![]() ![]() Of course, his retirement didn’t last – but if it had, The Black Album was a perfect sign-off. Carter was to move into the corporate world, leaving the studio behind. His eighth long-player in seven years, this set brought together a number of high-profile producers – Timbaland, Rick Rubin, The Neptunes, Kanye West, DJ Quik – and was presented as a triumphant parting shot. The Black Album was intended as the full stop on a recording career that saw Shawn Carter rise from hip hop fan in his Brooklyn home, rapping over a boombox his mother bought him (to the annoyance of his siblings), to the multi-millionaire artist known as Jay-Z. "This here is the victory lap, and I’m leaving…"
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