The Black Album is the eighth studio album by American rapper Jay-Z, released November 14, 2003 on Roc-A-Fella Records. It was promoted as his final studio album, which serves as a recurring theme, although Jay-Z returned to solo recording with Kingdom Come in 2006.
The Black Album debuted at number 1 on the Billboard 200 chart with nearly 463,000 copies sold in its first week. It received widespread acclaim from most music critics.
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The Black Album is the eighth studio album by American rapper Jay-Z, released November 14, 2003 on Roc-A-Fella Records. It was promoted as his final studio album, which serves as a recurring theme, although Jay-Z returned to solo recording with Kingdom Come in 2006.
The Black Album debuted at number 1 on the Billboard 200 chart with nearly 463,000 copies sold in its first week. It received widespread acclaim from most music critics.
Jay-Z said the album would have a different producer for each track, and early magazine advertisements listed a series of numbers (representing tracks) and a producer for each number. The final album did feature a variety of producers, although Roc-A-Fella producers Kanye West and Just Blaze produced two tracks each, in addition to the two produced by frequent Jay-Z collaborators The Neptunes. 9th Wonder saw a boost in popularity after producing "Threat" for the album.
An a cappella version of the album was released to provide material for remixes and...
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