Jay Z ranks his albums, from best to worst

Temporary vegan Jay Z is offering some clarity on his musical catalog.

Over on his website, Life + Times, the 44-year-old rapper has ranked his 12 albums in a post titled "The Scoreboard." We can only assume that since the first album's description is labeled as "classic" and the last album listed asks for the reader's forgiveness, these are ranked according to his preference.

Of course, Jay has been in the business long enough to not only have retired from music but return to it again, and his fans love to debate which version of the prolific artist put out the best music. How does your personal list compare to his?

1. "Reasonable Doubt" (Classic)
2. "The Blueprint" (Classic)
3. "The Black Album" (Classic)
4. "Vol. 2" (Classic)
5. "American Gangster" (4 1/2, cohesive)
6. "Magna Carta" (F***wit, Tom Ford, Oceans, Beach, On the Run, Grail)
7. "Vol. 1" (Sunshine kills this album ...  Streets, Where I’m from, You Must Love Me ...)
8. "BP3" (Sorry critics, it’s good. Empire (Gave Frank a run for his money))
9. "Dynasty" (Intro alone…)
10. "Vol. 3" (Pimp C verse alone… oh, So Ghetto)
11. "BP2" (Too many songs. F*****g Guru and Hip Hop, ha)
12. "Kingdom Come" (First game back, don’t shoot me)