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On This Day: Jay-Z Releases “American Gangster”

On This Day: Jay-Z Releases “American Gangster”

In 2003, Jay-Z announced that his eighth studio album, The Black Album, would be his last. The revered Brooklyn emcee was calling it quits after less than a decade since his debut offering, Reasonable Doubt. Jay Z’s departure was captured in the documentary Fade to Black. Fans and rappers alike were saddened by his premature […]