Jay-Z-Magna Carta Holy Grail (2013)

Released July 4, 2013
(see release history)
Recorded 2011 – June 2013;
Jungle City Studios (New York City) Oven Studios (New York)[1]
Genre Hip hop
Length 59:04
Label
Roc-A-Fella Roc Nation Universal[2]
Producer
Jay-Z (exec.) Boi-1da Hit-Boy Jerome "J-Roc" Harmon Kyambo Joshua Marz Mike Dean Mike Will Made It No ID Pharrell Williams Swizz Beatz The-Dream Timbaland Travis Scott Vinylz

Magna Carta... Holy Grail is the twelfth studio album by American rapper Jay-Z. The album was released on July 4, 2013 via digital download by the Jay-Z Magna Carta app for free, and was released on July 8, 2013 for retail sale, by Roc-A-Fella and Roc Nation while being distributed by Universal. The album was promoted via various commercials presented by Samsung and was not preceded by any retail singles. The album features guest appearances by Rick Ross, Nas, Justin Timberlake, Beyonce Knowles, and Frank Ocean among others. Production on the album was primarily handled by Timbaland and Jerome "J-Roc" Harmon, while also featuring production by Boi-1da, Mike Will Made It, Hit-Boy, Mike Dean, No ID, The-Dream, Swizz Beatz, and Pharrell Williams among others.
Magna Carta... Holy Grail was met with mixed reviews from music critics upon its release. On the day of its physical release in the United States, the album was certified Platinum by the RIAA for shipments of over 1,000,000 copies due to the unprecedented digital download deal with Samsung.