American Gangster Acappella [Explicit]

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Album: American Gangster Acappella
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Intro A Cappella	More Info...	1:53
2)	Pray A Cappella	More Info...	3:44
3)	American Dreamin' A Cappella	More Info...	4:30
4)	Hello Brooklyn 2.0 A Cappella	More Info...	3:53
5)	No Hook A Cappella	More Info...	2:32
6)	Roc Boys (And The Winner Is)... A Cappella	More Info...	4:10
7)	Sweet A Cappella	More Info...	2:48
8)	I Know A Cappella	More Info...	3:33
9)	Party Life A Cappella	More Info...	4:04
10)	Ignorant Sh*t A Cappella	More Info...	3:42
11)	Say Hello A Cappella	More Info...	5:14
12)	Success A Cappella	More Info...	2:59
13)	Fallin' A Cappella	More Info...	3:06
14)	Blue Magic A Cappella	More Info...	3:52
15)	American Gangster A Cappella	More Info...	2:30

Album: American Gangster Acappella
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Intro A Cappella	More Info...	1:53
2)	Pray A Cappella	More Info...	3:44
3)	American Dreamin' A Cappella	More Info...	4:30
4)	Hello Brooklyn 2.0 A Cappella	More Info...	3:53
5)	No Hook A Cappella	More Info...	2:32
6)	Roc Boys (And The Winner Is)... A Cappella	More Info...	4:10
7)	Sweet A Cappella	More Info...	2:48
8)	I Know A Cappella	More Info...	3:33
9)	Party Life A Cappella	More Info...	4:04
10)	Ignorant Sh*t A Cappella	More Info...	3:42
11)	Say Hello A Cappella	More Info...	5:14
12)	Success A Cappella	More Info...	2:59
13)	Fallin' A Cappella	More Info...	3:06
14)	Blue Magic A Cappella	More Info...	3:52
15)	American Gangster A Cappella	More Info...	2:30

Performer Notes

Personnel: Adonis Stropshire, A.J. Walker, Leisa Johnson, Jayms Madison, Angela Wood, Kanye West, Shannon Jones, Cheri Dennis (vocals); Drew Hollywood (programming); Keon Bryce (background vocals).
Audio Mixers: Hector Helgado; Jermaine Dupri; Phil Tan; Chad Hugo .
Recording information: Audiovision Studio, Miami, FL; Baseline Studios, New York, NY; Daddy's House, New York, NY; Hot Beats Recording Studios, Atlanta, GA; KMA Studios, New York, NY; Roc The Mic, New York, NY; SoundTrap Studios, Atlanta, GA; South Beach Studios, Miami, FL.
Editor: Hector Helgado.
Photographers: Arthur Elgort; Hype Williams ; J. Peter Robinson .
Arranger: Hector Delgado.
Following up his crossover-ridden return from retirement KINGDOM COME, Jay-Z presents a concept album, AMERICAN GANGSTER, inspired by the Ridley Scott movie of the same name. Contentwise, Jay is in his element, spinning street corner imagery and tales of the drug trade in the same spirit as the film, while, on the production end, 1970s R&B and soul samples dominate. The production team of Diddy, LV, and Sean C accounts for much of the record's cohesion, providing six beats built on loops from the likes of Marvin Gaye, Barry White, and Rudy Love & the Love Family.
Jigga finds plenty room to get jiggy on tracks like "Roc Boys (And the Winner Is)," "Party Life," and "I Know," a Neptunes-produced gem that sounds like a tricked-out "It Ain't Hard to Tell." Undoubtedly Jay's tightest effort since 2001's THE BLUEPRINT, AMERICAN GANGSTER features a few choice guest verses from Lil Wayne, Beanie Siegel, and Nas.

Professional Reviews

Rolling Stone (p.191) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "[With] live horns, grooving on some kind of Afro-beat riff over Seventies rumble-in-the-jungle funk..."

Rolling Stone (p.108) - Included in Rolling Stone's "50 Top Albums of the Year 2007" -- "AMERICAN GANGSTER is tripped out on a Seventies-funk fantasia."

Entertainment Weekly (p.103) - "[Jay-Z uses] the film's story and period vibe to color his own elaborate legend....On 'Fallin',' the record's emotional climax, Jay-Z raps frantically as the walls close in."

Uncut (p.91) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "[H]ere his favoured old soul classicism -- say, on 'American Dreamin' or 'ROC Boys' -- provides the best backdrop for his rhymes."

Q (Magazine) (p.103) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "AMERICAN GANGSTER sounds reassuringly expensive, with a hotshot production team including Just Blaze, Pharrell and Diddy's Hitmen crew."