No matter what mood I’m in, I can always find a Jay-Z song to relate in some form or fashion. This man is definitely one of the great storytellers of our generation. He has the ability to transport you from where you are, to which ever locale he is rapping about.
Here are my Top 15 Jay-Z Songs (In no specific order. If that were the case, i’d be sitting here for 4 hours trying to decide which song goes where.):
1.) American Dreamin’
2.) I Know
3.) 30 Something
4.) Lost Ones
5.) Public Service Announcement (Interlude)
6.) December 4th
7.) Hovi Baby
8.) Guns & Roses
9.) The Ruler’s Back
10.) The Takeover
11.) Dead Presidents 2
12.) Feelin It
13.) Can I Live
14.) Show Me What You Got
15.) U Don’t Know
16.) Party Life
What’s your Top 10 or 15 list lookin like?
Side Note: I originally was gonna do a top 10, but I had to include 15 because I couldn’t just settle on 10 songs.
Random Thought of the Moment: “One Million, Two Million, Three Million, Four/ In 18 Months, 40 Million More…”
The Song of the Moment: “U Don’t Know” by Jay-Z
*Update on 4/9/08: I’ve noticed that this post has been getting mad hits the past few weeks. For all of you Jay-Z fans out there, What’s your favorite Jay-Z song and why?*
03.06.08 at 10:48 am
what about that one song when he’s talking about Girls, Girls and he’s walking through the room and there are tons of girls of different backgrounds? sorry i’m bad with song titles
05.25.09 at 9:46 am
The Song is exactly what you called it Girls, Girls, Girls
03.06.08 at 11:12 am
Just like you, these are in no particular order:
1)Ignorant Shit
2)Feelin’ It
3)American Dreamin’
4)N!gga What N!gga Who
5)I Know
6)U Don’t Know
7)Hard Knock Life
8)Who You Wit II
9)Show Me What You Got
10)Do It Again
11)Can’t Knock The Hustle
12)Takeover
13)Encore
14)30 Something
15)No Hook
03.06.08 at 11:44 am
OMG OMG!!! Where do I begin!
In no particular order
1) What More Can I Say??
Renegade (Em killed his verse, basically he upstaged Jay on his own track)
2) Can I Get A…
3) Big Pimping (RIP Pimp C!!!!)
4) Takeover
5) Encore (the version with Linkin Park)
6) Ain’t No Nigga
6) Snoopy Track (featuring Juvenile, this shoulda been a single; oh my goodness this goes hard in the paint, from Vol. 3)
7) Money Cash Hoes
9) If I Should Die (from Vol. 2, this song is brilliant)
10) Who Ya Wit
11) Girl’s Best Friend (bonus track from Blue Streak Movie, on Vol. 3)
12) It’s Alright (feat Memphis Bleek, from Vol. 2)
13) Heart of the City (Ain’t No Love)
14) Excuse Me Miss
15) Dirt Off Your Shoulder
Honorable mention: all the radio/pop hits plus his verse off Missy Elliott’s “One Minute Man”.
Can you tell I LOVE Jay-Z?
04.23.08 at 9:12 am
I could not narrow down 10 or 15 songs because I LOVE Jay-Z!!
07.30.08 at 5:02 pm
Coming Of Age!!!!!
Jay and Bleek Kill the whole thing!!!!!!!!!!!
08.20.08 at 11:32 am
Nice Thread one of the greatest MC’s ever (along with Eminem, Tupac, Biggie, Nas, Rakim, and Andre 3000)
No particular order b/c that would be too hard, so I split them up by album:
Reasonable Doubt:
1) D’Evils
2) Friend Or Foe
3) Can’t Knock the Hustle
4) 22 Two’s
Vol. 1:
1) You Must Love Me
Vol. 2:
1) Can I Get A…
2) Hard Knock Life
Vol. 3:
1) Big Pimpin’
The BluePrint:
1) The TakeOver
2) Song Cry
3) Lyrical Exercise (Breathe Easy)
4) Renegade
5) Hola Hovito
The Black Album:
1) 99 Problems
Miscellanious Albums:
1) Anything
some honorable mention songs are Dead Presidents II, Friend or Foe ‘98, and Can I Live
08.26.08 at 9:19 pm
I know this is kind of late..But how could no one mention Meet the Parents? Yall are sleeping on that track.
