![]() ![]() Meanwhile the title track ‘4:44’, includes Hannah Williams and the Affirmations’ ‘Late Nights and Heart Breaks’ while he gets some Stevie Wonder in there with ‘Love’s in Need of Love Today’ on his track, ‘Smile’. Simone shows up again, with her song ‘Baltimore’ getting chopped up on ‘Caught Their Eyes’. ![]() The intro ‘Kill Jay Z’ samples The Alan Parsons Project’s ‘Don’t Let It Show’, while ‘The Story of OJ’, references Nina Simone’s powerful 1966 song, ‘Four Women’ and Kool & The Gang’s ‘Kool’s Back Again’. Along with the features, 4:44 is also sample-heavy, lending insight as to where Jay drew his inspiration for this deeply personal and political album. 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.”Īs expected, the album has its fair share of guest features including Frank Ocean on ‘Caught Their Eyes’, Damian Marley on ‘Bam’ as well as Beyoncé’s on ‘Family Feud’ and The-Dream lends his vocals to ‘Mercy Me’. 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. The setting was fitting given that Jay-Z made 1 Oak even more famous by referencing it in his 2013 song, ‘Beach is Better’.Įntirely produced by No ID, Jay-Z explains where the album’s title came from during an interview on iHeartRadio, which you can listen to here. With people bedecked in 4:44 emblazoned denim jackets and one woman wearing an actual crown, the scene felt akin to one big homecoming party, celebrating Jay’s return after a four-year hiatus. ![]() below.Anticipation was high, as the fans toasted Jigga’s return to the top of hip-hop, with champagne bottles with sparklers being passed around and 4:44 blasting out of the speakers of the swanky, two-level 1 Oak club on the Sunset Strip. Update: Now available on Apple Music below and iTunes here.Īlso check out the accompanying film The Story Of O.J. ET June 30, iHeartMedia, in conjunction with TIDAL X Sprint, will world premiere the full album with an exclusive 35-minute Album Roadblock. For those without the cell and streaming service, Roc Nation, iHeartMedia and JAY-Z have teamed up to world premiere an exclusive one-of-a-kind historic radio launch of JAY-Z’s album. If you heeded Tidal and Sprint’s advice and signed up for the streaming service before the 11th hour, stream Jay Z’s 4:44 below. So now it’s here, featuring guest appearances from Damien Marley and Frank Ocean. Much like Beyonce, the announcement that they had twins on the way seemed as if it would stall his career, even if briefly, but the 4:44 advertisements began and posters were popping up in major cities across the country and though it was never confirmed, everybody knew: Jay Z is back. When it was announced he’d be headlining a few festivals this summer, including his own Made In America festival the speculation began that he would finally be releasing another album. Now, the super secretive project has arrived, and while it remained shrouded in mystery during its build up, it’s exactly as many expected: a full-lengh album and an accompanying visual similar to what his wife Beyonce did with Lemonade last year.įor Jay, this ends a four-year hiatus, and though he peppered in a few guest appearances during his time away, he never seemed fully committed to a return full time. Even at 47 years old, nobody in rap quite moves the needle like Jay Z, so it was no surprise to see the anticipation crescendoing as we got closer and closer to the release of his 13th studio album 4:44. ![]()
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