Today In Hip Hop History: Jay-Z Dropped ‘The Black Album’ 19 Years Ago

On this day in Hip-Hop history, Brooklyn’s own Jay-Z released he would-be retirement album The Black Album. Although there was virtually no pause between The Black Album and new Jay-Z music (collaboration albums with both R. Kelly and Linkin Park were released the following year), this album is easily the greatest retirement project of all time. Visit streaming.thesource.com for […]