Nothing special, nothing new.'Д®specially with someone like Jay Z, who in 2016 appears to sneeze million dollar deals and spends his vacation time jumping off yachts with his gorgeous wife, it can feel like success was always assured like the path was always smooth and self-doubt never crept in. This Classic Album program uncovers the unusual story of how and why Reasonable Doubt was made, and the moral maze its story presents. And from the fan side, while there were certainly no shortage of hip-hop heads that loved the album on their first listen, like we detailed in our Classic Hate pieces for Nas and Biggie, there were also no shortage of critics, the main knockВ on the album being that, 'He mostly raps about drugs, money and cars. It's the same 'ol criminal melodrama that you hear on so many rap LPs these days.'ДЇittingly, it wasn't until two years later that The Source 'revised' its rating to 5 mics because it had become clear that any publication that had, you know, not initially declared it a classic couldn't be trusted. Emphasizing the symbolic relationship between success and a cigar, Adams makes the work come to life through animated glowing red embers and a stream of smoke that rises from the end of JAYвЂ™s iconic cigar, and transforms into the number 25 in honor of the albumвЂ™s anniversary.вЂќД«ased on the photo accompanying the release, the artwork is pretty dope.'Jay Z isn't saying anything new. The work is inspired by the two menвЂ™s shared engagement with life in the urban streets, including the dreams and challenges associated with it. Dead Presidents A Garden of Peace by Lonnie Liston Smith (1983) The World Is Yours (Tip Mix) by Nas (1994) Oh My God (Remix) by A Tribe Called Quest (1994). Credits (6) Adrien Vargas Art Direction Damon Dash Executive-Producer Jay-Z Executive-Producer Kareem Burke Executive-Producer Duncan Stanbury Mastered By. Skeptics who've never cared for Jigga 's crossover efforts should turn to his debut, Reasonable Doubt, as the deserving source of his legend. The announcement states that the NFT - titled вЂњHeir to the Throne,вЂќ which was the original title of the album - is composed of a single animated digital image in which вЂњAdams creates a fresh and contemporary visual representation of вЂReasonable Doubt.вЂ™ Featuring his singular aesthetic style of bright colors, geometric forms, multi-layered textures, and flat surface dimensions, Adams has made a cinematic visual experience that channels not just the spirit and impact of the music, but also the aspirational impulses of a young musician at the dawn of his career. Before Jay-Z fashioned himself into hip-hop's most notorious capitalist, he was a street hustler from the projects who rapped about what he knew - and was very, very good at it. Jay-ZвЂ™s official announcement states unambigously: вЂњThe auction is also the only official event authorized by Jay-Z to commemorate вЂReasonable DoubtвЂќs historic 25th anniversary.вЂќ The announcement comes just days after Jay-Z sued former Roc-A-Fella business partner Damon Dash, who had announced he was planning to unveil a вЂњReasonable DoubleвЂќ NFT, although he later said he was trying to sell his interest in the label, which originally released the album in 1996. Initially as a performer racking up an incredibly successful string of hit singles and albums and latterly as an executive, having. Jay-Z has been one of the most influential figures in black American music since the mid-nineties. The collaboration marks the first NFT either has created and offered for saleДЄ portion of the proceeds from the auction will benefit The Shawn Carter Foundation, and support its mission of helping individuals facing socio-economic hardships further their education at postsecondary institutions. Available on FilmRise, Prime Video, Tubi TV.

To celebrate the 25th anniversary of Jay-ZвЂ™sВ iconic debut album вЂњReasonable Doubt,вЂќ the rapper has commissioned multi-disciplinary artist Derrick Adams to create a one-of-one animated digital artwork that recontextualizes the albumвЂ™s cover, which will be auctioned off by SothebyвЂ™s as an NFT in a special single-lot auction.

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