JAY-Z

Songwriter: JAY-Z

Producer: Charlemagne Lenny S Just Blaze

[Intro: Bob Simon & JAY-Z]
Now, people have told me that in the business you've got the best flow. My problem is, I don't know what that means
Ha, um, I say like...like, if you had-here-here's a melody

[Verse 1: JAY-Z]
You got starch in your flow
I flow too many ways
Got a arch in my flow
All songs are flow
Rembrandt, Rilke
I am art with the flow
Even if I'm guilty
You gotta pardon the flow
Niggas takin' me lightly
Had to darken the flow
Way I put it together
Tear 'em apart with the flow
I'm too smart with the flow
You just started to flow
Stop it youngin'
You 106 & Park with the flow

[Interlude]
And 33-year-old Jay-Z is the reigning king of rap. He owns his own record label, clothing line, and movie production company, generating almost half a billion dollars a year in sales. It's no coincidence that he named his record label Roc-A-Fella. (Roc-A-Fella)

[Cut: JAY-Z]
One million, two million, three million, four

[Interlude]
Rapper, businessman, hustler. Jay-Z, the son of Marcy, has seen more highs and lows in 33 years than most people see in a lifetime

[Verse 2: JAY-Z]
I am the used spirit
I am y'all with the flow
Troubled man, dare I say
I am all with the flow
I come apart
But I evolve with the flow
Crossover, slam dunk
Rucker Park with the flow
Young!

[Outro: Bob Simon & JAY-Z]
That's flow
Yeah, that's flow
That's pretty intricate, yeah?
That's ve-that-that's, yeah, that's a great word, intricate, yeah

Having sold over 100 million records worldwide, and holding the solo artist record of 14 Billboard 200 #1 albums, Shawn “JAY-Z” Carter is possibly the most talented, accomplished and respected rapper of all-time. He has released 13 studio albums and five collaborative albums over his 30-year career.

Three of his albums, Reasonable Doubt, The Blueprint, and The Black Album, are considered landmarks in the genre, with all of them featured in Rolling Stone’s list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. Hov has won 21 Grammy Awards from sixty-four nominations, making him the 10th most awarded artist of all-time.

Legendary for never writing down his lyrics, JAY-Z’s flow is considered one of the greatest to grace the genre, his wordplay and metaphorical ability is unmatched, and his live shows push the envelope of what it means to be a hip hop artist. His MTV Unplugged appearance introduced the idea of having a full band (The Roots) backing up a hip hop artist at major concerts, and during his 2004 documentary Fade to Black he doubled down, selling out Madison Square Garden (in mere minutes) while featuring an enormous live band performance.

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