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Jay-Z The Black Album 2XLP Gatefold Vinyl

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The Black Album is the eighth studio album by American

rapper Jay-Z, released November 14, 2003, on Roc-A-Fella

Records. It was promoted as his final studio album, which

serves as a recurring theme, although Jay-Z returned to solo

recording with Kingdom Come in 2006.

The album debuted at number 1 on the Billboard 200 chart,

selling 463, 000 copies in its first week. The Black Album has

sold 3, 516, 000 original copies in the United States as of

July 2013. It produced three singles that attained Billboard

chart success, including Hot 100 top-ten hits "Change

Clothes" and "Dirt Off Your Shoulder", Upon its release, The

Black Album received acclaim from music critics. It was

nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rap Album at the

47th Grammy Awards, [4] ultimately losing to Kanye West's

The College Dropout. The album was ranked #349 in Rolling

Stone's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. Jay-Z had

announced that The Black Album would be his final album.

He went on a retirement tour following the release of the

album, but he later came out with releases of various songs

and collaborations.

In what he claims to be his final release as a musical

performer, Jay-Z drops THE BLACK ALBUM, a sprawling,

ambitious effort that rivals the best work of the rapper's

already legendary career. Working with a who's who of hip-

hop's most high-profile producers, the outrageously talented

MC adjusts his flow and subject matter to the wildly varied

tracks, proving once again just how gifted he is as a

wordsmith.

From the epic "What More Can I Say" (a collaboration with

the Buchannans) to the brutally honest, Eminem-produced

"Moment of Clarity," THE BLACK ALBUM bleeds with

inspiration. Other highlights include the fuel-injected "Dirt

Off Your Shoulder" (featuring Timbaland behind the board),

the club-ready "Change Clothes" (which sports the

Neptunes' trademark beats), and the old-school stomp of

"99 Problems" (with pioneering hip-hop producer Rick

Rubin). It makes one wonder how an artist at the peak of

his

craft could willingly put the microphone down. Hopefully,

time out of the spotlight will remind Shawn Carter why he

became successful in the first place, and find him back in the

studio.

Personnel includes: Jay-Z (rap vocals); Sharlotte Gibson,

Vincent "Hum V" Bostic, John Legend, Don Crawley, Leonard Harris, Kanye West, Dane Doty, Cedric The Entertainer.

Producers include: The Neptunes, DJ Quik, Eminem, Rick

Rubin, Just Blaze.

• Format: Vinyl Genre: Hip Hop / Rap

Tracklist

Interlude

December 4th

What More Can I Say

Encore

Change Clothes

Dirt Off Your Shoulder

Threat

Moment Of Clarity

99 Problems

Interlude

Justify My Thug

Lucifer

Allure

My 1st Song