248) Reasonable Doubt

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"The studio was like a psychiatrist's couch for me," Jay-Z told Rolling Stone, and his debut is full of a hustler's dreams and laments. It established Jay as the premier freestyle rapper of his generation and includes a filthy sixteen-year-old Foxy Brown on "Ain't No Nigga."

Total album sales: 1 million

Peak chart position: 23

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