The Black Album - Jay-Z
  • Band Name: Jay-Z
  • Record Label: Def Jam
  • Release Date: Nov 14, 2003
User Score
8.7 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 101 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 95 out of 101
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 101
  3. Negative: 5 out of 101

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  1. FuckJay-Z
    Jan 19, 2004
    0
    Worst fuckin cd i have ever heard.Bad way to go out.What ever happened to the old Jay-Z. His voice just bothers me now.
  2. TonyG
    Nov 24, 2003
    0
    The "whack" Album.

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Metascore
84 out of 100

Universal acclaim - based on 19 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 17 out of 19
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 19
  3. Negative: 0 out of 19
  1. Vibe
    90
    It's monumental because it's a culmination of Jigga's natural thoughtfulness delivered with transcendent skill. [Jan 2004, p.120]
  2. Launch.com
    90
    There are better storytellers, there are better battle rappers, there are undoubtedly rhymers with more on their minds. But there isn't a better MC around, if you're talking about the art of sheer mic domination.
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  3. Pitchfork
    80
    Even in falling short of Jay's classics, Reasonable Doubt and 2001's The Blueprint, it manages to eclipse 1999's brilliant Vol. 3: Life and Times of S. Carter as his third-best album-- which in itself still makes it one of the year's best.
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