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American Gangster is the tenth studio album by rapper Jay-Z. It is set to be released on November 6 2007 in the United States.[1] American Gangster is a "concept album" which is inspired by the film of the same name.

Background

Jay-Z originally stated that he recorded nine tracks for the album,[2] but the final track listing accumulated fifteen overall cuts (two bonus tracks). Jay-Z also stated that almost every song is based on a specific scene from the film.[2] Def Jam's Senior Vice President of Marketing Tracey Waples noted that each track from the album will have its own "mini-film".[3] As for the direction of the album, Jay-Z used personal memories he hadn't touched on in a while, specifically memories from his early life when he lived in Brooklyn's Marcy Projects.[4]

Guests

Beanie Sigel and an appearance from Lil Wayne are two of the few featured guest spots on the album, in which Beanie Sigel appears on the "new version" of "Ignorant Shit", while Lil Wayne joins Jay-Z on "Hello Brooklyn 2.0".[5] Also, fellow New York rapper and once rival Nas, will be featured on the No I.D.-produced track "Success", while the Neo soul singer Bilal sings the hook on "Fallen", but is unofficially credited according to XXL.[5] Marvin Gaye also makes an appearance via sample on the song "American Dreamin'".[6]

Production

The Neptunes provide production twice on the album, with the first single "Blue Magic" which is actually a bonus track, and the eighth track "I Know".[7] Diddy and two of his producers known as LV and Sean C, who are from his production team The Hitmen, are responsible for six tracks on the album. They are credited with the second single "Roc Boys (And the Winner Is...)", "American Dreamin'" where his other production partner Mario Winans assists, "No Hook", "Party Life", "Pray", and finally "Sweet".[7]

DJ Toomp delivers one track for the album, while Just Blaze is credited for a bonus track and the re-make of "Ignorant Shit".[7] Kanye West mentor No I.D. gives two tracks also, one which he co-produces with Jermaine Dupri and vice versa.[7] Finally, three lesser known producers lend hand to the "Intro", which is credited to Chris Flames and co-production from Idris "Driis" Elba from HBO's The Wire, while Bigg D produces the Lil Wayne assisted track, "Hello Brooklyn 2.0".[7]

Track listing

The official track listing confirmed by multiple sources.[5][6][7]

# Title Producer(s) Featured guest(s) Time
1 "Intro" Chris Flames, co-produced by Idris "Driis" Elba
2 "Pray" Diddy, LV & Sean C 2:54
3 "American Dreamin'" Diddy, LV & Sean C, co-produced by Mario Winans Marvin Gaye (sample)
4 "Hello Brooklyn 2.0" Bigg D Lil Wayne 3:58
5 "No Hook" Diddy, LV & Sean C 3:11
6 "Roc Boys (And the Winner Is...)" Diddy, LV & Sean C 4:15
7 "Sweet" Diddy, LV & Sean C
8 "I Know" The Neptunes 3:09
9 "Party Life" Diddy, LV & Sean C
10 "Ignorant Shit" Just Blaze Beanie Sigel
11 "Say Hello" DJ Toomp
12 "Success" No I.D., co-produced by Jermaine Dupri Nas 3:32
13 "Fallin'" Jermaine Dupri, co-produced by No I.D. 4:00
* "American Gangster" Just Blaze
* "Blue Magic" The Neptunes Pharrell 4:12

An asterisk (*) indicates a bonus track.

References

  1. ^ Elliot Wilson (September 19 2007). Hovito Exclusivo. XXL. Accessed September 20 2007.
  2. ^ a b David M. Halbfinger and Jeff Leeds (September 20 2007). For Jay-Z, Inspiration Arrives in a Movie. The New York Times. Accessed September 20 2007.
  3. ^ Omar Burgess (October 4 2007). Def Jam Speaks on American Gangster Project. HipHopDX. Accessed October 4 2007.
  4. ^ Lyrical Thought (October 15 2007). Jay-Z Regrets Kingdom Come, Corrects Kanye. Def Sounds. Accessed October 15 2007.
  5. ^ a b c The Official Tracklisting for Jay-Z’s American Gangster. XXL (October 15 2007). Accessed October 16 2007.
  6. ^ a b Listen to Jay-Z's 'American Gangster' Album. Rap-Up (October 24 2007). Accessed October 25 2007.
  7. ^ a b c d e f The Producers Behind Jay-Z's American Gangster. XXL (October 25 2007. Accessed October 25 2007.
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