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1 | Album | Name | Notes | Track Length | Leak Date | Type | Currently Available | Quality | Link(s) |
2 | 13 Full 5 Tagged 0 Partial 1 Snippet 0 Production 1 Unavailable | Pre-sonable Doubt | (1986) (Jay-Z begins Rapping) | JAY-Z made his early appearances on tracks by Jaz-O, Big Daddy Kane, and others in the late 1980s and early 1990s. He was involved in a rap feud with LL Cool J during this time. JAY-Z's big break came with the 1994 song "Show and Prove" on Big Daddy Kane's album "Daddy's Home". He also appeared on tracks by Big L, Mic Geronimo, and others in the mid-1990s. In 1995, JAY-Z released his first official rap single, "In My Lifetime", along with a music video. | |||||
3 | Preasonable Doubt | Broken English & Drug Selling (prod. Clark Kent) | Song from 1994. Samples Biggie Smalls song "Hypnotize" and also Boogie Down Production's song "My Production" | 3:30 | Full | LQ | https://pillows.su/f/ad673f30fad8d9e85efd0b9d9c4568bf | ||
4 | Preasonable Doubt | Buckle My Shoe (feat. Sauce Money) (prod. Fresh Gordon) | Song is said to be from 1985 - 1986 but mentions References to Marley Marls Song "The Symphony" which came out in 1988, and also References Murder of Yusef Hawkins which was on August 23rd 1989. Song was most likely recorded in Late 1989 or somewhere in the year 1990 | 5:01 | Full | HQ | https://pillows.su/f/1b38a9ee54c52a4cde972d7417ffd17f | ||
5 | Preasonable Doubt | Get Off My Dick (feat. Sauce Money) (prod. Clark Kent) | Song from 1994. | 4:46 | Full | LQ | https://pillows.su/f/d84f807575cdad08e235d3eec148b792 | ||
6 | Preasonable Doubt | Greatest MC [V1] (prod. Clark Kent) | Has different lyrics and production differences not present in V2. | 4:16 | Full | LQ | https://pillows.su/f/08f00994396c0c4f0b492945ca358ac6 | ||
7 | Preasonable Doubt | ⭐Greatest MC [V2] (prod. Clark Kent) | Has different lyrics and production differences not present in V1. | 3:23 | Full | HQ | https://pillows.su/f/d5bea01c652d716b59d5f7408d12f937 | ||
8 | Preasonable Doubt | Under Pressure (feat. Sauce Money) (prod. Ski Beatz) | Song from 1994. Has some glitches throughout the song. | Full | HQ | https://pillows.su/f/af67670316fe95d2afb17cec9598c763 | |||
9 | Preasonable Doubt | ⭐Understand Me (prod. DJ Peter Panic) | Song from 1994. Has some lag in some parts. Samples 2Pac saying "Maybe if they tried to understand me – what should I do? I had to feed my fuckin' family – what else could I do" from the original version of his song "Pain" | 4:03 | Full | LQ | https://pillows.su/f/5197549cad8d8b4c0cfc02c1154d4fca | ||
10 | Preasonable Doubt | My Kind Of Lady (feat & prod. Ski Beatz) (My Kinda Girl, Good Thang, She's Playing Hard To Get) | Later was turned into a Rude Boys song, with Hov as a feature. Made around 1992. | 3:30 | Full | HQ | https://pillows.su/f/276f9abe5b8ea593de7b5465ecc2c852 | ||
11 | Preasonable Doubt | Scratch My Back (feat. Jaz-O & Sauce Money) | Unknown what year this was, I assume it is 1992/1993. | 4:04 | Feb 13, 2012 | Tagged | HQ | https://pillows.su/f/4eb76bf2983bee1de9437e20b6c3646e | |
12 | Preasonable Doubt | Team Roc '95 (feat. Jaz-O & Sauce Money) | Recorded in 1994, and features Jay's mentor Jaz-O, and frequent early collaborator Sauce Money. | 4:23 | Full | HQ | https://pillows.su/f/48dd6dc9f27a8c6512df8cbec7f5d9eb | ||
13 | Preasonable Doubt | The Roc Lounge (feat. Original Flavour & Ruffness) | Tagged | HQ | https://pillows.su/f/859d76adcbf52e3764ada4df6bdd36b2 | ||||
14 | Preasonable Doubt | The Life I Chose (feat. Big Jaz) | Song from around 1994?? | 4:00 | Tagged | HQ | https://pillows.su/f/4c96b21bbf2bf0ba7a5dffc20c5074f7 | ||
15 | Preasonable Doubt | Pass The Roc | Song from 1994. Apparently premiered by DJ Red Alert. | 3:09 | Full | LQ | https://pillows.su/f/906f8f0c6b3814e8767bc2d043bf6b3c | ||
16 | Preasonable Doubt | ⭐Reach The Top (prod. Clark Kent) | Song from 1995. Dame Dash wanted this song to appear on Reasonable Doubt, according to genius. | 4:05 | Tagged | LQ | https://pillows.su/f/bf6513d2347fa14a328298e703a4e9ed | ||
