Jay-Z's The Black Album Dropped 15 Years Ago Today

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I love this album so much. It was my fave jay album for a long time and the album that really got me into him as well. I really wish ignorant shyt were on there like originally planned but oh well.
 
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i hate the word "sonically" but sonically speaking it's Jay's best body of work ...

RD is a classic but as far as production/structure/engineering....this album is Phenomenal...my favorite Jay album hands down.

EDIT: The fact that Fade to Black dropped around the same time makes this album that much more special. That doc was amazing for its time
 

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That Trumpet/French Horn:fire: on Encore: HOVA HOVA HOVA HOOOV:ohlawd::damn::wow:
 

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9th wonder Lucifer remix.... classic. They pulled all his remixes off of YouTube.
 

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the retirement was timed so lovely too.

he was at the end of his tether with Dame and Biggs letting Dipset, who were the hottest crew in the city have a run of the place, even dissing him while they are on his label, Beans was a mess and in jail, State Prop couldn't get on with each other, 50 Cent by the time this album came out was a worldwide phenomenon that was shooting at everybody in his path (even Cam'ron but Sha made him take the verse off...allegedly) and he just secured Beyonce.

with the album and Fade To Black he made everybody give him his flowers while he was still here

jetted off to run around with Beyonce then came back took the corporate job, his prized artist he took from the grasp of Dame and Biggs was becoming the biggest musician in the world outside of his wife, squashed the beef with his rival, that same rival ended up on Def Jam so you know how that looked and then came out from retirement.

a shame his roll out of him coming out of retirement wasn't as well executed as his retirement but

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Now you know ass is Willie
When they got you in a mag
For like half a billi
And your ass ain't Lily
White
That mean that shyt you write must be illy
Either that or your flow is silly
It's both
I don't mean to boast
But damn if I don't brag
Them crackers gonna act like I ain't on they ads
 

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Great album. Maybe his best overall album.

Some of his best work.

Everything but Moment Of Clarity is classic.

:hhh: Eminem beats

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