For his 10th album Jay-Z decided to come out of retirement after being especially inspired by an early screening of American Gangster. The trajectory of the album parallels that of the flim by following a central character as he hustles toward success. Tinged with soul music and samples of dialgue from the film, it's an album that embraces the setting of the movie while combining it with the blacktop hip hop beats that fans of Jay-Z are accustomed to.

This station features the American Gangsters of rap who have developed a keen awareness and respect for the tradition of the music. A tradition that is represtented by American Gangster.