17 | Preasonable Doubt | Rippin' It Up (feat. Sauce Money) (Rippin' It Up Right) | Song from 1994. Known as Rippin' It Up aswell as Rippin' It Up Right. | 4:32 | Full | LQ | https://pillows.su/f/bce4e070e44870d46e72e621ac1bd43a | ||
18 | Preasonable Doubt | In The Park | From 1994 | 1:30 | Full | LQ | https://pillows.su/f/938780487617fba89458de75081d928a | ||
19 | Preasonable Doubt | What's In A Name | Makes a Reference to Nature album "19 Naughty III" which was Released in February 1993, Song was most likely recorded in 1993 or 1994 | 3:55 | Tagged | LQ | https://pillows.su/f/bdb782a74f946ab4b7613b7dc7ed876e | ||
20 | Preasonable Doubt | Nuthin' But Love (feat. Sauce Money) (prod. Clark Kent) | Jay-Z recorded this Marvin Gaye-sampling track with longtime mentor DJ Clark Kent and his childhood friend Sauce Money, circa-1994. This was one of many tracks lost to the streets, but luckily for rap fans in 2001 DJ Rhude released the full track of Hov’s pre-Reasonable Doubt tracks on his mixtape, BC: Before the Roc. | 2:32 | Tagged | LQ | https://pillows.su/f/0f665c7140ff4a0e4c39c4e5ba76c14e | ||
21 | Preasonable Doubt | Ranjahz - Bulletproof (feat. JAY-Z) | From 1995 | 3:08 | Full | HQ | https://pillows.su/f/0028226bb9e23cbe298b2b8eb7c2555d | ||
22 | Preasonable Doubt | Cash Money Click - If It's On It's On (feat. JAY-Z, DMX, Infared, Black Child) (prod. Irv Gotti) | Cash Money Click was a Rap Group that lasted from 1994 to 1995 that featured Ja Rule, O1 and Chris Black | 5:46 | Full | LQ | https://pillows.su/f/38b2760d8f35254f78e42aa7e4f43e5e | ||
23 | Snippets/Unavailable | ||||||||
24 | Preasonable Doubt | 🏆95 South [V?] (prod. Clark Kent) | Unknown track made in 1995, apperantly has 6 verses | Snippet | HQ | https://pillows.su/f/4176f6bde80e603ca387c30b61804c2e | |||
25 | Preasonable Doubt | 95 South [V?] (prod. Clark Kent) | DJ Clark Kent said they made two versions of the song, Unknown which version is which | Confirmed | Not Available | ||||
26 | 4 Full 0 Tagged 0 Partial 1 Snippet 0 Production 6 Unavailable | Reasonable Doubt (Heir To The Throne) | (1994) (Reasonable Doubt begins recording) (June 25th, 1996) (Reasonable Doubt is released) |  | After being rejected by major labels, Jay-Z started selling burned CDs out of his car. He teamed up with Damon "Dame" Dash and Kareem "Biggs" Burke to create Roc-A-Fella Records, an independent label in 1995. After striking a distribution deal with Priority, Jay-Z released his 1996 debut album Reasonable Doubt with beats from acclaimed producers such as DJ Premier and Super DJ Clark Kent and an appearance by The Notorious B.I.G. The album reached number 23 on the Billboard 200, and was generally favored by critics. | ||||
27 | Reasonable Doubt | Ain't No Nigga [V1] (feat. Foxy Brown) (prod. Big Jaz/Jaz-O) | Has a different intro | 4:36 | OG | Full | HQ | https://pillows.su/f/842420a4726738995821804e5a656b9c | |
28 | Reasonable Doubt | Can't Knock The Hustle [V1] | 1995 version without Mary J. Blige & Different 2nd verse and no 3rd verse, this is most likely the version that Knobody was talking about | 2:25 | OG | Full | HQ | https://pillows.su/f/67b8c157859235c429bfb8c91ca8cc71 | |
29 | Reasonable Doubt | If You Want It (feat. Tone Hooker) (prod. Ski Beatz) | Technically was released as a Promo single but wasn't known about until 2014. So we will count this as unreleased | 3:50 | Jul 18, 2014 | Other | Full | HQ | https://pillows.su/f/489d87e6f159ca5abc49c0d1966cccdc |
30 | Reasonable Doubt | Camp Lo - Feelin' It (prod. Ski) | The track "Feelin' It" was originally meant to be a Camp Lo song, but producer Ski gave it to JAY-Z at the last minute. | 2:33 | OG | Tagged | LQ | https://youtu.be/WSXcSo27FZs?si=sNS1_px3EDtFcx0g | |
