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American Gangster is the tenth studio album by American rapper Jay-Z. It was conceived as a concept album—inspired by the 2007 film of the same name—and was released on November 6 of that year through Roc-A-Fella Records.
Jun 29, 2017 · Toné! Jay didn’t need to show off Dracos and run off on plugs to make listeners feel the authenticity of his stories; the nuances sprinkled into his lyricism crafted a portrait only Hov could...
Inspired by the Ridley Scott crime epic, Jay-Z's quickly-made drug kingpin record isn't as conceptually tight as he'd have liked, but it rips Jay out of the royal materialistic old-man haze that...
Rapper Jay-Z released an album titled “American Gangster” as a companion to the movie’s soundtrack that was inspired by scenes from the film.
Jun 18, 2013 · Starring Denzel Washington, Russell Crowe | inspired by Marc Jacobson's New York Magazine article "The Return of Superfly," which revisited the rise of Harlem drug kingpin Frank Lucas. By Kevin Lang | Published June 18, 2013. THE CAST VS. REAL LIFE.
Nov 15, 2007 · I get away with murder when I sling ‘ye.” It might be the hottest song on Jay’s new American Gangster, but it has plenty of competition. The superhero is 1970s Harlem hustler Frank Lucas, as...
After viewing an early screening of the film, Def Jam's president and rapper Jay-Z, who was "deeply moved" by Washington's performance as Frank Lucas, inspired to create an album drawing his past experiences as an hustler and drug dealer, parallel to the criminal's life.
