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Backed by a full 12 piece band, Jay-Z performs songs from his upcoming release, American Gangster, and recalls drawing inspiration for the concept album from an early screening of the Denzel Washington/Russell Crowe movie of the same name, whose official soundtrack was released by Jay's Def Jam Recordings.moreless
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(Introducing 'I Know', which he describes as a song about addiction.)
Jay-Z: I may have to get my Lindsay Lohan on. (lengthy pause) That's too far, huh? They may have to edit that out.
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Jay-Z's performance was filmed October 24, 2007, at Steiner Studios in Brooklyn, his home town.
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The movie American Gangster traces the genesis, rise and fall of '70's Harlem heroin dealer Frank Lucas. Jay-Z wanted to forge his own cautionary tale, depicting what he feels his life would have been like, had he not become an entertainer.
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