Jay-Z 4:44 Roc Nation - Jay-Z s new 4:44 album has everybody going crazy and now there s audio of Hov breaking every song on the album down. The new LP was played across over 160 iHeart Radio stations in the U.S. at midnight and in addition to the album being played on national radio Jay also gave insight to each track. Kill Jay-Z 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. The Story of OJ The Story of OJ is really a song about we as a culture having a plan how we re gonna push this forward. We all make money and then we all lose money as artists especially. But how when you have some type of success to transform that into something bigger. Smile Smile is just what it is. There are gonna be bad times and those bad times can do two things: they can get you in a place where you re stuck in a rut or it can make your future that much better because you ve experienced these things. Caught The Eye Caught The Eye is a song that s dealing with just being aware of your surroundings. There s a line in it and it says Your body language is all remedial how could you see the difference between you and I? Just being so sharp about your surroundings. 4:44? 4:44 is a song that I wrote and it s the crux of the album just right in the middle of the album. And I woke up literally at 4:44 in the morning 4:44 AM to write this song. So it became the title of the album and everything. It s the title track because it s such a powerful song and I just believe one of the best songs I ve ever written. Family Feud Family Feud is about separation within the culture. Like new rappers fighting with old rappers saying all these things. So the line is Nobody wins when the family feuds. Bam The song Bam with Damian Marley it s just jammin it s just like the song. But it s secretly Shawn Carter saying Man you need a bit of ego. It was because of me and the things that I ve done this is Jay-Z saying you needed a bit of ego for us to arrive at this point. Moonlight The hook is We stuck in La La Land/Even if we win we gonna lose. It s like a subtle nod to La La Land winning the Oscar and then having to give it to Moonlight. It s really a commentary on the culture and where we re going. Marcy Me Marcy Me is a nostalgic walk through Marcy and it s about that hopefulness that feeling of Man can I really do this? Can I really be one of the biggest artists in the world? You have these dreams Can I be one of the biggest basketball players? We have these dreams. Legacy The song is just about what it is it s like a verbal will. Just a song about speaking to my daughter. She starts the song off and she says Daddy what s a will?