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Jay-Z’s ‘Vol. 3... Life and Times of S. Carter’ Turns 25 | Album Anniversary

December 27, 2024 Jesse Ducker

On his fourth studio affair, Jay-Z set out to demonstrate that while his music might be played on the radio and in the clubs, his success was still defined on his own terms.

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Jay-Z’s ‘The Black Album’ Turns 20 | Album Anniversary

November 11, 2023 Jesse Ducker
Jay-Z The Black Album

In 2003, Jay-Z formally announced that he was retiring from recording albums, and ‘The Black Album’ was intended to be his swan song of an artistic statement.

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Jay-Z’s ‘Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life’ Turns 25 | Album Anniversary

September 24, 2023 Jesse Ducker
Jay-Z Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life

With its combination of street savvy and moments of more mainstream appeal, Jay-Z’s third studio LP remains his commercial pinnacle and set into motion the rest of his successful career.

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Jay-Z’s ‘Unplugged’ Turns 20 | Anniversary Retrospective

December 17, 2021 Matt Koelling

Jay-Z’s ‘Unplugged’ is less an album, more a moment in time you revisit on repeat. And when this time got stamped, it did so multiple times, with both feet.

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Jay-Z’s ‘Kingdom Come’ Turns 15 | Anniversary Retrospective

November 20, 2021 Jesse Ducker

While popular consensus may not rank it among his greatest albums, Jay-Z’s ninth studio affair still contains more hits than misses.

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Jay-Z’s Debut Album ‘Reasonable Doubt’ Turns 25 | Anniversary Retrospective

June 23, 2021 Jesse Ducker
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While not his biggest commercial hit, the legend of Jay-Z’s debut LP has grown over the last quarter-century, as its themes have helped shape many of his albums that came afterwards.

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