![]() ![]() Jigga reached deep down into the core of his soul and pulled out the recordings of his life. Jay Z did his homework when he put Reasonable Doubt together. Serving a Life Sentence at FCI Otisville in New York for a Federal Three Strikes Law Conviction We asked them to reminisce on the album's importance, and give us their take on why Jay Z is still your drug dealer's favorite rapper.ĥ2-Years-Old from Cypress Hill Projects, Brooklyn To pay homage to the hip-hop classic, we spoke to a variety of prisoners who were incarcerated for some of the same crimes Hova detailed on his debut. To them, this music was more than entertainment, it was their reality accurately depicted and shared on a global scale, set over DJ Premiere beats. On Reasonable Doubt's 20th anniversary, we talked to the men who took Jay Z's words to heart, the gangsters and drug dealers who were living the life that Jay Z rhymed about. ![]() His business may have become legitimate, but Jay's do it yourself or no one will do it for youattitude paralleled the same stuff his was rapped about. ![]() Instead of signing to a major label, he started Roc-a-Fella Records with Dame Dash to release Reasonable Doubt, the type of entrepreneurial masterstroke that he'd repeat again and again over the next two decades. But even though he stopped selling drugs and living the street life after his debut, Jay never stopped hustling.
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