The Black Album

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Annotation

Copyright: ℗ 2003 S. Carter Enterprises, LLC., Distributed by Roc Nation

Annotation last modified on 2025-06-21 13:27 UTC.

Tracklist

1Digital Media
#TitleRatingLength
1Interlude
producer:
Just Blaze
recording of:
Interlude
writer:
Justin Smith and Shawn Carter (US rapper)
21:22
2December 4th2.64:32
3What More Can I Say
producer:
The Buchannans
samples:
Something for Nothing by MFSB
recording of:
What More Can I Say
writer:
Andre Gonzalez (Songwriter), Jamal Johnson and Shawn Carter (US rapper)
composer:
Thom Bell (keyboards, songwriter, producer), Roland Chambers and Kenneth Gamble (songwriter for Philadelphia International)
publisher:
Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
is based on:
Something for Nothing
2.54:55
4Encore
producer:
Kanye West (formerly Kanye West)
background vocals:
John Legend
samples:
I Will by John Holt
recording of:
Encore
writer:
Kanye West (formerly Kanye West) and Shawn Carter (US rapper)
2.64:11
5Change Clothes
producer:
The Neptunes (US producer duo Chad Hugo & Pharrell Williams)
recording of:
Change Clothes
writer:
Chad Hugo, Shawn Carter (US rapper) and Pharrell Williams
24:18
6Dirt Off Your Shoulder
producer:
Timbaland
recording of:
Dirt Off Your Shoulder
writer:
Shawn Carter (US rapper) and Timothy Mosley
3.454:05
7Threat
producer:
9th Wonder and JAY‐Z (US rapper)
additional vocals:
Cedric the Entertainer
samples:
A Woman’s Threat by R. Kelly
recording of:
Threat
writer:
Patrick Douthit, Robert Kelly and Shawn Carter (US rapper)
is based on:
A Woman’s Threat
2.84:06
8Moment of Clarity
additional producer:
Luis Resto
producer:
Eminem (US rapper)
keyboard:
Luis Resto
recording of:
Moment of Clarity
writer:
Steve King (US engineer, mixer, producer, musician and songwriter from Detroit), Marshall Mathers (Eminem, US rapper), Luis Resto and Shawn Carter (US rapper)
2.84:24
999 Problems
producer:
Rick Rubin (US record producer, former co‐president of Columbia Records)
samples:
Long Red by Mountain (US hard rock band) and The Big Beat by Billy Squier
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 96)
recording of:
99 Problems
lyricist and composer:
Norman Landsberg, Leslie Weinstein, Felix Pappalardi, Rick Rubin (US record producer, former co‐president of Columbia Records), Shawn Carter (US rapper), Billy Squier and John Ventura
publisher:
Ammo Dump, BMG Songs, Inc., Careers–BMG Music Publishing, Inc., PolyGram, Rhyme Syndicate Music, Songs of the Knight and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)
3.453:55
10Public Service Announcement (interlude)2.82:53
11Justify My Thug
producer:
DJ Quik (West Coast US rapper & producer)
samples:
Justify My Love by Madonna (“Queen of Pop”) and Rock Box by Run‐D.M.C.
recording of:
Justify My Thug
writer:
Ingrid Chavez, Darryl McDaniels (rapper Darryl McDaniels), David Blake (West Coast US rapper & producer), Joseph Simmons (US rapper Rev. Run of Run-D.M.C), Lenny Kravitz, Larry Smith (US hip hop producer), Madonna Louise Veronica Ciccone (“Queen of Pop”) and Shawn Carter (US rapper)
is based on:
Justify My Love
is based on:
Rock Box
2.44:04
12Lucifer
producer:
Kanye West (formerly Kanye West)
samples:
I Chase the Devil by Max Romeo & The Upsetters (Lee Perry's reggae house band)
recording of:
Lucifer
writer:
Kanye West (formerly Kanye West), Rainford Hugh Perry (aka The Upsetter), Shawn Carter (US rapper) and Maxwell Livingston Smith
is based on:
I Chase the Devil
2.83:12
13Allure
producer:
The Neptunes (US producer duo Chad Hugo & Pharrell Williams)
recording of:
Allure
writer:
Chad Hugo, Shawn Carter (US rapper) and Pharrell Williams
2.64:52
14My 1st Song
producer:
Aqua (LA hip-hop producer) and Joe "3H" Weinberger
recording of:
My 1st Song
writer:
Germaín de la Fuente, Nicholas McCarrell and Shawn Carter (US rapper)
3.154:45

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