![]() ![]() Many people believed that he cheated his album sales due to the partnership with Samsung, I think it’s beyond genius. As the King of Interludes, Hov placed Beach is Better on this album which deserved its own 3 minutes worth of shine. For me, this album is the perfect blend of traditional Brookyn Hov and Sophisticated Hov. Sonically, Hov hit the nail on the coffin with the track selection, especially for one of his longer albums. What I love most about this album is how much you can hear Timbaland’s sound on so many of these tracks. ![]() Jay partnered with Samsung, providing one million free downloads using the Samsung App on select Samsung phones. Timbaland produced a majority of the album. In the commerciaal, it included some of the producers of the album including Pharell, Timbaland, and Swizz Beats. This album was first promoted during the 2013 NBA Finals, during game 5. His first solo project to drop in the summer, Magna Carta Holy Grail, debuted on the 4th of July 2013. “Blue Magic that's a brand name Like Pepsi, that's a brand name. This is one of my favorite films and for this album to be inspired by it, makes it the icing on the cake for me. This album proved a modern lens to a story that took place in the 1970s. Puff and his team are credited to producing 6 of the 15 tracks on this album.įirst and foremost, I find it absolutely disgusting that he doesn’t have 1 song on the actual soundtrack. He had the movie constantly playing while he was in the studio recording this project. Each track is inspired by a different scene from the film. In typical Hov fashion, he was so inspired by the project he made an album. Denzel Washington pushed to have Hov do the soundtrack, however, producers decided that it would’ve been better to use music from that time period. “Hooray is the underdog / Now my feet under desk,” is the ultimate story of progression, and one day soon, I will be there.įollowing the release of the movie of the same title, American Gangster dropped November 6, 2007. I Made It, is a song that I keep in my soundtrack to life for when I am where I want to be in life. The instrumentation that you hear on Show Me What You Got, was a void that was missing in Hip Hop, even today. ![]() Even with taking an L on this album as a unit, there are still some great cuts on this record. I thought to myself, “There is no way that after 3 years, he falls off like this.” But even Superman takes off his suit and turns into Clark Kent. This album at the time it dropped, for me, was a complete L. The vast majority believed this is one of his worse projects when it was released and Hov agrees. By December 14th, this album was already certified double platinum and nominated for the Best Rap Album Grammy. In his First album post “retirement”, Hov drops Kingdom Come on November 21, 2006. ![]()
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