Jay-Z: American Gangster Album Review
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Inspired by the Ridley Scott crime epic, Jay-Z's quickly-made drug kingpin record isn't as conceptually tight as he'd have liked, but it rips Jay out of the royal materialistic old-man haze that ruined Kingdom Come and recalls the titanic, invincible snarl that made him great in the first place.
Inspired by the Ridley Scott crime epic, Jay-Z's quickly-made drug kingpin record isn't as conceptually tight as he'd have liked, but it rips Jay out of the royal materialistic old-man haze that ruined Kingdom Come and recalls the titanic, invincible snarl that made him great in the first place.
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Idris Elba 'Hustled' His Way Onto JAY-Z's 'American Gangster' Album
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Classic Albums: 'American Gangster' by Jay-Z
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Jay-Z: American Gangster Album Review
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Jay-Z American Gangster Japanese Promo CD album (CDLP) (681537)
Separate from the official motion picture soundtrack, this collection of all-new original material is a musical journey and lyrical interpretation of
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American Gangster
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In the studio: Jay-Z's 'American Gangster
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Jay Z plans own gangster film?
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9th Wonder x Jay-Z 'Black American Gangster' Mixtape
Jay-Z: American Gangster Album Review
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JAY-Z American Gangster Album Posters (set)
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Jay-Z: American Gangster Album Review
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Classic Albums: 'American Gangster' by Jay-Z