31 | Reasonable Doubt | ⭐Nas - Analyze This (feat. Jay-Z & Lord Tariq) (prod. Pete Rock) (No Love Lost) | Was recorded for Nas' second album It Was Written, with it intending to release on the UK, European, & Canadian standard editions of the album (as well as on the US Cassette version of the album), but plans fell through, and the track was replaced with 'Silent Murder'. Also features a verse from NY rapper Lord Tariq (formerly of rap duo Lord Tariq & Peter Gunz). Was eventually given to Shaq for his album "You Can't Stop The Reign" | 3:48 | Feature | Full | HQ | https://pillows.su/f/a7e49ea5bfba5d8e32c4e5eda16b83b3 | |
32 | Snippets/Unavailable | ||||||||
33 | Reasonable Doubt | Love Of My Life (feat. ???) | Reasonable doubt throwaway. Nothing else is known. | Throwaway | Snippet | Recording | https://pillows.su/f/0b5e12276774b4ed00cf48afbeaa474f | ||
34 | Reasonable Doubt | 🏆??? (prod. DJ Premier) | In a 2010 interview, producer DJ Premier revealed that he produced an unreleased Jay-Z song that features Jay-Z dissing older rappers. "He was getting a little slick at a lot of people," Primo recalled. "I won’t even say their names. He said a lot of slick s--t about a lot of people from the era he was coming through when he was just coming out with Reasonable Doubt. He was airing them out and doing it properly. If he had done it, he would have been respected for it. He did it so dope, and so cleverly, and he was so witty with it. But he erased it, so it’s going to be a memory I take to the grave." | Unknown | Confirmed | Not Available | https://www.bet.com/photo-gallery/35tpaq/lost-files-unreleased-songs-we-want-to-hear/d8b93p | ||
35 | Reasonable Doubt | Brooklyn's Finest (ref. Clark Kent) (prod. Clark Kent) | Clark Kent, the producer of "Brooklyn's Finest", said he was forced to write the hook for the record: "I had to sit down and write a hook because they left me in the studio. We were at the mix session and I’m like, “You guys have to give me a hook” and they were like, “Scratch something.” Then Jay walked out like, “I’ll be back.”" | Ref Track | Confirmed | Not Available | https://www.xxlmag.com/dj-clark-kent-remembers-biggie-as-brooklyns-finest/ | ||
36 | Reasonable Doubt | 🏆 The Hurt | Throwaway meant to be on Reasonable Doubt. According to Memphis Bleek this was the greatest Jay-Z song he had ever heard. | Throwaway | Confirmed | Not Available | |||
37 | Reasonable Doubt | Tell Me | Throwaway meant to be on Reasonable Doubt. Nothing else is known. | Throwaway | Confirmed | Not Available | |||
38 | Reasonable Doubt | Hot (prod. Ski Beatz) | Throwaway meant to be on Reasonable Doubt, Existance and lyrics are confirmed by Karem “Biggs” Burke on an Genius Interview for Reasonable Doubt’s 20th anniversary. Apperantly was supposed to be the final track on Reasonable Doubt | Throwaway | Confirmed | Not Available | https://youtu.be/UUTXxYzg-x4 | ||
39 | 1 Full 3 Tagged 0 Partial 0 Snippet 0 Production 1 Unavailable | In My Lifetime, Vol 1 | (1996) (In My Lifetime, Vol 1 begins Recording) (November 4th, 1997) (In My Lifetime, Vol 1 is Released) |  | JAY-Z's second album, "In My Lifetime, Vol. 1", was released just over a year after his debut, "Reasonable Doubt". Despite being more successful in terms of sales, it received mixed reviews from critics. The album took a more commercial approach, and was criticized for being too radio-friendly. Jay released six singles from the album, compared to four on his debut. The album was influenced by the passing of his friend The Notorious B.I.G. and Jay has since said that he didn't have as much fun making it as he did with his debut. | ||||
40 | Vol 1 | Dead Or Alive PT. II (feat. Sauce Money) (prod. Clark Kent) | Unreleased diss towards Pac, Not to be confused with Part I which was released as a bonus track on Reasonable Doubt | 3:59 | Throwaway | Tagged | HQ | https://pillows.su/f/da853ad80315f6874f2f22222713ff3a | |
41 | Vol 1 | Where I'm From [V1] | Demo beat, just one verse, and no hook | 1:28 | Demo | Tagged | LQ | https://pillows.su/f/09bf51b20bd275705d87e48329072723 | |
