Nah it was inspired by a movie its not the direct soundtrack
Its him paying homage to like his d*** dealing days and mafioso rap
Ohh ok
I was tempted, literally pulled up the track list to check. It was a commercial classic for sure and it was the album that first made me aware of Jay-Z, but it's just not consistent enough quality-wise
Damn I agree with this as well, stop making such good points please
My personal list of Jay classics in no order
RD
Vol 1
Blueprint
Black Album
American Gangsta
4:44
I also really like the Streets Is Watching soundtrack but I can't straight up call it a Hov album
Quiet
Iām stressed out
Die Hard lowkey a japanese midnight neon vibe
don't ask me what this means
i dont even know
the start of Silent Hill hilarious i need that whole song
"American Gangster is the tenth studio album by American rapper Jay-Z. It was conceived as a concept albumāinspired by the 2007 film of the same nameāand was released on November 6 of that year through Roc-A-Fella Records"
Die Hard lowkey a japanese midnight neon vibe
Some people on here were callin that track basic 
Couldnāt be me
"American Gangster is the tenth studio album by American rapper Jay-Z. It was conceived as a concept albumāinspired by the 2007 film of the same nameāand was released on November 6 of that year through Roc-A-Fella Records"
Damn his 10th album sheesh
aint ian kno dat
Yeah my list as well, wanted to throw Vol 2 in there to make it 6
Absolutely not
"American Gangster is the tenth studio album by American rapper Jay-Z. It was conceived as a concept albumāinspired by the 2007 film of the same nameāand was released on November 6 of that year through Roc-A-Fella Records"
Classic film as well
ccrazy
Vol 1, Vol 2, Dynasty all borderline
The Dynasty Intro is legit some of the best rapping I've heard from anybody ever and Vol 1 has Where I'm From which is arguably a top 5 Jay song lyrically
Aye peacemaker, but I'm not naive, brother 
Aye gotta watch your homies and police, brother 
Aye clout chasing hell of a disease, brother 
Im fasting 4 days out the week, brother
Some people on here were callin that track basic 
Couldnāt be me
don't know why
it washes the 2 pop songs on DAMN. by a mile and a f***ing half
Absolutely not
Reservoir Dogs made me a man tbh
kendrick:
grab them. squeeze them. press my body against them. anchor myself to their beauty. they are my rock, my solace. when i'm holding them, i'm at peace. I lay my head against the right hip to hear her thoughts, too much to handle, tears started falling, wheels fell out, birds started calling, heard in the morning, still found out, despite all the bawling, tears ran out, worse than a paw print, hear clifford bleed, chills sent out, music for the ears of my release, build your mount, ride me soft on top and feel me out, spill me now
yall:
#woah
ok we on the same page then that's wassup g
American Gangster and 4:44 both border on it but I donāt think they qualify.
I genuinely think Keem is a great writer, obviously Kendrick helps him a lot but u can tell that style is Keemās. I doubt Kendrick would be placing that much into him if he wasnāt a great rapper. Their situation comes off as a feeding off of each other rather than like Kendrick doing it all for Keem or vice versa
I feel like Kendrick really helped Keem perfect his sound and Keem changed the way Kendrick approached making music and helped him have fun w his s*** post TPAB
Ithink Keem has a unique writing style thatās going to allow him to strive as individual artist in the future Iām a bit on the fence recently because reference tracks of him having entire songs written for him when itās ironic because he criticized people for claiming he donāt write his raps. The base idea is entirely keems thatās already proven since he had a style exclusive to him from the beginning but at the same time is his placement from Kendrick partially nepotism I trust his ear and Keem one of my fav rappers but Iām indifferent that heās getting a lot of the heavy lifting done by such an established artist before he fully proved himself solo while other upcoming rappers has to build from the ground up