"...by the songs end I'll probably start another trend."
I was only about four when Jay-Z’s, “Reasonable Doubt” dropped and about seven years later I discovered what became one of my favorite albums of all-time. At that time the Jay-Z I was viewing on television was wearing buttons-up with custom cuff-links and making the world “Change Clothes”. So for me to see a gangster looking Jay-Z on the cover of “Reasonable Doubt” was amazing and even more amazing than that was the lyrics. Mostly referencing the usual drugs and money, the lifestyle we see every rapper display from their first album to their sophomore to their third album (if they even get that far). Unlike those other rappers though Jay-Z did not remain in that lane. Once he made ya’ll believe ya’ll knew who he was and what he stood for he switched it up. Album after album he changed it up keeping his music within the era it was released in. In order to achieve a career in this industry it’s a must. Especially how within a few months you go from doing the Stanky Leg to doing the Dougie. Even within a few years hip-hop once consisting of so much substance now lacks just that. Not only Jay-Z but many other artist such as Lil Wayne, Outkast, and more have been able to transition although many have not. Jay-Z not only changed his image, time and time again but also an entire generation.