In no order
~Meet the Parents
~Allure
~Renegade
~Say Hello
~Ignorant Sh!t
~Brooklyn’s Finest
~Understand
~American Dreaming
~No Hook
~Moment of Clarity
~Song Cry
~Takeover
~This Can’t be Life
~Guns and Roses
~Justify my Thug
09.26.08 at 4:09 pm
This is a good one, in no particular order:
1. Party Life
2. Cant Knock the hustle
3. Feelin It
4. Meet The Parents
5. Song Cry
6. What more Can I say
7. Sweet
8. La La La (excuse me again)
9. Excuse me Miss
10. Change Clothes (he changed how we dressed)
11. Say Hello (to the bad guy)
12. Heart Of The City
13. All I Need
14. American Dreamin
15. Show me what you got
09.30.08 at 2:55 pm
No Particular Order
1. American Dreamin
2. Song Cry
3. Can’t Knock The Hustle
4. D’Evils
5. Say Hello
6. Renegade
7. Excuse Me Miss
8. Dead Presidents II
9. Takeover
10. Public Service Announcement
11. Lost One
12. 99 Problems
13. Brooklyn’s Finest
14. Moment of Clarity
15. I Know
10.14.08 at 2:19 am
1. jockin jay z
2.30 something
3.public service announcment
4.coming of age
5.coming of age 2
6.lost ones
7.oh my god
8.u dont know
9.takeover
10. justify my thug
11.99 problems
12.hovi baby
13.dead presidents 2
14.song cry
15.brooklyns finest
10.16.08 at 3:29 am
In no particular order:
Can I Live
Song Cry
Can’t be life
Dead Presidents 2
99 Problems
Public Service Announcement
What more can I say
U don’t know
Renegade
Heart of the City
The Watcher
Snoopy Track
My 1st Song
It’s Hot
Lucifer
His songs that are and were on heavy rotation on the radio were excluded because I get sick of them quick, not that they aren’t good though.
10.28.08 at 4:08 am
IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER..
DEAD PRESIDENTS (ORIGINAL VERSION)
REGRETS
COMING OF AGE
IMAGINARY PLAYER
LUCKY ME
IN MY LIFETIME (REMIX)
ONLY A CUSTOMER
WHAT THE GAME MADE ME
ALRIGHT
S.CARTER
WATCH ME
THERE’S BEEN A MURDER
GIRL’S BEST FRIEND
FROM MARCY TO HOLLYWOOD
WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN
HOLA HOVITO
U DON’T KNOW
EXCUSE ME MISS
FUCK ALL NITE
I DID IT MY WAY
SHOW YOU HOW
A BALLAD FOR A FALLEN SOLDIER
CHANGE CLOTHES
ALLURE
I MADE IT
SAY HELLO
SORRY 4 THE EXCESSIVE SONGS BUT THESE ARE ALL CLASSICS I JUST HAD 2 POST THEM
11.09.08 at 7:18 am
No order or even my top 15 bcuz I dont have a top 15 he has albums that’s classic it’s too many songs to name so here r just some hot songs
Allure
Dead Presidents (both version)
Feelin it
D’evils
Meet the Parents
Streets is Watching
Regrets
Lost Ones
Ain’t no Love
There’s Been a Murder (volume 3)
Watch Me
Where I’m From
A Week Ago
American Dreamin
Trouble
Blueprint(Momma Loves Me)
Never Change
Takeover
etc.etc.etc…………
11.09.08 at 7:34 am
Do u c what I mean as soon as I submitted the list more popped n my head he has made entirely too many classic songs for a favorite list but here’s more songs
What More Can I Say
Encore
Beach Chair
Politics as Usual
You Must Love M
Song Cry
U Don’t Know
Show You How
Can I Live
In My Lifetime
December 4th
Friend or Foe
You’re Only a Customer
Gangster Shit (On a Clue Mixtape)
Justify My Thug
Lucifer
11.11.08 at 10:47 am
In no order
1) It’s Hot (underrated track)
Dope Man
2) Ride or Die
3) There’s Been a Murder
4) D’Evils
5) A Week Ago
6) Hard Knock Life
7) Wishing on a Star (Original Version)
9) City is Mine
10) All I Need
11) Song Cry
12) Never Change
13) S.Carter
14) Imaginary Player
15) American Gangster
12.13.08 at 9:45 pm
Jesus, surprised it was that hard to narrow it down to 15
1. Lucky Me
2. Meet the Parents
3. In My Lifetime’
4. Blueprint 2 (so memorable)
5. Streets is Watching
6. Ni*ga what, Nig*a who?
7. PSA
8. 22 Twos
9. Regrets
10. Dope Man
11. No Hook
12. American Dreamin’
13. Money ain’t a thing(That chain reaction line…)
14. Kingdom Come
15. A Week Ago always hit pretty hard
12.29.08 at 3:10 pm
In No Particular Order:
My 1st song
Public service announcement
Hard knock life
Coming of age
H to the izzo
Lost ones
30 something
Hovi baby
Encore
What more can i say?
