Jay-Z was dope until.... maybe the first Black Album, a lot of it after that has been hit or miss (Kingdom Come - miss, American Gangster-hit, BP3 - miss, WTT, hit, MCHG- miss)
Reasonable Doubt and In My Lifetime Vol 1 are my favorites.
Brooklyn's finest, Regrets, Dead Presidents 1&2, 22 Two's (

) all dope and many.
Jay got too many classics actually lol.