The Black Album is a 2003 hip hop music album by rapper Jay-Z. It was supposedly his last studio album until Jay-Z announced a return to solo recording in 2006. The album has generally been well received by critics, going on to sell more than 3 million copies.http://www.metacritic.com/music/artists/jayz/blackalbum The album's name is a reference to both The Beatles (more commonly known as The White Album) and Prince's The Black Album.
The Black Album was the fourth album by The Damned, and the first to feature Paul Gray on bass guitar.
The Black Album is a Prince record that was originally planned for November of 1987 as the follow-up to Sign "☮" the Times. Referred to as "The Funk Bible" by preceding press releases and in a hidden message within the album itself, the work seemed to be a reaction to criticism that Prince had become too pop-oriented. The album had no printed title, no artist name or production credits and no photography.
The Black Album was originally recorded in 1996 by The Dandy Warhols as a follow up to their debut album, Dandy's Rule OK?, but was rejected by the band's label Capitol Records. The songs "Good Morning", "Minnesoter" and "Boys" (as "Boys Better") re-appeared on the ...The Dandy Warhols Come Down album.
The Black Album is the final studio album of the Russian rock group Kino. Victor Tsoi was killed in a car accident when only the vocals for the album had been recorded. The master-tape, which Tsoi had with him at the time of his death, surrvived the accident.