Jay-z...one of the best rappers ever! This album is just Its mixed w/ Hip Hop and Rap and awesome beats, and had AWESOME collaborations on it. This album has kind of a new sound for him, and i like it! He sounds very young on it! Check it out! My favorite song on it is...Empire State of Mind. I had just found out about Amerie this summer. I wanted to figure out who the singer was who sang 1 Thing, and i saw that "Heard Em All" was on iTunes. I loved it and bought this amazing and UNDERRATED masterpiece. Its the best r/b/hip hop/pop/urban/etc. album of the year! Its just amazing, and i LOVE...Swag Back Wow Alicia. Ive loved you since Karma. You have been my R+B queen, and you slayed me with this album. I think its officially my fav. Alicia album. Its so much more current and urban/hip hop/r+b then any other, and more songs are uptempo! Its just an amazing masterpiece! My favorite song on "The Element of Freedom" is Love is My Disease