Jay-Z The New Executive Producer Of Highly Anticipated Hollywood Film "The Great Gatsby" Starring Leonardo DiCaprio!! -- From Marcy to scoring Hollywood films, Jay-Z never ceases to amaze us with all of his projects. Brooklyn MC Jay-Z has been enlisted to executive produce the highly anticipated Hollywood film The Great Gatsby starring Leonardo DiCaprio.  Jay-Z will not only executive produce the soundtrack, he will also contribute original content and music to the collection.
Jigga Man will be working alongside composer Craig Armstrong who will assist Jay in arranging the coveted project. Composer Craig Armstrong revealed interesting details about Jay-Z's role as executive producer, stating:

"Luhrmann and Jay-Z were introduced by Leonardo DiCaprio (Jay Gatsby), and this led to a two-year collaborative effort.

"During this time, Jay-Z worked with Luhrmann and his team to capture, translate and contrast the feelings of Fitzgerald's decadent era with that of our own,using hip-hop and jazz, music contemporary and period, to bring two distinct American moments to simultaneous life."