Mastering of the Black Album

DVD Extra from Jay-Z's Fade to Black. "Mastering of the Black Album."

[@trentyates418]

PSA is definitely one of the most hardest and tightest beats ever created, JB definitely needs his flowers

[@AveMcree]

I alway loved how Jay-Z's albums sounded so sonic balanced... I wish Tony did a mastering class or a technic breakdown of how he masters... he is one of the few engineers that dont "brick wall" a mix

[@musiclover-cn7tb]

Tony Dawson is excellent he's mastered plenty of my favorite albums.

[@geronjenkins18]

Never seen Guru like that before. Good footage.

[@PDro11]

PSA has to be one of the hardest hitting instrumentals of the album, if not, THE hardest hitting. JustBlaze wasn't playing on that one. Alot of beats were excellent, but PSA was on it's own.

[@TheSixthChakraDocta]

The beat dropped every time they left the arguing clip 😂

[@jonathanhuerta7715]

my favorite jay z album

[@DJA1TCH]

"Flyer"....than a piece of paper bearing my name!!!! Amazing!

[@JRock2326]

jay is jus chillin on the couch

[@niksank91]

hahaha the smile that spreads across jay's face at 1:34 when crazy bitch storms back in the room is priceless. you can tell he's just loving all of it.

[@erman7]

And i quote: "Jay never had his illmatic, but Nas never had his Black Album"

[@pedrogates3189]

Shit nas don’t have a blueprint either I’m sorry 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@clemsoneagle]

@@pedrogates3189 stillmatic is better than blueprint sorry

[@pedrogates3189]

@@clemsoneagle 😂😂

[@tom8fallon8]

safe to say Dawsey knows a clean tune man

[@Kylo.Ren14]

Lmgao son Ty Ty just sitting there reading the magazine is hilarious

[@mahlithebest]

I mean you can't get much bigger than that... Mastering for fucking Jay-Z.

[@PeteyMan]

i love this shit! the beautiful struggle...

[@bull6599]

1:49 is probably the most animated I've ever seen Jay in life LOL

[@OfficialMalikkano]

Dope

[@SheikhBeatz]

J U S T B L A Z E

[@b3at2]

I haven't been in that building for a while now..

[@idontknowwhatimdoin]

Lmao @ Jay laughing in the back

[@mike369MAS]

This should be titled the making of his song public service announcement

[@rwiconcepts4492]

I agree, because the first time I listened to Black Album, Brush Your Shoulders Off and Public Service Announcement were both distorted, the Justify my Thug was as well...and this was the CD...same thing with Beanie Sigel's - the Reason...a few tracks on there were not mastered well...songs were great but there was some distortion.

[@NelsonCartier]

@2;31 what head phones are those

[@donwoah6480]

Mastering with a calculator on the mixing board. how can i get there without going to school for production, dayuummnn

[@pedrogates3189]

Freeway think he slick he was trying to get that beat if Hov turned it down lol

[@trentyates418]

Free would have sound dope on it tho

[@pedrogates3189]

@@trentyates418 💯

[@FistOfMichallin]

>Fade to Black >The Black Album >Lars Ulrich >Mad >Hear him say "i am grown" >Wearing baggy kiddy clothes >lol'd

[@chubbskiwubbskigaming1893]

Guru definitely smash Darcell after all that arguing 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@jahterminatedlmao5473]

Ironically i dont like how this album was mixed

[@paradigmStudiosOW]

why post a video with no audio?

[@djcandle3863]

Hadn't realized the audio was muted for copyright issues. Gonna take it down shortly

[@paradigmStudiosOW]

was looking 4ward to it.

[@kennyjones725]

@1:40sec PROOF!!!

[@b3at2]

Its not distorted.. really, but a lot of hiphop rap music is purposely loud..louder than , other genres of music would allow.....The wave forms seem to clip other programs besides protools.. but infact the ear of the producer and engineer like it to be loud and a little clipped.. on purpose...hiphop gets its heavy bass loud showroom style loudness from that kind of audio opinion..

[@Byjimi]

Your ears must be on backwards.

[@b3at2]

Your crazy..its loud on purpose. its really a personal taste... there is no golden standard for mixing..that there is the secret.

[@lomang2316]

they fucked up the bass on what more can they say....

[@busywl69]

so much wakanda here lol

[@b3at2]

No it doesn't..

[@NorthpawProductions]

A little more mastering, please. A little less Jerry Springer.