It was produced by Mike Shinoda and included a DVD featuring the two acts performing together. The only officially released remix album is Collision Course, Jay-Z's collaboration with Linkin Park. Further mashups have been created using the music of alternative bands Pavement ("The Slack Album") and Weezer ("The Black and Blue Album"). Subsequent remixes have mashed-up the acapellas with Prince ( The Purple Album) and Dr. The latter gained attention due to unauthorized use of samples of songs by The Beatles. HOV by Kno of CunninLynguists, These were followed by Danger Mouse's The Grey Album. Such albums included Kev Brown's, The Brown Album, and Kno vs. RemixesĪn acappella version of the album was released to provide material for remixes and mashups. Some of the albums CD pressings come in a transparent black jewel case. The final album did feature a variety of producers, although Roc-A-Fella producers Kanye West and Just Blaze produced two tracks each, in addition to the two produced by frequent Jay-Z collaborators The Neptunes.
Jay-Z said the album would have a different producer for each track, and early magazine advertisements listed a series of numbers (representing tracks) and a producer for each number. The Black Album was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rap Album at the 47th Grammy Awards, ultimately losing to Kanye West's The College Dropout.
Upon its release, The Black Album received general acclaim from most music critics. It produced three singles that attained Billboard chart success, including Hot 100 top-ten hits " Change Clothes" and " Dirt Off Your Shoulder". The album debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling 463,000 copies in its first week. It was promoted as his final studio album, which serves as a recurring theme, although Jay-Z returned to solo recording with Kingdom Come in 2006. The Black Album is the eighth studio album by American rapper Jay-Z, released November 14, 2003, on Roc-A-Fella Records. Jay-Z (exec.), Damon Dash (exec.), Kareem "Biggs" Burke (exec.), Just Blaze, Kanye West, The Neptunes, Timbaland, 9th Wonder, Eminem, Rick Rubin, The Buchanans, DJ Quik, Luis Resto, Aqua, Joseph Weinberger