Jay-Z: The Black Album

The Black Album is the eighth studio album by American rapper Jay-Z, released November 14, 2003, on Roc-A-Fella Records. It was promoted as his final studio album, which serves as a recurring theme, although Jay-Z returned to solo recording with Kingdom Come in 2006. The album debuted at number 1 on the Billboard 200 chart, selling 463, 000 copies in its first week. It produced three singles that attained Billboard chart success, including Hot 100 top-ten hits 'Change Clothes' and 'Dirt Off Your Shoulder.'