After the immediate classic The Blueprint found him at the peak of his powers, and The Blueprint┬▓: The Gift & the Curse came as the most deflating sequel since Star Wars: Episode I, his follow-up (and possible siren song) impresses on the same level as the best of his career. For years Shawn Carter has been the best rapper and the most popular, a man who can strut the player lifestyle with one track and become the eloquent hip-hop everyman with the next, an artist for whom modesty is often a sin, and yet, one who still sounds sincere when he's discussing his humble origins or his recurring doubts.
If The Black Album is Jay-Z's last, as he publicly stated it will be, it illustrates an artist going out in top form.
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