Jay-Z is worried...and rightfully so

[GangstaBoogy]

November 6, 2007 -- MAYBE Jay-Z should have stayed retired. The rapper and president of Def Jam recordings has been breaking his back promoting his new album, "American Gangster," which is "inspired" by the movie. An industry insider says, "He is scrambling - the first single, 'Blue Magic,' isn't being played on radio. It's the first time in his career he's not doing well." Jay-Z will perform the album live on VH1's "Storytellers" on Thursday. He'll also tour to "create buzz," and Def Jam shelled out $500,000 for the first video, added the source. Jay-Z's rep, Jana Fleishman, says, "It's not true at all. It's a conceptual album, so we're not focusing on one single. He was inspired by the movie. And we tour to support every release."

[Meho]

I strongly doubt that Jay is worried about sales. He doesn't need the money and he never even spoke about sales when it came to this album. He wanted to create an album with a concept, basically an album that people will enjoy and might call it classic in the future.