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THouse623:
So now that I have sucked you in with an intriguing headline, allow me to explain a few things. A black album is not just a title Jay or others have given their albums, it is a specific type of album. A black album is the ultimate underground album, no single, no radio play, no video, no promotion, no advertising. Just word of mouth.

Now did anyone believe Jay, MTV, BET, Hot 97 favorite and all around media darling, would hold true to that? He didn't. Some five months before the scheduled release (11/28, or Black Tuesday) of his "last" album, Jay is pulling advertisements.

The ad is quite intriguing though, as the album is being billed with "12 songs...12 producers..." Even better is that the ad gives the names of all 12 producers. The chosen few are Dr.Dre, DJ Premier, Timbaland, The Neptunes, Kanye West, Eminem, Just Blaze, Rick Rubin, Swizz Beats, DJ Quik, Ski, and Trackmasters. Damn, Jay must have a lot of respect for Em's production ability.

This is from HipHopDX.com

Twentytwofifty:
I think we all knew this when he was on MTV talking about it and mentioning it everytime someone puts a mic in front of him.  He's just trying to sell a ton of units here, then "retire" which probably means take a year off since he puts out an album every year, then come back with an album late 2005.

white Boy:
is rakims album going to be a black album?

West Coast Veteran:
Other than Prince was there anyone else who put out a true Black Album? (Although Prince re-released it 7 years later).

Trauma-san:
I know of 3

Prince had the black album

Metallica had the black album

and the beatles invented it with "the white album".  It was a completely white album, no single to promote it, with the words "the beatles" on it.  That was the first "black album" type album.  

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