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Jay-Z promoted the album with the American Gangster Live concert tour, performing material only from the album in five smaller sized venues across the US, starting on November 6 in Los Angeles and ending on November 12 in Philadelphia. [13] According to a statement from Roc-A-Fella.com, the five-city club tour sold out in less than 60 seconds. [14]
[3] [7] [11] The concept album American Gangster followed in 2007 and continued his streak of number-one albums in the United States. [3] With the release of The Blueprint 3 in September 2009, Jay-Z surpassed Elvis Presley as the solo artist with the most number-one albums on the Billboard 200. [12]
Jay-Z released his tenth album entitled American Gangster on November 6, 2007. After viewing the Ridley Scott film of the same name , Jay-Z was heavily inspired to create a new "concept" album that depicts his experiences as a street-hustler. [ 77 ]
Diddy co-produced six songs on Jay-Z's 2007 concept album "American Gangster," and he was at the podium to help announce the release of Jay-Z and R. Kelly's joint album "The Best Of Both Worlds ...
"Roc Boys (And the Winner Is)..." is the second single from Jay-Z's tenth studio album, American Gangster. [1] The song is produced by Skyz Muzik, Diddy and two of his producers known as LV and Sean C from his production team, The Hitmen. [2] It features additional vocals by Beyoncé, Kanye West and Cassie.
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"Blue Magic" is the first single from Jay-Z's tenth studio album, American Gangster. [1] The song was released as a single on September 20, 2007. In the chorus, Pharrell sings an interpretation of the song "Hold On" by the R&B girl group En Vogue, who are also featured in the song.
The "American Gangster" actor told Jimmy Fallon he wrote Jay-Z a poem that ended up on the film's companion album. Idris Elba Reveals How He 'Hustled' His Way Onto Jay-Z's 'American Gangster ...