JAY-Z ILM TRACKS POLL RESULTS - WORD TO THE HYPHEN IN MY NAME

Top-ten all time opening line quotable imo.

never forget Jay-Z / Nas hip-hop throw down? & other throw-downs?

So Ghetto is cool but ranked too high here. Can I Get A is actually the only song on this poll I flat out dont like anymore, Amil's voice is the worst.

"you only get half a bar" is pretty untouchable

Hillis 3000, whattup?
I'm a little upset that you wasn't involved in this whole process
But it's all good - whassup Qoolout?
My whole family, my nephew, cousin 3:16, whassup Hollywood Jaimison?
Steph, you made the album, how crazy is that?
Big J, rest in peace

hard to think of better jay or timbo tracks than "n--- what"

I always thought "Ether" was massively overrated though, it's so scattershot and unfocused "You're ugly, you're stupid, you're gay, hey your shoe's untied, gotcha dummy, that's an ugly shirt" etc.

hard to think of better jay or timbo tracks than "n--- what"

― emo canon in twee major (BradNelson), Friday, August 2, 2013 1:33 PM (1 minute ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

people apparently prefer the next one, but i'm with you

2. Big Pimpin’
#18 Hot 100, #6 R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
Vol. 3… The Life and Times of S. Carter (1999)
15 votes, 526 points, 3 first place votes

thought it would be number one

it was pretty close!

#1 coming up in a few, y'all. gimme about an hour to roll out some stats and the complete top 80, and then you can post your ballots or whatever.

It's hard for me to separate that song from the mental image of the shitty college parties I would always hear it at, and the douchebags that were always rapping along to it with red solo cups in their hands.

Huh, so is it 99 Problems? Does that mean What More Can I Say didn't place?

99 probs at #1 would ruin this poll.

my favorite thing about "Big Pimpin'" is the 2nd Jay verse he added after the album version...it's like after he decided to make it a single he realized how much UGK killed it and felt too competitive to not try and top them.

What else could be #1? What am I not thinking of?

I got 99 problems but not that song at #1

1. Dead Presidents II
Reasonable Doubt (1996)
16 votes, 534 points, 1 first place vote

ohhhhh shit

booooom

nice!!!!

damn

#mylaugh

Proven by science: it was all downhill after the first single

this poll

sounds like it won largely by being on the most ballots?

1. Dead Presidents II 534
2. Big Pimpin 526
3. Nigga What 476
4. So Ghetto 460
5. Takeover 459
6. Can I Get A 418
7. Can’t Knock The Hustle 416
8. Snoopy Track 415
9. Where I’m From 379
10. Intro/A Million 373
11. U Don’t Know 372
12. Heart of the City 371
13. Izzo 370
14. PSA 323
15. I Just Wanna Love U 315
16. It’s Hot 314
17. Money Cash Hoes 309
18. Can I Live 277
19. 1-900-Hustler 275
20. Ain’t No 273
21. Come And Get Me 252
22. Is That Yo Bitch 251
23. D’Evils 249 (tie)
23. Girls Girls, Girls 249 (tie)
25. Brooklyn’s Finest 248
26. This Can’t Be Life 226
27. Hard Knock Life 223
28. Poppin’ Tags 222
29. Song Cry 211
30. Money Ain’t A Thang 210
31. Guess Who’s Back 209
32. Politics As Usual 206 (tie)
32. Streets Is Watching 206 (tie)
34. La La La 200
35. Hey Papi 181
36. Lucifer 179
37. Hola Hovito 177
38. Rap Game/ Crack Game 176
39. Roc Boys 173 (tie)
39. Imaginary Player 173 (tie)
41. 99 Problems 172
42. Never Change 168
43. Who You Wit 150
44. Friend Or Foe ’98 142
45. Change The Game 140
46. Dirt Off Your Shoulder 135
47. My 1st Song 132
48. Jigga My Nigga 131
49. It’s Alright 122
50. Encore 114
51. Ride Or Die 112
52. Reservoir Dogs 109
53. What We Do 104
54. Paper Chase 101
55. The Originators 100
56. If I Should Die 94
57. Parking Lot Pimpin’ 90
58. Streets Is Talkin’ 89
59. Meet The Parents 87
60. I Love The Dough 86
61. Stop 84
62. Feelin’ It 83
63. Dope Man 81 (tie)
63. S. Carter 81 (tie)
65. Best of Me 80
66. 22 Two’s 80
67. Frontin’ 78
68. Do It Again 73 (tie)
68. Things That U Do 73 (tie)
68. I Know What Girls Like 73 (tie)
71. You’re Only A Customer 71
72. Coming Of Age 70
72. Diamonds From Sierra Leone (Remix) 67 (tie)
74. New Day 67 (tie)
75. It’s Like That 67 (tie)
76. The Ruler’s Back 66
77. Excuse Me Miss 63
78. December 4th 59
79. Moment Of Clarity 58
80. Friend Or Foe 57

LLLLOOOOOLLLLLL 99 PROBS

lol "99 problems" just missed the top 40

lol number 41

i definitely did a top 40 instead of a top 50 to maintain that suspense lol

Is that everything that got more than one vote? Cause I don't see everything from my ballot on there.

that's actually kinda perfect - wish you'd started the rollout from 80 now

i definitely did a top 40 instead of a top 50 to maintain that suspense lol

well also who'd want to count down "dirt off your shoulder"

fuckin a that's a great #1

best poll ever

it's cool that the hits that are genuinely dope still got high rankings

nah there were about 100 songs that got more than one vote. #80 got three votes.

awesome top ten. Only "Takeover" is a hair's breath less amazing than the other nine imo.

oh man i was totally wondering if dead presidents II was going to place. boom!

loving everything about this poll. And Originators at 55!

