Tracklist
- 1. Intro 2:01
- 2. Pray 4:24
- 3. American Dreamin 4:47
- 4. Hello Brooklyn 2.0 3:56
- 5. No Hook 3:14
- 6. Roc Boys (And The Winner Is)… 4:12
- 7. Sweet 3:26
- 8. I Know 3:43
- 9. Party Life 4:29
- 10. Ignorant Sh*t 3:41
- 11. Say Hello 5:27
- 12. Success 3:30
- 13. Fallin 4:06
- . Bonus Tracks
- 14. Blue Magic 4:10
- 15. American Gangster 3:41
Released: 2007-11-06
Notes
A semi-concept album inspired by the movie “American Gangster” (not the movie soundtrack). Sticker front states “Conceptual Body Of Genius Work.” “Intro”, “No Hook”, “Success” and “Blue Magic” contain excerpts from “American Gangster” courtesy of Universal Studios. – Track 2 “Pray” contains a sample from “New Earth” by Hank Marvin. – Track 3 “American Dreamin'” contains a sample of “Soon I’ll Be Loving You Again” by Marvin Gaye. – Track 4 “Hello Brooklyn 2.0” contains excerpts from “Hello Brooklyn” by The Beastie Boys. – Track 5 “No Hook” contains a sample of “Love Serenade” by Barry White. – Track 6 “Roc Boys (And The Winner Is)…” contains a sample of “Make the Road by Walking” by The Menahan Street Band. – Track 7 “Sweet” contains a sample of “Does Your Mama Know” by Rudy Love & The Love Family. – Track 9 “Party Life” contains a sample from “Get into the Party Life” by Little Beaver. – Track 10 “Ignorant Sh*t” contains a sample of “Between the Sheets” by The Isley Brothers. – Track 11 “Say Hello” contains a sample of “The Love We Share Is The Greatest Of Them All” by Tom Brock. -Track 12 “Success” contains a sample of “Funky Thing Pt. 1” by Larry Ellis And The Black Hammer. – Track 13 “Fallin'” contains samples from “Fell for You” by The Dramatics. – Track 14 “Blue Magic” embodies portions of “Hold On” written by D. Foster, T. McElroy, T. Ellis, C. Herron, M. Jones and D. Robinson, and contains excerpts from the motion picture “Frankenstein”, score by Bernard Kaun. -Track 15 “American Gangster” contains samples from “Short Eyes” by Curtis Mayfield. â„— & © Roc-A-Fella Records, LLC. /The Island Def Jam Group. BIEM/SABAM LC08427
