The album is ubiquitously available through legal, high-fidelity streaming and purchasing services. The .rar files from 2003 are MP3s at 128kbps or 192kbps—literally the worst quality the album has ever been available in.
The album, originally titled "The Blueprint²: The Gift & The Curse," was initially intended to be a double album. However, Jay-Z decided to release it as two separate albums: "The Blueprint²" and "The Black Album." The latter, "The Black Album," was a more focused effort, featuring 13 tracks that explored themes of fame, wealth, and personal growth. Jay-z The Black Album.rar
Songs like December 4th (produced by his mother’s vocal sample) and Moment of Clarity break the fourth wall. He admits his insecurity, his absent father, and his calculated transformation from drug dealer to CEO. However, Jay-Z decided to release it as two
A full CD-quality album in WAV format is ~600MB. A high-quality MP3 rip (320kbps) of The Black Album is ~120MB. A RAR file containing those MP3s, plus album art, metadata, and a tracklist .nfo ("info") file, might be compressed down to 110MB or split into multiple parts ( .part1.rar , .part2.rar , etc.) to fit on old file-hosting sites like RapidShare or MegaUpload. A full CD-quality album in WAV format is ~600MB