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| Last album = ''Watch the Throne'' (2011) | This album = ''Magna Carta Holy Grail'' (2013) | Misc = }} ''Magna Carta... Holy Grail'' (alternatively written as ''Magna Carta Holy Grail'')〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://lifeandtimes.com/jay-z-magna-carta-holy-grail-album-cover )〕 is the twelfth studio album by American rapper Jay Z. It was made available for free digital download for Samsung customers via the Jay Z Magna Carta app on July 4, 2013. It was then released for retail sale on July 8, 2013, by Roc-A-Fella and Roc Nation while being distributed by Universal. It features guest appearances by Justin Timberlake, Nas, Rick Ross, Frank Ocean, and Beyoncé. Most of the album was produced by Timbaland and Jerome "J-Roc" Harmon, while other producers included Boi-1da, Mike Will Made It, Hit-Boy, Mike Dean, No ID, The-Dream, Swizz Beatz, and Pharrell Williams among others. The album was promoted through various commercials presented by Samsung and was not preceded by any retail singles. Upon its release ''Magna Carta Holy Grail'' was met with mixed reviews from music critics, who were divided in their opinion about the album. Some critics complimented the production and composition of the album, while others were disappointed with the overall theme and the repetitive nature of the songs. On the day of its physical release in the United States, the album was certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for shipments of 1,000,000 copies. It debuted at number one on the US ''Billboard'' 200, selling 528,000 copies in its first week, making it Jay-Z's 13th consecutive studio album to top the chart. On September 2, 2013, it was announced that ''Magna Carta Holy Grail'' was certified double Platinum by the RIAA, for shipments of two million copies in the United States. The album was nominated in six categories at the 2014 Grammy Awards winning the Best Rap/Sung Collaboration trophy for "Holy Grail" featuring Justin Timberlake. The album spawned three successful singles, "Holy Grail", "Tom Ford" and "Part II (On the Run)" featuring Beyoncé. Multiple other songs on the album achieved chart success including, "FuckWithMeYouKnowIGotIt", "Oceans", "Heaven" and "Picasso Baby". Additionally, the album was supported by the concert tour, Magna Carter World Tour. == Background == On September 23, 2010, rapper Q-Tip confirmed working on Jay-Z's twelfth studio album, with a tentative release in 2011. By May 2012, reports arose that he was working on new music with Roc Nation producer Jahlil Beats. In an interview with ''XXL'', Beats stated: "Me and Jay-Z been going back and forth. He picked a couple of my joints that he’s working on. I don’t even wanna say too much about Jay, but we definitely working on some stuff. I haven’t even sent him a bunch of beats. I sent him my favorite stuff. He hit me right back like, ‘Yo, I’ma go in on this,’ or, ‘I like this.’” The album development was kept a secret, but The-Dream hinted about a new Jay-Z album in an April 2013 interview with Hot 97. Leading up to the album's announcement, Jay-Z served as an executive producer for both the film ''The Great Gatsby'' and its soundtrack, ''The Great Gatsby: Music from Baz Luhrmann's Film'', which he and film director Baz Luhrmann worked together for two years . The opening song, "100$ Bill" by Jay-Z contains a chopped and screwed beat, electro-rap elements and is written in the perspective of a modern-day Gatsby, it was both co-written and produced by E *vax one half of electronic rock duo Ratatat.〔 * * 〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Magna Carta Holy Grail」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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