Jay-Z Opens Up On Beyoncé Infidelity Rumours On New Album 4:44, Takes Aim At Kanye West
US rapper Jay-Z may have, in his new 10-track album, 4:44, addressed the rumours of infidelity that circulated his marriage to Beyoncé, last year – when she released her visual album, Lemonade.
Apparently, it means, if Lemonade was the accusation album, 4:44 is the apology.
In Lemonade, Beyoncé had aired details of her husband’s rumoured infidelity (with a woman referenced only as “Becky with the good hair”).

Following the footage that emerged of Beyoncé’s musician sister Solange Knowles attacking Jay-Z in a lift – interpreted by many to be over issues of infidelity – Beyoncé sang: “Of course sometimes shit goes down when there’s a billion dollars on an elevator.”
However, in his new 10-track album, 4:44, which he dropped on Tidal on Thursday night, Hov appears to shed new light on the allegations.
On “Kill JAY-Z” he appears to reference the infamous altercation in a lift with Beyonce’s sister Solange after the 2014 Met Gala.
The Eric Benet reference pertains to the R&B singer and actor who was unfaithful to Halle Berry.
In the title song – which Jay-Z previously said is the “crux of the album” and “one of the best songs I’ve ever written”, in an interview with iHeartRadio – lyrics include:
The track has been taken by fans and critics alike to refer to the rapper’s guilt about being unfaithful to Beyoncé, referencing the couple’s children – five-year-old Blue Ivy, and the recent as-yet-unconfirmed arrival of twins.
In another deeply personal moment on his album, Jay-Z references his regrets that the couple – who married in 2008 – have suffered several miscarriages.
One of the most prominent lyrics is on JAY-Z’s “Family Feud” where he addresses the notorious ‘Becky’, who was checked on Beyonce’s track “Sorry”.
The new album, which features Frank Ocean and Damian Marley, also sees him address Kanye West’s turbulent temperament at the end of 2016.
Recall, Kanye had, on stage in Sacramento, said:
Jay-Z’s response comes early on in the first track on the album, he says:
It is obvious Hov was genuinely insulted/hurt by Kanye’s words, which he hasn’t publicly apologised for.
Jay-Z was seemingly talking about the rapper who once called him a big brother but more recently pleaded in a concert for him (Hov) not to put a hit out on him.

The 4:44 tracklist is as follows:
01 Kill Jay Z
02 The Story of O.J.
03 Smile [ft. Gloria Carter]
04 Caught Their Eyes [ft. Frank Ocean]
05 4:44
06 Family Feud
07 Bam [ft. Damian Marley]
08 Moonlight
09 Marcy Me
10 Legacy
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