In its seco… West wanted the two songs to appear on Watch the Throne, however Jay-Z chose to keep them for Magna Carta Holy Grail. Cop the album here.. UPDATE: 2 months later, 2x platinum. The RIAA took a different approach, giving Magna Carta a Platinum certification on its US physical release date of July 7. [53] The Daily Telegraph's Helen Brown found his boastful references heavy-handed and the album unchallenging, albeit enjoyable for "the lazy listener". [66] 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". . After much speculation, debate and one major rule change, Jay-Z's "Magna Carta Holy Grail" has officially gone platinum. The commercial featured producers that are confirmed to be on the album including Timbaland, Swizz Beatz and Pharrell Williams. It's amazing... You open the letter, and you can actually play the card. I don't even wanna say too much about Jay, but we definitely working on some stuff. Jay-Z Magna Carta Holy Grail Goes Platinum. 1 on the US Billboard 200chart, selling 528,000 copies in its first week. Following the release of the album, the song debuted at number eight on the US Billboard Hot 100[44] and number 24 on the UK Singles Chart. [23], On June 16, 2013, during the fifth game of the 2013 NBA Finals, Jay-Z was featured in a new commercial by Samsung where he announced that his twelfth studio album would be titled, Magna Carta Holy Grail and would be released on July 4, 2013. [57] 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. By Caroline Bankoff [75] The album ultimately debuted at No. [51] In The New York Times, Jon Pareles wrote that Jay-Z was trying to transition from his pop sensibilities but had not yet found a "reliable alternative" on Magna Carta Holy Grail, where his raps were often mismatched with rigidly produced tracks. http://t.co/3cJRZNkIvA pic.twitter.com/DdIfOsXVJ8, It's official @S_C_'s #MagnaCarta… Holy Grail album is certified platinum by the @RIAA #newrules #factsonly http://t.co/gjLrmkhDVo, Music biz changing, so must @RIAA‘s G&P Prgm so long as core principles met.Whether incld streams, aligning dig songs & albums.#musicbiz2pt0, – Liz Kennedy (@LizSKennedy) July 9, 2013, Over past few days @RIAA & auditors reviewed application, confirmed all G&P rules met & awarded @S_C_‘s #magnacartaholygrail Platinum today. He picked a couple of my joints that he's working on. [15] Producer J-Roc described "Picasso Baby" as "just New York". "Somewhereinamerica" embodies portions of "Gangster of Love (Part 1)" written by Johnny Guitar Watson. Jay-Z's forthcoming new album 'Magna Carta Holy Grail' is set to go platinum ahead of its official release because of a deal made with Samsung. "JAY Z Blue" features additional vocals by Taffy. Jay-Z’s album just hit stores today, but it’s already been certified platinum. Jay-Z’s album is slated to reach this achievement even before it has released thanks to Samsung purchasing one million digital copies of the album. 2x congrats.RIAA says:. Jay-Z's "Magna Carta Holy Grail" Will Be Certified Platinum Upon Release By Trevor Smith Trevor Smith @trevsmith_ Follow. 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. [25], Leading up to the release of the album, Jay-Z released selected lyrics of each song daily, via the Samsung app. [83] As of February 2014, the album had sold 1,130,000 copies in the United States. Here is the announcement via Twitter from the RIAA, an explanation from its Gold & Platinum Program Liz Kennedy and Jay-Z's label, Roc Nation: It’s official, see photo. @S_C_‘s #magnacartaholygrail certified @RIAA Platinum today. The album ultimately debuted at No. She had collaborated with Travis Scott on his Owl Pharaoh mixtape and went on to produce another track for his upcoming album. 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[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. Starting this Thursday, July 4, owners of Samsung phones will get first crack at Magna Carta Holy Grail. [55] 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. In an interview with BBC Radio 1, Jay-Z stated that while the two have recorded many songs in the past, it was not until Magna Carta Holy Grail that they got the chemistry to collaborate for a whole project. In an interview with XXL, Beats stated: "Me and Jay-Z been going back and forth. He was seen speaking to producer Rick Rubin in the studio about the album saying, "[It] is about, like this duality of how do you navigate through this whole thing, through success, through failures, through all this and remain yourself." Congratulations to Jay Z!! Latest updates from "magna carta holy grail Popular" on HotNewHipHop! [15], While working on Beyoncé's fifth studio album, frequent collaborator Timbaland played Jay-Z the instrumental for what would become "Picasso Baby". . 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. Has Jay-Z’s ‘Magna Carta Holy Grail’ Album Gone Platinum Before Its Release? "[68] It was named the eighth best album of 2013 by XXL. 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