American Gangster

81 Critic Score and 78 User score

Stream & Download American Gangster, the new album from Jay Z and produced by Bigg D, Chris Flames, Diddy, DJ Toomp, Idris

The more I listen to this album, the more I just want to call it Reasonable Doubt 2. Hearing that Jay-Z would make a concept album based off the movie of the same name around this time did seem odd for Hov, but hell.

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Tracklist with lyrics of the album AMERICAN GANGSTER [2007] from Jay-Z: Intro - Pray - American Dreamin' - Hello Brooklyn 2.0 - No Hook - Roc Boys (And The ...

Listen free to Jay-Z - American Gangster (Intro, Pray and more). 20 tracks (76:41). American Gangster is the tenth studio album by American hip hop rapper Jay-Z. It was released on November 6, 2007 in the United States via the record labels Island Def Jam and Roc-A-Fella. American Gangster is Jay-Z's first concept album, which was inspired by the film of the same name. The album features production from Diddy & The Hitmen, Just Blaze, and The Neptunes, among others. Guest appearances include Beanie Sigel, Lil Wayne, and Nas. Jay-Z released a cappella version of the album on his birthday, December 4, 2007. Music critics praised American Gangster, and noted that Jay-Z was trying more "complex lyrics". The albumâ?¦ Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at Last.fm.

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Inspired by the Ridley Scott crime epic, Jay-Z's quickly-made drug kingpin record isn't as conceptually tight as he'd have liked, but it rips Jay out of the royal materialistic old-man haze that ruined Kingdom Come and recalls the titanic, invincible snarl that made him great in the first place.