The 25 greatest East Coast hip-hop albums of the 1990s

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No. 3 Reasonable Doubt by Jay-Z (1996)


The cocky Brooklynite had numerous false starts before he finally released this critically-acclaimed debut in the midst of the East Coast/West Coast friction of 1996. With an unapologetic ambition in his rhymes, a strong perspective and near-perfect production, the future superstar announced himself as a hip-hop force.


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