JAY-Z - 4:44 (CD)

4:44 is the long-anticipated thirteenth album from JAY-Z. It arrived after a four-year hiatus, and just 15 days after his historic induction into the Songwriters Hall of Fame on June 15, 2017. The entire album is produced by No I.D.

Why is it named '4:44'?

JAY-Z explained all of the songs on the 4:44 album on iHeart and he talked about the album title and the track, he said “‘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.”


When 4:44 dropped, Jay posted a 15-song TIDAL playlist of the songs that inspired it, including:

Marvin Gaye, “What’s Going On”
Prince & The Revolution, “Purple Rain”
Bob Marley & The Wailers, “One Love / People Get Ready”
Bob Marley & The Wailers, “Them Belly Full (But We Hungry)”
Playboi Carti, “Magnolia”
Camp Lo, “Luchini AKA This Is It”
Michael Jackson, “Rock with You”
Shuggie Otis, “Aht Uh Mi Hed”
Boogie Down Productions, “Criminal Minded”
Jimi Hendrix, “Bold as Love”
Nina Simone, “Wild Is The Wind”
James Blake, “Retrograde”
Ms. Lauryn Hill, “Ex-Factor”
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five, “The Message”
Brazilian Girls, “Don’t Stop”



Tracklist

1 Kill Jay Z
2 The Story of O.J.
3 Smile (Ft. Gloria Carter)
4 Caught Their Eyes (Ft. Frank Ocean)
5 4:44
6 Family Feud (Ft. Beyoncé)
7 Bam (Ft. Damian Marley)
8 Moonlight
9 Marcy Me
10 Legacy
11 Adnis
12 Blue's Freestyle/We Family (Ft. Blue Ivy Carter)
13 MaNyfaCedGod (Ft. James Blake)