![]() ![]() She starts the song off, and she says ‘Daddy, what’s a will?’” Just a song about speaking to my daughter. “The song is just about what it is, it’s like a verbal will. Samples : Quarteto 1111’s “odo O Mundo E Ninguém” “‘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.” It’s really a commentary on the culture and where we’re going.” “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. Samples : Sister Nancy’s “Bam Bam,” Jacob Miller’s “Tenement Yard” 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.” “The song ‘Bam’ with Damian Marley, it’s just jammin’, it’s just like the song. So, the line is, ‘Nobody wins when the family feuds.’” Like, new rappers fighting with old rappers, saying all these things. “‘Family Feud’ is about separation within the culture. Samples : Hannah Williams and the Affirmations’ “Late Nights and Heart Breaks” 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.” So it became the title of the album and everything. And I woke up, literally, at 4:44 in the morning, 4:44 AM, to write this song. “‘4:44’ is a song that I wrote, and it’s the crux of the album, just right in the middle of the album. ![]() 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.” “‘Caught Their Eyes’ is a song that’s dealing with just being aware of your surroundings. Samples : Stevie Wonder’s “Love’s In Need Of Love Today” 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.” But how, when you have some type of success, to transform that into something bigger.” We all make money, and then we all lose money, as artists especially. “‘The Story of OJ’ is really a song about we as a culture, having a plan, how we’re gonna push this forward. Samples : The Alan Parsons Project’s “Don’t Let It Show,” Kool & the Gang’s “Kool’s Back Again” It’s about killing off the ego, so we can have this conversation in a place of vulnerability and honesty.” “The first song is called ‘Kill JAY-Z’ and obviously, it’s not to be taken literal. Jay-Z a également commenté chaque chanson de l’album en dévoilant les samples : ![]()
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