Foxy Brown duet, "Ain't No Nigga." It just might be the brief "22 Two's," which not only demonstrates Jay-Z's extraordinary talent as a pure freestyle rapper, but also preaches a subtle message through its club hostess: Bad behavior gets in the way of making money. Perhaps that's why Jay-Z waxes reflective, not enthusiastic, about the darker side of the streets; songs like "D'Evils" and "Regrets" are some of the most personal and philosophical he's ever recorded. It's that depth that helps Reasonable Doubt rank as one of the finest albums of New York's hip-hop renaissance of the '90s. ~ Steve Huey, Rovi

Reasonable Doubt (explicit)

7. In My Lifetime Vol.1 (Edited)

In My Lifetime Vol.1 (Edited)

In My Lifetime Vol.1 (Edited)

8. Vol. 3: Life and Times of S. Carter (Edited)

Life And Times Of S. Carter: Vol.3 (Edited)

Vol. 3: Life and Times of S. Carter (Edited)

9. Hardknock Life Vol.2 (Edited)

Hardknock Life Vol.2 (Edited)

Hardknock Life Vol.2 (Edited)

10. Hip Hop Uncensored: Volume 5: The Greatest Shows on Earth (DVD), Nutz, Music & Performance

The fifth installment of the HIP-HOP UNCENSORED series brings some of the series hottest never before seen material, and features superstars: 50 Cent, Wutang. Redman, DJ Enuff, MOP, Jay-Z, Snoop Dog and much more. Also includes hidden bonus footage.

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