Apology, Black Lives Matter, Staying Woke and Redemption: How Shawn "Jay Z" Carter Answers Beyonce's "Lemonade" with Tidal Exclusive Album "4:44"
Ms. Laurean D. Robinson, MA Pop Culture Contributor, Sugarcane Magazine 11:59 PM Thursday, June 23, 2017 The longest minute in my life. Why? Because like the “Hova” masses with their Golden Ticket aka Tidal Music Premium subscription , I was waiting for the most anticipated album of the year to drop for streaming and offline listening. And then it was midnight and after I refreshed my smartphone application, there it appeared. 4:44 Jay-Z A compact ten-track album with accompanying music videos including “The Story for O.J." The album opens with the jolting “Kill Jay Z,” a confessional about his suicidal dislike for his hip hop persona that led him to drug dealing in his own community, being targeted as Biggie’s murderer and neglecting his wife with infidelity and machismo sexism. It is probably one of the most jarring yet unapologetically honest tracks on the album. Here Shawn Carter addresses the jumbo elephant in the elevator th...