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

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

my ballot, songs that didn't place in the top 40 in bold:

1. so ghetto
2. feelin' it
3. snoopy track
4. aint no love (heart of the city)
5. dead presidents 2

6. brooklyn's finest
7. cashmere thoughts
8. where i'm from
9. i just wanna love u
10. hola hovito

11. 1-900-hustler
12. can I live 2
13. d'evils
14. lucifer
15. it's hot

16. big pimpin'
17. twenty two twos
18. public service announcement
19. izzo (hova)
20. what we do (freeway)
21. regrets
22. can i get a
23. this can't be life
24. meet the parents
25. u don't know

26. in my lifetime
27. change the game
28. money cash hoes
29. ain't no nigga
30. s. carter

31. 99 problems
32. the takeover
33. streets is watching
34. who you with
35. can i live

all the reasonable doubt album tracks basically

rules for myself were "no reasonable doubt no blueprint no black album"

1. Come and Get Me
2. Big Pimpin'
3. N---- What N---- Who (Originator 99)
4. La-La-La (Excuse Me Miss Again)
5. Where I'm From
6. It's Hot (Some Like It Hot)
7. Snoopy Track
8. You Must Love Me
9. It's Alright
10. Poppin' Tags
11. Is That Yo Bitch
12. 1-900-Hustler
13. So Ghetto
14. Ride Or Die
15. Streets Is Watching
16. I Just Wanna Love U (Give It 2 Me)
17. Hey Papi
18. Can I Get A…
19. This Can't Be Life
20. Rap Game/Crack Game
21. Who You Wit
22. Money Cash Hoes
23. Some People Hate
24. Friend or Foe '98
25. If I Should Die
26. The City Is Mine
27. Streets is Talking
28. Imaginary Player
29. Some How Some Way
30. What They Gonna Do

and that's such an awesome ballot that it never would've occurred to me looking at it "there's something missing, like he was avoiding certain songs for some reason"

(unranked ballot, songs o/s the 80 in bold)

Dead Presidents
I Love The Dough
I'll Be (Foxy Brown feat. Jay-Z)
Can't Knock The Hustle
Ain't No N***a
D'Evils
Rap Game / Crack Game
Can I Get A...
Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)
N***a What, N***a Who
Ride Or Die
Paper Chase
Is That Yo B*tch?
S. Carter
Pop 4 Roc
NYMP
That's Right (Amil feat. Jay-Z)
So Ghetto
I Just Wanna Love U (Give It 2 Me)
Takeover
Izzo (H.O.V.A.)
Girls, Girls, Girls
Heart of the City (Ain't No Love)
Song Cry
Back in the Day (Missy feat Jay-Z)
La-La-La (Excuse Me Again)
December 4th
Dirt Off Your Shoulder
Moment of Clarity
99 Problems
Lucifer
Diamonds from Sierra Leone (remix)
Roc Boys (And The Winner Is)
Jockin' Jay-Z (Dope Boy Fresh)
New Day

Thank you, some dude!

My tracks ballot (ranked 1-35):

Dead Presidents II
Can I Live
Imaginary Player
D'Evils
Poppin' Tags
Izzo (H.O.V.A.)
Takeover
Where I'm From
Jigga What, Jigga Who (Originator 99)
Snoopy Track
U Don't Know
Money, Cash, Hoes
Intro/A Million and One Questions/Rhyme No More
Big Pimpin'
Can I Get a...
All I Need
Politics as Usual
Public Service Announcement
Is That Yo Bitch
The Ruler's Back
Encore
Heart of the City (Ain't No Love)
Friend or Foe
Can't Knock the Hustle
It's Hot (Some Like It Hot)
Rap Game/Crack Game
If I Should Die
Who You Wit II
Some People Hate
Guess Who's Back (w/ Scarface)
This Can't Be Life
So Ghetto
Brooklyn's Finest
Roc Boys (And the Winner Is)
1-900 Hustler

it's pretty tragic that Irv Gotti made the "Can I Live" and "Can I Get A" beats but then became a brand name by throwing windchimes over Bad Boy beats

TRACKS

1. Can I Live
2. D’evils
3. Guess Whos Back
4. Snoopy Track
5. Come and Get Me
6. Big Pimpin
7. Medly: intro
8. The Originator
9. Some How Some Way
10. Time To Build (lol why did i place this so high? I think I forgot to edit it out)
11. Nigga What Nigga Who
12. Only A Customer
13. Young G’s
14. Reservoir Dogs
15. Dec 4
16. Threat
17. Cant Knock The Hustle
18. It’s Like That
19. Hypnotic
20. Public Service Announcement
21. Lucifer
22. Hey Papi
23. U Don’t Know
24. Diamonds from Sierra Leone
25. Change The Game
26. A Week Ago
27. Money Aint a Thing
28. Never Change
29. La La La
30. Honey
31. Always Be My Sunshine
32. 1 900 Hustler
33. What You Think of That
34. Where I’m From
35. Dead Presidents II

ALBUMS

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

8-19 was a rough run for me

Listening to Memphis Bleek's verse in "1-900-Hustler" is a helluva way to start a weekend let me tell YOU.

lol "Time To Build"

lotta pre-RD tracks are impressive but the only one i really love enough that i'd've considered voting for is probably "Only A Customer"