Justify my thug
Moment of clarity
TakeOver
Renegade
Dirt of ya shoulder
01.01.09 at 1:57 pm
some of you guys really dont know shit about shawn carter….anyone who has more than like 3 tracks off of kingdom come on their list is brain dead…and seriously “takeover” on your list???? sorry shit was lame…stop listening to beats and start listening to lyrics……
05.22.09 at 9:39 am
maybe u need to listen to the lyrics
01.15.09 at 12:57 am
IT’S SEEMS OBVIOUS I M YOU R A HERB
01.15.09 at 12:59 am
IT’S SEEMS OBVIOUS 2 ME YOU R A HERB THAT KNOWS NOTHING ABOUT NOTHING
01.15.09 at 1:37 am
@Gold and anyone else:
Three things.
1. If you wish to insult someone, you should know how to spell your words. I have a hard enough time laughing at your stupid ass when I read your comments. The least you could do is type your words as if you have basic typing skills and NOT LIK E THI S.
Invest in ‘Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing’. You obviously need it.
2. These are MY FAVORITE 15 Jay-Z songs. Not the definitive end-all-be-all list of his best tracks. As you know, my opinion differs greatly from yours, and I may have identified with tracks that you may not have.
3. If you don’t agree with my list, cool. Fine. I have no problem with that. But was the name calling really necessary? No, It wasn’t. You need to chill with that dumb shit. Also, specify who you are commenting to please.
If you insist on name calling and not displaying some minute degree of intelligence, I suggest you stay the hell off my site.
Thank You.
01.15.09 at 2:11 am
[...] On a post I wrote awhile back (read: almost a year ago), I talked about my favorite 15 Jay-Z tracks. Seeing as how I’m more of an R&B dude, I may not be up on every single classic or hidden track, but I know the tracks that I like and can bump when the mood arises. [...]
02.11.09 at 10:02 pm
can i live
regrets
beach chair
d’evils
coming of age
dead presidents
dead presidents II
my 1st song
never change
song cry
moment of clarity
allure
bring it on
feelin it
7 minute freestyle with big l
-no order.
Reasonable Doubt is the best album of all time.
02.21.09 at 2:33 pm
- 99 problems
- brooklyns finest
- Hello brooklyn
- What more can i say
- Dirt off your shoulder
- Hard knock life
- Roc boys
- Hola’ hovito
- Can’t knock the hustle
- Jockin jay-z
- Brooklyn go hard
- I know
- Dead presidents 2
03.30.09 at 7:09 pm
This is no order cause it to hard to pick
-What More Can I Say
-The Prelude
-Dead President I & II
-Never Change
-Dope Man
-Lyrical Exercise
-Girls,Girls,Girls(remix)
-Public Service Announcement
-Allure
-Heart Of the City
-Hovi Baby
-Song Cry
-Say Hello
-Maybach Music(one of the sickest verse in rap history)
-Jay-Z FT. Beyonce(they song be tight as hell)
04.01.09 at 11:53 pm
you all are forgetting one of his best songs!
Money aint a thing!!!!
04.28.09 at 6:22 pm
In no specific order.
1 Can’t knock the hustle
2 Dead Presidents 1+2
3 Imaginary Player
4 Friend or Foe
5 Regrets
6 Renegade
7 Public service anoucment
8 Devils
9 Can I Live
10 the takeover
11 excuse me miss
12 justify my thug
05.25.09 at 9:52 am
Here is my top 15: No Order
1. Heart Of The City—-> Blueprint
2. Can I Live —-> Reasonable Doubt
3. Dead Presidents II —–> Reasonable Doubt
4. Coming Of Age–> Reasonable Doubt
5. Encore—–> Black Album
6. Meet The Parents—-> Blueprint II
7. D’evils—-> Reasonable Doubt
8. American Dreamin—–> Amercian Gangster
9. PSA—> Black Album
10. Anything—> Beanie Siegal’s (The Truth)
11. Blue Magic—-> American Gangster
12. The Prelude—> Kingdom Come
13. All I need—-> Blueprint II
14. Regrets—> Reasonable Doubt
15. Lost Ones—-> Kingdom Come
06.08.09 at 4:22 pm
NO ORDER
1.No Hook
06.08.09 at 4:29 pm
No paticular order:
1.No Hook
2.Roc Boys (And the Winner is)
3.Izzo (H.O.V.A.)
4.Snoopy Track
5.Renegade
6.Dirt Off Your Shoulder
7.Encore – LP version
8.Can’t Knock the Hustle
9.Hard Knock Life
10.Big Pimpin’
11.The Watcher II
12.You Must Love Me
13.Lucifer
14.22 Two’s
15.Song Cry
06.19.09 at 4:19 pm
How the F*ck do you make a top 15 list in “no specific order”????