Take Two #4: Jay-Z’s “The Black Album” (2003)

Episode notes

We finish our Jay-Z Take Two series with what was supposed to be Hova’s swan song, The Black Album. We discuss the hype surrounding this album, the ridiculous amount of remixes we got out of this, and Just Blaze’s extraordinary production.

More on The Black Album

Ranking the Beats: Jay-Z’s The Black Album (Vibe)
Revisiting The Black Album (Albumism)
The Making of The Black Album

Show tracklisting (all songs from The Black Album unless otherwise indicated)

Dirt Off Your Shoulder
December 4
Moment of Clarity
Interlude
99 Problems
Encore
Public Service Announcement
December 4
Notorious B.I.G: Sky’s The Limit
Lucifer
Jay-Z: Moment of Clarity (Remix)
J Treds: Praise Due
Faith Evans: Burnin’ Up
Faith Evans: Burnin’ Up (Remix)
Jay-Z: Public Service Announcement (Remix)
What More Can I Say
Jay-Z: Pump It Up Freestyle
Public Service Announcement A Capella

Here is the Spotify playlist of as many songs as we can find on there.
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In this episode...

Oliver Wang

Host

Morgan Rhodes

Host

Christian Dueñas

Producer

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