The 100 Best Jay-Z Verses of All Time, Ranked

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  1. "Dead Presidents 1" (1996)
  2. "Can I Live" (1996)
  3. "Intro: A Million and One Questions/Rhyme No More" (1997)
  4. "Public Service Announcement (interlude)" (2003)
  5. "Intro" (2000)
  6. "Renegade" (2001)
  7. "Nigga What, Nigga Who (Originator '99)" (1998)
  8. "Streets Is Watching" (1997)
  9. "Takeover" (2001)
  10. "Come and Get Me" (1999)
  11. "Grammy Family Freestyle" (2006)
  12. "U Don't Know" (2001)
  13. "This Life Forever" (1999)
  14. "Can I Live Freestyle" (2005)
  15. "Ignorant Shit" (2007)
  16. "Dead Presidents II" (1996)
  17. "You Must Love Me" (1997)
  18. "Where I'm From" (1997)
  19. "Bring It On" (1996)
  20. "Young G's" (1997)
  21. "Imaginary Players" (1997)
  22. "What More Can I Say?" (2003)
  23. "D'Evils" (1996)
  24. "99 Problems" (2003)
  25. “Do It Again (Put Ya Hands Up)” (1999)
  26. "Heart of the City (Ain't No Love)" (2001)
  27. "Shiny Suit Theory" (2010)
  28. "Never Change" (2001)
  29. “Marcy Me” (2017)
  30. "Politics As Usual" (1996)
  31. "Diamonds From Sierra Leone (Remix)" (2005)
  32. "The Watcher 2" (2002)
  33. "Regrets" (1996)
  34. "Friend or Foe '98" (1997)
  35. "Friend or Foe" (1996)
  36. "Allure" (2003)
  37. “So Appalled” (2010)
  38. "Can't Knock the Hustle" (1996)
  39. "In My Lifetime (Remix)" (1997)
  40. "Blackout" (1998)
  41. "Hovi Baby" (2002)
  42. "So Ghetto" (1999)
  43. “Pump It Up (Freestyle)" (2003)
  44. "Young, Black, and Gifted Freestyle" (2003)
  45. "Is That Yo Bitch?" (1999)
  46. "Hova Song (Intro)" (1999)
  47. “Guess Who's Back" (2002)
  48. “Get By (Remix)" (2003)
  49. "Go Crazy (Remix)" (2005)
  50. “Lyrical Exercise” (2001)
  51. "This Can't Be Life" (2000)
  52. "My 1st Song" (2003)
  53. “Flux Capacitor” (2020)
  54. “Encore” (2003)
  55. "Back From France Freestyle" (2002)
  56. "Song Cry" (2001)
  57. “American Dreamin'“ (2007)
  58. “The Story of OJ” (2017)
  59. "The 7 Minute Freestyle" (1995)
  60. "Smile" (2017)
  61. "Squeeze First" (2000)
  62. “Thank You” (2010)
  63. "Best of Me (Part 2)" (2000)
  64. “Big Pimpin’” (2000)
  65. "Seen It All" (2014)
  66. “Free Mason” (2010)
  67. “Show You How” (2002)
  68. "Why I Love You" (2011)
  69. “Ghost Of Soulja Slim” (2020)
  70. "Cashmere Thoughts" (1996)
  71. “Never Let Me Down” (2004)
  72. “Niggas in Paris” (2011)
  73. "Stick 2 the Script" (2000)
  74. "Murdergram" (1998)
  75. "Dope Man" (1999)
  76. “American Gangster” (2007)
  77. "It's Murda" (1999)
  78. "People Talkin'" (2001)
  79. "Friends" (2018)
  80. "Primetime" (2011)
  81. "The Game Is Mine" (2004)
  82. "Only A Customer" (1998)
  83. "What's Free" (2018)
  84. "In My Lifetime" (1995)
  85. "Ride Or Die" (1998)
  86. "Picasso Baby" (2013)
  87. "A Week Ago" (1998)
  88. "Drug Dealers Anonymous" (2016)
  89. "The Prelude" (2006)
  90. “Meet The Parents” (2002)
  91. “New Day” (2011)
  92. “Clique” (2012)
  93. “Neck & Wrist” (2022)
  94. "Where Have You Been" (2000)
  95. “No Church In The Wild” (2011)
  96. "We Made It" (2014)
  97. "It's Like That" (1998)
  98. “Light Up” (2010)
  99. "Frontin'" (2003)
  100. “God Did” (2022)

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