Danger Mouse released 'The Grey Album' which sparked a civil disobedience event online and catapulted him to prominence.

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 ...

Rapper Jay Z attends the world premiere of American Gangster at the Apollo Theater on October 19, 2007 in New York City. Photo: Getty Images Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images for Universal Pictures In ...

York. Times.'" In Creekmur's “Magna Carter” review, the hip-hop journalist started off by stating he was in Jay-Z's studio in 2007 when he listened to "American Gangster" by the rapper.

Jay-Z and Sean "Diddy" Combs have ... wanted more than album sales and positive reviews. The stories of Shawn Carter and Sean Combs highlight the American dream: One hailing from Brooklyn and ...

I DO NOT RESPECT YOUR GANGSTER. You p***y." Jay Electronica had some choice words for Birdman and everyone else who criticized Jay-Z for allegedly ... Aaron was obsessed with American animated ...

The rapper was seen taking photos with his kids at the big game Ezra Shaw/Getty JAY-Z brought his daughters ... to the 66th Grammy Awards. The American Gangster rapper received the 2nd annual ...

"I don't read Jay-Z as speaking up just for Beyoncé," says Adriane Lentz-Smith, an associate professor of history, and African and African American ... Brutally honest reviews of every Grammys ...

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 ...

Hova, Jiggaman, Iceberg Slim – whatever name you know him by, he is Mr. Shawn Carter, or Jay ... reviews, it is considered by many as a good follow-up to a less popular, “Kingdom Come” album. “There’s ...

Following his success in sampling Annie for "Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)" the year before, Jay-Z again turned to ... that will turn darker later on American Gangster, foreshadowing that ...