The 83 Best Jay-Z Verses

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  • “Frontin'” (Verse 3)


  • “Marcy to Hollywood” (Verse 1)


  • “It’s Like That” (Verse 2)


  • “We Made It” f/ Jay Electronica (Verse 2)


  • “Where Have You Been” f/ Beanie Sigel (Verse 2)


  • “Gangsta Shit” w/ Ja Rule & DJ Clue (Verse 2)


  • Pusha-T f/ Jay-Z & Pharrell Williams, “Neck & Wrist” (Verse 2)


  • DJ Khaled f/ Rick Ross, Lil Wayne & Jay-Z, “God Did” (Verse 3)


  • Meek Mill f/ Rick Ross & Jay-Z “What’s Free”


  • “The Prelude” (Verse 1)


  • Pusha T f/ Jay-Z, “Drug Dealers Anonymous” (Verse 2)


  • “A Week Ago” f/ Too Short (Verse 1)


  • “Picasso Baby” (Verse 3)


  • “Ride Or Die” (Verse 1)


  • “In My Lifetime” (Verse 1)


  • “Only A Customer” (Verse 3)


  • “The Game Is Mine” (Verse 1)


  • “Primetime” (Verse 1)


  • The Carters, “Friends” (Verse 2)


  • “People Talkin'” (Verse 1)


  • Ja Rule f/ Jay-Z & DMX, “It’s Murda” (Verse 2)


  • “Dope Man” (Verse 3)


  • “Murdergram” f/ Ja Rule & DMX (Verse 1)


  • “Cashmere Thoughts” (Verse 1)


  • Young Jeezy f/Jay-Z & Fat Joe, “Go Crazy (Remix)” (Verse 2)


  • The Throne f/ Mr. Hudson, “Why I Love You” (Verse 2)


  • Young Jeezy f/ Jay-Z, “Seen It All” (Verse 2)


  • “H.O.V.A.” w/ DJ Envy (Verse 1)


  • “Best of Me (Part 2)” f/ Mya (Verse 2)


  • “Squeeze First” (Verse 2)


  • “This Can’t Be Life” f/ Beanie Sigel & Scarface (Verse 1)


  • “Smile” f/ Gloria Carter (Verse 3)


  • “Song Cry” (Verse 2)


  • “My 1st Song” (Verse 1)


  • “Stick 2 the Script” (Verse 1)


  • Talib Kweli f/ Mos Def, Kanye West, Busta Rhymes & Jay-Z, “Get By (Remix)” (Verse 2)


  • Scarface f/ Jay-Z & Beanie Sigel, “Guess Who’s Back” (Verse 1)


  • “Hova Song (Interlude)” (Verse 1)


  • “Is That Yo Bitch?” f/ Twista & Missy Elliott (Verse 1)


  • “Young, Black, and Gifted Freestyle” (Verse 1)


  • “Pump It Up (Freestlye)” (Verse 1)


  • “So Ghetto” (Verse 2)


  • “Back From France Freestyle” (Verse 3)


  • “Hovi Baby” (Verse 2)


  • DMX f/ The Lox & Jay-Z, “Blackout” (Verse 4)


  • “In My Lifetime (Remix)” (Verse 3)”


  • Jay Electronica f/ Jay Z, “Flux Capacitor” (Verse 1)


  • Kanye West f/ Jay-Z, “Diamonds From Sierra Leone (Remix)” (Verse 3)


  • “Can’t Knock the Hustle” f/ Mary J. Blige (Verse 1)


  • “Allure” (Verse 3)


  • “Friend or Foe” (Verse 1)


  • “Friend or Foe ’98” (Verse 1)


  • “Regrets” (Verse 3)


  • “The Watcher 2” f/ Dr. Dre, Rakim & Truth Hurts


  • “Politics As Usual” (Verse 1)


  • “Never Change” (Verse 3)


  • “Heart of the City (Ain’t No Love)” (Verse 3)


  • “The 7 Minute Freestyle” (Verse 3)


  • “99 Problems” (Verse 2)


  • “D’Evils” (Verse 2)


  • “What More Can I Say?” (Verse 3)


  • “Imaginary Players” (Verse 2)


  • Puff Daddy f/ Jay-Z and The Notorious B.I.G. “Young G’s” (Verse 2)


  • “Bring It On” f/ Big Jaz and Sauce Money (Verse 2)


  • “Where I’m From” (Verse 1)


  • “You Must Love Me” (Verse 2)


  • “Dead Presidents II” (Verse 1)


  • Jay Electronica f/ Jay-Z & The-Dream, “Shiny Suit Theory” (Verse 2)


  • “Ignorant Shit” f/ Beanie Sigel (Verse 1)


  • “Can I Live Freestyle”


  • “This Life Forever” (Verse 1)


  • “U Don’t Know” (Verse 3)


  • “Grammy Family Freestyle” (Verse 1)


  • “Come and Get Me” (Verse 1)


  • “Takeover” (Verse 3)


  • “Streets Is Watching” (Verse 3)


  • “Nigga What, Nigga Who (Originator ’99)” f/ Jaz-O (Verse 2)


  • “Renegade” f/ Eminem (Verse 1)


  • “Intro”


  • “PSA” (Verse 2)


  • “Intro: A Million and One Questions/Rhyme No More” (Verse 2)


  • “Can I Live” (Verse 1)


  • “Dead Presidents 1” (Verse 2)