Yeah I burned a high vote on that one. Only A Customer, though, would place it even higher today.

spottie you and me on that "some how some way" tip

"Some How" is good but i could never look at it as anything but a minor "This Can't Be Life" sequel

xp yeah man! thats my beanie/face/jay cut of choice. Play that and This Cant Be Life back to back and you'll drowned in tears.

but its close, probably should have put them both in there.

these are all gold tbh

best Scarface/Roc-A-Fella collab

1) Where I'm From
2) U Don't Know
3) Takeover
4) Nigga What Nigga Who
5) Hard Knock Life
6) It's Hot (Some Like It Hot)
7) Can't Knock the Hustle
8) Brooklyn's Finest
9) Politics as Usual
10) Money Cash Hoes
11) Public Service Announcement
12) Success
13) Streets is Watching
14) Blueprint (Momma Loves Me)
15) D'Evils
16) Addicted to the Game
17) Ain't No Nigga
18) What More Can I Say
19) Izzo (H.O.V.A.)
20) Never Change
21)Oh My God
22) Money Ain't A Thang
23) Dirt Off Your Shoulder
24) It's Alright
25) So Ghetto
26) Show Me What You Got (kind of regret this vote, but like the beat and wanted to throw a pop tune a bone)
27) Big Pimpin'
28) Friend or Foe
29) Jigga My Nigga
30) Niggas in Paris
31) H.A.M.

Also feel kind of meh about my Watch the Throne track votes, but at the same time I think that album got so overly shit-talked on ILM that I wanted to up it a little.

AWESOME POLL SOME D

My ballot:

1. It's Hot (Some LIke it Hot)
2. Heart of the City (Ain't No Love)
3. Politics As Usual
4. Where I'm From
5. Come & Get Me
6. Friend Or Foe '98
7. Can I Get A...
8. The Takeover
9. Intro/A Million And One Questions/Rhyme No More
10. Girls Girls Girls (Remix)
11. Dead Presidents II
12. Meet The Parents
13. Who You Wit II
14. Money Ain't A Thang
15. U Don't Know
16. Big Pimpin'
17. So Ghetto
18. Nigga What, Nigga Who
19. Can't Knock The Hustle
20. Is That Yo Bitch
21. Poppin' Tags
22. Hey Papi
23. Parking Lot Pimpin'
24. H To The Izzo
25. Streets Is Watching
26. Public Service Announcement (Interlude)
27. Money, Cash, Hoes
28. You Must Love Me
29. La La La (Excuse Me Miss Again)
30. Brooklyn's Finest
31. Song Cry
32. N***a Please
33. Can I Live II
34. 1-900 Hustler
35. Stop

lol "99 problems" just missed the top 40

― emo canon in twee major (BradNelson), Friday, August 2, 2013 1:50 PM Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

lol, knew it would. I don't even hate the song (actually love it tons, even the homage to UGK in the last verse), but I hate that it was a gimmicky tune that non-Jay fans still throw out whenever you say you like Jay-Z. "Oh, it's the 99 Problems guy". fuck that.

sad that ther ewasn't much A Week Ago love :(

this was really fun

here's my ballot

1. big pimpin (ft. ugk)
2. can i get a... (ft. amil & ja rule)
3. nigga what, nigga who (originator 99) (ft. jaz-o)
4. intro/a million in one questions/rhyme no more
5. heart of the city
6. poppin tags (ft. big boi, twista & killer mike)
7. stretch & bobbito 95 (w/ big l)
8. so ghetto
9. izzo (hova)
10. money cash hoes (ft. dmx)
11. PSA
12. dead presidents II
13. what we do (ft. freeway & beanie sigel)
14. i just wanna luv u
15. money ain't a thing (w/ jermaine dupri)
16. jigga my nigga
17. this can't be life (ft. beanie sigel & scarface)
18. it's hot (some like it hot)
19. the bounce (ft. kanye west)
20. reservoir dogs
21. is that your bitch? (w/ memphis bleek & missy elliott)
22. party people (w/ timbaland &magoo/twista)
23. jigga that nigga
24. frontin (w/ pharrell)
25. heartbreaker (w/ mariah carey)
26. snoopy track (ft. juvenile)
27. mya - best of me pt 2 (ft. jay-z)
28. hola hovito
29. lobster & scrimp (w/ timbaland)
30. guess who's back (w/ scarface & beanie sigel)
31. hard knock life
32. niggas in paris (w/ kanye west)
33. missy elliott - one minute man (remix) (ft. jay-z)
34. u don't know
35. 1-900-hustler

xxpost awesome poll overall tho

my ballot, outside top 40 bolded:

Where I’m From
Lucifer
I Just Wanna Love U
Hey Papi
U Don’t Know
Who You Wit
Streets Is Watching
Song Cry
Come And Get Me
Can I Live
Can I Get A
So Ghetto
Money Ain’t A Thang
Guess Who’s Back
Intro/A Million
My 1st Song
Rap Game/Crack Game
Imaginary Player
Hard Knock Life
This Can’t Be Life
Is That Yo Bitch
1-900-Hustler
Can’t Knock The Hustle
Encore
What We Do
Best Of Me (Remix)
All I Need
Heart of the City
Diamonds From Sierra Leone
It’s Alright
Friend Or Foe ’98 -
Change the Game
PSA
Nigga What
Dead Presidents