Jay-Z and Rick Rubin’s Victory Lap Through Hip Hop (Patreon)

Today we’re diving into this classic Jay-Z song, breaking down the lyrical references, the samples, and seeing how with this song, Jay Z is paying tribute to the art form, and the pioneers who came before him.

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SOURCES
The Jay-Z Interview I referenced in the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fSP7cY2uzPY
Behind the Scenes clip I mentioned from "Fade to Black" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqNDYvsOZkc
Prof. Caleb Mason's 20 Page paper on the second verse of 99 Problems https://scholarship.law.slu.edu/lj/vol56/iss2/7/
Rick Rubin quote pulled from his official annotation on Genius https://genius.com/17463?