Just Blaze Lists “10 Essential Songs”

    Just Blaze provided a list of “10 Essential Songs” to XXL recently, a list that includes several Jay Z cuts.

    “From his run with Jay Z to Kanye West, Just has accomplished a lot in his decade-plus career,” XXL, which also made a Beats playlist of the list, says. “These days, you can find the veteran producer on tour with dance DJs like DJ SOUL, Electric Punanny, DJ Sliink, and Dirty South Joe. He’s fully indulged in the dance/EDM world and thriving off the success of ‘Higher’ with Baauer. Signs of a true icon in Hip Hop icon.” 

    Just Blaze’s list is as follows: 

    1. Jay Z “The Dynasty (Intro)”
    2. Fabolous “Breathe”
    3. Jay Z “Public Service Announcement (Interlude)”
    4. The Diplomats “I Really Mean It”
    5. Just Blaze, Baauer “Higher” featuring Jay Z
    6. Jay Z “U Don’t Know”
    7. Usher “Throwback” featuring Jadakiss
    8. Cam’ron “Oh Boy” featuring Juelz Santana
    9. Jay Z “Girls, Girls, Girls”
    10. Jay Z “Song Cry”

    RELATED: Just Blaze Reveals Jay Z’s Role On “Higher” & Details Call That Paired Him With Kanye West & Rockwilder At Roc-A-Fella Records

    28 thoughts on “Just Blaze Lists “10 Essential Songs”

    1. Lol please…. I see BIAS written all over this… Without Nas, they’re wouldn’t no Jay-z or Biggie

      1. Or maybe he gave his best beats to Jay Z because he was the biggest artist in the game and the reason he has a career at all.

      2. Or maybe it’s cause he worked out of Rocafella’s studio and was the in-house producer for everyone from Bleek, Freeway, Cam, Beans, Young Gunz, Amil and Jay-z.

      1. Actually, given that Jay kept going back to Just Blaze for beats you could say Jay was on his dick, so to speak.

    2. the biggest songs are
      1) best i ever had by drake
      2) dreams money can buy drake
      3) sucessfull drake
      4) Headlines drake
      5) marvins room- drake
      6) Im on one – drake ft lil wayne rick ross
      7) worst behaviour- drake
      8) forever drake ft lil wayne
      9) digital girl – drake
      10) tuscan leather – drake

      drake created hiphop any songs before drake came on the scene are irrelevent. Drake made jay z famous and cool with out drake jay z is a washed up peice of camel dung.

    3. That’s a dope list of tracks to have produced only one I don’t like is girls girls girls but it aint a terrible track to have in the catalogue

    4. It’s his list and he’s got an insane catalog so cutting to 10 is hard, but I feel like if he pushed it to 20 he could add the following:

      11. Jay Electronica – Exhibit C
      12. Kanye West – Touch the Sky
      13. T.I (feat Rihanna) – Live Your Life
      14. Freeway (feat Jay Z and Beanie Sigel) – What We Do
      15. Freeway(featuring Peedi Crack) – Flipside
      16. Cam’ron(featuring Jay Z) – Welcome to New York City
      17. Jay Electronica – Exhibit A
      18. Drake – Lord Knows
      19. Freeway(feat Beanie Sigel) – Roc the Mic
      20. Eminem (feat Lil Wayne) – No Love

      Underappreciated:
      Cam’ron(featuring Memphis Bleek and Beanie Sigel) – The Roc(fire)
      Fat Joe – Safe 2 Say
      The Game – Why you Hate the Game
      Freeway – Line Em Up
      Jay Z – Hovi Baby (great song on a bloated album)
      Jay Z – Breath Easy
      Memphis Bleek(featuring Jay Z) – Dear Summer
      Big Pun (featuting Prospect) – Off with his head
      Busta Rhymes – Everybody Rise Again
      Beanie Sigel(featuring Memphis Bleek) – Who Want What
      Beanie Sigel – Get Down
      Beanie Sigel – Mom Praying
      Saigon – C’mon Baby
      Saigon – The Letter P

      Damn, too many to mention.

    5. Best Just Blaze joints in no particular order-
      1) Jay-Z- Girls Girls Girls
      2) Beanie & Freeway- Rock The Mic
      3) Cam’ron “Oh Boy”
      4) Freeway “Flipside”
      5) Fabolous “Can’t Let You Go”
      6) Jay-Z “PSA Interlude”
      7) Kanye “Touch The Sky”
      8) Jay-Z “Kingdom Come”
      9) Kendrick Lamar “Compton”

    6. Damn I’m surprised Joe Budden’s “Pump It Up” Or Memphis Bleek’s “Round Here” Isn’t on his list or T.I’s “I’m Talkin to You” Freeway “Flipside” Or Kanye West “Touch The Sky” But solid all around though…

    7. I guess he felt Higher is One of his Best Tracks oh And How Can I forget Jay Electronica’s Exhibit C Half of Hip-Hop Jumped on that Beat…

      1. Song Cry, PSA & U Don’t Know are but yeah I’ve always hated the fuck out of Girls, Girls, Girls

      2. And someone has an elementary school comprehension level. These were the favorite beats he produced.

    8. Never knew he did that Usher joint. And by the way, the Dynasty intro > the world and everything in it

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