The Black Album
If The Black Album is truly Jay-Z's last statement before retirement, he at least goes out near the top of his game. While it probably won't be remembered as his best album, The Black Album is his most personal to date and features some of his most compelling writing. Jay-Z is defiant and defensive here--he's trying to make sure his legacy is properly acknowledged, although he can get a bit heavy-handed at times. Still, he's rarely been more incisive or insightful in his rhymes, exposing his own childhood struggles on songs like "December 4th" while slapping at his haters with "What More Can I Say" and the cutting "Threat." Longtime Jay-Z collaborators Just Blaze and Kanye West churn out outstanding production, especially Blaze, whose beats for "December 4th" and "Public Service Announcement" are among the album's best. Newcomers Aqua and the Buchanans represent well also but Eminem's minor-key drone for "Moment of Clarity" is mired in mediocrity. Jay might fade to black after this one but his last shot doesn't miss. --Oliver Wang more
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good hip hop record from Nas. Not his very best stuff but still some real solid tracks.
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Recent Reviews
- 5/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Jan-09-2008
- Jay-Z's best album since Reasonable Doubt
I have to admit when I first heard this album I was blown away. I still have my same copy with the black disc. I will say that this album is a more commercial version of Reasonable Doubt. Even though it has a more commercial feel to it,...
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- 1/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Dec-10-2007
- Cakewalk & drum machines
I'm not reviewing this album because I never heard it. I do know that I loathe this rapper and all the tadpoles that follow him. If this moron has so much money, then why do I see Bono in Africa helping black people? Why do I see Brad...
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- 5/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Sep-27-2007
- Sleepy
I don't want to sound like a hater i mean i am giving the album 5 stars but I used to use this album to go to sleep, maybe thats why when i put this in my car I get really drowzy and actually almost fall asleep. You get producers like...
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- 4/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Sep-21-2007
- Not Jay's BEST but a Great Album...
At first I wasn't feeling this CD so much but after 4-5 spins I realized this was a really nice album. IMO it's behind Blueprint, Vol. 1, and Vol. 2 for the best Jay-z albums. Alot of people don't agree with me on Vol. 1 but it was a...
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Selected Reviews
- 5/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Jan-09-2008
- Jay-Z's best album since Reasonable Doubt
I have to admit when I first heard this album I was blown away. I still have my same copy with the black disc. I will say that this album is a more commercial version of Reasonable Doubt. Even though it has a more commercial feel to it,...
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- 3/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Jun-06-2007
- Thank God for granting me Moment of Clarity and that which ensued
As this is the only Jay-Z album I own, I can't rank it against his others as many reviewers have done. I confess that I bought it for 99 Problems and Dirt Off Your Shoulder so I'd have some of the more accessible MTV-branded "hip-hop" to...
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- 1/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Dec-10-2007
- Cakewalk & drum machines
I'm not reviewing this album because I never heard it. I do know that I loathe this rapper and all the tadpoles that follow him. If this moron has so much money, then why do I see Bono in Africa helping black people? Why do I see Brad...
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