Albums by total points from tracks poll:

1. Vol. 3… Life And Times of S. Carter – 2782
2. Reasonable Doubt - 2643
3. The Blueprint – 2504
4. Vol. 2… Hard Knock Life - 2498
5. In My Lifetime, Vol. 1 - 1820
6. The Dynasty: Roc La Familia - 1303
7. The Black Album - 1266
8. The Blueprint 2: The Gift and the Curse - 835
9. Watch The Throne (with Kanye West) - 217
10. American Gangster - 207
11. The Blueprint 3 – 86
12. Kingdom Come - 71
13. Magna Carta…Holy Grail – 26
14. Best of Both Worlds (with R. Kelly) - 16

now compare that to the Top 5 albums subpoll I revealed the results from at the beginning of the thread:

1. Reasonable Doubt - 44 points, 12 votes, 6 first place votes
2. The Blueprint - 41 points, 12 votes, 3 first place votes
3. Vol. 2… Hard Knock Life - 31 points, 10 votes, 1 first place vote
4. Vol. 3… Life And Times of S. Carter - 29 points, 10 votes, 2 first place votes
5. In My Lifetime, Vol. 1 - 26 points, 10 votes
6. The Dynasty: Roc La Familia - 9 points, 5 votes
7. Watch The Throne (with Kanye West) - 26 points, 10 votes

when i get home in a few hours i'll put the whole top 80 in the Spotify playlist btw

Awesome results, nice work everyone. Cheers for running the poll SD.

yeah this was surprisingly perfect.

oh wait n/m i just realized i could do it from where i am, it's all there now (xp)

bummed about Can't Get Wit That not placing (its always the track I play people when they somehow dismiss jay as commercial and boring and invariably it changes up how they think about him), and Things That U Do and Do It Again placing so low. I thought the latter two were universally loved.

thanks guys! y'all are the best!

ok, one more stats breakdown, then you guys can post ballots and whatnot

Jay-Z’s top 10 producers, by point totals, with top 2 ranking productions in parentheses:

1. Timbaland – 2986 (“Big Pimpin’,” “Nigga What, Nigga Who”)
2. Kanye West – 2811 (“The Takeover,” “Heart of the City”
3. Just Blaze – 1514 (“U Don’t Know,” “PSA”)
4. DJ Premier – 1281 (“So Ghetto,” “A Million And One Questions”)
5. Ski – 1259 (“Dead Presidents,” “Streets Is Watching”)
6. Swizz Beatz – 813 (“Money, Cash, Hoes,” “Jigga My Nigga”)
7. Irv Gotti – 777 (“Can I Get A,” “Can I Live”)
8. The Neptunes – 706 (“I Just Wanna Love U,” “La La La”)
9. Big Jaz – 448 (“Ain’t No,” “Rap Game/Crack Game”)
10. Bink! – 472 (“1-900-Hustler,” “The Ruler’s Back”)

for comparison, old poll thread on the same subject:
best Jay-Z/producer combo

Good breakdown. Interesting. Seems about what you'd expect, preem and ski were close.

my ballot (tracks out of the top 80 in bold)

1. Things That U Do
2. I Can't Get Wit That
3. Jigga What, Jigga Who (Originator 99)
4. Beware of the Boys
5. D'Evils
6. Politics as Usual
7. Do It Again (Put Ya Hands Up)
8. Snoopy Track
9. S. Carter
10. Ain't No Ni**a
11. The Originators
12. Dope Man
13. Dead Presidents II
14. Izzo
15. Come and Get Me
16. Hawaiian Sophie
17. Can I Get A…
18. Stop
19. Paper Chase
20. Money, Cash, Hoes
21. Frontin'
22. So Ghetto
23. I Just Wanna Love U (Give It 2 Me)
24. Lucifer
25. A Dream

Top 5 albums
1. Vol 3
2. Vol 2
3. Reasonable Doubt
4. The Blueprint
5. The Dynasty

Top 5 tracks with Jay but not needing Jay
1. Can I Get A…
2. What We Do
3. Is That Yo Bitch?
4. Poppin' Tags
5. Big Pimpin'

this was my ballot

#1: Can't Knock the Hustle

#2: Takeover

#3: A Week Ago

#4: Dead Presidents II

#5: Izzo

#6: U Don't Know

#7: Feelin It

#8: Hard Knock Life

#9: Heart of the City

#10: Change the Game

#11: Streets is Watchin

#12: Coming of Age (DA Sequel)

#13: Girls Girls Girls

#14: Big Pimpin

#15: Intro/A Million and One Questions....

#16: So Ghetto

#17: Brooklyn's Finest

#18: Snoopy Track

#19: This Can't Be Life

#20: If I Should Die

#21: Encore

#22: Public Service Announcement

#23: Nigga What, Nigga Who

#24: Dirt Off Your Shoulder

#25: Poppin' Tags

#26: The Watcher 2

#27: Dope Man

#28: Can I Get A...

#29: Song Cry

#30: Friend or Foe

#31: Where I'm From

#32: Hovi Baby

#33: Paper Chase

#34: Ain't No Nigga

#35: New Day