05/jay z/the story of oj
Earlier this year, the home of Lebron James was vandalized in Los Angeles. The N-Word was spray painted on his front gate.
Meanwhile, "O.J. like:
‘I'M NOT BLACK! I'M O.J.!’
"Ok."
We can reach the mountain top, elect a black president even, and yet, that pesky problem of ours still rears its ugly little head every now and then. The same way it has penetrated our housing and loan practices over time, the shape of our communities, the way we distribute our wealth, and the hoops some of us must jump through to attain a little (financial) stability. And yet, try as they might, we break through.
"Fuck living rich and dying broke."
All of this colors Jay's "The Story of OJ". A weighted track that doesn't present itself as such. No I.D.'s jazzy back beat with Nina Simone's "Four Women" and Jay's comfortable delivery atop it, while coupled with his words of wisdom, give us a track as American as apple pie. On 4:44, "The Story of OJ" comes at you fast, two tracks in, but it doesn't want to be confrontational just to startle you, or attempt to put you in your place. It's having the conversation as an attempt to understand, and remain optimistic.
06/cardi b/bodak yellow
07/two chainz/riverdale rd
08/future/mask off
09/ema/breathalyzer
10/lcd soundsystem/how do you sleep?
11/j balvin + willy william + beyonce/mi gente
12/thundercat + michael mcdonald + kenny loggins/show you the way
13/drake/passionfruit
14/kendrick lamar + rihanna/loyalty
15/joe goddard/home
16/n.e.r.d + rihanna/lemon
17/vince staples/big fish
18/charli xcx/blame it on u
19/cut copy/standing in the middle of the field
20/haim/right now
21/ariel pink/feels like heaven
22/harry styles/sign of the times
23/lorde/green light
24/st. vincent/los ageless
25/miley cyrus/malibu
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