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New Music: Lil Wayne – “Family Feud” Feat. Drake [LISTEN]

If you thought Drake was quiet and was falling off to end the year…GUESS AGAIN! The 6 God appears on the first single off Lil Wayne’s upcoming ‘D6: Reloaded’, where the duo get back to their 2011 bag and crush shit with lyrical homicide over Jay Z’s “Family Feud” instrumental.

It’s quite the strategic move to drop on the last Friday of the year and also on the same day that Jay Z freed the visuals for “Family Feud” off his ‘4:44’ album. On it Drizzy goes off with quick bars, where he considers taking out a loan to pay Weezy what Universal owes, shows love to Meek Mill, says he needs a percentage in Apple Music, takes a dig a trump, and more.

“Too long like a sentence from a Philly judge / Fuck is the point with all the beefing when we really blood / nobody wins when the family feuds, n***a / everyone eats no one excludes n****s,” raps Drizzy.

Listen below.

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New Video: Jay-Z – “Family Feud” Feat. Beyoncé [WATCH]

Nobody wins when the family feuds is the message Jay Z preached on his “Family Feud” single featuring his wife, Beyoncé. The winning collaboration is a complete family affair with Blue Ivy also contributing in the cinematic video for the ‘4:44’ single.

Ava DuVernay directs the star-studded visuals, which includes cameos from Michael B. Jordan, Omari Hardwick, Jessica Chastain, Thandie Newton, America Ferrera, Brie Larson, Rosario Dawson, Rashida Jones, Mindy Kaling, and more.

It also includes a score by Flying Lotus and an opening quote from James Baldwin that says, “The wretched of the earth do not decide to become extinct, they resolve, on the contrary, to multiply: life is their weapon against life, life all that they have.”

Watch below.

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Jay-Z & Kendrick Lamar Lead The 2018 GRAMMYs With Most Nominations [PEEP]

Once again the hip-hop genre will run the GRAMMYs. The 2018 GRAMMYs will be headed by Jay-Z and Kendrick Lamar, who lead the pack of with most nominations.

Hov leads everyone with a total of eight nominations, including Record of the Year for “The Story of O.J.,” Song of the Year for the apologetic “4:44,” and Album of the Year for his 13th studio album, ‘4:44’. Jay is already one of the most nominated artists ever with 74 career nominations and 21 wins.

Following Hov is Kung-Fu Kenny, who celebrates seven nominations, lead by Album of the Year for his critically-acclaimed ‘DAMN.’ album. Dot is also nominated for Record of the Year with “HUMBLE.” Kendrick is sure to be on Hov’s platuea by the time he hangs it up. To date he has earned 20 nominations and seven victories.

Elsewhere Bruno Mars is nominated for Album of the Year, Song of the Year, and Record of the Year. Childish Gambino scores five nominations surrounding his ‘Awaken, My Love!’ album. Meanwhile artists like Lil Uzi Vert, Cardi B, Goldlink, SZA, and Khalid score their first-ever nominations.

Logic is also nominated for his “1-800-273-8255” single.

The 60th annual GRAMMYs will take place Sunday, January 28th from Madison Square Garden in New York City. CBS will air the event at 8 pm local time.

Check out the full list of nominees below.

RECORD OF THE YEAR
“Redbone” – Childish Gambino
“Despacito” – Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee feat. Justin Bieber
“The Story Of O.J.” – JAY-Z
“HUMBLE.” – Kendrick Lamar
“24K Magic” – Bruno Mars

ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Awaken My Love! – Childish Gambino
4:44 – Jay-Z
Damn. – Kendrick Lamar
Melodrama – Lorde
24K Magic – Bruno Mars

SONG OF THE YEAR
“Despacito” – Ramón Ayala, Justin Bieber, Jason “Poo Bear” Boyd, Erika Ender, Luis Fonsi & Marty James Garton (Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee Featuring Justin Bieber)
“4:44” – Shawn Carter & Dion Wilson (JAY-Z)
“Issues” – Benny Blanco, Mikkel Storleer Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen, Julia Michaels & Justin Drew Tranter (Julia Michaels)
“1-800-273-8255” – Alessia Caracciolo, Sir Robert Bryson Hall II, Arjun Ivatury & Khalid Robinson (Logic feat. Alessia Cara & Khalid)
“That’s What I Like” – Christopher Brody Brown, James Fauntleroy, Philip Lawrence, Bruno Mars, Ray Charles McCullough II, Jeremy Reeves, Ray Romulus & Jonathan Yip (Bruno Mars)

