Magna Carta Holy Grail
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Released | July 4, 2013 | |||
Recorded | 2011 – June 2013 | |||
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Magna Carta Holy Grail (alternatively written and stylized as Magna Carta... Holy Grail)
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 three concert tours: Legends of the Summer (co-headlined with Justin Timberlake), Magna Carter World Tour and On the Run Tour (co-headlined with his wife Beyoncé).
Upon its release, Magna Carta... Holy Grail was met with mixed reviews from
Background
On September 23, 2010, rapper
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 .[7][8][9] 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.[10][11][12]
Recording and production
In late 2011, it was confirmed three songs had been recorded and one of which featured
While working on Beyoncé's
The instrumental for "FuckWithMeYouKnowIGotIt" was started by producer Vinylz, who was inspired by a Pimp C speech he found on YouTube. He sampled Pimp C's voice for the intro and then created the instrumental in a short amount of time. After fellow producer Boi-1da added to the production, the song was sent to Rick Ross who intended to use it for his upcoming album. Jay-Z was meant to add a guest verse to it, but when he heard the instrumental, he wanted the track for his album. Timbaland added additional changes to it before they mastered the final version.[16]
In 2012, Jay-Z contacted
Overall, Jay-Z worked extensively on the album's production with producers such as
Release and promotion
On June 16, 2013, during the fifth game of the
Leading up to the release of the album, Jay-Z released selected lyrics of each song daily, via the Samsung app. This included "Holy Grail", "Heaven", "Oceans", "Part II (On the Run)", "BBC", "Jay Z Blue", "Versus", "La Familia", "Tom Ford", "Beach Is Better", "Crown", "Picasso Baby", "F.U.T.W.", "Nickels & Dimes" and "SomewhereInAmerica" in order.[26][27][28] On July 3, 2013, the cover art of the album was revealed in a photo where it was placed next to the one of the four surviving copies of album's namesake (the 13th-century English charter) in Salisbury Cathedral, England, and it remained on display there until the end of July.[29][30] The logo for the album was inspired by an art piece by Be Andr from 2009 named 'Untitled (art)'.[31]
During the
Singles
On April 11, 2013, Jay-Z released the first song from the album titled "Open Letter". The song was a response to the critics of his fifth wedding anniversary that took place in Cuba. This was due to the current United States embargo against Cuba, which required them needing a permit to visit the country.[36] The song was produced by Swizz Beatz, and was included on the album as a bonus track. On July 10, 2013, Jack White's label, Third Man Records, announced on their website that they had entered a deal to release Magna Carta Holy Grail on vinyl, also confirming that "Open Letter" would be included as a vinyl-only bonus track and that there would be "something [else] very special planned for the vinyl edition."[37] The 'vinyl-only' appearance of "Open Letter" was thought to have been shown to not apply to all market areas, but it was later discovered upon the vinyl's re-release in early 2015 that "Open Letter" was hidden as an easter egg within the back flap of the packaging, which would require the buyer to cut open the back end of it to retrieve the single in the form of a flexi disc, constructed like a "playable card".[38][39][40] Third Man was originally set to issue "Open Letter" in the form of a vinyl single designed as a playable letter.[41] In an interview with Hot 97, Jay-Z went into detail about the single's release, saying: "It's in a letter. You can play the letter. It's amazing... You open the letter, and you can actually play the card."[41]
The song "
On September 26, 2013, the album's second single "
Critical reception
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Spin | 5/10[62] |
The Times | [63] |
Magna Carta Holy Grail received generally mixed reviews from critics. At
In a generally positive review, Randall Roberts from the Los Angeles Times was impressed by the production's energy and samples, even though he thought the album was not as intellectual or adventurous as its title suggests.[57] Uncut wrote that it mostly succeeded as an attempt by Jay-Z to "balance his great wealth, tough history and news responsibility while retaining his grit."[67] NME critic Louis Pattison said it lacked a radical presence such as Kanye West to complement Jay-Z's mature ruminations, but nonetheless showed him as a sagacious lyricist comparable with Bruce Springsteen or Bob Dylan.[59] In The Observer, Kitty Empire believed that while the diverse production would appeal to listeners at first rather than Jay-Z's predictably "umpteenth retelling" of his rags-to-riches story, the topics become more interesting on subsequent listens because of his surprisingly concerned takes on fatherhood and charity.[68] Robert Christgau from MSN Music said he was won over after several listens by the familial songs, which he found amusing on a record that pits "black man as artistic rebel versus black man as family stalwart".[58]
Accolades
Magna Carta Holy Grail was met with many accolades and was named in multiple "Albums of the Year" lists by major publications.
