Status Ain’t Hood has an interesting review of an early screening of American Gangster that considers it as a rap movie due both to Jay-Z’s sudden attachment to the project and to a variety of elements within the movie itself.  It works well as a review theme but also speaks to the incredible power of Jay-Z.

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