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If a projected release date is known, we will include this in the description in red. Typically the label will set a projected release date (that is subject to change). The game will forever need him.An In Stock item is available to ship normally within 24 business hours.Ī Preorder is an item that has not yet been released. This November, and for Novembers to come, fans will be thankful that The Black Album ended up not being the Jay-Z retirement album. The Black Album was his supposed farewell, but here we are, 15 years and 5 albums later and the man now has a net worth of $900 million and still rules the rap game. He went from surviving the Marcy Projects and the mean streets of Brooklyn to eventually selling out stadiums, racking up 74 Grammy nominations and 21 wins, acquiring music streaming platform Tidal, founding entertainment company Roc Nation, owning luxury sports bar 40/40 Club, becoming part owner of the Brooklyn Nets, and marrying Beyoncé. Those lyrics from 15 years ago seemingly foreshadow what was to come for Jay-Z -his successes and his lasting influence on pop culture. "Excluding nobody, look what I embody / the soul of a hustler, I really ran the street / A CEO's mind, that marketing plan was me, and no I ain't get shot up a whole bunch of times / or make up shit in a whole bunch of lines." "Pound for pound, I'm the best to ever come around here," Jay-Z boasts in the song. Its impact is still strong today, so this is our "Public Service Announcement," so to speak, to remind you of one of the most important hip-hop albums of our time. The Black Album's longevity and lasting influence on modern hip-hop artists contributed to Jay-Z becoming the first rap artist to be inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2017. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart. And over the past decade and a half, The Black Album continued to attract critical acclaim on Rolling Stone's list of "500 Greatest List of All Time" and Complex's list of "25 Rap Albums From the Past Decade That Deserve Classic Status." The Black Album-released Nov. 14, 2003 -put Shawn Carter's powerful combo of authentic street cred and lyrical prowess on display in what was supposed to be his retirement album, a farewell to solidify his drug-dealer-turned-mastermind-lyricist status and to prove everyday hustlers can achieve their dreams. "From bricks to Billboards, from grams to Grammys," raps the Brooklyn-bred MC on "Dirt Off Your Shoulder."ĭiehard hip-hop enthusiasts and critics showered the album with praise back then, with the complete work of art immediately earning him a Best Rap Album Grammy nomination and the single "99 Problems" winning the Grammy for Best Rap Solo Performance. Jay-Z released The Black Album, his eighth studio album that introduced a new definition of the color "black" (beauty, soul and prestige instead of doom and gloom) and propelled him to legendary status. Fifteen years ago this week will forever be earmarked as an important time for hip-hop and the music industry.