American Gangster ~Jay-Z
American Gangster was inspired by the movie "American Gangster" itself released November 2, 2007 directed by Ridley Scott. Jay Z was called in to watch this 3 time awarded movie. When leaving the screening he decide to do an album based of his emotions of this movie. This album was actually the unofficial soundtrack to this movie.American Gangster was his 10th album and Jay Z was expressing his feeling he never acknowledge because he was busy living his lavish lifestyle. The movie inspired him to put emphasis on the emotions that was never reveal in the movie and the ROC Nation himself. He was inspired by the 70's time period. Jay Z was intrigued by the soulful music during the 70's, which most rap artist doesn't go out the box to get a message across.The album itself talks about the rise and fall of the drug dealing lifestyle and start to go in the rap career. There was a few tracks that stood out. Fallin', Roc Boys. and Ignorant Shit. Fallin' was a song that a lot of people who struggle coming up could relate to, its talks about how overtime you want to do something right there is always something to bring you back, or get caught in your old ways. Jay Z himself grew up in the hood around a lot of drug dealing but he made a way out because he realize the lifestyle wasn't for him. Which now leads to Roc Boys, This songs represents how people finally make out the struggle and living a lavish lifestyle, and all the money getting too you. Ignorant Shit is the best song because it has one of the greatest lyric lines in history ""Scarface" the movie did more than Scarface the rapper to me Still that ain't to blame for all the shit that's happened to me Are you saying what I'm spittin' Is worse than these celebrattantes showing they kitten, you kiddin'! Let's stop the bullshittin 'Til we all without sin, let's quit the pulpittin" Jay Z in this song personally think the movie Scarface inspired him more, more so than the rapper. And personally this was a perfect line for this album because Jay Z was doing the unofficial soundtracks for the movie "American Gangster".