42 | Vol 1 | Wishing On A Star [V1] (feat. Gwen Dickey) | Nothing new lyric wise but different vocal takes, different mix and production elements are different if you listen close enough. probably the version they did before they re-did the beat with string sections for the d-influence remix. We ended up getting this song remixed twice as a European bonus song/single | 3:43 | OG | Full | HQ | https://pillows.su/f/32fd58c9ebc99a014af7660a8f6bb29a | |
43 | Vol 1 | Sauce Money - Bounce (feat. Jay-Z) | 3:59 | Feature | Tagged | LQ | https://pillows.su/f/b9a435bd31cf561dde8f90bdacb38f2d | ||
44 | Snippets/Unavailable | ||||||||
45 | Vol 1 | 🏆 ??? | Jay has a unreleased 2Pac diss track that he was about to release but then 2Pac died. Jay-Z only preformed it once at the Apollo According to DJ Clark Kent on A Waste Of Time Podcast: "It never came out out of respect for the fact that he died, Jay did a record going at ‘Pac, but just as it was about to come out, son died…We performed it, though. We performed it once. You have to understand. The chip on Jay’s shoulder is so crazy, it’s just like he had to perform it." | Confirmed | Not Available | https://youtu.be/aJc_oQgv_aI | |||
46 | 2 Full 0 Tagged 0 Partial 0 Snippet 0 Production 0 Unavailable | Vol 2, Hard Knock Life | (December 1997) (Vol 2, Hard Knock life begins recording) (September 29th, 1998) (Vol 2, Hard Knock Life releases) |  | JAY-Z's third studio album, Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life, was released in September 1998. The album spawned his biggest hit, "Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)", which sold over 5 million copies by 2000. The album's production features a mix of new and old collaborators, including DJ Premier, Swizz Beatz, Timbaland, and Irv Gotti. The album's sound is a return to Jay's earlier style, with a focus on lyrics and storytelling. The album's lead single, "Can I Get A...", was a major hit and helped the album debut at number one on the US Billboard 200 chart. | ||||
47 | Vol 2 | Love Is Love (feat. Sauce Money) | 3:02 | Full | LQ | https://pillows.su/f/a2b171a15efee6f9d5af2ca702adacf7 | |||
48 | Vol 2 | Ride or Die [V1] (feat. Stevie J) | Nothing crazy different from the final version except more Stevie J doing ad-libs through the verses and chorus. In the final he's just on the intro. | 4:46 | OG | Full | HQ | https://pillows.su/f/1d146d6b9be381f766425d79663755c1 | |
49 | Vol 2 | ⭐ People's Court | Found on an early tracklist from a purchasing promo sheet from 1998. Was re-released on DJ Clue's mixtape: Backstage Mixtape in 2000. This version has no DJ and is higher quality than the one on that mixtape. Lowkey one of JAY-Z's best songs. | 4:45 | Full | HQ | https://pillows.su/f/f1c132ee071987a094d3b477796deeb5 | ||
50 | Vol 2 | The LOX - So Right (feat. Jay-Z) | Originally, Jay wanted to be on "Money, Power & Respect," but The LOX had already chosen DMX for that track and only wanted Jay on "So Right." Since they wouldn't let him be on both songs, Jay decided not to clear his verse for "So Right" Still, his vocals somehow ended up on the acapella version included with some single releases. DJ Vlad later took those vocals and blended them into "Nigga Like Me" by Dr. Dre | 4:41 | OG | Full | HQ | https://pillows.su/f/3b92605da95a2bdd4d49acc64c0f8a99 | |
51 | Vol 2 | Jay-Z & Da Ranjahz - Event Horizon | Unknown what year this song is exactly from, but Jay-Z & Da Ranjahz collabled on Vol 2. | 3:10 | Full | HQ | https://pillows.su/f/6685270ed4de895d6cd697f4383836e6 | ||
52 | Snippets/Unavailable | ||||||||
53 | Vol 2 | 🏆Lifetime Vol. 2 [FULL ALBUM] (Vol 2, Hard Knock Life) | Early version (or tracklist) of the Vol, 2 Hard Knock Life album. Found from a purchasing promo sheet from 1998. | Confirmed | Not Available | https://www.youtube.com/post/UgkxqmJQGZH_YP1IuIl79Dun28wH69MTEOrG | |||
54 | Vol 2 | 🏆Imaginary Player 2 (Imaginary Players 2) | Found on an early tracklist from a purchasing promo sheet from 1998. | Confirmed | Not Available | https://www.youtube.com/post/UgkxqmJQGZH_YP1IuIl79Dun28wH69MTEOrG | |||
55 | Vol 2 | Trapped | Found on an early tracklist from a purchasing promo sheet from 1998. | Confirmed | Not Available | https://www.youtube.com/post/UgkxqmJQGZH_YP1IuIl79Dun28wH69MTEOrG | |||
