get em all...c'mon dude...its jay-z...not one album is wack. but since u wanna save money and be cheap. dont get vol.3, any REAL jigga fan would know that, that was his worst album of all...keep blueprint. thats his best. and u need to get vol.1 "in my lifetime"...thats fuckn HARD...but like i said, get em all, cause then youll understand some songs better. and trust me, after u get em all, and REALLY LISTEN to em, and "dont just skim thru em"...that nigga jay will be ur FAVORITE, no bullshit...fuk the rest of these city rappers.