Performances in biographical movies such as “Malcolm X," The Hurricane," and “Antwone Fisher” made Denzel Washington a Hollywood legend. The Oscar winner ...

The result is a wild hip-hop ride that sees Jigga updating the street pimping 70s stereotype for today's sophisticated urban contemporary ear - and embellishing it with plenty of autobiographical ...

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 ...

Critics lauded American Gangster upon its release ... to watch and also packed with culture both surrounding it like Jay-Z making an entire album about it. Also having cultural icons such as ...

The critically acclaimed 'American Gangster', which draws inspiration ... and also packed with culture both surrounding it with Jay-Z making an entire album about it." "Also having cultural ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

We wouldn’t call Jay-Z and Lil Wayne frenemies ... In the fall of 2007, he dropped American Gangster, a proverbial return-to-form LP. With both rappers carrying a lot of momentum, it’s ...

VALERIE MACON/AFP via Getty Images JAY-Z, 54, released his first album, Reasonable Doubt, in 1996. Since, he's shared hits The Blueprint, American Gangster, 4:44 and latest album HOV DID — and ...

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 ...

Notorious London gangster Dave Courtney had a surprising connection to American rapper Jay-Z. The 64-year-old, who was famously affiliated with London hardmen the Kray brothers, Roy Shaw and Lenny ...