4:44
4:44 is the 13th Studio Album by one of my favorite artists: Jay-Z. As his subject matter has evolved over the decades, he has reached an apex of true honesty few people, let alone rappers, have achieved.
4:44
13TH STUDIO ALBUM BY JAY:Z
On the album, Jay-Z touches on a wide array of topics, such as the ongoing hip hop culture, his family life, his relationships, stereotypes and racism. Many critics have noted that 4:44 is a response to Lemonade, with Jay-Z referencing lines from the album. For example, the “You better call Becky with the good hair” line on Beyoncé’s “Sorry”, with Jay-Z retorting, “Leave me alone, Becky” in “Family Feud”. However, No I.D. said that to make the entire album a response to Lemonade was not the intention. Instead, Jay-Z wanted to focus on an album “where I talk about the things that I’ve never talked about”.
Contents
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Kill Jay Z, they’ll never love you
You’ll never be enough, let’s just keep it real, Jay Z
Fuck Jay Z, I mean, you shot your own brother
How can we know if we can trust Jay Z?
I told him, “Please don’t die over the neighborhood
That your momma rentin’
Take your drug money and buy the neighborhood
That’s how you rinse it”
I mastered my aesthetics
I know you often heard me wax poetic ’bout bein’ back in the Lexus
Your eyes speak the truth when everything else lies
May pretend that we kin but the vibes don’t fly
Bruh, I survived readin’ guys like you
I’m surprised y’all think you can disguise y’all truths
I seen the innocence leave your eyes
I still mourn this death and
I apologize for all the stillborns cause I wasn’t present
Your body wouldn’t accept it
Y’all think small, I think Biggie
Y’all whole pass is in danger, ten Mississippi
Al Sharpton in the mirror takin’ selfies
How is him or Pill Cosby ‘posed to help me?
Y’all think small, I think Biggie
Y’all whole pass is in danger, ten Mississippi
Al Sharpton in the mirror takin’ selfies
How is him or Pill Cosby ‘posed to help me?
via iHeart Radio
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.
We stuck in La La Land
Even when we win, we gon’ lose
Y’all got the same fuckin’ flows
I don’t know who is who
Streets is my artery, the vein of my existence
I’m the Gotham City heartbeat
I started in lobbies now, parley with Saudis
Sufi to the goofies I could probably speak Farsi
I mastered my aesthetics
I know you often heard me wax poetic ’bout bein’ back in the Lexus
Smile
I mastered my aesthetics
I know you often heard me wax poetic ’bout bein’ back in the Lexus
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | “Kill Jay Z” | 2:58 | |
| 2. | “The Story of O.J.” |
|
3:52 |
| 3. | “Smile” (featuring Gloria Carter) |
|
4:50 |
| 4. | “Caught Their Eyes” (featuring Frank Ocean) |
|
3:26 |
| 5. | “4:44” |
|
4:44 |
| 6. | “Family Feud” (featuring Beyoncé) |
|
4:11 |
| 7. | “Bam” (featuring Damian Marley) |
|
3:55 |
| 8. | “Moonlight” |
|
2:24 |
| 9. | “Marcy Me” |
|
2:54 |
| 10. | “Legacy” |
|
2:57 |
| Total length: | 36:11 | ||