Watch the The Story of O.J. From JAY-Z’s new album, ‘4:44’ Streaming now on TIDAL – https://JAY-Z.co/444
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Directed by Mark Romanek & JAY-Z
Executive Producer: Elizabeth Newman
Producer: Daniel Midgley
Production Coordinator: Lauren Wesley
Creative Director: Lisha Tan Lead
Character Design: Rustam Hasanov
Art Director: Tim Devlin
Title Design: Ilya Abulkhanov
Design: Nathan McKenna, George Fuentes, Ren Chen, Lisha Tan, Amy Graham
Animation: Justin Demetrician, Jason Kang, Kyle Moore, Mikhail Pakhomov, Tim Devlin, Evan Parsons
3D Modeling: Sasha Vinogradova
2D Lead Artist: John Shirley
Storyboard Artist: Vince Wei
Character Animation by Titmouse
Producer: Ben Kalina
Animation Director: Mike Roush
Production Manager: Brendan O’Connor
Animation: Matt Augustin, Roberto Rosi, Richard Mather, Thom McDonnell, Daran Carlin-Weber, Jonathan Peartree, George Chung, Adam Temple, Brian Pak, Mike McCraw, Dante Buford, Marius Alecse, Connie Chan
Cleanup: Jan Naylor, Yi Song, Carl Aspuria, Anthony Parrotta
Editorial by Arcade Edit
Editor: Paul Martinez
Assistant Editor: Pete Dandrea
Music video by JAY-Z performing The Story of O.J.. (C) 2017 S. Carter Enterprises, LLC. Marketed by Roc Nation & Distributed by Roc Nation/UMG Recordings, Inc.
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,The Jay Z Story of OJ: A Lesson in Wealth and Power
Jay Z, the iconic rapper and businessman, once said, “I’m not a businessman; I’m a business, man.” It’s a statement that speaks to his incredible success in both the music industry and the world of entrepreneurship. But one of Jay Z’s most powerful lessons on wealth and power comes from his song “The Story of OJ.”
In the song, Jay Z uses the story of OJ Simpson to explore the issue of black wealth and the importance of investing in oneself. The song’s opening lines set the tone:
Light nigga, dark nigga, faux nigga, real nigga Rich nigga, poor nigga, house nigga, field nigga Still nigga, still nigga
The lines highlight the different types of black people and the challenges they face. Jay Z recognizes that no matter how successful you are, you’re still a black person in a world that discriminates against you. But the most critical message of the song is about wealth and power.
Jay Z encourages black people to invest in themselves, to build their own businesses and create generational wealth. He talks about the importance of owning property and investing in stocks, stressing that these are the things that can truly bring power and freedom.
The line “You wanna know what’s more important than throwin’ away money at a strip club? Credit” is a call to action. Instead of wasting money on fleeting pleasures, Jay Z urges his listeners to invest in their future. The song’s message is that black people have the power to change their own lives and the lives of their families by building wealth.
But what makes the song truly powerful is the way Jay Z delivers the message. His flow is smooth and effortless, but his words carry weight. He speaks from experience, having gone from a drug dealer to a billionaire. He’s not just telling people what they should do; he’s showing them what’s possible.
In conclusion, “The Story of OJ” is not just a rap song; it’s a lesson in wealth and power. Jay Z uses the story of OJ Simpson to explore the issue of black wealth and the importance of investing in oneself. He encourages black people to invest in themselves, to build their own businesses, and create generational wealth. The song’s message is that black people have the power to change their own lives and the lives of their families by building wealth. Jay Z’s delivery is smooth and effortless, but his words carry weight, making the song a powerful call to action.
If Jay-Z's answer for black emancipation is to outdo other capitalists, he's in opposition to black emancipation.
Horrabl
Who else is here today and feeling this jam
Part 2 uncensored
https://youtu.be/ZdSiToSZM8Q
touch my heart!
STILL NGGA!
3:50
It’s powerful because it speaks the truth, so heavy they don’t even feature it on Spotify.
I like this second one!
The worst part about this song is that I can’t sing along to it
Why do all these rappers talk about how they are giving game/advice, but it's never legit advice.
The painting he had that went up in value is false value unless he can sell it. The entire art scene is an enterprise for money laundering. You can get anything appraised for a high value, doesn't mean anyone will buy it.
He talks about not buying a home for multiple millions, that is now worth 24 million. The housing market is usually a good investment (long term – short term as of 2022 it may be a bad investment until it crashes), but he literally just said 'take your drug money and buy the neighborhood to rinse it'…then turns around and says he didn't buy real estate.
Ready for some real advice for financial mega millions? The reason most people fail to make serious amounts of money is because they try and make it all at once. If you're in the stock market, make 5%, not 100%. People who take their gains on small wins end up making very large wins later on. It's process is called 'compounding'. If you start with $500 and gain 10% per week, that's $71,000 in a year. The smaller % movements happen more frequently than larger movements. Waiting on your money to double or triple is silly, when you can get way better returns by taking smaller gains consistently (unless you are god tier lucky and happen to pick runners – which admittedly has happened more than a few times for myself and I was lucky enough to be in them at the right time).
"You on the gram holding money to your ear there is a "disconnect" we don't call THAT "Money" over here." So many layers to this. The Gram is alexandar grahm bell who invented the telephone but at the same time it is related to the trend of people taking pictures with money in the position of a telephone to their ear as to say "the money calling me." or I talk money" on instagram. But there is a disconnect between that and real wealth hence Jay says they don't call that money where he is. He uses the double meaning of the word "call" in relation to the action of dialing on the phone going back to the phone reference and using "call" as to define something. Jay is just on another level. Stay woke yall!!!
if jay-z re-released 4:44 today it'd be received much differently. jay has always been ahead of his time. incredible
Still n!??@
This makes no sense buts it’s fire
Basically about stock
Damn
Academic education can take you up to 4 years to get a degree. Jay gave us life and academic education in just 4:13.
Yeo
I’m 11 years old I was like 9 when I wacthed this I didn’t understand the content of it but now I know now