Year | Ceremony | Category | Result |
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2013 | BET Hip Hop Awards[72] | Album of the Year | Nominated |
2014 | Billboard Music Awards[74] | Top Rap Album | Nominated |
56th Annual Grammy Awards[73] | Best Rap Album | Nominated |
Commercial performance
Magna Carta Holy Grail was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on the day of its release due to a deal with Jay-Z and Samsung, where they agreed to purchase one million copies of the album to offer to their users for free.[75] The album ultimately debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling 528,000 copies in its first week.[76] This became Jay-Z's 13th consecutive number one album in the US.[76] It also bypassed its predicted debut in the range of 350,000 to 400,000.[76] In its second week, the album remained at number one on the chart, selling an additional 129,000 copies.[77] It also became the first rap album to spend two consecutive weeks on top since Lil Wayne's Tha Carter IV (2011), despite the 76% drop in sales.[77] In its third week, the album dropped to number two on the chart, selling 77,000 more copies.[78] In its fourth week, the album dropped to number three on the chart, selling 62,000 copies.[79] On September 5, 2013, the album was certified double platinum by the RIAA for shipments of over two million copies.[80] By the end of 2013, the album sold 1,099,000 copies in the United States, making it the tenth best-selling album of the year.[81] In 2013, Magna Carta Holy Grail was ranked as the 12th most popular album of the year on the Billboard 200.[82] As of February 2014, the album had sold 1,130,000 copies in the United States.[83]
Track listing
On June 22, Jay-Z held a viral scavenger hunt around Brooklyn, New York as part of his "#NEWRULES" venture with Samsung. The 100 winners of the hunt were given a binder that revealed the track list.[84][85]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | " Nashiem Myrick |
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15. | "La Familia" |
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| 3:33 |
16. | "Nickels and Dimes" |
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No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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17. | "Open Letter" |
| 2:40 |
Notes
- ^a signifies a co-producer.
- ^b signifies an additional producer.
- "Holy Grail" has additional vocals by Terius "The-Dream" Nash.
- "Picasso Baby" has additional vocals by The-Dream and Zofia Borucka Moreno.
- "Tom Ford" has additional vocals by Third Ward Trill.
- "Crown" has additional vocals by Travis Scott.
- "Heaven" has additional vocals by Justin Timberlake.
- "BBC" has additional vocals by Nas, Beyoncé, Timbaland, Pharrell, Justin Timberlake and Swizz Beatz.
- "JAY Z Blue" has additional vocals by Taffy.
- "Open Letter" has additional vocals by Swizz Beatz and Trey Songz.
Samples credits
- "Holy Grail" contains elements of "Smells Like Teen Spirit" performed by Nirvana.[87]
- "Picasso Baby" contains a sample of "Sirens" performed by Adrian Younge.[1]
- "Tom Ford" contains elements of "M.I.A.
- "Somewhereinamerica" embodies portions of "Gangster of Love (Part 1)" written by Johnny Guitar Watson.[1]
- "Crown" contains a sample of "Solid as a Rock" performed by Sizzla.
- "Heaven" contains a sample of "Reverie" performed by Adrian Younge, and lyrically samples "Losing My Religion" performed by R.E.M.[87]
- "Versus" embodies portions of A Tribe Called Quest's "Sucka Nigga", and contains a sample of "Lilith – On The Way" performed by Bruno Spoerri.[88]
- "Part II (On the Run)" contains a sample of "Believe in Me" performed by One Way.
- "Jay Z Blue" contains samples from "My Downfall" performed by The Notorious B.I.G. and a monologue by Faye Dunaway in the 1981 film Mommie Dearest.[89]
- "Nickels and Dimes" contains a sample of "Nikels and Dimes" performed by Gonjasufi.
Personnel
Credits are adapted from AllMusic.[90]
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Charts
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Year-end charts
Decade-end charts
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Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Canada (Music Canada)[126] | Platinum | 80,000^ |
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[127] | Gold | 10,000‡ |
United Kingdom (BPI)[128] | Gold | 100,000* |
United States (RIAA)[80] | 3× Platinum | 3,000,000‡ |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
Release history
Region | Date | Format | Label | Edition |
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Worldwide[6] | July 4, 2013 |
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Australia | July 8, 2013 | Digital download[129] | ||
CD[39] | Bonus track | |||
Germany[130] |
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United Kingdom[131] | Digital download | Virgin EMI
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Canada[132] | July 9, 2013 |
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United States[133][134] |
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United Kingdom[135] | July 22, 2013 | CD |
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Canada[136] | July 23, 2013 | CD |
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United States[137][40] | March 20, 2015 | Vinyl | Third Man | Bonus track |
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External links
- Magna Carta Holy Grail at Discogs (list of releases)