BEST NEW ARTIST
Alessia Cara
Khalid
Lil Uzi Vert
Julia Michaels
SZA

BEST POP SOLO PERFORMANCE
“Love So Soft” – Kelly Clarkson
“Praying” – Kesha
“Million Reasons” – Lady Gaga
“What About Us” – P!nk
“Shape of You” – Ed Sheeran

BEST POP DUO/GROUP PERFORMANCE
“Something Just Like This” – The Chainsmokers & Coldplay
“Despacito” – Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee Featuring Justin Bieber
“Thunder” – Imagine Dragons
“Feel It Still” – Portugal. The Man
“Stay” – Zedd & Alessia Cara

BEST POP VOCAL ALBUM
Kaleidoscope EP -Coldplay
Lust For Life – Lana Del Rey
Evolve – Imagine Dragons
Rainbow – Kesha
Joanne – Lady Gaga
÷ (Divide) – Ed Sheeran

BEST DANCE RECORDING
“Bambro Koyo Ganda” – Bonobo feat. Innov Gnawa
“Cola” – Camelphat & Elderbrook
“Andromeda” – Gorillaz feat. DRAM
“Tonite” – LCD Soundsystem
“Line Of Sight” – Odesza feat. WYNNE & Mansionair

BEST DANCE/ELECTRONIC ALBUM
Migration – Bonobo
3-D The Catalogue – Kraftwerk
Mura Masa – Mura Masa
A Moment Apart – Odesza
What Now – Sylvan Esso

BEST ROCK PERFORMANCE
“You Want It Darker” – Leonard Cohen
“The Promise” – Chris Cornell
“Run” – Foo Fighters
“No Good” – Kaleo
“Go To War” – Nothing More

BEST R&B PERFORMANCE
“Get You” – Daniel Caesar feat. Kali Uchis
“Distraction” – Kehlani
“High” – Ledisi
“That’s What I Like” – Bruno Mars
“The Weekend” – SZA

BEST TRADITIONAL R&B PERFORMANCE
“Laugh And Move On” – The Baylor Project
“Redbone” – Childish Gambino
“What I’m Feelin’” – Anthony Hamilton Featuring The Hamiltones
“All The Way” – Ledisi
“Still” – Mali Music

BEST R&B SONG
“First Began” – PJ Morton
“Location” – Khalid
“Redbone” – Childish Gambino
“Supermodel” – SZA
“That’s What I Like” – Bruno Mars

BEST URBAN CONTEMPORARY ALBUM
Free 6LACK – 6LACK
Awaken, My Love!” – Childish Gambino
American Teen – Khalid
Ctrl – SZA
Starboy – The Weeknd

BEST R&B ALBUM
Freudian – Daniel Caesar
Let Love Rule – Ledisi
24K Magic – Bruno Mars
Gumbo – PJ Morton
Feel The Real – Musiq Soulchild

BEST RAP PERFORMANCE
“Bounce Back” – Big Sean
“Bodak Yellow” – Cardi B
“4:44” – JAY-Z
“HUMBLE.” – Kendrick Lamar
“Bad And Boujee” – Migos feat. Lil Uzi Vert

BEST RAP/SUNG COLLABORATION
“PRBLMS” – 6LACK
“Crew” – Goldlink feat. Brent Faiyaz & Shy Glizzy
“Family Feud” – JAY-Z feat. Beyoncé
“LOYALTY.” – Kendrick Lamar feat. Rihanna
“Love Galore” – SZA feat. Travis Scott

BEST RAP SONG
“Bodak Yellow” – Cardi B
“Chase Me” – Danger Mouse feat. Run The Jewels & Big Boi
“HUMBLE.” – Kendrick Lamar
“Sassy” – Rapsody
“The Story Of O.J.” – JAY-Z

BEST RAP ALBUM
4:44 – JAY-Z
DAMN. – Kendrick Lamar
Culture – Migos
Laila’s Wisdom – Rapsody
Flower Boy – Tyler, The Creator

