American Gangster

Jay-Z - American Gangster

American Gangster
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Artist: Jay-Z
Edition: Music CD
Format: Explicit Lyrics
CD Release Date: 2007-11-06
Music Label: Roc-A-Fella
Soundtracks:
  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

Music reviews of American Gangster

Music Review: Not Jay-Z Quality
Rating: 3 Stars

This CD is not Essential Jay-Z and some may argue this point, but I dont think Jay-Z put a lot of effort into this particular CD. The tracks are fairly redundant tales of street life. This CD does not compare to In My Life Time, The Blue Print, or The Black Album.

In all honest Jay-Z should have stayed retired, not that he does not make any fairly good songs now, but he won't be able to be at the same level he was prior to retiring. The Black Album was so definitive that it does not even seem right to buy another Jay-Z CD.

Description of American Gangster

Separate from the official motion picture soundtrack, this collection of all-new original material is a musical journey and lyrical interpretation of snapshots from the upcoming motion picture American Gangster. The conceptual, full body of genius work from the new album balances the line between pure entertainment and real life. JAY-Z draws upon past experiences, speaking to the harsh reality of the drug trade still taking place in our nation's cities. While not glorifying the Frank Lucas story, JAY-Z articulates the lure of a gangster's life and stands as an example of one who chose to leave those streets behind to go on and become one of the most successful entrepreneurs of our time.

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An unofficial musical companion to the film of the same name (dir. Ridley Scott), American Gangster traces the rise and fall of a self-made American man. Sound tired? Perhaps, but a dozen albums into his career, Jay-Z can be forgiven his occasional dabbling in shopworn archetypes. A panoramic, cinematic work in four acts, American Gangster bulges with instrumental melodrama. Take "American Dreamin'": despite the Diddy-produced track's sultry, shifty beat, a pile of whining strings and tinkling piano flourishes all but completely suppresses the rhythmic interplay between the vocals and drums. Again and again, Jay-Z's otherwise compelling raps fall prey to a similarly overwrought studio aesthetic. (In this, the album resembles many a Ridley Scott film.) There are exceptions: Bigg D's "Hello Brooklyn 2.0" and the Neptunes' "I Know" and lead single "Blue Magic" are unqualified bangers, and Jermaine Dupri's "Success" (featuring Nas) flaunts a relentless organ lick with 'round-the-way mojo to spare, but the album's overriding sonic melodrama is all Diddy. Still, no one steals Jay-Z's thunder easily. Having long since joined the top ranks of the hip-hop elite, Jay-Z can (and does) ultimately weather the best efforts of another major-league ego and still come out on top. --Jason Kirk

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