Jay-Z – American Gangster
Tracklist
1 | Idris Elba– | Intro | 2:01 |
2 | Jay-Z– | Pray | 4:24 |
3 | Jay-Z– | American Dreamin' | 4:47 |
4 | Jay-Z– | Hello Brooklyn 2.0 | 3:56 |
5 | Jay-Z– | No Hook | 3:14 |
6 | Jay-Z– | Roc Boys (And The Winner Is)... | 4:12 |
7 | Jay-Z– | Sweet | 3:26 |
8 | Jay-Z– | I Know | 3:43 |
9 | Jay-Z– | Party Life | 4:29 |
10 | Jay-Z– | Ignorant Sh*t | 3:41 |
11 | Jay-Z– | Say Hello | 5:27 |
12 | Jay-Z– | Success | 3:30 |
13 | Jay-Z– | Fallin' | 4:06 |
Bonus Tracks | |||
14 | Jay-Z– | Blue Magic | 4:10 |
15 | Jay-Z– | American Gangster | 3:41 |
Credits
- Artwork [Art Direction & Design] – JP Robinson, Shawn Carter
- Bass, Guitar – Ed "Wolverine" Goldson* (tracks: 5 to 7, 9)
- Drums – Mario Winans (tracks: 2, 3, 5, 6, 9)
- Executive-Producer – Antonio "LA" Reid*, Shawn Carter
- Mastered By – Tony Dawsey
- Mixed By – Supa Engineer Duro* (tracks: 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 14), Victor Abjaoudi II* (tracks: 2, 3, 6, 9)
- Mixed By [Assistant] – Jordan "DJ Swivel" Young* (tracks: 4, 8, 11, 12, 14), Steve "Rock Star" Dickey* (tracks: 2, 3, 5 to 7, 9)
- Percussion – Bashiri Johnson (tracks: 5 to 7, 9)
- Photography By [All Other] – Hype Williams
- Photography By [Back Cover And Cd Label] – JP Robinson
- Photography By [Front Cover, Page 2 And Outside Inlay] – Arthur Elgort
- Producer – LV (2) (tracks: 2, 3, 5 to 7, 9), Diddy* (tracks: 2, 3, 5 to 7, 9), Sean C* (tracks: 2, 3, 5 to 7, 9)
- Producer [Associate] – Sean "Diddy" Combs*, The Hitmen (2)
- Recorded By – Gimel "Young Guru" Keaton (tracks: 2, 3, 5 to 9, 11 to 14), Steve "Rock Star" Dickey* (tracks: 2, 3, 5 to 7, 9), Victor Abjaoudi II* (tracks: 2, 3, 5 to 7, 9)
- Strings – Mario Winans (tracks: 2, 3, 5)
- Written-By – D. Matthews* (tracks: 2, 3, 5 to 7, 9), L. Coppin* (tracks: 2, 3, 5 to 7, 9), S. Combs* (tracks: 2, 3, 5 to 7, 9), S. Carter* (tracks: 2 to 15)
Notes
Inspired by the Denzel Washington / Russell Crowe movie "American Gangster", but it is not a soundtrack for the movie.
"Intro", "No Hook", "Success" and "Blue Magic" contain excerpts from "American Gangster" used courtesy of Universal Studios.
"Pray" contains a sample from "New Earth" by Hank Marvin, written by Alan Hawkshaw.
"American Dreamin'" contains a sample of the recording "Soon I'll Be Loving You Again" as performed by Marvin Gaye, written by M. Gaye, A. Ross, L. Ware.
"Hello Brooklyn 2.0" contains excerpts from "Hello Brooklyn" performed by The Beastie Boys.
"No Hook" contains a sample of the recording "Love Serenade" as performed by Barry White (B. White).
"Roc Boys (And The Winner Is)..." contains a sample of "Make the Road by Walking" performed by The Menahan Street Band, written by T. Brenneck, D. Guy, M. Deller, L. Michels, B. Mann.
