Take Two #4: Jay-Z's "The Black Album" (2003)

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We finish our Jay-Z Take Two series with what was supposed to be Hova's swan song, The Black Album. We discuss the hype surrounding this album, the ridiculous amount of remixes we got out of this, and Just Blaze's extraordinary production.

More on The Black Album

• Ranking the Beats: Jay-Z's The Black Album (Vibe)
• Revisiting The Black Album (Albumism)
• The Making of The Black Album

Show tracklisting (all songs from The Black Album unless otherwise indicated)

• Dirt Off Your Shoulder
• December 4
• Moment of Clarity
• Interlude
• 99 Problems
• Encore
• Public Service Announcement
• December 4
• Notorious B.I.G: Sky's The Limit
• Lucifer
• Jay-Z: Moment of Clarity (Remix)
• J Treds: Praise Due
• Faith Evans: Burnin' Up
• Faith Evans: Burnin' Up (Remix)
• Jay-Z: Public Service Announcement (Remix)
• What More Can I Say
• Jay-Z: Pump It Up Freestyle
• Public Service Announcement A Capella

Here is the Spotify playlist of as many songs as we can find on there.
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