Jay-Z spent the summer of 1997 on Puff Daddy's No Way Out tour, and he must've learned some things there. In Jay's mind, he was already a titan. The year before, he'd given the world
Reasonable Doubt
, an album that he knew was a classic even if its sales didn't reflect it. Reasonable Doubt introduced…
Stereogum — Jay-Z spent the summer of 1997 on Puff Daddy's No Way Out tour, and he must've learned some things there. In Jay's mind, he was already a titan. The year before, he'd giv... more info