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Studio album by Jay-Z
Released November 14, 2003
Recorded July – October 2003
Studio
Baseline (New York)Hit Factory Criteria (Miami)The Mansion (Los Angeles)54 Sound (Ferndale, Michigan)
Genre East Coast hip hop
Length 55:32
Label
Roc-A-FellaDef Jam
Producer
Shawn Carter (also exec.)Damon Dash (exec.)Kareem `Biggs` Burke (exec.)3H9th WonderAquaThe BuchanansEminemDJ QuikJust BlazeKanye WestLuis RestoThe NeptunesRick RubinTimbaland
Jay-Z chronology
Blueprint 2.1
(2003) The Black Album
(2003) Unfinished Business
(2004)

The Black Album is the eighth studio album by American rapper Jay-Z. It was released on November 14, 2003, through Roc-A-Fella Records and Def Jam Recordings. It was advertised as his final album before retiring, which is also a recurring theme throughout the songs,[1] although Jay-Z resumed his recording career in 2005. For the album, Jay-Z wanted to enlist a different producer for each song, working with Just Blaze, Kanye West, the Neptunes, Eminem, DJ Quik, Timbaland, 9th Wonder and Rick Rubin, among others. The album also features a guest appearance by Pharrell Williams.

The Black Album was promoted with a retirement tour by Jay-Z. It was also supported by three singles: `99 Problems`, also the Billboard top-ten hits `Change Clothes` and `Dirt off Your Shoulder`. The album received widespread acclaim from music critics and was a massive commercial success. It debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200, selling 463,000 copies in its first week. It became Jay-Z`s top selling record of the 2000s decade, and was certified quadruple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in 2023. The songs `Encore`, `Dirt off Your Shoulder`, and `99 Problems` are all on the mashup EP, Collision Course with Linkin Park. In 2004, American musician Danger Mouse released The Grey Album, a mashup/remix album which features the vocals of The Black Album and the instrumental of The Beatles` self-titled album, colloquially known as the `White Album`, in which it became controversial at the album`s release.

All song samples, writing and production credits are according to the album booklet.

