With the latest cinematic version of Fitzgerald's classic�this one directed by Baz Luhrmann�hitting theaters Friday (May 10), Radio.com breaks down the Jay-Z-produced soundtrack through the eyes of Fitzgerald. Would the author have been a fan of the sound?

On the soundtrack, the rap mogul tries to combine the old and new, not unlike Luhrmann does in his films or even what Fitzgerald did with his writing. Jay-Z mixes Roaring Twenties-era horns with electronic beats, telling MTV he wanted the music to become another character in the film, just as it was in the book.

Jazz was dangerous, chaotic and exciting when it first hit the scene and the youth of America couldn't get enough of it. Hip-hop had the same effect when the public heard it in the 1970s so it's no coincidence the two styles have been melded together by Jay-Z in an effort to bring the Jazz Age into the 21st century.

The album starts off with Jay's own contribution, "100$ Bills," a straight-up hip-hop track that references Slick Rick, the 1929 Wall Street crash, 9/11 and Taylor Swift, sort of dissing her with the line, "Took that, Taylor Swift to a hundred f****** million, b****." (Apparently, Team Kanye all the way.)