Give me quality over quantity anyday.Īn informed citizen is a dangerous one. Bless Up Jay & Bey! A true power couple no matter how you want to spread it! Best investment I've made for a 10 track album just a shade over 30 minutes. This is the result from the maturation process we must all go through and Sean was bold enough to put it on wax. This is GROWN FOLKS HIPHOP (40+) just to be clear. Keep in mind, if we don't learn from our histories we are doomed to repeat the same mistakes. So many have stated his message has been presented to the public before and it is nothing new. He's laying the foundation for his seeds to prosper in the future. I definitely recommend this album to anyone who is just looking to get into. All in all its a crazy good performance of feelings and thoughts that Jay-Z has about what hes done. It is a really fun album that feels like a redemption from The Blueprint 2.
Finally, 'Legacy' is his feather in his cap. Man am I glad he stopped with the Blueprint series to make this. 'Marcy Me' is a tribute song for the projects Sean grew up in. 'Moonlight' is a tale of the streets and far more than a jab at the Oscar fiasco. The fact he collaborated with Bey is a real bonus. Jay-Z + Follow Artist From the projects to the throne, New York rapper, producer, and entrepreneur Jay-Z embodied the quintessential rags-to-riches dream, becoming one of the most successful MCs of his generation while creating an empire that made him one of the richest artists of the era. 'Family Feud' is another favorite as he realizes the importance of family, blood and those who look like you. This track is on constant repeat.there is a video called the 'Footnotes to 4:44' on Facebook it is a MUST SEE. Jay said what every real man that has made a mistake for jeopardizing his family over some immature actions and cherishes his life partner and children. The title track '4:44' brings so much joy to my heart. 'Caught Their Eyes', well, I'm still digesting this track but love the groove. 'Smile' is one of my favorite tracks as it reminds us the price we pay for ascension and yet we smile.Love the shout out to his mom.
'The Story of O.J.' is too complex to describe in full detail but he drops some gems about investment strategies regarding community and personal assets. 'Kill Jay Z' can be interpreted as he retires 'Jay' for Sean to become the multifaceted individual he is.Husband, partner, father, artist, investor and businessman.
I was compelled to purchase the entire album.I'm not a true fan of Jay Z but I would guess this is his magnum opus. In a time where the visual is just as important I was blown away by this track as well.
Sign Up: Stay on top of the latest breaking film and TV news! Sign up for our Email Newsletters here.As the video 'The Story of O.J.' became a viral sensation, I could barely process that audiovisual masterpiece then Sean Carter aka Jay Z drops the video and single '4:44'. Stay on top of the latest breaking film and TV news! Sign up for our Email Newsletters here.
“4:44” is now streaming exclusively on TIDAL. While the internet freaked out over the release. Listeners interpreted title song '4:44' as his response to wife Beyonces Lemonade album. The lyric “even when we win, we gon’ lose” pretty much sums up JAY-Z’s thoughts on how the Best Picture gaffe speaks to larger social issues. Jay-Z Breaks Down All the Songs on New Album ‘4:44’. Also contributing production to the albums bonus tracks were James Blake and Dominic Builder. The song, with additional contributions by Jay-Z himself, was recorded from December 2016 to June 2017 and produced by No I.D. “There were echoes of Hattie McDaniel, 76 years ago, who had to walk up to collect her Best Supporting Actress Oscar from a table way down the back of the hall.” 4:44 was not followed by any songs, much as Jay-Zs previous release, Magna Carta Holy Grail (2013). “Director Barry Jenkins, writer Tarell Alvin McCraney and producers Adele Romanski, Dede Gardner, and Jeremy Kleiner were outsiders even at their own coronation, denied what should have been a moment of glory,” Steve Rose of The Guardian observed (via Vanity Fair) after the Oscars. In the wake of “La La Land” mistakingly being named Best Picture over “Moonlight,” numerous outlets pointed to how the error overshadowed what was a major achievement by a black filmmaker.