Seven years on from his debut LP, Reasonable Doubt, the era’s most celebrated emcee was on the verge of retirement. Fifteen years on, we reflect on the production throughout the LP, breaking down the sampling, examining the sonic palette and looking at the collaborators Jay chose to score his classic curtain closer.įifteen years ago, Jay-Z felt he’d said all he had to say. November 14, 2003: with nothing left to prove, Jay Z releases The Black Album, a project billed as his last.
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