Jay-Z addresses Beyonce’s Lemonade as he drops ‘magnificent’ new album 4:44
The US rapper dropped 4:44, the follow up to 2013’s Magna Carta, on June 30, and fans were quick to pick apart the lyrics.
Beyonce sang about “Becky with the good hair” on her 2016 album Lemonade leading fans to speculate as to whether Jay-Z was unfaithful during their nine year marriage.
Jay-Z appears to address the accusations – and his altercation with his sister-in-law Solange – on several of his new songs including Kill Jay-Z where he raps: “You almost went Eric Benét / Let the baddest girl in the world get away/ You egged Solange on / Knowin’ all along, all you had to say you was wrong.”
Speaking about the song to iHeartRadio, Jay-Z said: “The first song is called ‘Kill JAY-Z’ and obviously, it’s not to be taken literal. It’s really about the ego. It’s about killing off the ego, so we can have this conversation in a place of vulnerability and honesty.”
Fans were convinced the lyrics were proof of infidelity while others said they couldn't bare to relive the accusations.
The Grammy winner’s 13th studio album, which was released exclusively on Tidal and US phone network Sprint, also discusses fame, wealth and race in America.
Fans waiting four years for a new body of work from the rapper, real name Shawn Carter, were impressed, with one hailing it as “magnificent”.
Another tweeted: “Jay-Z is a mastermind! Boy still got..Album is fuego yikes! #4:44.”
A third wrote: “4:44 is the best album Jay-Z has released since American Gangster. Also...NO I.D. I AM HELLA IMPRESSED! Flawless production!”
Others were less than impressed with one branding it “very dull”.
Another tweeted: “I'd rather be hitting 4:44 on my microwave to reheat some leftovers than listen to Jay-Z's new album.”
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