HARLEMs American Gangster was originally a mixtape that was remixed, remastered and had new songs added to it and released as a retail version. It hasn’t been met with the greatest reception by critics, but seems to be performing well commercially (also appears on the independent- known as indie on this site). One of the main reasons for criticism is the constant references to his recent ‘beefs’ with Jay-Z. The album is even named after Jay-Z’s latest release ‘American Gangster’ and claims that Jim Jones is the greatest rapper alive (a claim Jay-Z always makes). To be honest Jim Jones will never be on Jay-Z’s level and this album would be a huge disappointment (if you bought it expecting to hear the best rapper alive).