4:44 Welcome Back Mr. Carter!
Welcome Back Mr. Carter! Jay-Z, Sean "Hov" Carter dropped his 13th studio album this past Friday titled 4:44, produced by No I.D. in totality! As a music connoisseur and lover of all things Jay-Z touches, I've got to say Friday definitely felt like Christmas. Don't worry if you don't have Tidal and haven't heard the album yet, the album is set for physical release and will include two bonus tracks! This body of work is the most intimate release from Jay-Z since Reasonable Doubt. Unfortunately this album is being diminished to gossip as a response to Beyonce's Lemonade album, confirming cheating rumors, but it's soo soo much more than that. The sample heavy album brings back a sound that we've been missing in mainstream rap albums (aside from Kendrick Lamar and Kanye). Here's my breakdown of each track on 4:44 1. Kill Jay-Z : Track 1 immediately kills the ego that is Jay-Z. He journeys through his past and the purpose of his...