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American Gangster (album)
''American Gangster'' is the tenth studio album by American rapper Jay-Z, released November 6, 2007 on Roc-A-Fella Records. It is his first concept album, which was inspired by the film of the same name. The album features production from Diddy & The Hitmen, Just Blaze, and The Neptunes, among others. Guest appearances include Beanie Sigel, Lil Wayne, Pharrell and Nas. Jay-Z released an a cappella version of the album on the date of his 38th birthday, December 4, 2007.
The album was released to commercial success, despite being pulled from the iTunes Store at Jay-Z's request, at the time of its initial release. It debuted at number one on the U.S. ''Billboard'' 200 chart, selling 425,861 copies in its first week, while tying Elvis Presley for the second most U.S. number-one albums. Upon its release, ''American Gangster'' received general acclaim from most music critics. ''Rolling Stone'' named it the third best album of 2007. The album has been certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America for shipments in excess of one million copies in the United States.
== Background ==
〔David M. Halbfinger and Jeff Leeds (September 20, 2007). (For Jay-Z, Inspiration Arrives in a Movie ). ''The New York Times''. Accessed September 20, 2007.〕〔〔Omar Burgess (October 4, 2007). (Def Jam Speaks on American Gangster Project ). HipHopDX. Accessed October 4, 2007.〕〔Lyrical Thought (October 15, 2007). (Jay-Z Regrets Kingdom Come, Corrects Kanye ). Def Sounds. Accessed October 15, 2007.〕 On November 9, 2007, Jay-Z appeared on the ''Charlie Rose Show'' to discuss the album.〔. Accessed November 8, 2007.〕 When asked about how the film gave life to this album, he stated "It's a New York City true story, you know. So as soon as the movie came on, it was like familiar, things that my pop seen and my uncles seen and, you know, different things like that, things I've seen growing up. So they resonated with me in a way, the story, as well as, I mean, even though everything happens, you know, the way it turns out, you know, it's one of those movies that where you champion the bad guy, because the bad guy, you know, he don't seem like a bad guy, and the good guy — I mean the good guys are bad. You know, that complex — the complexity of human beings in this thing was amazing to me. I loved the complexity of the human beings".〔(A conversation with rapper and entrepreneur Jay-Z ). ''Charlie Rose Show'' (November 9, 2007). Accessed November 7, 2007.〕
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