JAY-Z ~ 4:44 (Discussion Thread)

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I mastered my aesthetics
I know you often heard me wax poetic
'Bout bein' back in the Lexus
But trust me, that was nothin'
A nikka up in the hundreds of millions
I have no ceilings, ah, this that feelin', I'm that boy
Anita Baker's "You Bring Me Joy"
Slappin' out of the toy, the separation is clear
In my rear-view mirror, objects is further than they appear
Oh yeah, I was born with a pair
Playin' for high stakes
Norman Cake, he looked up and out of the Lear
How nikkas can't relate?
fukk a slice of the apple pie, want my own cake
Chargin' my own fate
Respect Jimmy Iovine
But he gotta respect the Elohim as a whole new regime
And nikkas playin' for power, huh
So our music is ours
nikkas only own houses
Ours was, "fukk you, pay me"
Now it's, "fukk payin' me, I pay you
Put the rest away for Blue"
That blood money, I giggle at it
Can't even support my miss's habit
Jewelry shoppin' in Paris
All y'all jewelers should be embarrassed, huh
Blood diamonds drippin' with guilt
I still ain't trippin', that's life, winners and losers
Drug dealers and abusers, America likes me ruthless
My therapist said I relapsed
I said, "Perhaps I Freudian slipped in European whips"
God sent me to break the chain
I'm the true and livin'
God in the flesh, the rest of these nikkas is vain
A stain on the white suit, inferior IQ
nikkas'll rip your shyt off TIDAL just to spite you
Ahhhh, what did I do?
'Cept try to free you
nikkas'll love you but hate you 'cause they can't be you
Dump 'em all in the bayou, uh
Everybody wave bye to the guy you thought you could lie to
This was meant to be a haiku, huh
But my story's too wide to fit inside the line or two
Oh, these that drugs
Heroin flow, I spaz on the stove
This is Hov, no flex zone, nikka, who lied to you?
Look, you a pedestrian
Don't ever question the security I provided you
Oh y'all thought I was washed?
I'm at the cleaners
Launderin' dirty money like the Teamsters, huh
Shout out to Hoffa back home, he in the church
When I heard you got booked, that shyt hurt
Fear for you, bro, we know the system don't work
Take a young nikka's freedom over some dirt
Yet it's legal in Colorado
Yeah, we deny
Black entrepreneurs, free enterprise
That's why it's a black market, that's why it's called the trap
That's why it's called the projects 'cause it's exactly that
All these people was gon' kill me, heh
'Cause the more I reveal me, the more they 'fraid of the real me
Welcome back Carter, smile

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Black entrepreneurs, free enterprise
That's why it's a black market, that's why it's called the trap
That's why it's called the projects 'cause it's exactly that
All these people was gon' kill me, heh
'Cause the more I reveal me, the more they 'fraid of the real me

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1. Reasonable Doubt
2. The Blueprint
3. Volume 3
4. 4:44
5. Dynasty

Nah bruh this shyt way better than vol 3 & just for the cohesiveness the many effortlessly dropped jewels, honesty, new revelations & beat selection this shyt teedering on being his best work :ld:

Yeah ima go there :manny:
 

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might be a reach but was the "I'd say I'm the greatest rapper alive but thats like being the tallest midget" a playful jab at Kendrick?

I know there's no drama between em but Hov is a competitive dude and might feel a certain way about all of the Kendrick is top 5 claims
 

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"gave him 20 million without blinking"
he confirming the rumors that was floating around about him loaning money to Kanye.

:jbhmm:

shyt, i jokingly mentioned it myself a few times in reference to their relationship.

once Ye pays Jay that money back they'll be alright.
maybe now he can pay some of that money he owes Jay back :sas2:
he owes Jay money..................allegedly.

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I mastered my aesthetics
I know you often heard me wax poetic
'Bout bein' back in the Lexus
But trust me, that was nothin'
A nikka up in the hundreds of millions
I have no ceilings, ah, this that feelin', I'm that boy
Anita Baker's "You Bring Me Joy"
Slappin' out of the toy, the separation is clear
In my rear-view mirror, objects is further than they appear
Oh yeah, I was born with a pair
Playin' for high stakes
Norman Cake, he looked up and out of the Lear
How nikkas can't relate?
fukk a slice of the apple pie, want my own cake
Chargin' my own fate
Respect Jimmy Iovine
But he gotta respect the Elohim as a whole new regime
And nikkas playin' for power, huh
So our music is ours
nikkas only own houses
Ours was, "fukk you, pay me"
Now it's, "fukk payin' me, I pay you
Put the rest away for Blue"
That blood money, I giggle at it
Can't even support my miss's habit
Jewelry shoppin' in Paris
All y'all jewelers should be embarrassed, huh
Blood diamonds drippin' with guilt
I still ain't trippin', that's life, winners and losers
Drug dealers and abusers, America likes me ruthless
My therapist said I relapsed
I said, "Perhaps I Freudian slipped in European whips"
God sent me to break the chain
I'm the true and livin'
God in the flesh, the rest of these nikkas is vain
A stain on the white suit, inferior IQ
nikkas'll rip your shyt off TIDAL just to spite you
Ahhhh, what did I do?
'Cept try to free you
nikkas'll love you but hate you 'cause they can't be you
Dump 'em all in the bayou, uh
Everybody wave bye to the guy you thought you could lie to
This was meant to be a haiku, huh
But my story's too wide to fit inside the line or two
Oh, these that drugs
Heroin flow, I spaz on the stove
This is Hov, no flex zone, nikka, who lied to you?
Look, you a pedestrian
Don't ever question the security I provided you
Oh y'all thought I was washed?
I'm at the cleaners
Launderin' dirty money like the Teamsters, huh
Shout out to Hoffa back home, he in the church
When I heard you got booked, that shyt hurt
Fear for you, bro, we know the system don't work
Take a young nikka's freedom over some dirt
Yet it's legal in Colorado
Yeah, we deny
Black entrepreneurs, free enterprise
That's why it's a black market, that's why it's called the trap
That's why it's called the projects 'cause it's exactly that
All these people was gon' kill me, heh
'Cause the more I reveal me, the more they 'fraid of the real me
Welcome back Carter, smile

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This this this. 1000x this. Best verse on the album easily. I can't stop playin this song, specifically this last verse. His delivery on this is straight flames. Damn I miss this hov
 
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