We still can't ignore Jay-Z in 2017. He is the businessman behind the reviled music platform Tidal, the husband who cheated Beyoncé and the bosom friend who got into with . You'd almost forget, but Jay-Z is also a successful rapper. His 13th album 4:44 was - thanks to a clever marketing ploy - almost immediately platinum in the United States. The album is also a response to , Beyoncé's much-discussed
… concept album. She accused him of unfaithfulness, he apologizes for this. 4:44 is certainly not as groundbreaking as Lemonade, but Jay-Z does try to match his wife's ingenuity. His candor and vulnerability are refreshing and No ID's productions are of a high standard. Every beat of his hand is a little cutout work of art. With 4:44, Jay-Z shows that all his fame comes from one source: his music. (JE)more
