Classic Or Not Vol 61...........American Gangster

icecoldstew

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Jay-z's 10th album American Gangster

2007







Classic Or Not?

Matt-

No

lol

CoolJoe

No

Great album though.

genocidecutter

No

Nope

blackjack2012

No

Naw

Stopitfive

No

I was in Iraq when this dropped... it was pretty dope... too much bs on it to give it the classic nod... pplus "Hello Brooklyn ft Lil Wayne"... no way bruh...

JDSTAYWITIT.

No

nah

bigev240

No

No sir.

Trillaaaaaa

Yes

smh of course, this is the IC....where Jay is considered a horrible rapper

Let me say this though, the only track on there that might not make this a classic is Hello Brooklyn. Idk why the hell Jigga put Wayne on a track for a BK song. That didn't make sense to me at all

sully

No

Stopitfive wrote: »

I was in Iraq when this dropped... it was pretty dope... too much bs on it to give it the classic nod... pplus "Hello Brooklyn ft Lil Wayne"... no way bruh...

I never understood that song. Why were the voices so low on that? Why did it have Lil Wayne on it if it was an ode the Brooklyn?

Made no sense.

Gooner

Yes

if black album is then this is too...

DMTxCannabis

Yes

Trillaaaaaa wrote: »

Let me say this though, the only track on there that might not make this a classic is Hello Brooklyn. Idk why the hell Jigga put Wayne on a track for a BK song. That didn't make sense to me at all

Cosign 100%.. but I'm sure Jay just put Wayne on there because he was real popular at the time..

IceBergTaylor

Yes

Yes and that's despite Wayne being on there.

DMTxCannabis

Yes

American Gangster > The Black Album..

detcatinva

yes its a classic and american gangster is better than black album

YoungGoldie

No

Wow, american gangster is a great album, but better than the black album? We need a poll thread for those two albums....

lion_heart

Yes

Classic

Lab Baby

No

Trillaaaaaa wrote: »

smh of course, this is the IC....where Jay is considered a horrible rapper

Let me say this though, the only track on there that might not make this a classic is Hello Brooklyn. Idk why the hell Jigga put Wayne on a track for a BK song. That didn't make sense to me at all

That was originally Wayne's song

usmarin3

The reason why Wayne was on Hello Brooklyn because it was his song first and Jay heard it. Not because he is popular, Jay don't need Wayne to get buzz.

t_m_a_c_f_a_n73088

No

Great album, not classic...

Lab Baby

No

Good album, but no.

I hated it initially cuz of the drop off lyrically by Jay. "Off the wall like Mike, these other cats is Tito"... then had the nerve to explain it. Couldn't let shit like that ride. Plus there were better coke rap albums before and after it. But after a while the production and stories sank in. Plus the whole influence factor wasn't there, everything done on that album was done before it, and better. Hell, about a year before it Prodigy came out with Return of the Mac with similar production.

usmarin3

American Gangster is a more cohesive album than any other Jay-z album, but i don't feel like it has memorable classics like RD, Blueprint, and BA. If that make sense!

buttuh_b

No

Jay didn't put Wayne on no god damn song. Hello Brooklyn was originally Wayne's shit he already recorded and Jay stole it.

Good album. Not classic. Get out your feelings Jigga Warriors.

Lab Baby

No

usmarin3 wrote: »

American Gangster is a more cohesive album than any other Jay-z album, but i don't feel like it has memorable classics like RD, Blueprint, and BA. If that make sense!

Cuz it was a concept album, it was more fluid front to back. But it seemed like Jay was distracted compared to his other albums where he locks in on it. This will always feel like a side project to me, especially since it was inspired by the movie.

lamontbdc

No

yeah that hello brrooklyn track was outta place like shit on the album

Lab Baby

No

lamontbdc wrote: »

yeah that hello brrooklyn track was outta place like shit on the album

Well, it was a Beastie Boys sampled song, and the album was an ode to hustling in 80s, so it kinda makes sense.