56 | Vol 2 | Life Goes On | Found on an early tracklist from a purchasing promo sheet from 1998. | Confirmed | Not Available | https://www.youtube.com/post/UgkxqmJQGZH_YP1IuIl79Dun28wH69MTEOrG | |||
57 | Vol 2 | Dedication | Found on an early tracklist from a purchasing promo sheet from 1998. | Confirmed | Not Available | https://www.youtube.com/post/UgkxqmJQGZH_YP1IuIl79Dun28wH69MTEOrG | |||
58 | Vol 2 | Nigga What... [V1] (Nigga What, Nigga Who [Originator 99]) | Found on an early tracklist from a purchasing promo sheet from 1998. Unknown Differences or even if there are any. | Confirmed | Not Available | https://www.youtube.com/post/UgkxqmJQGZH_YP1IuIl79Dun28wH69MTEOrG | |||
59 | Vol 2 | Life I Chose [V1] | Found on an early tracklist from a purchasing promo sheet from 1998. Unknown Differences or even if there are any. | Confirmed | Not Available | https://www.youtube.com/post/UgkxqmJQGZH_YP1IuIl79Dun28wH69MTEOrG | |||
60 | 4 Full 0 Tagged 0 Partial 0 Snippet 0 Production 2 Unavailable | Vol. 3... Life and Times of S. Carter | (1999) (Vol 3... Life and Times of S. Carter begins Recording) (December 28th, 1999) (Vol 3... Life and Times of S. Carter is released) |  | JAY-Z's fourth studio album, the final in his Vol. series, was released on December 28, 1999. The album featured a more commercial sound, with production from Timbaland and Swizz Beatz, and marked Jay's departure from his Mafioso theme. The album was surrounded by controversy, including a leak three months before release and a subsequent altercation with Word Association that led to Jay's probation. The album has different track listings in the US and internationally, with some tracks omitted from international releases. | ||||
61 | Vol 3 | Hey Papi [V1] (prod. Timbaland) | Solo version with just JAY-Z. | 3:38 | OG | Full | HQ | https://pillows.su/f/d1439c42de1b01dc4f5403e6c96c78b7 | |
62 | Vol 3 | Amil - Where You At [V1] (feat. Eve & Jay-Z) (prod. Anthony Dent) (Road Dawgs) | OG version before Da Brat was on it. Has an unreleased verse from both Amil & Eve plus a few unreleased jay vocals on in the intro | 5:15 | OG | Full | HQ | https://pillows.su/f/681a82d6ef36cb2ef8c0ff0e0d8c2d2a | |
63 | Vol 3 | ✨ Royce da 5'9" - Renegade (feat. Eminem) | From late-1999 or early 2000. Has a less developed instrumental. Mentioned by Royce during Paul Pod to be meant for his album Rock City. | 5:05 | OG | Full | HQ | https://pillows.su/f/24dc21be588359eb259aae7517e15393 | |
64 | Vol 3 | P Diddler - Do You Like it [V1] (feat. Jay-Z) (Doo You Want It, Picture That) | Noticeable differences are Hov doing the hook and the lack of added production. Just the drums, bass & vocal chop | 3:00 | OG | Full | LQ | https://pillows.su/f/1fdb606ce3e72e9e39eaa5ad62bd947a | |
65 | Snippets/Unavailable | ||||||||
66 | Vol 3 | Dr. Dre - Still D.R.E. [V3] (ref. JAY-Z) (prod. Dr. Dre, Mel-Man & Scott Storch) | "Jay's first attempt at the song had him rapping about diamonds and Bentleys but Dre told him to rewrite it." | Ref Track | Rumored | Not Available | |||
67 | Vol 3 | 🏆Dr. Dre - Still D.R.E. [V4] (ref. JAY-Z) (prod. Dr. Dre, Mel-Man & Scott Storch) | Scott Storch says after they emailed Jay-Z the beat he sent back a reference track in 30 minutes. “If my memory serves me, we sent the beat off to him. We sent the beat off to him and it came back immediately like fire if I remember right" | Ref Track | Confirmed | Not Available | https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.58079/title.scott-storch-clarifies-snoop-Doggs-story-says-jay-z-emailed-the-still-d-r-e-reference-in-30-minutes?fbclid=IwAR2OpeNStaGPVMwYQNRbyz9vMa60t2AsWrE90KUnEbnRO23wRuyOosSyU7c | ||
68 | Vol 3 | Mariah Carey - Heartbreaker (feat. JAY-Z) (prod. DJ Clue & Mariah Carey) | Originally, "Heartbreaker" was intended to be part of Carey's debut film soundtrack, Glitter, released in 2001. However, after the film's delay, it was included on her 1999 album Rainbow. Unknown if there's any changes. | Feature | Confirmed | Not Available | |||
