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Stylus MagazineReview 1: The Black Albums failings fall upon Jay-Zs shoulders as much as his producers. [Score=64] Review 2: The majority of the beats here are mediocre. [Score=38]
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For all the dark wordplay, the album is an aural equivalent of that old American favourite, the schmaltzy biopic.
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User score distribution:
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Positive: 224 out of 239
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Mixed: 3 out of 239
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Negative: 12 out of 239
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Aug 22, 2011
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May 11, 2021Brilliant album. He was really ahead of his time with this one. Jay z is the Goat of rap.
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Mar 20, 2021