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  • 50 Cent Thinks Jay-Z’s 4:44 Is Golf Course Music

    50 Cent doesn’t think Jay-Z can be the best rapper at 47 years of age, and he also has a thing against smart rap. The rapper took to his own Instagram account to “review” 4:44 and throw in his two cents. “I listened to Jay shit, that ‘4:44’,” said 50 in a since-deleted Instagram post.…

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    Yesha Callahan

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  • Jay Z’s 4:44 Goes Platinum in Less Than a Week

    Thanks to Tidal’s partnership with Sprint and fans of Jay-Z’s 4:44, the album has gone platinum in less than a week, according to the RIAA. And for an album that’s not “for sale” as of yet, that’s an incredible feat. 4:44 was released exclusively through Tidal’s partnership with Sprint, and although a free voucher was…

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    Yesha Callahan

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  • Russell Simmons Says Jay-Z Isn’t Anti-Semitic 

    There’s a line in Jay-Z’s new 4:44 album that some people feel reeks of anti-Semitism, but some of his closest friends are now speaking out in the rapper’s defense. In “The Story of O.J.,” he raps about Jewish people and money: “You wanna know what’s more important than throwin’ away money at a strip club?…

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    Yesha Callahan

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  • Fighting for the Fairy Tale: 4:44 and the Power of Vulnerability

    Look, I apologize, often womanizedTook for my child to be bornTo see through a woman’s eyes … It’s the public apology some have been anticipating since the release of Beyoncé’s Lemonade, her seemingly confessional opus, almost entirely themed on surviving the pain of infidelity. Aside from being a groundbreaking hit, the visual album inevitably rekindled…

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    Maiysha Kai

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  • 12 Thoughts on Jay Z's New Album, "4:44" Because We All Care Right Now

    At midnight EST, Jay-Z dropped his latest album 4:44 amidst one of the better promo runs we’ve seen in a while. Of course, to listen to it you had to either sign up for Sprint and why would you do that or have a subscription to Tidal, which is only slightly less unreasonable than signing…

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    Panama Jackson

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  • Jay-Z’s 4:44 Is the 1st Grown-Ass Hip-Hop Album

    I’m a grown-ass, 40-year-old dad, so there are certain things I cannot do. I will never again eat at Chuck E. Cheese unless I want to end up on an episode of To Catch a Predator, but I’m also not old enough to eat at the Golden Corral. I can’t spend $200 on Jordans or wear…

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    Michael Harriot

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  • Who Didn’t Jay-Z Come for in 4:44?

    Jay-Z got his ass in formation on his 4:44 album, and of course many people across social media have been trying to figure out all of the subliminal shots the rapper took. Straight off the top, there’s the first song, “Kill Jay-Z,” and it’s rife with subs aimed at Kanye West and his own marriage;…

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    Yesha Callahan

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  • Jay Z to Drop New Album, 4:44, on June 30

    It’s been a busy month for Jay Z. The rapper and businessman recently welcomed twins with his wife, Beyoncé; he was recently inducted into the prestigious Songwriters Hall of Fame; and in an essay on Father’s Day, he tackled the “exploitative” U.S. bail industry. And now, after a bit of teasing, the rapper has just…

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    Breanna Edwards

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  • Tidal Hints at 4:44 Film With Mahershala Ali, Lupita Nyong’o, Danny Glover

    Jay Z fans had a slight glimmer of hope when 4:44 started popping up on New York City billboards and social media. Most people suspected it was the name of Jay Z’s new album or something involving his company Tidal. But now it seems as though some questions have been answered. Apparently, 4:44 is a…

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    Yesha Callahan

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