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K ingdom C ome (Released November 21, 2006)

States. The lyrics to some of the songs revisit Jay-Z’s memories of living in the Marcy Projects in Brooklyn. The first single released was Blue Magic on September 20, 2007. The album was certified Platinum by RIAA. Collaborations Hello Brooklyn 2.0, featuring Lil Wayne Ignorant S —, featuring Beanie Sigel T he B lueprint 3 (Released September 08, 2009) Jay-Z scored another number one debut on the Billboard 200 Chart with this release, and it sold 476,000 copies in the first week. This was Jay-Z’s eleventh album to rank number one on the Billboard charts in the United States. It broke the record of number one albums that was previously held by Elvis Presley. Five of the singles on the album had success on the Billboard charts, including D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune) , the first single on the album. The lyrics protested the use of auto-tune (a way for musicians to alter their voices digitally) by rap artists. Jay-Z thought it was being overused by too many artists at the time. Collaborations What We Talkin’ About , featuring Luke Steele Run This Town , featuring Rihanna and Kanye West Empire State of Mind , featuring Alicia Keys Real as It Gets, featuring Young Jeezy

Promoted as Jay-Z’s comeback album, it was originally planned to be released under Jay-Z’s birth name, Shawn Carter. But he ultimately chose to use his stage name. Dr. Dre played a big role in the production of this album, and it sold 668,000 copies in the first week in the United States. The single ShowMe What You Got was released October 30, 2006, and debuted at number twenty on Billboard ’s Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Chart. It also ranked number ninety on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart in its first week. The album was certified double Platinum by RIAA. Collaborations Lost One , featuring Chrisette Michele

Do U Wanna Ride? , featuring John Legend Anything, featuring Usher and Pharrell Hollywood, featuring Beyoncé Dig a Hole , featuring Sterling Simms

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Minority Report , featuring Ne-Yo Beach Chair, featuring Chris Martin

A merican G angster (Released November 06, 2007)

Jay-Z’s tenth album was inspired by the 2007 movie of the same name. The album debuted at number one on the Billboard Top 200 Chart and sold 425,861 copies the first week in the United

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