No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length
1. `Interlude` Just Blaze 1:21
2. `December 4th`
Shawn CarterJustin SmithWalter BoydElijah Powell
Just Blaze 4:33
3. `What More Can I Say`
CarterAndre GonzalezSimon JohnsonThom BellKenneth GambleRoland Chambers
The Buchanans 4:55
4. `Encore`
CarterKanye WestPaul McCartneyJohn Lennon
West 4:10
5. `Change Clothes` (featuring Pharrell Williams)
CarterPharrell WilliamsChad Hugo
The Neptunes 4:18
6. `Dirt off Your Shoulder`
CarterTimothy Mosley
Timbaland 4:05
7. `Threat`
CarterPatrick DouthitRobert Kelly
9th WonderJay-Z
4:06
8. `Moment of Clarity`
CarterMarshall MathersLuis RestoSteve King
EminemResto[a]
4:24
9. `99 Problems`
CarterRick RubinNorman LandsbergFelix PappalardiJohn VenturaLeslie WeinsteinWilliam SquierTracy MarrowAlphonso Henderson
Rubin 3:54
10. `Public Service Announcement (Interlude)` (also known as `My Name is H.O.V`)
CarterSmithRaymond Levin
Just Blaze 2:53
11. `Justify My Thug`
CarterDavid BlakeDarryl McDanielsJoseph SimmonsLarry SmithIngrid ChavezLenny KravitzMadonna Ciccone
DJ Quik 4:04
12. `Lucifer`
CarterWestHugh PerryArmend CobiMaxie Smith
West 3:12
13. `Allure`
CarterWilliamsHugo
The Neptunes 4:52
14. `My 1st Song`
CarterNicholas McCarrellGermain de La Fuente
AquaJoe `3H` Weinberger
4:45
Track notes
^[a] signifies an additional producer
`What More Can I Say` features additional vocals by Vincent `Hum V` Bostic
`Encore` features additional vocals by John Legend, Don Crawley, Leonard Harris and Kanye West
`Change Clothes` features additional vocals by Pharrell Williams
`Threat` features additional vocals by Cedric the Entertainer
`Justify My Thug` features additional vocals by Sharlotte Gibson
`Lucifer` features additional vocals by Kanye West
Sample credits
`December 4th` contains a sample of `That`s How Long` written by Walter Boyd and Elijah Powell Jr., and performed by The Chi-Lites.
`What More Can I Say` contains samples of `Something for Nothing` written by Thom Bell, Kenneth Gamble and Roland Chambers, and performed by MFSB, and `Keep Your Hands High` written by Tracey Lee and Christopher Wallace, and performed by Tracey Lee featuring The Notorious B.I.G.
`Encore` contains elements of `I Will` performed by John Holt, written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney[a]
`Threat` contains a sample from `A Woman`s Threat` written and performed by R. Kelly.
`99 Problems` contains samples of `Long Red` written by Norman Landsberg, Felix Pappalardi, John Ventura and Leslie Weinstein, and performed by Mountain, `Get Me Back on Time, Engine Number 9` performed by Wilson Pickett, `The Big Beat` written and performed by Billy Squier, elements of `99 Problems` written by Tracy Marrow and Alphonso Henderson, and performed by Ice-T, interpolations of `Touched` written by Chad Butler and Bernard Freeman, and performed by UGK, and portions of `Children`s Story` written and performed by Slick Rick.
`Public Service Announcement (Interlude)` contains a portion of `No One Can Do It Better` written by Tracy Curry and Andre Young, and performed by The D.O.C., and a sample of `Seed of Love` written by Raymond Levin, and performed by Little Boy Blues.
`Justify My Thug` contains portions of `Rock Around the Clock` written by Max C. Freedman and James E. Myers, and performed by Bill Haley & His Comets, samples of `Rock Box` written by Darryl McDaniels, Joseph Simmons and Larry Smith, and performed by Run-DMC, and an interpolation of `Justify My Love`, written by Madonna Ciccone, Ingrid Chavez and Lenny Kravitz, and performed by Madonna.
`Lucifer` contains a sample of `Chase the Devil` written by Hugh Perry and Maxie Smith, and performed by Max Romeo.
`My 1st Song` contains a sample of `Tu y Tu Mirar...Yo y Mi Canción` written by Germain de La Fuente, and performed by Los Angeles Negros, and a vocal portion of The Notorious B.I.G.`s 1996 interview for MTV.
Personnel
Adapted from AllMusic.[37]

Aqua – producer
Marcella Araica – assistant
Vincent `Hum V` Bostic – vocals
David Brown – engineer, mixing assistant
Shari Bryant – marketing
Buchannans – producer
Kareem `Biggs` Burke – executive producer
Shawn Carter – executive producer, liner notes, primary artist, producer
Demacio Castellon – engineer
Cedric The Entertainer – guest artist, vocals
Don Crawley – vocals
Damon Dash – executive producer
Tony Dawsey – mastering
DJ Quik – mixing, producer
Danee Doty – vocals
Jimmy Douglas – mixing
Eminem – mixing, producer
Sharlotte Gibson – vocals
Walik Goshorn – photography
Leon Harris – vocals
Keenan `Kee Note` Holloway – bass
Ken `Duro` Ifill – mixing
Kyambo `Hip Hop` Joshua – A&R
Just Blaze – producer
Gimel Keaton – engineer, mixing
Steve King – bass, engineer, guitar, mixing
Jason Lader – programming
Darcell Lawrence – A&R
John Legend – vocals
Jonathan Mannion – photography
Rob Mitchell – A&R
The Neptunes – producer
9th Wonder – producer
Amber Noble – marketing
Felix Pappalardi –
Luis Resto – keyboards, producer
Rick Rubin – mixing, producer
Lenny Santiago – A&R, photography
Andrew Scheps – engineer, mixing
Robert Sims – art direction, design
Chris Steflene – assistant engineer
Michael Strange Jr. – engineer
Darrell Thorp – mixing
Timbaland – producer
Richard Travali – mixing
Joseph Weinberger – producer
Eric Weissman – sample clearance
Kanye West – producer, vocals