The New York Times Magazine polled more than 250 music insiders and gathered six Times critics to choose the 30 Greatest Living American Songwriters. One of the artists who made the list was Jay-Z. The critic Jody Rosen met with Jay-Z in Los Angeles to talk about his approach to rhythm, the stories behind his famous songs, the writing challenges he sets for himself, and how he has sustained a hip hop career for more than three decades.
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Big difference, I see, from being born in new orleans than new York… love it
I don't like artist's interviews these days coz they are full of gimmicks, drama, clickbait, and nonchalant acts but when Jay-Z does an interview it's different experience
Very articulate, analytical side of the man you wouldn’t know from his verses alone.
That’s not his voice, Jay has much higher pitch squeak
Squidward?
Hov my G
Intelligence in the flesh
🤓 glasses trying to catch-up with my hat 🎉
The disrespect he gets😢
I definitely relate… I'm a novel writer. And you worded it perfectly…
He just delivered some gems 🎉🎉❤ ✌️❤️✊ 🗽🌹🌹
#HOV💪🏽💪🏽👑💯🔥🐐🙌🏼
Lyrical exercise was genius
He should have kept the locks
Air
I'm always writing – pen game supreme
iiiight iiiiiiight pipe down aubrey
The man name is Sean Carter
Please remove his manhood from ya head and pray for his soul shawty
Just drop the album atp bro
Hes sooo dreamy 🫠
The king of the betas
Are true MCS true lyricist. 🎧🎤🔥😤🤬
Genius
Can you check out my music and let me know if it good or bad?
Yes I'm the same way
See Very simple fit with all the money 💰
This man speaks like he’s a lyrical scientist.
But these guys should really start educating the young black culture through their music.
It’s time for them to get their acts together and wake up to who we are and what we’re facing in this country.
I guicok mire add supplies it to jter
Revewoh 😮❤
Very very beautiful ❤️
It’s so funny when J said however quoting BIG, I’m like shit what he say after that, took a second to remember, stay Gucci down to the socks 😂
He part of the freemasons
I'm imagining Beyonce pulling his hair the whole time, for some reason 😅
What is Whoopi Goldberg doing for her skin, cuz she looks incredible
Love this, it resonates to my truth!
💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖
Damn, Jay looking gay af
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The amount of people glorifying a pedophile 😂😂
It’s hard to tell my kids this is J A Y hyphen, controlling, manipulating, I got a life man