Article By: Brooklyn nite one
Courtesy of: Nobodysmiling.com
Consider Jay-Z’s retirement officially over – the Brooklyn rapper announced that he is working on a full-length album inspired by the upcoming film, “American Gangster,” and insiders are already buzzing that it might be another “Reasonable Doubt” in the making.
The album, also titled “American Gangster,” has been in production over the past few weeks after Jay watched the movie and hit the studio. So far nine tracks have been recorded, each one inspired by portions of the film.
“It was like I was watching the film, and putting it on pause, and giving a back story to the story,” Jay-Z told the New York Times.
“It immediately clicked with me. 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 movie “American Gangster” – directed by Ridley Scott and starring Denzel Washington – is the real-life story of Frank Lucas, a 1970s heroin smuggler from Harlem, NY.
Jay’s decision to work on the project comes less than a year after his 2006 album, “Kingdom Come,” which sold about 1.5 million units – his lowest SoundScan numbers since 1997.
“Jay doesn’t live in Brooklyn any more,” said Jay-Z, explaining that perhaps his last album was too “sophisticated” for some listeners.
However, he said that “American Gangster” will be a return to his grittier, street-savvy records like his 1996 classic debut, “Reasonable Doubt.”
“Watching that film, it brought back all these memories,” he said. “It took me back to those emotions.”
Both the film, which hits theaters on Nov. 2, and Jay-Z’s album will be released around the same time.
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