The Black Album

~ Release by Jay‐Z (see all versions of this release, 6 available)

Tracklist

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12" Vinyl 1
#TitleRatingLength
A1Interlude
producer:
Just Blaze
recording of:
Interlude
writer:
Justin Smith and Shawn Carter (US rapper)
2?:??
A2December 4th2.6?:??
A3What More Can I Say
producer:
The Buchannans
samples:
Something for Nothing by MFSB
recording of:
What More Can I Say
writer:
Andre Gonzalez (Songwriter), Jamal Johnson and Shawn Carter (US rapper)
composer:
Thom Bell (keyboards, songwriter, producer), Roland Chambers and Kenneth Gamble
publisher:
Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
is based on:
Something for Nothing
2.75?:??
A4Encore
producer:
Ye (formerly Kanye West)
background vocals:
John Legend
samples:
I Will by John Holt
recording of:
Encore
writer:
Shawn Carter (US rapper) and Ye (formerly Kanye West)
2.6?:??
B1Change Clothes
producer:
The Neptunes (US producer duo Chad Hugo & Pharrell Williams)
recording of:
Change Clothes
writer:
Chad Hugo, Shawn Carter (US rapper) and Pharrell Williams
2?:??
B2Dirt Off Your Shoulder
producer:
Timbaland
recording of:
Dirt Off Your Shoulder
writer:
Shawn Carter (US rapper) and Timothy Mosley
3.45?:??
B3Threat
producer:
9th Wonder and JAY‐Z (US rapper)
additional vocals:
Cedric the Entertainer
samples:
A Woman’s Threat by R. Kelly
recording of:
Threat
writer:
Patrick Douthit, Robert Kelly and Shawn Carter (US rapper)
is based on:
A Woman’s Threat
2.8?:??
B4Moment of Clarity
additional producer:
Luis Resto
producer:
Eminem (US rapper)
keyboard:
Luis Resto
recording of:
Moment of Clarity
writer:
Steve King (US engineer, mixer, producer, musician and songwriter from Detroit), Marshall Mathers (US rapper), Luis Resto and Shawn Carter (US rapper)
2.8?:??
12" Vinyl 2
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C199 Problems
producer:
Rick Rubin (US record producer, former co‐president of Columbia Records)
samples:
Long Red by Mountain (US hard rock band) and The Big Beat by Billy Squier
part of:
The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 96)
recording of:
99 Problems
lyricist and composer:
Norman Landsberg, Leslie Weinstein, Felix Pappalardi, Rick Rubin (US record producer, former co‐president of Columbia Records), Shawn Carter (US rapper), Billy Squier and John Ventura
publisher:
Ammo Dump, BMG Songs, Inc., Careers‐BMG Music Publishing, Inc., PolyGram, Rhyme Syndicate Music, Songs of the Knight and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)
is based on:
99 Problems
3.75?:??
C2Interlude2.8?:??
C3Justify My Thug
producer:
DJ Quik (West Coast US rapper & producer)
samples:
Justify My Love by Madonna (“Queen of Pop”) and Rock Box by Run‐D.M.C.
recording of:
Justify My Thug
writer:
Ingrid Chavez, Darryl McDaniels (rapper Darryl McDaniels), David Blake (West Coast US rapper & producer), Joseph Simmons (US rapper Rev. Run of Run-D.M.C), Lenny Kravitz, Larry Smith (US hip hop producer), Madonna Louise Veronica Ciccone (“Queen of Pop”) and Shawn Carter (US rapper)
is based on:
Justify My Love
is based on:
Rock Box
2.4?:??
D1Lucifer
producer:
Ye (formerly Kanye West)
samples:
I Chase the Devil by Max Romeo & The Upsetters (Lee Perry's reggae house band)
recording of:
Lucifer
writer:
Rainford Hugh Perry, Shawn Carter (US rapper), Maxwell Livingston Smith and Ye (formerly Kanye West)
is based on:
I Chase the Devil
2.8?:??
D2Allure
producer:
The Neptunes (US producer duo Chad Hugo & Pharrell Williams)
recording of:
Allure
writer:
Chad Hugo, Shawn Carter (US rapper) and Pharrell Williams
2.2?:??
D3My 1st Song
producer:
Aqua (LA hip-hop producer) and Joe "3H" Weinberger
recording of:
My 1st Song
writer:
Germaín de la Fuente, Nicholas McCarrell and Shawn Carter (US rapper)
3.15?:??