Kingdom Come (album)
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| Studio album by Jay-Z | |||||
| Released | November 21, 2006 | ||||
| Recorded | 2006 | ||||
| Genre | East Coast hip hop Mafioso Rap |
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| Length | 52:00 | ||||
| Label | Roc-A-Fella/Island Def Jam | ||||
| Producer | Jay-Z (Exec.) L.A. Reid (Co-exec.) B-Money, Just Blaze, Dr. Dre, Kanye West, DJ Khalil, The Neptunes, Scyience, Swizz Beatz, Chris Martin |
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Kingdom Come is the Grammy-nominated ninth studio album from American rap artist Jay-Z released on November 21 2006.
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[edit] Background
Kingdom Come was the first Jay-Z album released since 2003's The Black Album, which had been widely hyped as Jay-Z's "retirement" album. The video for that album's hit single "99 Problems" had ended with Jay-Z going down in a hail of gunfire. Jay-Z stated in interviews that that scene represented the "death" of Jay-Z and the "rebirth" of Shawn Carter. Because of this, Jay-Z had originally planned to released Kingdom Come under the name of Shawn Carter, but decided in the end to release it under his more-famous stage name.
Jay-Z's second single, "Lost One" (produced by Dr. Dre) addresses Jay's split with Roc-A-Fella co-founder Damon Dash, the death of his nephew, and supposedly his relationship with Rosario Dawson.
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.
Kingdom Come's opening track "The Prelude" features the additional vocals and the return of Pain in da Ass who often featured on some of Jay-Z's earlier album introductions impersonating characters from movies such as Scarface, GoodFellas, and Carlito's Way. This sample music in the background is also used on the Quasimoto track, "Axe Puzzles" off the 2000 The Unseen.
The Album received positive reviews from most critics.[1]
Carl Crawford uses "Dig a Hole" as one of his entrance songs when he comes up to bat. FOX used an instrumental version of "Oh My God" in a promo leading up to the 6th season premiere of 24.
[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 | 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 and Nao Sahir Kabani | 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 and Nao Sahir Kabani | Ne-Yo | 4:34 |
| 14 | "Beach Chair" | S. Carter, C. Martin, R. Simpson | Chris Martin | Chris Martin | 5:09 |
[edit] iTunes, Napster, and UK bonus track
| # | Title | Producer(s) | Featured guest(s) | Composer(s) | Time |
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| 15 | "44 Fours" (Bonus track) | S. Carter, D. Willis | 3:08 |
[edit] Samples
The Prelude
- "Keep the Faith" by Mel & Tim
Oh My God
- "Whipping Post" by Genya Ravan
Kingdom Come
- "Super Freak" by Rick James
- "100 Guns" by KRS-ONE
Show Me What You Got
- "Rump Shaker" by Wreckx-N-Effect
- "Shaft in Africa" by Johnny Pate
- "Show ‘Em Whatcha Got" by Public Enemy
- "Darkest Light" by Lafayette Afro Rock Band
Dig a Hole
- "Contains sampled copyrighted material under license from Tappan Zee Records, Inc"
Minority Report
- "Non Ti Scordar Di Me" by Luciano Pavarotti
[edit] Limited Edition
The limited edition version of the CD was only released in the U.K and Ireland.It features not only the bonus track but also a live concert of Jay-Z in Britain and the making and behind the scenes footage of several videos.
There was also a limited special edition released in the U.S. that was available as the original explicit and an edited or clean version. This version contained the original album, and a bonus DVD with concert type of footage. It came packaged in a slip case, with a booklet that contained an exclusive cover.
[edit] Sales and certifications
| Country | Certification | Sales/shipments |
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| Canada | 1x Platinum[1] | 100,000 |
| United States | 2x Platinum[2]. | 2,456,000 |
[edit] Charts
| Chart (2006) | Peak position |
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| Swedish Albums Chart | 45 |
| 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 - December 15, 2006 |
Succeeded by Light Grenades by Incubus |
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