Before Jay Z signed to Def Jam, he released one album independently; that album was his critical acclaimed debut album, Reasonable Doubt. Apparently, Damon Dash had shopped Jay's music to all the major labels and none of them wanted to sign him...till Dame, Jay, and Kareem Biggs went and started Roc-A-Fella Records, and put out Reasonable Doubt. Then, from his second album, till his tenth album, Def Jam signed a joint partnership deal with Roc-A-Fella Records. Since the first album was 100% Roc-A-Fella Records, Dame, Jay, and Biggs still earn royalties from the album. Even though they had a fallen out in the mid 2000s, they still share ownership of something...the Masters of Reasonable Doubt. Read what Damon Dash said to this effect on his Instagram some hours ago.
"Oh sh*t @raquelmhorn just let me know it's reasonable doubts 18th birthday...so glad we fought to own this 100 percent and it still creates income everyday... Its funny... Me and jay still own this together we might have to do a reasonable tour...maybe for the 20th anniversary...that way we could all make some money... I don't see why he wouldn't...might have to holla #freebiggs," Dame captioned to a cover of Reasonable Doubt June 25."
By the way, yesterday was Reasonable Doubt's 18th year anniversary. The album got 4.5 mics ratings from The Source magazine when it was released in 1996. Lovely album if you ask me. One of Jay's best. Filled with street wisdom, and a solid production for a debut album. That's what you get from a man that dropped his debut album at 27, after being in the game since he was 20.
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