Jay-Z - Vol. 3: Life and Times of S. Carter

After the crossover success of 1998's Vol. 2: Hard Knock Life (complete with highly publicized samples from Annie), Jay-z returned to the streets on his fourth proper album overall, 1999's Vol. 3: Life And Times Of S. Carter. A set of hard-hitting tracks with some of the best rhymes of Jay-z's career, the album is much more invigorating than its predecessor, and almost as consistently entertaining as his best album, In My Lifetime, Vol. 1. As good as his rapping has become, the production here plays a large part as well. Read More