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JAY-Z (Ft. Frank Ocean) – Caught Their Eyes
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This is the fourth track off of 4:44, featuring Frank Ocean. Frank Ocean is no stranger to collaborating with JAY-Z as he previously appeared on “No Church in the Wild,” “Made in
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JAY-Z Criticizes Prince’s Estate On His New Song “Caught Their Eyes”
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He’s not happy about how it’s handling business after the iconic singer’s death.
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The Philosophy Behind Frank Ocean’s ‘Solipsism’ Reference On JAY-Z’s “Caught Their Eyes”
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It’s the latest example of a recurring pattern in Ocean’s music.
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Genius Traducciones al Español – JAY-Z - Caught Their Eyes ft. Frank Ocean (Traducción al Español)
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[Letra de "JAY-Z - Caught Their Eyes ft. Frank Ocean (Traducción al Español)"] / [Intro: Frank Ocean] / Listo para eso / Estoy listo para eso / Si, ah / [Refrán: JAY-Z] / Negro del
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Genius Brasil Traduções – JAY-Z - Caught Their Eyes ft. Frank Ocean (Tradução em Português)
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[Intro: Frank Ocean] / Pronto pra isso / Estou pronto pra isso / Yeah, ahh / [Ponte: JAY-Z] / Um mano do lado Leste com os pés no alto / Um mano com aquela Lisa, uh / Falando sobre
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JAY-Z – 4:44
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“4:44” is the title track from Jay Z’s 13th studio album. It is an open love/apology letter to his wife Beyoncé and is the 5th track of 4:44. In the song he discusses being a bad
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Genius Türkçe Çeviri – JAY-Z – Caught Their Eyes (Türkçe Çeviri)
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[Giriş: Frank Ocean] / Hazırım / Buna hazırım / Evet, ah / [Geçiş: JAY-Z] / Doğu yakasından bir zenci, ayakları yerden kesilmiş / Lisa ile beraber, uh / Lisa'dan konuşuyorlar batı
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JAY-Z – In My Lifetime (Remix)
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Big Jaz remixed JAY-Z’s “In My Lifetime” with a sample from the intro of Aretha Franklin’s 1974 track “Oh Baby” and quotes a line from Soul II Soul’s 1990 track “Get a Life” for
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Nina Simone – Baltimore
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Beat-up little seagull / On a marble stair / Tryin' to find the ocean / Lookin' everywhere / Hard times in the city / In a hard town by the sea / Ain't nowhere to run to / There
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JAY-Z & Kanye West – New Day
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Produced by Kanye West and RZA, this song samples Nina Simone’s “Feeling Good.” It is an uncharacteristically personal and emotional song from Jay Z, in which both rappers speak to
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SmashBeezy
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SmashBeezy is keeping quiet for now
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JAY-Z (Ft. Justin Timberlake) – Holy Grail
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The first track released from Magna Carta… Holy Grail deals with the love/hate affair that Jay Z and Justin Timberlake have with fame.
As part of what Hov dubs the #newrules
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Jaz-O (Ft. JAY-Z) – Hawaiian Sophie
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Recorded in London in 1989, “Hawaiian Sophie” is one of Jay-Z’s early appearances on wax alongside his fellow Brooklyn MC and mentor Jaz-O.
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JAY-Z – Dead Presidents II
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“Dead Presidents II” is all about getting money that has drawings of dead presidents on it (and/or Benjamin Franklin & Alexander Hamilton, who were not ever President, but whatever
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A Boogie wit da Hoodie – February
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[Intro] / Stephen Curry, never worry / Bitches only love me when it's February / I wanna take you shoppin', I won't take advantage / Don't panic on me and I won't vanish / [Chorus
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JAY-Z – Streets Is Watching
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“Streets Is Watching” is a track on JAY-Z’s 1997 sophomore album In My Lifetime, Vol. 1 and is the title track of the soundtrack to his 1998 movie Streets Is Watching.
One
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JAY-Z – This Life Forever
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“This Life Forever” is one of Jay-Z’s greatest Jay-Z musical efforts, sadly not known by the general public. It was recorded pre-Reasonable Doubt in 1995, but was left off his
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Beyoncé (Ft. JAY-Z) – Drunk in Love
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Beyoncé brings her husband Jay Z aboard for their first collaboration since 2013’s “Part II (On the Run)” continuation of their first collab “‘03 Bonnie & Clyde”.
“Drunk” seems to
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JAY-Z – You Must Love Me
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On this song from Vol 1 Jay-Z reflects and apologizes to his mother for his behavior as a child, his brother who he shot and an ex-girlfriend who smuggled drugs for him.
