Jay-Z's Greatest Hits

It’s fun to argue about who is the best rapper in hip-hop history: Rakim? Ice Cube? The Notorious B.I.G.? Andre from Outkast? It’s way less fun to argue about who is the greatest rapper in hip-hop history. As to that question, with its parameters expanded beyond matters of technical skill into overall body of work, cultural impact, stature and star power, it’s becoming increasingly clear that there is only one answer and it is Jay-Z. He appeared on Saturday Night Live on Saturday (above if you have a life but not a DVR), performing a medley intended, surely, to whet the public appetite for the greatest hits album he’s putting out June 29th. It will no doubt be a double-disc set, but the track list is not yet available. Here’s what it should be, and how it should be sequenced:

Disc 1:
1) Ain’t No Nigga
2) Who You Wit?
3) Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)
4) Can I Get A…
5) Money Ain’t a Thing
6) Big Pimpin’
7) I Just Wanna Love U (Give It 2 Me)
8) Izzo (H.O.V.A.)
9) Hola Hovito
10) December 4th
11) Dirt Off Your Shoulder
12) Roc Boys (And the Winner Is…)

Disc 2:
1) Can’t Knock the Hustle
2) Friend Or Foe
3) Streets Is Watchin’
4) Where I’m From
5) Come and Get Me
6) Takeover
7) U Don’t Know
8) 99 Problems
9) Public Service Announcement
10) Pray
11) D.O.A.
12) Empire State of Mind