For a start, it’s about as unplugged as Blackpool illuminations. But ‘Unplugged’ goes too far in the other direction. It’s a good idea that goes way beyond the ancient (and usually disappointing) live rap template of two turntables and a microphone. Why not, some bright spark at MTV must have suggested, recreate those tracks with a live band instead of samples? But last year (well, virtually last month)’s ‘The Blueprint’ saw Jay-Z rapping over full-on 70s soul, to magnificently emotional effect. Jigga‘s third and fourth albums had been beamed from the computers of producers like Timbaland, Swizz Beats and the Neptunes packed with state-of-the-art digital beats which Jay rode like a Playstation champion. Retrieved February 9, 2008.Just a year ago, the idea of Jay-Z making an acoustic LP would have had Biggie Smalls turning in his urns.
^ a b c d e f g h i j k 'Jay-Z – Chart History: Billboard 200'.^ Bring It On: The Best of Jay-Z did not enter the UK Albums Chart, but peaked at number 34 on the UK Budget Albums Chart.^ Magna Carta Holy Grail was released on Jworldwide to Samsung mobile users through a special mobile app.List of soundtrack albums, with selected chart positions List of compilation albums, with selected chart positions and certifications '-' denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. Label: Roc-A-Fella, Atlantic, Roc Nation.List of live albums, with selected chart positions Label: Parkwood, Columbia, UMG, Roc Nation.Label: Roc-A-Fella, Def Jam, Roc Nation.Label: Roc-A-Fella, Def Jam, Warner Bros., Machine Shop.List of collaborative albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications List of studio albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications His album Magna Carta Holy Grail was released in July 2013 to great commercial success, topping the Billboard 200 and having the second-biggest sales week for 2013 at the time of its release. Watch the Throne, a collaborative album with American rapper Kanye West, followed in August 2011 and became Jay-Z's eleventh number-one album in the United States. The album included the international hits 'Run This Town', 'Empire State of Mind' and 'Young Forever'. 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. The concept album American Gangster followed in 2007 and continued his streak of number-one albums in the United States. įollowing a period of dormancy, Jay-Z became president of Def Jam Recordings in December 2004 and resumed his rap career two years later with the release of Kingdom Come, which peaked at number one on the Billboard 200 and was certified two times platinum from the RIAA. The albums included hit singles such as 'Big Pimpin' and 'I Just Wanna Love U (Give It 2 Me)' and featured several guest appearances from artists signed to Roc-A-Fella Records. Carter and The Dynasty: Roc La Familia – followed in December 1999 and October 2000 respectively. 2 was certified five times platinum by the RIAA and won the Grammy Award for Best Rap Album in 1999.
The album featured the international hits 'Can I Get A.' and 'Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)', which both reached top twenty of the Billboard Hot 100. Hard Knock Life was released in September 1998 and became his first number-one album in the United States. 1 (1997), which saw Jay-Z collaborating with producers such as Sean 'Puff Daddy' Combs and Teddy Riley, peaked at number three on the Billboard 200 and earned a platinum certification from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Its singles included 'Dead Presidents', 'Ain't No Nigga' and 'Can't Knock the Hustle', all of which reached the top ten on the BillboardHot Rap Songs chart.
The album peaked at number twenty-three on the United States Billboard 200 record chart and has since been recognized as a seminal work of the hip hop genre. Jay-Z later founded Roc-A-Fella Records with close friends Damon Dash and Kareem 'Biggs' Burke and released his debut studio album Reasonable Doubt in June 1996. Jay-Z began his music career in the 1980s, building a reputation as a fledgling rapper in his hometown of Brooklyn and collaborating with his mentor and fellow rapper Jaz-O.
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