The Story of OJ video relays this message by animating Jay-Z in the style of a cartoon character. Jay used this to rap about being black and how your identity is not erased in the eyes of white people even if you’re famous. At the time, OJ commented that he is “not black, I’m OJ” when interviewed about the racial tensions in the USA. One particular quote stated by OJ inspired Jay to make a song about the pressures of being black. It is presumed that Jay-Z took inspiration from ESPN’s documentary OJ: Made in America which was released last year for this track. “You egged Solange on, knowing all along all you had to say you was wrong / you almost went Eric Benet, let the baddest girl in the world get away…” ( Kill Jay-Z)īut the Grammy award winning performer has also used his platform to highlight the issues of race in America. He even references the infamous elevator argument he had with Solange which showed fractures in the couple’s notoriously private life.
“And if my children knew, I don’t even know what I would do / if they ain’t look at the same / I would prob’ly die with all the shame”.
“Look I apologise, often womanize / took for my own child to be born / see through a woman’s eyes.” Rob Hoffman/Invision for Parkwood Entertainment/AP Images It alludes to pretty much everything that Jay-Z has been criticized for in the media and music and he also raps about the cheating claims that Beyoncé hinted at in Lemonade which she released last year. The rapper’s 13 th album has been on everybody’s mind as he has been more open in his lyrics than ever before. Jay-Z has been very busy with his new album 4:44 being released and becoming platinum in just under a week.
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