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Looks like the Michael Jordan of rap's retirement isn't going to be much more relaxing than the Michael Jordan of, er, basketball's - Jay-Z's coming out of retirement again! New details are starting to surface about 'Hova's new project American Gangster, including the fact that its genesis was sparked by an advance screening of the upcoming Denzel Washington movie of the same name - the rapper gave an interview to the New York Times today in which he admits that all nine of the tracks he's recorded for the record so far can be traced back to specific scenes in the movie! "It's like I was watching the film, and putting it on pause, and giving a back story to the story," the rapper was quoted as saying. Oh man - we were already excited to see American Gangster, but if it's setting off creative fireworks in Jigga's head, we really can't wait!
The article also mentions that Denzel had apparently been pushing for Jay to do the entire soundtrack, although producer Brian Grazer ultimately decided just to use actual music from the 70s to preserve the mood. Well, we're no experts, but we've seen the trailer - and we think "Heart of the City" fits the film just fine!
