Submitted by decoreyy23 on November 16, 2007

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American Gangster

American Gangster
With the release of one of the most anticipated movies of the year, American Gangster, Jay-Z was inspired to create an album of the same name that was inspired by the story of Frank Lucas. The album is a story that takes the listener on a musical journey of how Jay-Z’s life would have turned out if he would have continued his drug trafficking lifestyle. The story is told in three sections: the genesis, the rise, and the demise.
The genesis begins as Jay describes the start to his life of crime in the song “Pray”. The songs tells a story of how his environment lead him to believe that selling drugs is the best way to help his family get out of a life of...

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