69 | 0 Full 0 Tagged 0 Partial 0 Snippet 0 Production 2 Unavailable | The Dynasty: Roc La Familia | (July 2000) (The Dynasty: Roc La Familia begins recording) (October 31st 2000) (The Dynasty: Roc La Familia releases) |  | The Dynasty: Roc La Familia is often regarded as Jay Z's 5th solo album, although it was initially considered a Roc-A-Fella posse album with Jay Z as a guest rapper. Featuring tracks from most Roc-A-Fella artists, the album helped launch the careers of Just Blaze, Kanye West, Bink!, and Beanie Sigel. The album showcases Jay Z's personal rhymes, including "Where Have You Been" and "This Can't Be Life", which deal with the loss of his father and the struggles of drug addiction. | ||||
70 | Snippets/Unavailable | ||||||||
71 | The Dynasty: Roc La Familia | 🏆 I Get High [V1] | "40+ bars going at jaz-o on that “i get high” beat where they was all dissing him. Wayno said it was too vulgar so they cut it to the 4 bars he had." | Confirmed | Not Available | ||||
72 | The Dynasty: Roc La Familia | Guilty Until Proven Innocent [V1] | JAY-Z sent the hook to R. Kelly and his team. Most likely includes blank spots for vocals. | Confirmed | Not Available | https://youtu.be/BDSvopuarX4?si=63ZLD6_8rzgDiQnC | |||
73 | The Dynasty: Roc La Familia | This Can't Be Life (prod. Kanye West) | An earlier version of "This Can't Be Life" with different sounding drums. Confirmed on "Last Call". | OG | Confirmed | Not Available | https://genius.com/54208 | ||
74 | 2 Full 0 Tagged 1 Partial 0 Snippet 1 Production 7 Unavailable | The Blueprint | (April 2001) (The Blueprint 1 begins Recording) (September 11th 2001) (The Blueprint 1 is released) |  | JAY-Z's sixth studio album, "The Blueprint", was released on September 11, 2001. The album was recorded in New York City's Manhattan Center Studios and Baseline Studios, with production handled by Kanye West, Just Blaze, Bink, Timbaland, Trackmasters, and Eminem. The album features soul-based sampling and is notable for the breakouts of Kanye West and Just Blaze as major producers. At the time of the album's release, JAY-Z was awaiting two criminal trials and was one of the most dissed artists in hip hop, with many rappers including Nas, Prodigy, and Jadakiss targeting him with insults. | ||||
75 | The Blueprint | ⭐Addicted To The Game (prod. Just Blaze) | if you want to get into unreleased jay z; start with this. some of the hardest shit he's ever made and he never released it lol. would've been in his top 5 songs if he released it. Throwaway for The Blueprint 1. Samples "Give It Up" by The Jacksons. | 2:46 | Throwaway | Full | HQ | https://pillows.su/f/c742709f3ef9f543a3be5d98266c77d0 | |
76 | The Blueprint | Murda Marcyville [V1] (prod. Memphis Bleek & Geda K) (Murda Murda, Murda Murda Marcyville, South Philly Niggaz) | First version of Murda Marcyville. Produced by Memphis Bleek & Geda K | 3:15 | Throwaway | Full | HQ | https://pillows.su/f/aafda1baf129d113fcbc46f4824d572c | |
77 | The Blueprint | Kanye West - Beat 5 (prod. Kanye West) (We F'ed Up) | Beat made for "Takeover" in 2001. Was recorded over by J Dilla without Kanye knowing in 2003. Unknown if JAY-Z recorded for this | 1:09 | Production | Beat Only | HQ | https://pillows.su/f/50fac4b04ba5fb2792701bd6bbee3e2e | |
78 | Snippets/Unavailable | ||||||||
79 | The Blueprint | The Blueprint (Early Copy) | Original version of The Blueprint, supposed to come out the 25th of September. The album leaked in late August, causing them to release it 2 weeks early. Said to have 20 songs on there & bonus tracks, with "Lyrical Exercise" being the 2nd song on the album and "Takeover" being track 7. Possibly includes 5 unheard songs, as the final tracklist has 13 tracks with two bonuses, but the leaked copy is currently lost. | OG | Rumored | Not Available | |||
80 | The Blueprint | Ain't No Love Up In The City (feat. R Kelly) (prod. Kanye West) (Heart Of The City, Ain't No Love) | An early version of "Heart of the City (Ain't No Love)" featured R. Kelly, and was titled, "Ain't No Love Up in the City". | OG | Confirmed | Not Available | https://www.vibe.com/news/entertainment/v-vintage-kanye-west-dishes-gems-his-blueprint-beat-cd-68291/ | ||
