Product Description

After announcing his retirement in September 2003, 'The Black Album' is the fourth and final release from hip hop entrepreneur Jay-Z. Produced by The Neptunes, Eminem, Timbaland, and Rick Rubin to name but a few, the album is a mix of tough hip hop and Jay-Z's distinctive East Side rhymes. The Neptunes produced single and video featuring Pharrell Williams are also included.

Track Listing

1. Interlude (Jay-Z/The Black Album)
2. December 4th
3. What More Can I Say
4. Encore
5. Change Clothes
6. Dirt Off Your Shoulder
7. Threat
8. Moment Of Clarity
9. 99 Problems
10. Public Service Announcement (Interlude)
11. Justify My Thug
12. Lucifer
13. Allure
14. My 1st Song
15. Change Clothes - Jay-Z, Pharrell

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #13939 in Music
• Released on: 2003-11-19
• Number of discs: 1
• Formats: Enhanced, Explicit Lyrics
• Running time: 60 minutes

Customer Reviews

Definitely one to keep in your collection...
To me, this was one of the best albums of 2003 (Speakerboxx/The Love Below won it for me). If you want to listen to hip-hop that steps outside of the box, this is definitely one you will like. While some tracks are better than others, there aren't really any that you will skip over straight away. Many albums have that (Kanye Graduation = Drunk and Hot Girls = Trash) so you've got to appreciate that Jay-Z put some thought into this instead of just filling the gap with generic tracks. Also this album has a HELL of a lot of highlights, including 'Public Service Announcement' (Which was meant to be an INTERLUDE!!!), and of course the well known 'Dirt Off Your Shoulders'. Other key tracks include 'Encore' (do you want more?), '99 Problems' (but a b**** ain't one) and the lesser known 'Threat'. So what are you waiting for? Buy it!!!

A Hip-Hop Classic!
THIS IS THE DEBATE, WHAT IS THE BEST MAINSTREAM HIP-HOP ALBUM OF THE NEW MILLENIUM?
NAS - STILLMATIC
JAY-Z - THE BLUEPRINT
DR DRE - 2001 (I THINK THIS MAY HAVE BEEN 99 SO WE'LL LEAVE IT OUT)
50 CENT - GET RICH OR DIE TRYIN
NAS - GOD'S SON
KANYE WEST - COLLEGE DROPOUT
JAY-Z - THE BLACK ALBUM
MY £'S ON THE BLACK ALBUM - FANTASTIC PRODUCTION & ABSOLUTELY FLAWLESS DELIVERY MAKES THIS ALBUM A CERTIFIED HIP-HOP MASTERPIECE!

G.O.A.T
Wel well. This album is a toss up between Reasonale Doubt/In my lifetime1/Blueprint1 for the title of Jay's finest album.

This is a classic. Quality all the way through the album...
Jay goes out in style some of my favorites are Encore, Dirt off your shoulder, Lucifer...

If you havent bought it... make it next on your list