The Black Album

Catalog attribution: Jay-Z

Listen to the album

Open on Spotify (opens in a new tab)The Black AlbumCurrent catalog album
Open on Apple Music (opens in a new tab)The Black AlbumCurrent catalog album
YouTube album link not yet verified

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Album link checks

Spotify: The Black Album · JAŸ-Z. Spotify catalog album title and credited artist checked. Checked November 8, 2026.
Apple Music: The Black Album · JAŸ-Z. Album title and credited artist checked on the official Apple Music US page. Checked November 8, 2026.

Release date context: 11/18/2003 (edition unverified)
Imported catalog-date claim with a linked reference. The exact territory, edition and date have not been independently reverified for this release record.

Album by JAŸ-Z catalogued for Ye's production credits only: the tracks listed here are those MusicBrainz credits to Ye as producer, not the full album.

Catalogued songs

2 songs · curated selectionList order not verified

An aggregate album record, not a complete or edition-specific tracklist.

Sources & evidence

MusicBrainz: The Black Album (JAŸ-Z, release dcb09143)MusicBrainz

View field-level evidence (4 claims)

Title
Archive summary: MusicBrainz titles the release The Black Album.
Claim confidence: documented
Source location: Release title
Extracted: 11/8/2026
MusicBrainz: The Black Album (JAŸ-Z, release dcb09143) →
Kind
Archive summary: Release group type album.
Claim confidence: documented
Source location: Release group
Extracted: 11/8/2026
MusicBrainz: The Black Album (JAŸ-Z, release dcb09143) →
Catalog artist attribution · field artistIds
Archive summary: The release artist credit is JAŸ-Z.
Imported catalog artist attribution. The artist identity, display name and recording credit have not been independently reverified.
Recorded claim, not reverified
Source location: Release artist credit
Extracted: 11/8/2026
MusicBrainz: The Black Album (JAŸ-Z, release dcb09143) →
Release date · field releaseDate
Archive summary: Release event US November 18, 2003.
Imported catalog-date claim with a linked reference. The exact territory, edition and date have not been independently reverified for this release record.
Scope note: Date of the release read for these credits; other editions may differ.
Recorded claim, not reverified
Source location: Release event
Extracted: 11/8/2026
MusicBrainz: The Black Album (JAŸ-Z, release dcb09143) →

Archive detail

Record ID: rel-the-black-album-2003

Evidence is assessed claim by claim. An association or a source confidence label does not establish a recording credit.

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