In the pantheon of hip-hop "retirement" albums (we know how those usually work), there is The Black Album and then there is everything else. When Jay-Z dropped this LP in November 2003, it felt like a closing ceremony for one of the greatest runs in music history.
: The album's opening track, featuring narration from Jay-Z's mother, Gloria Carter , and reflecting on his early life. Production & Legacy jayz the black albumzip
