JAY-Z, The Black Album - 56m 7s

Tracks & Durations

1. Interlude	1:23
2. December 4th	4:35
3. What more can i say	4:57
4. Encore	4:13
5. Change clothes	4:20
6. Dirt off your shoulder	4:07
7. Threat	4:08
8. Moment of clarity	4:26
9. 99 problems	3:56
10. Interlude	2:55
11. Justify my thug	4:06
12. Lucifer	3:14
13. Allure	4:54
14. My 1st song	4:44

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Review

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

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