It
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JAY-Z – Friend or Foe ’98
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This is the sequel to the song “Friend or Foe” from Reasonable Doubt. This continues the narrative, with the “foe” from the 1996 version not heeding Jay’s warning:
Before you
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Jeezy (Ft. André 3000 & JAY-Z) – I Do
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Last track on TM 103: Hustlerz Ambition
The song focuses around marriage:
Young Jeezy talks about his relationship with the crack game
Jay-Z talks about his marriage to the
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Kanye West – Diamonds from Sierra Leone
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This was Late Registration’s lead single, and it was technically a bonus track on the album.
Jay-Z would later jump on the track for the remix.
West explained the inspiration for
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JAY-Z – Regrets
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The closing track of Jay-Z’s classic debut album Reasonable Doubt, “Regrets” is a vulnerable meditation on the moral compromises a Gangster has to make in order to survive.
The
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JAY-Z – Dead Presidents
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“Dead Presidents” was the first single released for Jay-Z’s debut album Reasonable Doubt. This version was used for the music video but didn’t make the cut for the album; however
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This Week on Genius [6/26 - 7/2]
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Hey everyone!
This Week on Genius highlights all the dope stuff that’s happened in the Genius Community in the past week. It drops every Sunday and includes stuff like hot annotations, dope scribes, cool articles, fresh editors, and those up and coming users who might not be on your radar yet. If you have any suggestions on what should be included, send it to a community staffer before Sunday and one of us will make sure we include it :)
Hot tates
@EmNasJayBigPac and @younggandhi took a stab at detailing one of JAY-Z’s altercations:
https://genius.com/12250170
Great info brought to you by @BrianErwin and @HDZA:
https://genius.com/12252216
@onlyacustomer and @theds102 teamed up for a history lesson:
https://genius.com/12250555
@AintNoJigga made a nice connection here:
https://genius.com/12253805
@palacelight tapped into the mind of Frank Ocean:
https://genius.com/12258695
Cool Articles
A tate by @ojstrawberry, @austindrew, and @4youreyezonly was featured in this tate about XXXTENTACION
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JAY-Z – Song Cry
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“Song Cry” is an emotional ballad in which Jay describes the pain of a long-term relationship ending, caused by his professional schedule and personal philandering. Since his pride
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Nas – Ether
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Ether is the second track on Nas' 2001 album Stillmatic. The song was a response to Jay-Z’s “Takeover” – a diss track which appears as the second track on Jay-Z’s album The
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JAY-Z – The Story of O.J.
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The song title refers to O.J. Simpson, the former NFL running back who was accused and acquitted of killing his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ron Goldman. The trial
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JAY-Z – Moment Of Clarity
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This song, with beat by Eminem, shows Jay looking back on his life and career, and the roads taken – and not taken – therein
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JAY-Z – Legacy
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The song is an upbeat track which discusses the legacy for the Carter family name. It goes on to discuss members of the family and what they have done in the family name and how
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Wale (Ft. Travis Porter) – The One Eyed Kitten Song
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[Produced by DJA] / [Intro: Wale] / Uh, wild shit, wild shit, hahahah / Huh, random shit like my man say / [Verse 1: Wale, Quez & Ali] / Look, I was ridin' through wherever like my
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Lil Wayne (Ft. T.I.) – FuckWitMeYouKnowIGotIt
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Lil Wayne remixes “FuckWitMeYouKnowIGotIt” from Jay Z’s 2013 album, Magna Carta… Holy Grail.
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JAY-Z (Ft. Gloria Carter) – Smile
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Smile is the third and longest track on JAY-Z’s 13th album, 4:44 at 4 minutes and 50 seconds.
Jay looks back onto bad memories and how they have helped him change his future for
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JAY-Z & Beanie Sigel – Where Have You Been
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The closing track of Jay-Z’s fifth studio album, “Where Have You Been” offers a therapeutic opportunity for Hov and Beans to address a commonality between the two: having an
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JAY-Z – Can I Live
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Irv Gotti samples “The Look of Love” by Isaac Hayes as Jay asks a simple yet resonant question. A sequel was created with a feature from Memphis Bleek and was added as a bonus
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JAY-Z (Ft. Damian Marley) – Bam
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In contrast to “Kill Jay Z” which features Jay seeking to kill his ego, “Bam” finds him acknowledging its importance to his success. The patois word that gives the song its title
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JAY-Z – Kill Jay Z
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“Kill Jay Z” is the opening track from Jay’s 13th studio album, 4:44. In an iHeart Radio interview JAY-Z described the song as a killing of his ego. Throughout the song he brings
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JAY-Z (Ft. Alicia Keys) – Empire State of Mind
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The Blueprint 3’s third single is a love song to Jay-Z and Alicia Keys' home city of New York, which is also known as “the Empire State.” The title alludes to the Billy Joel ballad
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