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>I see Reasonable Doubt listed one people all-time Top 10, Top
>5, even seen it as the number one album on people’s list and
>I’m thinking “shit may not even be Top 5 of 1996.


^^^ That's 100 and I am a Jay fan. If you were actually there live in 1996, that's exactly how it felt. While RD was a solid album that grew to stand the test of time and be deemed a classic, there was far too much heat out there in 96. The standards were THAT high during that time. It also was so many different styles that your pallet could vary based on how your tastes were conformed. I had RD...but hell I also had Heltah Skelkta Nocturnal too, lol. There was also It was written, Mobb Deep's Hell on Earth (underrated IMO), ATLiens and Ironman from GFK. And once again I'm still leaving out a ton of shit from that year, LOL.