Pitchfork

On the same day Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam drops his un-soundtrack to American Gangster, the one they call Jay-Z will-- according to Billboard.com-- hold court at Los Angeles' House of Blues.

That date will kick off an all-too-brief run of live gigs the Jigga man has lined up in early November. He'll rock a grand total of five shows, sticking entirely to material from American Gangster. Just be glad he didn't pull that trick for the last one.

All aflutter for November 6? Tide yourself over with the recently reported tribute to Reasonable Doubt over at Damon Dash's social networking site. Yeah, it sounds a little weird when we read it, too.

Jay-Z:

11-06 Los Angeles, CA - House of Blues
11-07 Chicago, IL - House of Blues
11-09 Baltimore, MD - Ram's Head
11-11 New York, NY - Hammerstein Ballroom
11-12 Philadelphia, PA - Fillmore