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One equivalent album unit represents one full album sale, ten tracks sold from an album, or 1,500 on-demand audio and/or video streams from an album as of February 2016. Even during its one-week exclusivity window, 4:44 went platinum in under a week, certifying that the record has sold 1 million equivalent album units in the United States. Įarlier in the week, Jay-Z debuted a video for one of 4:44's tracks, The Story of O.J., on Apple Music while the album was still a Tidal exclusive. Now, 4:44 has begun streaming on Apple Music, and is available for $9.99 on iTunes. Here Are The Jewels From JAY-Z’s New Album That You Won’t See In The TabloidsĪfter a dancing sequence of actors featured throughout the video, the screen fades to blue.Last week, Jay-Z's new album "4:44" debuted exclusively on his own music streaming service Tidal, and then reports predicted that the album would expand to Apple Music and other services one week later. Perhaps this is the love that Jay sees, and what he’s fighting to maintain. With Reverend Al’s “Judy” playing (possibly a symbolic move as it is from the Let’s Stay Together LP), the video cuts to Jay and Bey’ rocking a stage together, delighted. Then there’s a cut into a 1970s Al Green performance from television.
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Jay’s next verse opens: “I apologize / Our love was one for the ages and I contained us / And all this ratchet sh*t and we more expansive / Not meant to cry and die alone in these mansions / Or sleep with our back turned / We supposed to vacay ’til our backs burn / We’re supposed to laugh ’til our heart stops / And then meet in a space where the dark stop.”Īfter the second verse, there is vintage footage of Jean-Michel Basquiat looking into the lens, saying he’s having fun, but appearing otherwise. Dancing, talking, car crashes, and more appear on screen. The lyrics proceed to apologize to Bey’, and others for the things JAY-Z knows now, but could not see, then. He alludes to infidelity, dishonesty, and a selfish past. As the clips show “everyday people,” Jay perhaps is suggesting that he is not so different even with the fortune and fame. The husband in what current popular culture may deem ‘the perfect marriage’ reveals that it’s not always what it seems. In the song that allegedly started the whole album’s process, Jay sets a tone for just how vulnerable he is willing to get: “ Took me too long for this song / I don’t deserve you/I harass you out in Paris / ‘Please come back to Rome, you make it home’ / We talked for hours when you were on tour / ‘Please pick up the phone, pick up the phone.’” The track is one of the many personal portals on the platinum album. Some of the film and video is from the ’70s and ’80s, other parts reflect the types of contemporary ratchet imagery that has flooded pop culture. There is a clear juxtaposition and bigger artistic intent. From sage thoughts on love from an older woman to video clips of street fights, hit-and-runs, and belligerent banter. The TNEG-directed “4:44” begins with three minutes of what appears to be mostly found footage.
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How JAY-Z’s New Album Is The Blueprint For Grown Man Rap (Video) The title track from the No I.D.-produced album comes as a music video that is just as evocative as “The Story Of O.J.” with an entirely different medium and aesthetic. JAY-Z has now made his second music video from 4:44 available to the masses.