What Jay|Z's new album says about his life

What Jay-Z's new album says about his life, hip-hop

Jay-Z's new album reflects his transition into middle age and fatherhood, says professor Murray Forman, who has studied hip-hop culture for ...

Album Review: Jay-Z's 4:44 - The Free Press

Starting the album, Kill Jay Z is a return to Shawn Carter wanting to kill off his alter ego that people are familiar with due to it being ...

How would Jay-Z be looked at today if he stayed retired after the ...

Not really. I grew up with Jay. His RAPPING was clearly far better during the reasonable doubt through black album era than it ever was after.

Is Jay-Z Working On A New Album?

It's hard to imagine, then, that Jay-Z would allow an entire exhibit on his life and work to come to fruition without his own involvement. And ...

The Life And Times Of Jay-Z: An Interview - TeachRock

“The easy and safe thing to do would be to recreate the last album. I don't want to have a safe career. Sometimes you're not gonna agree with the stuff that I ...

Is JAY Z's Vol. 3 Still Good 25 Years Later? (Life & Times of S. Carter ...

Is JAY Z's Vol. 3… The Life & Times of S. Carter still good 25 years later? For Case 239 of Rap & Order we dig into Hov's fourth album and ...

Jay-Z shares what it will take for him to release new music

Notably, the album was one of Jay's more transparent bodies of work .”4:44, for example, was a personal story, but the amount of vulnerability ...

Are you sick of Jay-Z bragging about how great he is in every song ...

A mediocre Rapper? You mean one of the most influential MC's in history. Please give me your list of best rappers, and I guarantee I can ...

Jay-Z : The "American Gangster" Era [Nov. 6th] | Pulse Music Board

... Jay-Z said. In “No Hook,” a song on the new album, he says: Please don't compare me to other rappers. Compare me to trappers. I'm more Frank ...

The Book of Hov: 48 essential Jay-Z quotes - Revolt TV

For well over two decades, 20 summers, 13 studio albums, and an encyclopedia-length of verses, Jay has dutifully brandished the power to transform the personal ...

'4:44' is JAY-Z's explosive response to Beyoncé's 'Lemonade'

Released barely two weeks after welcoming twins with Bey, Jay spends 4:44 meditating on his fame, wealth, troubled upbringing and experience as ...

The Lyrical Wisdom of JAY-Z | TIDAL Magazine

Whatever the Cost. “My life is based on sacrifices,” JAY-Z says on “Politics as Usual,” the second track on his debut album, Reasonable Doubt.

What's Wrong With Jay-Z's Line About Jews on '4:44'? - The Atlantic

Until 4:44, Jay-Z's albums could be understood as an indictment of the immorality of capitalism by a man luxuriating in its fruits.

JAY-Z says "being a beacon," helping out his culture is what matters ...

2… Hard Knock Life" his "most important album." He said, "it was the album where I honed my craft as a songwriter, and that balance of creating ...

Why is the new Jay-Z album (with Kanye West, 'Watch the Throne ...

While I don't agree with the central premise of the question, I will say this: always beware of Jay-Z's collaborative albums.

Linkin Park and Jay-Z = One of the most horrible things in existance.

It's on Tupac's "NEW" album Loyal to the Game. You have to wonder how many albums Tupac has to release before we actually believe he's alive.

The enduring allure of Jay-Z's 'The Black Album' - Andscape

The track is more of a trip back to when Jay-Z risked life and limb in the streets. Every day, every transaction was one step closer to the ...

Is Jay-Z Still Necessary? - The New York Times

“The Black Album” represented Jay's biggest gambit yet. He didn't only want to retire (itself a stunt in a genre that tends to leave you before ...

Jay Z Sparks New Album Speculation With This Clue - YouTube

Full Article: https://hiphopdx.com/news/jay-z-new-album-speculation-book-of-hov-auction Timecodes: 0:00 - Intro 0:10 - Possible New Jay-Z ...

Briefly Looking Back at Jay-Z's 'Vol. 2… Hard Knock Life' Album, 20 ...

Jay-z's Hard Knock Life changed a lot in the trajectory of his career and led him to milestones. With Hard Knock Life's lifespan reaching two ...