In My Lifetime, Vol. 1 (studio album) by Jay-Z

In My Lifetime, Vol. 1 by Jay-Z
Year: 1997
Overall rank: 27,042nd   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1997 (459th)
Award Top albums of the 1990s (4,365th)
Award Best albums of all time (27,042nd)
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In My Lifetime, Vol. 1 is ranked 13th best out of 16 albums by Jay-Z on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Jay-Z is The Blueprint which is ranked number 530 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 3,438.

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From 07/30/2017 22:36
I've always thought this was one of Jay-Z's most underrated albums. It's actually pretty dope. Especially the UK version with the track "Wishing on a Star".
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The weakest of his early work.
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Yes, it's one big shameless crossover attempt, but with the benefit of hindsight this shit sounds damn good.
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