81 | The Blueprint | Girls, Girls, Girls (feat. Biz Markie) (prod. Just Blaze) | Early version of "Girls, Girls, Girls" with Biz Markie. Lenny S mentions this version in an interview: "At first, I think we had Biz [Markie], but then it was like, “Okay, but do we need Biz on every hook? Is that gonna be hot?”… I think John Meneilly—Jay’s manager—actually came up with the Biz Markie idea, and then Jay came up with one of the other two on his own". It's unknown if Biz Markie actually recorded. | Confirmed | Not Available | https://www.xxlmag.com/feature-time-to-build/?utm_source=tsmclip&utm_medium=referral | |||
82 | The Blueprint | Izzo (H.O.V.A.) (prod. Kanye West) | Original version, before Demme Ulloa's vocals were added. JAY-Z described the track as being "too repetitive", as "the hook...sounds like the verses. It just keeps going. It needs something to break it up." | OG | Confirmed | Not Available | https://www.xxlmag.com/feature-time-to-build/?utm_source=tsmclip&utm_medium=referral | ||
83 | The Blueprint | Takeover (prod. Kanye West) | According to JAY-Z, "Takeover" wasn't always four verses, he said that there was a version with only two verses. Later verses were recorded in response to Nas' "Stillmatic". | OG | Confirmed | Not Available | https://www.xxlmag.com/feature-time-to-build/?utm_source=tsmclip&utm_medium=referral | ||
84 | The Blueprint | ??? (prod. The Neptunes) | Fam-Lay was being interviewed by Respect Magazine. In that the interviewer asks the question 'How do you feel about Pharrell giving you the same beats as multiple artists?' in which Fam-Lay responds with 'Any records that we want, we get. Pharrell don’t be like, “Oh, this is so-and-so’s record.”' He adds an example with the Clipse having the Head Bussa beat first, with them not adding anything to it, then the beat went to Jadakiss with him laying his verses onto the beat. Then the beat went to JAY-Z with him also adding his verses onto the beat. Before it would be finally given to N.O.R.E. | Confirmed | Not Available | https://respect-mag.com/2012/05/34420/ | |||
85 | The Blueprint | ??? - ??? (prod. Ski Beatz) (People Talkin) | Ski Beatz revealed that he had originally created the beat for "People Talkin'" for an unknown North Carolina rapper, but when Jay heard the instrumental backstage at a show in Charlotte he claimed it as his own. It's unknown if the North Carolina rapper in particular recorded over the beat. | Confirmed | Not Available | ||||
86 | The Blueprint | Unknown [Pharrell Williams Collaborations] | According to Gamma, a 'handful of demos' were done during the sessions for his sixth album The Blueprint. Pharrell would also mention in a Conversation with Rick Rubin that they had a lot of records. Only track we know from these sessions is a track that uses the beat to Head Bussa, other than that it's unknown what other tracks they did. | Confirmed | Not Available | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PnahkJevp64 | |||
87 | 0 Full 0 Tagged 0 Partial 0 Snippet 0 Production 0 Unavailable | The Best Of Both Worlds (Collaboration with R. Kelly) | (Late 2001) (The Best Of Both Worlds begins recording) (March 26th 2002) (The Best Of Both Worlds is Released) |  | The Best of Both Worlds is the first collaborative album between Jay Z and R. Kelly, released in 2002 to middling reviews. The duo was formed via mutual relationships both had with the Trackmasters, and they first linked up on “Fiesta (Remix)”. Although the album did go on to sell over a million copies in the US, certifying it platinum, its release was tainted by the R. Kelly underage sex accusations. No videos were released from the project due to this, and a planned tour was scrapped due to the poor publicity surrounding R. Kelly. The album was announced via a star-studded press conference, with P Diddler in attendance and Jay saying, “It’s bigger than music, it’s like Martin and Malcolm coming together.” | ||||
