These were two guys at the height of their careers, allying with one another for a once-in-a-lifetime (or so we thought) recording. Kelly engaging in sex acts with an underage girl was sent to the Chicago Sun-Times. The stars recorded a full-length LP, but before the double-billed album was released, a tape that appeared to show R. Kelly did a few tracks together - 2000's "Guilty Until Proven Innocent" and 2001's "Fiesta (Remix)" among them - and thought it'd be a good idea to join forces for an entire record. The Best of Both Worlds (2002)Ī little bit of history: Jay-Z and R. Kelly claimed he was pepper-sprayed by a member of Jay's entourage - that resulted in lawsuits flying between the two artists. ("The Return"? "She's Coming Home With Me"? Ring any bells?) It's more likely people recall the fallout from this joint venture: an epic disaster of a tour - which basically imploded onstage during a now-infamous 2004 Madison Square Garden show where R. So, when this album dropped with repurposed unreleased tracks, we should've known better than to throw money at it.īut the set still went platinum, even though Kellz and Hova's respective fans likely can't name a single thing from the track list. Kelly and Jay-Z teamed up in 2002 for The Best of Both Worlds to little success. It was one we saw coming, especially since R. Released in October 2004, Unfinished Business is a special kind of flop. Hate him or love him, Jay-Z is easily one of rap's all-time greats, and he's got a robust discography to match. And while it's tough to believe this dude is set to release a new album - his 13th solo jaunt, 16th if you count collaborative efforts - the imminent arrival of 4:44 gives us an excuse to re-examine his unparalleled output. Jigga had street narratives and flossy club jams. From 1996 to 2003, it seemed not a summer went by that he didn't have a new LP for us to dive into. Over the course of his career, Jay-Z has become one of rap's most popular figures, largely because he stayed in our faces year in and year out.
1 albums, summer anthems, more one-liners than Dolemite. That picture, taken as a promo shot for Jay-Z's 1996 debut album Reasonable Doubt, offers a glimpse of a relatively young man, 26 years old at the time and destined for greatness: countless hit singles and No.
Suave, brash, and eager to conquer the world. He has kids, his own music-streaming service and more money than he can spend. He's married to Beyoncé, the queen of pop, the God of us all. The man we see today is semi-retired, rich and content.
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Unless you're familiar with Jay-Z's narrative, you wouldn't guess he was once the world's biggest rap star, or that - before then - he sold crack in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn. Look at the smile on his face, the loving gaze, the brimless "Eddie Murphy in The Golden Child" hat.
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