The concept album is deeply rooted in mafioso themes that place Jay-Z gangster motifs into the pastinto a cinematic setting, not just because the album sports a prominent cameo from Idris Elba.

Today’s post, though, brought “American Gangster”, the new album from Jay-Z, a rapper who I’ve been fairly obsessed with in the past. It’d be overstating things a bit to make out that ...

VALERIE MACON/AFP via Getty Images JAY-Z, 54, released his first album, Reasonable Doubt, in 1996. Since, he's shared hits The Blueprint, American Gangster, 4:44 and latest album HOV DID — and ...