Jay-Z is currently putting the finishing touches on his tenth solo album titled "American Gangster," which is inspired by the upcoming flick of the same name starring Oscar Award winner Denzel Washington.
According to The New York Times, Jay-Z has revealed that the movie mirrored his drug dealing past and he has already crafted nine songs which are inspired by specific scenes in the movie.
"It was like I was watching the film, and putting it on pause, and giving a back story to the story," Jay-Z said. "Watching that film, it brought back all these memories. It took me back to those emotions."
"It immediately clicked with me," he continued. "Like Scarface or any one of those films, you take the good out of it, and you can see it as an inspiring film."
The album, which will not serve as the movie's official soundtrack, features a cut produced by Pharrell. Details of other producers or guest appearances were not revealed.
The trailer for American Gangster already features Jay-Z's song "Heart of the City," off his album The Blueprint.
The new album called "American Gangster" will be released Tuesday November 6th.
The first song from "American Gangster" entitled "Blue Magic" has been released and is set to have a 80’s feel to it. The track is produced by the Neptunes’ Pharrell Williams.
From the sound of it, this new album will definitely be more hardcore and punchy, and will see Jay revisiting the swagger from the Blueprint era that helped cement his place in the higher echelons of hip hop.
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