BEST COMPILATION SOUNDTRACK FOR VISUAL MEDIA
Baby Driver – (Various Artists)
Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2: Awesome Mix Vol. 2 – (Various Artists)
Hidden Figures: The Album – (Various Artists)
La La Land – (Various Artists)
Moana: The Songs – (Various Artists)

BEST SONG WRITTEN FOR VISUAL MEDIA
“City Of Stars” – Ryan Gosling & Emma Stone
“How Far I’ll Go” – Auli’i Cravalho
“I Don’t Wanna Live Forever – ZAYN & Taylor Swift
“Never Give Up” – Sia
“Stand Up For Something” – Andra Day feat. Common

PRODUCER OF THE YEAR, NON-CLASSICAL
Calvin Harris
Greg Kurstin
Blake Mills
No I.D.
The Stereotypes

BEST MUSIC VIDEO
“Up All Night” – Beck
“Makeba” – Jain
“The Story Of O.J.” – JAY-Z
“Humble.” – Kendrick Lamar
“1-800-273-8255” – Logic feat. Alessia Cara & Khalid

BEST NEW ARTIST
Alessia Cara
Khalid
Lil Uzi Vert
Julia Michaels
SZA

BEST POP SOLO PERFORMANCE
“Love So Soft” – Kelly Clarkson
“Praying” – Kesha
“Million Reasons” – Lady Gaga
“What About Us” – P!nk
“Shape of You” – Ed Sheeran

BEST POP DUO/GROUP PERFORMANCE
“Something Just Like This” – The Chainsmokers & Coldplay
“Despacito” – Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee Featuring Justin Bieber
“Thunder” – Imagine Dragons
“Feel It Still” – Portugal. The Man
“Stay” – Zedd & Alessia Cara

BEST POP VOCAL ALBUM
Kaleidoscope EP -Coldplay
Lust For Life – Lana Del Rey
Evolve – Imagine Dragons
Rainbow – Kesha
Joanne – Lady Gaga
÷ (Divide) – Ed Sheeran

BEST DANCE RECORDING
“Bambro Koyo Ganda” – Bonobo feat. Innov Gnawa
“Cola” – Camelphat & Elderbrook
“Andromeda” – Gorillaz feat. DRAM
“Tonite” – LCD Soundsystem
“Line Of Sight” – Odesza feat. WYNNE & Mansionair

BEST DANCE/ELECTRONIC ALBUM
Migration – Bonobo
3-D The Catalogue – Kraftwerk
Mura Masa – Mura Masa
A Moment Apart – Odesza
What Now – Sylvan Esso

BEST ROCK PERFORMANCE
“You Want It Darker” – Leonard Cohen
“The Promise” – Chris Cornell
“Run” – Foo Fighters
“No Good” – Kaleo
“Go To War” – Nothing More

BEST R&B PERFORMANCE
“Get You” – Daniel Caesar feat. Kali Uchis
“Distraction” – Kehlani
“High” – Ledisi
“That’s What I Like” – Bruno Mars
“The Weekend” – SZA

BEST TRADITIONAL R&B PERFORMANCE
“Laugh And Move On” – The Baylor Project
“Redbone” – Childish Gambino
“What I’m Feelin’” – Anthony Hamilton Featuring The Hamiltones
“All The Way” – Ledisi
“Still” – Mali Music

BEST R&B SONG
“First Began” – PJ Morton
“Location” – Khalid
“Redbone” – Childish Gambino
“Supermodel” – SZA
“That’s What I Like” – Bruno Mars

BEST URBAN CONTEMPORARY ALBUM
Free 6LACK – 6LACK
Awaken, My Love!” – Childish Gambino
American Teen – Khalid
Ctrl – SZA
Starboy – The Weeknd

BEST R&B ALBUM
Freudian – Daniel Caesar
Let Love Rule – Ledisi
24K Magic – Bruno Mars
Gumbo – PJ Morton
Feel The Real – Musiq Soulchild

BEST RAP PERFORMANCE
“Bounce Back” – Big Sean
“Bodak Yellow” – Cardi B
“4:44” – JAY-Z
“HUMBLE.” – Kendrick Lamar
“Bad And Boujee” – Migos feat. Lil Uzi Vert

BEST RAP/SUNG COLLABORATION
“PRBLMS” – 6LACK
“Crew” – Goldlink feat. Brent Faiyaz & Shy Glizzy
“Family Feud” – JAY-Z feat. Beyoncé
“LOYALTY.” – Kendrick Lamar feat. Rihanna
“Love Galore” – SZA feat. Travis Scott

