I said: “Don’t embarrass me,” instead of “Be mine” (4:44) Shit, I’m a man with pride, you don’t do shit like that (Song Cry) The more you can enumerate girls, the more it gets flattering for the rapper’s ego. Girls, Girls, Girls is another one hit, quite comical, giving the portraits of all the women Jay has had in his life in the whole world. Big Pimpin is the most explicit example of how Jay Z would describe a man collectionning women for sex. With a womanizer, you can only trust the lust.
The man Shawn Carter has pictured with poetry almost every kind of relationships a man can go through his songs:ġ) Look, I apologize, often womanize (4:44) You can hear in Girls, Girls, Girls, Song Cry and now 4:44, as a few examples.Īnother common point between Song Cry and 4:44 is the complexity of the production. This is that mourn of a woman with powerful gospel-like vocals, soulfully in love. There is a common point between Jay Z’ tracks related with love, infatuation and relationship: « A relationship is a relationship that has to be earned ».įrom Crazy In Love, to Drunk In Lovewith his wife Beyoncé, Jay Z questions again the meaning of purpose of « Falling in love » with the introduction of the video. So to the wife of their life, they write a way to give them (poetic) justice.Ĥ:44, 5th track, placed at the core of this 13th studio album, is not only the most emotional song from this new Jay Z’ opus, but one of the most emotional from all the songs he’s ever written.Ĭritically acclaimed as the piece of a grown and mature man, 4:44 shows a man who killed his ego ( Kill Jay Z) and writes his wrongs, in the hope to get right.Ĥ:44 is a new Jay Z’ narration about relationships. Lies, and cries, when real men apologize, their wrongs they wanna right Wrong men taken for soulmates, scary scenario getting old