American Gangster

Here we go, post numero uno. I feel like already this is going to turn into a music blog (given how dumb I feel talking about myself, so unless there's something serious, I'll try not to keep it personal), so here we go just to start off:

American Gangster by Jay-Z

First off, I would like to say that I have been listening to this album pretty much on repeat for the last couple days. The soulful samples that were utilized in "American Dreamin'" and "Fallin" make my day every day. I do have a question though; on "Roc Boys", there is a voice in the background that sounds suspiciously like Kanye. And this album came out after his debut, and after he'd been producing for several years, so it's not that odd - but I can't find out if it's actually him, which is a shame since I would love to add that info in my iTunes library. Finally, "Blue Magic" lets the champagne pop. Love it! Overall, I'd give it an approximate 4 or so stars (Bears? Glasses? Any other rating system? Maybe I'll just stick with stars).

On an unrelated note, I've started the project of listening to and rating every single song in my library. A mammoth project, sad to say. I started out rating Jay-Z, and have come to the realization that Blueprint 3 was decidedly substandard. A damn shame considering how good the concert was!