Intro

~ Recording by Jay‐Z

Annotation

Contains an exerpt of Denzel Washington's dialogue from American Gangster (2007).

Annotation last modified on 2009-11-04 02:08 UTC.

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.1Intro2:01Jay‐ZAmerican GangsterJay‐ZAlbum
  • US2007-11-06
Roc‐A‐Fella RecordsB0010229-02
1.1Intro2:00Jay‐ZAmerican Gangster (clean version)Jay‐ZAlbum
  • US2007-11-06
Roc‐A‐Fella RecordsB0010230-02
1.1Intro2:01JAY‐Z & IDRISAmerican GangsterJAY‐ZAlbum
  • CA2007-11-06
  • MX2007-11-06
  • US2007-11-06
Jay‐Z, Roc Nation
1.1Intro2:01Jay‐ZAmerican GangsterJay‐ZAlbum
  • SG2007-11-26
Roc‐A‐Fella Records602517499898
(unknown)
1.1Intro2:01Jay‐ZAmerican Gangster (Deluxe Edition)Jay‐ZAlbum
  • US2007-11-06
Jay‐Z, Roc Nation

Relationships

recording engineer:Seth Firkins
co-producer:Idris Elba
producer:Chris Flame
mixer and editor:Héctor Luis Delgado Román (Héctor Luis Delgado Román, aka Héctor "El Bambino", from Héctor & Tito)
additional strings:Timon Abuptah
guitar:Marty Reid
additional guest vocals:Angel Wood
vocals:Idris Elba
arranger:Idris Elba
Héctor Luis Delgado Román (Héctor Luis Delgado Román, aka Héctor "El Bambino", from Héctor & Tito)
has remixes:Intro by Jay‐Z (US rapper) & Marvin Gaye
Intro by Mike Love (Chicago hip-hop radio/remix DJ) (in 2008)