[2017]
Lyrics and music / Testo e musica / Paroles et musique / Sanat ja sävel: Shawn Corey Carter (Jay-Z)
Album: 4:44
In the summer of 2017, Jay-Z dropped his thirteenth studio album 4:44 to near-rapturous fan reception and critical praise. The project was Jay’s most vulnerable and intimate to date, with the title track famously confirming allegations of infidelity mentioned on his wife Beyoncé’s 2016 opus Lemonade. However, LP standout track “The Story Of O.J.” was less personal and more societal, as the Jigga Man addressed racism and stereotypes within the black community with his signature incisiveness.
“The Story Of O.J.” features lyrics referencing infamous figure O.J. Simpson and his alleged belief that his wealth and influence transcended his race. “I’m not black, I’m O.J.” is a line rumored to have been uttered by Simpson in an interview, and it was quoted in the Emmy-winning... (continua)
(2020)
Written By
Blu June, Brittany Coney, Worldwide Fresh, Derek Dixie, Kaydence, Caso, Jay-Z & Beyoncé
Beyoncè ha pubblicato una nuova canzone, "Black Parade" e lo ha fatto nel giorno in cui si festeggia la fine della schiavitù negli Stati Uniti (Juneteenth). La cantante ha scelto il giorno adatto per far uscire una canzone che parla di radici, dell'essere afro americani, dell'essere donna, in una canzone che in qualche modo parla a sua figlia e a tutta l'America. Il significato di Black Parade, in cui Beyoncé canta l’orgoglio di essere neri
Lo Spiritual ipnotico e frammentato di Jay-Z riflette la disillusione dell’artista. «Dovremmo essere più avanti», ha detto. Il rapper ha finito il pezzo dopo la morte di Michael Brown nel 2014 sapendo «che la sua morte non sarebbe stata l’ultima».
“Io non sono veleno / Sono solo un ragazzo del quartiere che ha alzato le mani / In preda alla disperazione: non sparare”.
22 canzoni per Black Lives Matter da Rolling Stone
On July 7, 2016, Jay Z released the single “spiritual” in response to two separate successive killings of black men in the days prior. Alton Sterling and Philando Castile were murdered by police officers who claimed both men were armed at the time they were killed.
In a statement released with the single, which includes a quote from 19th-century African-American social reformer Frederick Douglass, Jay Z claimed that he had made the track a while ago and never got... (continua)
And it says, now the works of the flesh are manifest (continua)
Un poliziotto razzista che ferma Jay-Z, quando ancora non era ricco e famoso, solo perché nero. Questo rap è diventato un vero e proprio inno di protesta contro le violenze della polizia statunitense.
If you're havin' girl problems, I feel bad for you, son (continua)
Lyrics and music / Testo e musica / Paroles et musique / Sanat ja sävel: Shawn Corey Carter (Jay-Z)
Album: 4:44
In the summer of 2017, Jay-Z dropped his thirteenth studio album 4:44 to near-rapturous fan reception and critical praise. The project was Jay’s most vulnerable and intimate to date, with the title track famously confirming allegations of infidelity mentioned on his wife Beyoncé’s 2016 opus Lemonade. However, LP standout track “The Story Of O.J.” was less personal and more societal, as the Jigga Man addressed racism and stereotypes within the black community with his signature incisiveness.
“The Story Of O.J.” features lyrics referencing infamous figure O.J. Simpson and his alleged belief that his wealth and influence transcended his race. “I’m not black, I’m O.J.” is a line rumored to have been uttered by Simpson in an interview, and it was quoted in the Emmy-winning... (continua)