05/jay z/4:44
I was up early. Sometime before sunrise, 25 minutes or so after 4:44 AM. Lit lightly in the kitchen, standing over the sink, 4:44 playing through my headphones. "I'll be damned if I drink some Belverdere while Puff got Ciroc." A quick line to close out Family Feud, eliciting another quick laugh and a feeling of warmth. This time with a lump in my throat. For some reason I was moved by a throwaway line about supporting the homies and got caught up in the Black camaraderie and candid joy in Jay's voice. Whenever I returned to 4:44, I found solace in these candid, open moments; in this album of "SUPER FACTS!" that's so fresh and so clean, like wearing all white with no socks. He and No I.D. in the pocket with soul for days, being inspirations and stepping over those who are still in doubt or forgot what's up and what it is:
Black excellence from a kid who used to pitch bricks and still can't be pigeonholed out here in these streets, still connecting.
"Can I get an amen?"
KEY TRACKS: The Story of OJ/Moonlight/Marcy Me
06/amber coffman/city of no reply
07/priests/nothing feels natural
08/fever ray/plunge
09/sza/ctrl
10/ariel pink/dedicated to bobby jameson
11/miguel/war & leisure
12/ema/exile in the outer ring
13/charli xcx/number 1 angel
14/lcd soundsystem/american dream
15/lorde/melodrama
16/syd/fin
19/cherry glazerr/apocalipstick
21/vince staples/big fish theory
22/thundercat/drunk
23/kehlani/sweetsexysavage
24/palberta/bye bye berta
25/father john misty/pure comedy
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