BEST RAP SONG
“Bodak Yellow” – Cardi B
“Chase Me” – Danger Mouse feat. Run The Jewels & Big Boi
“HUMBLE.” – Kendrick Lamar
“Sassy” – Rapsody
“The Story Of O.J.” – JAY-Z

BEST RAP ALBUM
4:44 – JAY-Z
DAMN. – Kendrick Lamar
Culture – Migos
Laila’s Wisdom – Rapsody
Flower Boy – Tyler, The Creator

BEST COMPILATION SOUNDTRACK FOR VISUAL MEDIA
Baby Driver – (Various Artists)
Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2: Awesome Mix Vol. 2 – (Various Artists)
Hidden Figures: The Album – (Various Artists)
La La Land – (Various Artists)
Moana: The Songs – (Various Artists)

BEST SONG WRITTEN FOR VISUAL MEDIA
“City Of Stars” – Ryan Gosling & Emma Stone
“How Far I’ll Go” – Auli’i Cravalho
“I Don’t Wanna Live Forever – ZAYN & Taylor Swift
“Never Give Up” – Sia
“Stand Up For Something” – Andra Day feat. Common

PRODUCER OF THE YEAR, NON-CLASSICAL
Calvin Harris
Greg Kurstin
Blake Mills
No I.D.
The Stereotypes

BEST MUSIC VIDEO
“Up All Night” – Beck
“Makeba” – Jain
“The Story Of O.J.” – JAY-Z
“Humble.” – Kendrick Lamar
“1-800-273-8255” – Logic feat. Alessia Cara & Khalid

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Jay-Z Shares Three New Videos For ‘4:44’ Singles [WATCH]

For a few consecutive weeks Jay-Z was releasing music videos for ‘4:44’ singles every Friday at 4:44 p.m. He eventually slowed that down and took a break from dropping visuals as he focused on his current “4:44 Tour” amongst other things.

Before Black Friday, Hov had dropped visuals for “The Story of OJ,” “4:44,” “Bam” featuring Damian Marley, “Kill Jay Z,” “Moonlight,” and one of the bonus tracks in “MaNyFaCedGod.”

Revisiting his 13th studio album, Jay dropped three new videos for “Smile” featuring his mother Gloria Carter, “Marcy Me” featuring The-Dream, and “Legacy.”

For the 8-minute “Smile” video Jay-Z nabbed Dominique Fishback to play a young version of his mother Gloria Carter, while the real Ms. Carter also shares a poem at the end of the emotional video. The video was written and directed by Miles Jay. It also stars Isi Laborde, Taylor Thomas, and Guy Lockard.

Watch below.

Next up Is “Legacy,” which is essentially a mini-movie that includes a cast of Susan Sarandon, Jesse Williams, Ron Perlman, Aldis Hodge, Kwame Boateng, Edi Gather, Jonathan Tucker, Marque Richardson, and Emile Hirsch. It is written and directed by Jeymes Samuel, who focuses on the prison system, mass incarceration, rehabilitation, and recovery.

Watch below.

Finally is the video for one of my favorite songs on the album, “Marcy Me.” In it a police helicopter is featured throughout the clip giving viewers a bird’s eye view of the Marcy Projects and different boroughs in NYC.

Watch below.

Jay-Z will continue his “4:44 Tour,” which will continue through December 21st when is stops in Los Angeles at the STAPLES CENTER.

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Jay-Z Looks To Inspire With New “Dream. On.” Spoken Word Video [WATCH]

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Jay-Z’s recent ‘4:44’ album spread a lot of inspiration with the rapper dropping several gems. Hov looks to continue to inspire his people with a new spoken word video called “Dream. On.”

While Hov spits motivating words circulating around June 1983, when he was 13-years-old. Reliving his real struggles the video includes walls and ceilings in despair, rugged Puma sneakers, boomboxes, a vintage tape recorder next to pages of his lyrics to Big L’s “Da Graveyard” collaboration, and more.

Hov takes listeners into the struggles he faced, while also explaining in detail the kind of hard work needed to succeed.  “Blood, sweat, and tears / I know what a kid from 5C see’d,” he says. “Heaven knows, all I had was hella hope / Speed dating with destiny, I couldn’t tell her nope,” raps Jay.

