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Key Information
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| Artist: |
Jay-Z |
| Record Label: |
Def Jam (USA) |
| Genre: |
R&B |
| Subgenre: |
East Coast Rap |
| Release Date: |
November 06, 2007 |
| Album Duration: |
58m:35s |
| Number of Discs: |
1 |
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Song List: Disc 1
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1. Intro 2. Pray 3. American Dreamin' 4. Hello Brooklyn 2.0 5. No Hook 6. Roc Boys (And the Winner Is)... 7. Sweet 8. I Know 9. Party Life 10. Ignorant Sh*T 11. Say Hello 12. Success 13. Fallin' 14. Blue Magic 15. American Gangster |
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Following up his crossover-ridden return from retirement KINGDOM COME, Jay-Z presents a concept album, AMERICAN GANGSTER, inspired by the Ridley Scott movie of the same name. Contentwise, Jay is in his element, spinning street corner imagery and tales of the drug trade in the same spirit as the film, while, on the production end, 1970s R&B and soul samples dominate. The production team of Diddy, LV, and Sean C accounts for much of the record's cohesion, providing six beats built on loops from the likes of Marvin Gaye, Barry White, and Rudy Love & the Love Family. Jigga finds plenty room to get jiggy on tracks like "Roc Boys (And the Winner Is)," "Party Life," and "I Know," a Neptunes-produced gem that sounds like a tricked-out "It Ain't Hard to Tell." Undoubtedly Jay's tightest effort since 2001's THE BLUEPRINT, AMERICAN GANGSTER features a few choice guest verses from Lil Wayne, Beanie Siegel, and Nas. |
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