At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 67, based on 23 reviews. Kingdom Come received generally lukewarm reviews from music critics.
JAY Z KINGDOM COME TRACKLIST PROFESSIONAL
Critical reception Professional ratings Aggregate scores Kingdom Come's opening track "The Prelude" features additional vocals from Pain in da Ass who featured on some of Jay-Z's earlier album introductions, impersonating characters from films such as Scarface, Goodfellas, and Carlito's Way. Relatively unknown newcomers B-Money, Syience, and DJ Khalil also contributed to the album's production, as well as Coldplay lead singer Chris Martin. Dre has played a substantial role in a Jay-Z album, as he produced four beats and mixed every song on the album. Past collaborators Kanye West and particularly Just Blaze made significant contributions to the album's production.
Dre) addresses Jay's split with Roc-A-Fella co-founder Damon Dash, the death of his nephew, and supposedly his relationship with singer Beyoncé. The album's second single, " Lost One" (produced by Dr. Because of this, Jay-Z had originally planned to release Kingdom Come under his real name of Shawn Carter, but decided in the end to release it under his more-famous stage name Jay-Z. Jay-Z stated in interviews that that scene represented the "death" of Jay-Z and the "rebirth" of Shawn Carter. The video for that album's hit single " 99 Problems" had ended with Jay-Z going down in a hail of gunfire. 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. At the 50th Annual Grammy Awards, Jay-Z earned a nomination for Best Rap Album. It debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200, selling 680,000 copies in its first week. The album received generally lukewarm reviews from music critics but was a commercial success. Kingdom Come was supported to four singles: " Show Me What You Got", " Lost One", "30 Something" and " Hollywood". The album also features guest appearances by John Legend, Beyoncé, Usher, Ne-Yo and more.
Dre, The Neptunes, Swizz Beatz and Kanye West among others. The production on the album was handled by multiple producers including Just Blaze, DJ Khalil, Dr. It was considered a "comeback album" for the rapper, as 2003's The Black Album was promoted as his final release. It was released on November 21, 2006, through Roc-A-Fella Records and Def Jam Recordings. Kingdom Come is the ninth studio album by American rapper Jay-Z.
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