Jay-Z has explained every track on his newly released "4:44" album.
The singer who is promoting the project, took to iHeartRadio to explain the project track by track.
"4:44"
was solely produced by No I.D, and contains 10 tracks. Jay-Z's mom
Gloria Carter, Frank Ocean, Damian Marley. Beyoncé, The-Dream and Blue
Ivy Carter all appear on the album.
See the breakdown below:
"4:44"
"'4:44'
is a song that I wrote, and it's the crux of the album, just right in
the middle of the album. And I woke up, literally, at 4:44 in the
morning, 4:44 AM, to write this song. So it became the title of the
album and everything. It's the title track because it's such a powerful
song, and I just believe one of the best songs I've ever written."
"Bam"
"The
song 'Bam' with Damian Marley, it's just jammin', it's just like the
song. But it's secretly Shawn Carter saying, 'Man, you need a bit of
ego.' It was because of me and the things that I've done, this is JAY-Z
saying you needed a bit of ego for us to arrive at this point."
"Caught The Eye"
"'Caught
The Eye' is a song that's dealing with just being aware of your
surroundings. There's a line in it, and it says, 'Your body language is
all remedial, how could you see the difference between you and I?' Just
being so sharp about your surroundings."
"Family Feud"
"'Family
Feud' is about separation within the culture. Like, new rappers
fighting with old rappers, saying all these things. So, the line is,
'Nobody wins when the family feuds.'"
"Kill JAY-Z"
"The
first song is called 'Kill JAY-Z' and obviously, it's not to be taken
literal. It's really about the ego. It's about killing off the ego, so
we can have this conversation in a place of vulnerability and honesty."
"Legacy"
"The
song is just about what it is, it's like a verbal will. Just a song
about speaking to my daughter. She starts the song off, and she says
'Daddy, what's a will?'"
"Marcy Me"
"'Marcy
Me' is a nostalgic walk through Marcy, and it's about that hopefulness,
that feeling of 'Man, can I really do this? Can I really be one of the
biggest artists in the world?' You have these dreams, 'Can I be one of
the biggest basketball players?' We have these dreams."
"Moonlight"
"The
hook is 'We stuck in La La Land/Even if we win, we gonna lose.' It's
like a subtle nod to La La Land winning the Oscar, and then having to
give it to Moonlight. It's really a commentary on the culture and where
we're going."
"Smile"
"'Smile'
is just what it is. There are gonna be bad times, and those bad times
can do two things: they can get you in a place where you're stuck in a
rut, or it can make your future that much better because you've
experienced these things."
"The Story of OJ"
"'The
Story of OJ' is really a song about we as a culture, having a plan, how
we're gonna push this forward. We all make money, and then we all lose
money, as artists especially. But how, when you have some type of
success, to transform that into something bigger."
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