Watch below and get motivated.

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Jay-Z Mentions Belly’s LA Leakers Freestyle + Talks Kanye West, ‘4:44’ Album & More On Rap Radar Podcast [LISTEN]

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(UPDATE)

E Dub and B.dot dropped part two of their Rap Radar exclusive, candid Jay-Z interview. On it Hov served up several more gems for the listener. Hov also shouted out Belly’s LA Leakers freestyle saying that was the platform he noticed how talented the XO rapper was.

Watch below.

Elliot Wilson and Brian “B.dot” Miller have built a reputation for themselves, of serving up some of the hottest, most exclusive interviews in the game. Pushing that same agenda forward, the Rap Radar Podcast duo sat down with Jay-Z for a candid interview.

Over an hour’s time, Hov, Elliot, and B.dot discussed the topics that every hip hop connoisseur has been needing answers to. Amongst those were Jay’s soured relationship with Kanye West, along with Black enterprise and entrepreneurship, his critically-acclaimed ‘4:44’ album, new rapper’s mentality, and a whole lot more.

Listen below.

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Jay-Z To Perform On “Saturday Night Live” Season 43 Premiere [PEEP]

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“Live from New York, it’s Saturday Night Live!”

Jay-Z will take the cap off season 43 of “Saturday Night Live” with what is guaranteed to be a memorable performance, as he will be featured as the musical guest, while Ryan Gosling will host. Season 43 will premiere on September 30th.

It’s quite an irony the both Hov and Gosling will kick off the new season of “SNL,” considering the actor is mentioned and focused on Jay’s “Moonlight” single, where he raps, “We stuck in La La Land
Even when we win, we gon’ lose.”

This performance will mark Hov’s fourth time being the musical guest on “SNL.” He performed on the sketch show back in 2000, 2002, and 2010. He was also Beyoncé’s guest in 2003 for their performance of “Crazy In Love” and joined Justin Timberlake for a performance of “Suit & Tie” in 2013.

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Jay-Z Opens Up About Love, Manhood & More In Footnotes For “MaNyfaCedGod” [WATCH]

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Hov continues to open up and spread knowledge in the footnotes of his ‘4:44’ singles. Keeping the trend going, an introspective Jay-Z opens up about love, manhood, therapy, and more. Additional commentary is provided by Chris Rock, Meek Mill, Jesse Williams, Anthony Anderson, Mack Wilds, and others.

Watch below via TIDAL.

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New Video: Jay-Z – “ManyFacedGod” [WATCH]

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Jay-Z has been making some major moves with the visuals for singles off his critically-acclaimed ‘4:44’ album. His last video for “Moonlight” recreated ’90s sitcom “Friends” with Lakeith Stanfield, Jerrod Carmichael, Issa Rae, Tessa Howard, and others playing characters on the show.

For his latest trick, Hov grabs Oscar-winning actress Lupita Nyong’o to star in the very emotional “ManyFacedGod” video.

Watch it below.

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Hov & Ye’s Relationship Is Highlighted In “Public Enemies: Jay-Z Vs. Kanye West” Documentary [WATCH]

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Channel 4 in the United Kingdom finally debuted the highly-anticipated “Public Enemies: Jay-Z Vs. Kanye West” documentary, which highlights the relationship between Hov and Ye. With commentary from people close to both rappers, it shows the falling out of the one-time frequent collaborators and their ups and downs.

Including “unseen footage and unheard testimonies” the documentary digs deep into the friends-turned-foes and chronicled rivalry. If you recall things began to go sour when Ye attacked Hov at a “Saint Pablo Tour” stop saying, “Jay-Z, call me, you still ain’t called me. Jay-Z, I know you got killers. Please don’t send them at my head. Please call me. Talk to me like a man.”

Ye also went on to criticize Beyoncé at a show after he lost Video of the Year at the VMAs, by alleging Bey was playing politics with MTV saying, “Out of respect, MTV told me, ‘Mr. West, out of respect to you, I will let you know that Beyoncé is winning the V.M.A. tonight for “Formation” over “Hotline Bling” and “Famous.”

In the documentary a conversation is brought up that Jay only signed Kanye to use him for his beats, but never actually intended to allow him to release a full album as a rapper. Jay allegedly tried to stop Ye from dropping “Through the Wire” and only fully supported after the success of the record.

