American Gangster by Jay Z

The musician “Jay-Z’s” tenth studio music album was “American Gangster”. The music album was released on November 6, 2007 in the United States. Using this music album in US one of the director had filmed the movie which also named as “American Gangster”.

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About the music album

From this music album he had been released two songs. One of the song was “Blue Magic” which was released on September 20,2007. The second music single, "Roc Boys (And the Winner Is)" song was released on October 10, 2007. The songs from the album are "Intro", "Pray”,” American Dreamin'", "Hello Brooklyn 2.0","No Hook", "Roc Boys (And the Winner Is)","Sweet”, ”I Know” I", "Party Life", "Ignorant Shit", "Say Hello", "Success", "Fallin'", "Blue Magic", "American Gangster". When he was in direction of this music album the musician gone back to his personal memories that was about his early life when he dwelled in Brooklyn.

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Lyrics formation

'No Hook' song has some of the most complicated rhyme-patterns he's tried in years". The lyric is from the music album Stay outta trouble, momma said, as momma sighed Her fear her youngest son be a victim of homicide But I gotta get you outta here momma, or I'mma die...inside. The bonus track song from the music album is “American Gangster”. In that song the lyrics And if Al Sharpton is speaking for me Somebody get him the word and tell him I don't approve Tell him I'll remove the curses If you tell me our schools gon' be perfect When Jena 6 don't exist Tell him THAT's when I'll stop saying bitch—BIIITCH! The same music lyrics from the song have been used in the film.

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Review

American Gangster received universal acclaim from music critics. Rolling Stone said that American Gangster " music album definitely doesn't have any fluff like Kingdom Come's '30 Something' or 'Beach Chair. The music album concern to the U.S Billboard Top Rap music albums gives the position no 1 in 2007. As of December 8, 2007, This music album has sold approximately 1,882,000 copies worldwide. Within a single week the music album achieved the more than enough target in selling over 425,861 records and also it peaked to number one position on the Billboard 200, Top R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Music Albums and Top Rap Music Album Song charts. The first, "Blue Magic" song, was released on September 20, 2007, which was peaking at 55 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, 31st position on the U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs,and 17 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Rap song music Tracks. In the movie “American Gangster” they have used the heroin name for the music track’s name even in a CD Package they used the same name. The second music single, "Roc Boys (And the Winner Is)" was released on October 10, 2007, and reached 63rd position on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100,15th position on the U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, and 8th position on the U.S. Billboard Hot Rap song Music Tracks.

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Sources

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