If base nostalgia is a sort of compromise with the past, Jay Z’s “American Gangster” is not nostalgic because it’s not compromised. More than a decade (and one rescinded retirement ...

With “American Gangster” (Roc-A-Fella), an album inspired by the Hollywood movie of the same name, Jay-Z sounds like he’s actually excited about something besides his bank account.

Okay, sorry, maybe it shouldn’t be surprising, everything Jay-Z’s done is basically stellar, except for last year’s lazy, aimless Kingdom Come. For American Gangster, though, Jay-Z has some ...

PREVIEW JAY-Z’S AMERICAN GANGSTER YO! If you are hype to hear this Jay-Z album, this might just make you start busting out in a conniption. Look below for the ...

On this date in 2007, Jay-Z released his American Gangster album, which also served as the soundtrack to the movie of the same name with Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe. It was a conceptual ...

Idris Elba makes a memorable appearance on Jay-Z’s 2007 album American Gangster, speaking on and producing “Intro.” Now Elba has spoken a bit more about how that came to be, telling Jimmy ...

Jay-Z’s American Gangster is one of the strongest albums in his discography. Inspired by the Denzel Washington movie of the same name, the 2007 album did its best to capture the essence of the ...

Jay-Z has never suffered from a lack of ambition, but what he takes on for his new album “American Gangster” (Roc-a-Fella) is a lot, even for him. Not only does he set out to build a concept ...