"Sweet" contains a sample of "Does Your Mama Know" written by Rudy Love and performed by Rudy Love & The Love Family.
"Party Life" contains a sample from "Get into the Party Life" by Little Beaver, written by W. Hale and D. Stone.
"Ignorant Sh*t" contains a sample of "Between the Sheets" performed by The Isley Bros., written by R. Isley, O. Isley, R. Isley, M. Isley, E. Isley and C. Jasper.
"Say Hello" contains a sample of the recording "The Love We Share Is the Greatest of Them All" as performed by Tom Brock, written by T. Brocker.
"Success" contains a sample of the recording "Funky Thing Pt. 1" written by Larry Ellis and performed by Larry Ellis and The Black Hammer.
"Fallin'" contains samples from "Fell for You" performed by The Dramatics, written by T. Hester.
"Blue Magic" embodies portions of "Hold On" written by D. Foster, T. McElroy, T. Ellis, C. Herron, M. Jones and D. Robinson, also contains excerpt from the motion picture "Frankenstein", score by Bernard Kaun.
"American Gangster" contains samples from the Curtis Mayfield recording "Short Eyes", written by Curtis Mayfield.
"Intro", "No Hook", "Success" and "Blue Magic" contain excerpts from "American Gangster" used courtesy of Universal Studios.
"Pray" contains a sample from "New Earth" by Hank Marvin, written by Alan Hawkshaw.
"American Dreamin'" contains a sample of the recording "Soon I'll Be Loving You Again" as performed by Marvin Gaye, written by M. Gaye, A. Ross, L. Ware.
"Hello Brooklyn 2.0" contains excerpts from "Hello Brooklyn" performed by The Beastie Boys.
"No Hook" contains a sample of the recording "Love Serenade" as performed by Barry White (B. White).
"Roc Boys (And The Winner Is)..." contains a sample of "Make the Road by Walking" performed by The Menahan Street Band, written by T. Brenneck, D. Guy, M. Deller, L. Michels, B. Mann.
"Sweet" contains a sample of "Does Your Mama Know" written by Rudy Love and performed by Rudy Love & The Love Family.
"Party Life" contains a sample from "Get into the Party Life" by Little Beaver, written by W. Hale and D. Stone.
"Ignorant Sh*t" contains a sample of "Between the Sheets" performed by The Isley Bros., written by R. Isley, O. Isley, R. Isley, M. Isley, E. Isley and C. Jasper.
"Say Hello" contains a sample of the recording "The Love We Share Is the Greatest of Them All" as performed by Tom Brock, written by T. Brocker.
"Success" contains a sample of the recording "Funky Thing Pt. 1" written by Larry Ellis and performed by Larry Ellis and The Black Hammer.
"Fallin'" contains samples from "Fell for You" performed by The Dramatics, written by T. Hester.
"Blue Magic" embodies portions of "Hold On" written by D. Foster, T. McElroy, T. Ellis, C. Herron, M. Jones and D. Robinson, also contains excerpt from the motion picture "Frankenstein", score by Bernard Kaun.
"American Gangster" contains samples from the Curtis Mayfield recording "Short Eyes", written by Curtis Mayfield.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode (Printed): 4 605026 013803 >
- Barcode (Scanned): 4605026013803
Other Versions (5 of 24)
View AllTitle (Format) | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | |||
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Recently Edited | American Gangster (CD, Album) | Roc-A-Fella Records | B0010229-02 | US | 2007 | ||
Recently Edited | American Gangster (CD, Album, Super Jewel Box) | Roc-A-Fella Records | 602517499898(11) | Europe | 2007 | ||
Recently Edited | American Gangster (2×LP, Album, Gatefold) | Roc-A-Fella Records | B0010229-01 | US | 2007 | ||
Recently Edited | American Gangster Acappella (2×LP, Album) | Roc-A-Fella Records | B0010522-01 | US | 2007 | ||
New Submission | American Gangster (CD, Album) | Roc-A-Fella Records | 1749989 | Australasia | 2007 |
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