Jay Z's Reasonable Doubt is arguably the rap great's best album with superb beats, slick rhymes and dope sequencing, but according a recently unearthed copy of the original track list the release was initially planned differently. According to the original, recently obtained by 2DBZ, there were three more tracks that didn't make the final cut titled "The Hurt," "Tell Me" and "Hot." The sequencing was drastically altered as well with "Dead Presidents" kicking off the album and "Dead Presidents II" appearing as a bonus track. Only "Can I Live" remained unmoved, but on this version the song was slated to feature a verse from Memphis Bleek.

What happened to the songs that didn't appear on the final version? Which sequence do you think makes for a better album?

Check out the OG track list, below.

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[via 2DBZ]

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