Episode #5: Jay-Z - Reasonable Doubt

You can’t knock the hustle of Spin Class Podcast, as Andy Derer and Tyler Kahl bring you another episode of hip-hop based conversation. This time it is the 1996 debut album from Jay-Z, Reasonable Doubt. This album was actually the product of a decade of selling tapes out of his trunk and bouncing from record label to record label. Frustrated with the music industry, Jay-Z aka Shawn Carter decided to do something unthinkable at the time… Start his own record label Roc-A-Fella Records. The man would finish the 1990′s as arguably New York City’s most credible rapper. Ten years later he would be considered one of the world’s most savvy businessmen, a move that no one could have foreseen, except maybe Shawn himself. This album remains a fascinating listen, obsessed with Italian/Mafia culture and nimble wordplay. Thanks for checking out Spin Class! Check it out, tell a friend and witness two podcasters coming of age…

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