“Blue Magic” is the first single from Jay-Z’s tenth studio album, American Gangster, the song was released as a single on September 20, 2007.

The name of the song, ‘Blue Magic’ is a reference to a potent form of heroin sold by Frank Lucas at the height of his drug trade in Harlem.

Frank Lucas is the main character depicted in the American Gangster Movie played by Denzel Washington.