“Blue Magic” is the first track off Jay-Z’s forthcoming concept disc American Gangster. Pharrell produced the song, and I think he might have been a bit heavy-handed; “Blue Magic” sounds more like a Pharrell track to me than a Jay-Z track. Regardless, I think we have a lot to look forward to.

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