American Gangster

by Jay-Z

American Gangster cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 6 November 2007
  • Label: Roc-A-Fella
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 58:41
  • Community rating: 3.26/5 from 6 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Inspired heavily by the Ridley Scott film of the same name, the Brooklyn mogul crafted a lush, conceptual return to cinematic mafioso rap. Utilizing heavily soulful, 1970s-inspired production provided by Diddy and The Neptunes, the record is widely considered one of the most cohesive and critically acclaimed late-career highlights in his extensive catalog.

Genres

Descriptors: Gangsta, sampling, drugs, crime, violence, conceptual, rap, soulful, storytelling, classic

Tracklist

  1. Intro (2:00)
  2. Pray (4:24)
  3. American Dreamin' (4:47)
  4. Hello Brooklyn 2.0 (3:55)
  5. No Hook (3:13)
  6. Roc Boys (And The Winner Is)... (4:12)
  7. Sweet (3:26)
  8. I Know (3:42)
  9. Party Life (4:29)
  10. Ignorant Sh*t (3:41)
  11. Say Hello (5:26)
  12. Success (3:30)
  13. Fallin' (4:00)
  14. Blue Magic (4:08)
  15. American Gangster (3:41)

Credits

  • Jay-Z - primary artist
  • Ed Goldson - bass, guitar
  • Bashiri Johnson - percussion
  • Deleno Matthews - written-by
  • Levar Coppin - written-by
  • Marty Reid - guitar
  • Timon Abuptah - strings [additional]
  • Angel Wood - vocals [additional]

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