![]() ![]() Now, 47 years old and one-half of a billion dollar couple, he’s privileged enough to separate himself from that black anxiety while admitting its presence in its life. In one of the ornate TIDAL teasers for 4:44, his new album, we saw a boy running away, his face twisted with fear while wearing a t-shirt printed with the words “STAY BLACK.” JAY-Z was physically absent from the promo, but his connection to that youth wasn’t. This justified hardness didn’t spring up out of callousness, though, and throughout his career he’s peeled layer after layer away from his hard knock life to show how it started. His ego caused him to shoot his brother over a stolen ring, stab a record executive over a bootlegged record, and nearly destroy his marriage despite being married to literally Beyoncé. ![]() ![]() JAY-Z is a concept that comes at Shawn Carter’s expense.
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