88 | The Best Of Both Worlds | 1 year in the making and zero leaks lolok | |||||||
89 | Snippets/Unavailable | ||||||||
90 | The Best Of Both Worlds | we arent lazy we just cant find shitttttt from this era | r kelly probably pissed on all the leaks. fuk | ||||||
91 | 8 Full 0 Tagged 2 Partial 0 Snippet 0 Production 6 Unavailable | The Blueprint 2: The Gift & The Curse | (December 2001) (The Blueprint 2: The Gift & The Curse begins Recording) (November 12th 2002) (The Blueprint 2: The Gift & The Curse is released) |  | "The Blueprint²: The Gift & The Curse" is JAY-Z's explicit retelling of his life as a hip-hop superstar, detailing both the highs and lows of his career. Despite being certified Triple Platinum and selling 545,000 copies in its first week, the album is now considered a misstep in his discography. The success of singles "‘03 Bonnie and Clyde" and "Excuse Me Miss" likely boosted sales. The double-disc format was initially suggested by Young Guru, who wanted JAY-Z to join the ranks of Biggie and 2Pac with a critically acclaimed and commercially successful double album. | ||||
92 | The Blueprint 2 | Behind The Ropes (feat. Sauce Money) (Bedstuy To Marcy) | Demo that is said to be from 1998 yet it references Pink's song "Get the Party Started" which came out in October 2001 | 3:37 | Full | HQ | https://pillows.su/f/14e2b0022d2e83b50a9f51cc12fb4fff | ||
93 | The Blueprint 2 | ⭐Early This Morning [V1] (prod. Just Blaze) | if you want to get into unreleased jay z; start with this. some of the hardest shit he's ever made and he never released it lol. would've been in his top 5 songs if he released it. | 2:26 | Full | HQ | https://pillows.su/f/5ce91028347def9681a1e092ea8be3dc | ||
94 | The Blueprint 2 | Get My Shit Off (feat & prod. Just Blaze) | Much Better Version than the ones out there, doesn't have the DJ Fade outro | 4:44 | Full | HQ | https://pillows.su/f/dfee47a44747525d76df08b01c5a6bff | ||
95 | The Blueprint 2 | Show Me How (feat. ???) (prod. Just Blaze) | Alternate version of 'Blueprint 2' bonus track 'Show You How', featuring a slightly different instrumental and an outro done by an unknown female vocalist. | OG | Full | CDQ | Link Needed | ||
96 | The Blueprint 2 | Murda Marcyville [V2] (feat. Memphis Bleek & Beanie Sigel) (prod. Memphis Bleek & Geda K) (Murda Murda, Murda Murda Marcyville, South Philly Niggaz) | This version has the same lyrics as the remixed version that made Bleek's album but has the original beat that was on the original Murda Marcyville song before they remixed/remade the beat. | 4:18 | Throwaway | Full | HQ | https://pillows.su/f/52506942a6966242a0d95d924b167f12 | |
97 | The Blueprint 2 | Murda Marcyville [V3] (feat. Memphis Bleek & Beanie Sigel) (prod. Memphis Bleek & Geda K) (Murda Murda, Murda Murda Marcyville, South Philly Niggaz) | 3:48 | Full | HQ | https://pillows.su/f/d042d8efa1aea1ddf92be3f0f5c628dc | |||
98 | The Blueprint 2 | Rell - It's Obvious (feat. Jay-Z) | From Rell's unreleased album | 4:20 | Feature | Full | HQ | https://pillows.su/f/befce6fef65b9c25c4ba07ac107689f6 | |
99 | The Blueprint 2 | Don't You Know [V1] (Nas Diss) | There were 3 diss tracks that came out before Supa Ugly, one of them being the original version of "Don't You Know" which was later used for the "Paid In Full" soundtrack. This is highest quality version out there unfortunately it is censored, there is also a really bad low quality version that is uncensored. Was considered for the BP2 | Dec 7, 2003 | OG | Partial | HQ & LQ | https://pillows.su/f/8ad6a9151bd24ecf817bdda7b674f2fa https://pillows.su/f/f3c5ac338ece86dc3fe35a8c24fe38ad | |
100 | The Blueprint 2 | He Asked For It (feat. Sadat X & Pharrell Williams) (prod. The Neptunes) | Recorded in 2002 during the sessions of 'The Blueprint 2: The Gift & The Curse'. Uncle Murda recorded his verse in 2005, which is why it's labeled as Partial. | Throwaway | Partial | HQ | https://pillows.su/f/bd63f4f892ff76b1bf9ad3eab163982c | ||