On Jay’s ‘4:44’ album he comes for Kanye on the single, “Kill Jay Z,” where he raps, “You got hurt because you did cool by ‘Ye / You gave him 20 million without blinkin’ / He gave you 20 minutes on stage, fuck was he thinkin’?”

Watch the documentary below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RM83RamylxY

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Jay-Z Talks About His Father’s Trials & Tribulations In “Adnis” Footnotes [WATCH]

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Jay-Z continues to unveil footnotes for the singles on his critically-acclaimed ‘4:44’ album. Having already shared more than half of the footnotes, Hov moves forward with “Adnis.” As you may know “Adnis” is a bonus cut off the album.

“Adnis” is inspired by Hov’s estranged father, Adnis Reeves. On the footnotes he reflects on his dad’s lifes and discusses his father’s trials and tribulations, while looking at things through Adnis’ scope.

“When you look at it through that scope, through that lens, you don’t look at it in such a harsh view,” says Hov. “You look at it like, ‘Man, life fucked you up. I’m sorry that happened to you. I wish you would have told me. I wish you could have said something to me. I could have helped you.”

Along with Jay, the Adnis footnotes includes additional commentary from Chris Rock, Mahershala Ali, Will Smith, Bill Burr, Mack Wilds, DJ Khaled, and Kevin Hart, who all share their own stories of their fathers.

Watch below.

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Trailer For “Public Enemies: Jay-Z Vs. Kanye West” Documentary Surfaces [WATCH]

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Once upon a time Jay-Z and Kanye West were a killer duo known as The Throne. The frequent collaborators had a long-standing relationship dating back to the early 2000s, released a collaborative album, toured together, and Kanye even paid ode to Hov on his ‘Graduation’ single “Big Brother.”

Since then things have gone south for Jay and Ye’s friendship. An upcoming documentary called “Public Enemies: Jay-Z vs. Kanye West” will air on Britain’s Channel 4 network. Highlighting the ups and downs of the friends-turned-foes, the documentary will show “unseen footage and unheard testimonies.”

It’s now publicly known when the relationship between Jay and Kanye began to go sour, but last year at a show Ye put on some show antics and attacked Hov saying, “Jay-Z, call me, you still ain’t called me. Jay-Z, I know you got killers. Please don’t send them at my head. Please call me. Talk to me like a man.”

Ye would also go on to criticize Beyoncé for alleged award show ultimatums and playing politics after he lost Video of the Year to her at the MTV VMAs. ““Out of respect, MTV told me, ‘Mr. West, out of respect to you, I will let you know that Beyoncé is winning the V.M.A. tonight for “Formation” over “Hotline Bling” and “Famous,” he said.

Hov would then go on to throw darts at Kanye on his ‘4:44’ single, “Kill Jay Z.”  “You got hurt because you did cool by ‘Ye / You gave him 20 million without blinkin’ / He gave you 20 minutes on stage, fuck was he thinkin’?,” raps Jay.

Legendary producer/DJ Clark Kent is shown on the trailer saying, ““One is a New York street dude, the other dude is a mama’s boy from Chicago.”

“Public Enemies: JAY-Z vs. Kanye” will air Monday, July 31st at 10 p.m. on Channel 4 in Britain.

Watch the trailer below.

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Jay-Z Admits To Letting Go Of His Ego In “Kill Jay Z” Footnotes [WATCH]

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Every Friday Jay Z has been sharing a new video off his ‘4:44’ album. Along with the video Hov gives his ideology behind the single with footnotes. This past Friday dropped the visuals for “Kill Jay Z” and now we’ve got the footnotes.

A standout off the album, “Kill Jay Z” has Hov getting personal with listeners by talking about nearly killing his brother, cheating on Beyoncé, dissing Kanye West, and more. One of the standout things Jay admits in the footnotes is “killing off” his ego.

It’s really about the ego,” He says in the video. “Killing off the ego so we can have this conversation in a place of vulnerability and honesty. JAY-Z the public persona couldn’t have this conversation. It’s really Shawn Carter speaking to JAY-Z. And he has to convince him to move aside.”

The footnotes includes additional commentary from  Chris Rock, Charlamagne Tha God, Mahershala Ali, Van Jones, Trevor Noah, Anthony Anderson, and Michael Che share their thoughts on how ego affects people.

Watch below.

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