Kingdom Come (album)
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| Studio album by Jay-Z | ||
| Released | November 21, 2006 | |
| Recorded | 2006 | |
| Genre | East Coast hip hop | |
| Length | 52:00 | |
| Label | Roc-A-Fella/Island Def Jam | |
| Producer(s) | Jay-Z (Exec.) L.A. Reid (Co-exec.) Dr. Dre Just Blaze Kanye West The Neptunes Swizz Beatz Chris Martin DJ Khalil B-Money Syience |
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| Jay-Z chronology | ||
| Collision Course (with Linkin Park) (2004) |
Kingdom Come (2006) |
Roc La Familia Pt2 (2007/2008) |
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- For the King Tee album originally entitled The Kingdom Come, see Thy Kingdom Come.
Kingdom Come is a 2006 album from American rap artist Jay-Z released on November 21. In its opening week, the album debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 with 680,000 copies. This gives Jay-Z his 9th #1 album and the best first week sales of his career. It is also the best first week sale for any rap album of 2006, surpassing T.I.'s King[1] The title comes from the DC Comics limited series of the same name, where Superman returns from self-exile to an apocalyptic and chaotic world.
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[edit] Album Information
The album officially signified the end of Jay-Z's 2003 retirement. Production was supplied by Kanye West, Just Blaze, Dr. Dre and Pharrell Williams of The Neptunes, and guest appearances include Coldplay's lead singer Chris Martin. The beat for the title track "Kingdom Come," produced by Just Blaze, contains a chopped-up sample of "Super Freak" by the late Rick James[2] [3].
Jay-Z's second single "Lost One", produced by Dr. Dre, was recently leaked to the Internet. The song addresses Jay's split with Roc-A-Fella co-founder Damon Dash, the death of his nephew, and supposedly his relationship with Beyoncé Knowles, although he denies this.
The third single is going to be Minority Report & Beach Chair, and the video will be made in New York as a medley. The song Minority Report is about Hurricane Katrina and includes a few news reports and Kanye West saying, "George Bush doesn't care about black people. " At the MTV Europe Music Awards, Pharrell confirmed that he produced a track that featured both Jay-Z and Usher; the song is entitled "Anything".
Past collaborators Kanye West and particularly Just Blaze made significant contributions to the album's production. This is the first time Dr. Dre has played a substantial role in a Jay-Z album, as he produced four beats and mixed every song on the album. Relatively unknown newcomers B-Money, Scyience, and DJ Khalil also contributed to the album's production, as well as Coldplay lead singer Chris Martin.
Rumors prior to Kingdom Come's release that longtime Jay-Z collaborator Timbaland and up-and-coming production duo The Runners had contributed beats to the album proved to be untrue. Also rumors that his former rival Nas and a various array of other rappers, including Kanye West, Young Jeezy, and Eminem proved to be false. The only guests on this album are R&B Singers, including Chrisette Michele and Beyoncé amongst others.
Kingdom Come's opening track "The Prelude" features the additional vocals and the return of Pain in da Ass who often introduced on some of Jay-Z's earlier album introductions in an impersonation of F. Murray Abraham's character Omar Suarez from the movie Scarface, most notably on Jay-Z's 1996 debut Reasonable Doubt.
[edit] Track listing
| # | Title | Songwriters | Producer(s) | Featured Artist(s) | Time |
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| 1 | "The Prelude" | S. Carter, B. Hughes, M. James | B-Money | 2:44 | |
| 2 | "Oh My God" | S. Carter, J. Smith, G. Allman | Just Blaze | 4:18 | |
| 3 | "Kingdom Come" | S. Carter, J. Smith | Just Blaze | 4:24 | |
| 4 | "Show Me What You Got" | S. Carter, J. Smith, J. Boxley, C. Ridenhour, E. Sadler, M. McEwan, J. Pate | Just Blaze | 3:43 | |
| 5 | "Lost One" | S. Carter, A. Young, M. Batson, D. Parker, C. Payne | Dr. Dre and Mark Batson | Chrisette Michele | 3:44 |
| 6 | "Do U Wanna Ride" | S. Carter, J. Stephens, K. West | Kanye West | John Legend | 5:29 |
| 7 | "30 Something" | S. Carter, A. Young, M. Batson, D. Parker | Dr. Dre | 4:13 | |
| 8 | "I Made It" | S. Carter, K. Abdul-Rahman, D. Winslow | DJ Khalil | 3:28 | |
| 9 | "Anything" | S. Carter, P. Williams, U. Raymond | The Neptunes | Usher, Pharrell | 4:22 |
| 10 | "Hollywood" | S. Carter, S. Smith, R. Perry | Scyience | Beyoncé | 4:18 |
| 11 | "Trouble" | S. Carter, A. Young, M. Batson, C. Pope, D. Parker | Dr. Dre and Mark Batson | 4:53 | |
| 12 | "Dig a Hole" | S. Carter, K. Dean, S. Garrett | Swizz Beatz | Sterling Simms | 4:11 |
| 13 | "Minority Report" | S. Carter, A. Young, M. Batson, D. Parker, S. Smith, D. Fumo, E. DeCurtis | Dr. Dre | Ne-Yo | 4:34 |
| 14 | "Beach Chair" | S. Carter, C. Martin, R. Simpson, A. Young | Chris Martin and Rick Simpson | Chris Martin | 5:09 |
[edit] Limited edition tracks
Limited edition album contains a bonus CD with three live tracks from Jay-Z's Reasonable Doubt 10th Anniversary concert, which was held at Radio City Music Hall in New York City, June 25, 2006.
| # | Title | Songwriters | Producer(s) | Featured Artist(s) | Time |
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| 15 | "Politics as Usual" | S. Carter, D. Willis, C. Biggs | Ski | 4:17 | |
| 16 | "Can't Knock the Hustle" | S. Carter, J. Foster, M. Miller | Knobody, Dahoud Darien & Sean Cane | Beyoncé | 6:34 |
| 17 | "Can I Live" | S. Carter | DJ Irv | 5:00 |
[edit] iTunes/Napster bonus track
| # | Title | Producer(s) | Featured guest(s) | Composer(s) | Time |
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| 18 | "44 Fours" (Bonus track) | 3:08 |
There is also another limited edition version of the album which features a DVD containing footage from a concert Jay-Z held in Britain, plus his video for the single "Show Me What You Got".
[edit] Samples
The Prelude
- "Keep The Faith" by Mel And Tim
Oh My God
Kingdom Come
- "Super Freak" by Rick James
Show Me What You Got
- "Shaft In Africa" by Johnny Pate
- "Darkest Light" by Lafayette Afro Rock Band
- "Show 'Em Whatcha Got" by Public Enemy (vocal sample from Flavor Flav). This Public Enemy track also sampled "Darkest Light" by the Lafayette Afro Rock Band.
Minority Report
- "Non Ti Scordar Di Me" by Luciano Pavarotti
- Various news reports about Hurricane Katrina
- Kanye West's unscripted comment at a Hurricane Katrina telethon - "George Bush doesn't care about black people"
Beach Chair
- "Candy rain" by New Edition
[edit] Charts
| Chart (2006) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard 200 | 1 |
| United World Chart | 2 |
[edit] References
| Preceded by Doctor's Advocate by The Game |
Billboard 200 number-one album December 9, 2006 - December 15, 2006 |
Succeeded by Light Grenades by Incubus |
