Jay Z Informative Speech

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Jay-Z's new album, "4:44" was first teased through posters in New York City and Los Angeles. Then on June 1, a one minute ad spot was aired about "4:44" during the NBA finals featuring Mashershala Ali, Lupita Nyong'o and Danny Glover with the release date, June 30. People then thought "4:44" would then be a music soundtrack in the same vein like Jay-Z's other album, "American Gangster." But after time, some people thought it wasn't going to be music related at all, perhaps a film. Back in September of 2016, The Weinstein Company signed an exclusive first look deal with Jay-Z to make films, and scripted and unscripted TV, so maybe "4:44" would be coming because of that deal through Tidal, but things changed on June 18.
On June 18, we got a …show more content…

He was recently inducted into the Songwriters Hall Of Fame as the first rapper being inducted. And on that special day, Jay-Z went on a rare tweeting spree by naming all the rappers who got him to where he is today.
Jay-Z started off by saying, "Thank you to all the people who inspired me. Rakim, Kane, KRS, Chuck, Cube, Jaz, Em, Andre, Big, Pac, Cole, Kendrick, Chance, Jay E.. Wait." He then went on and tweeted even more artists and ended off by saying, "Salute to anybody who made a song to feed their family or just vent." Now when it comes to rap, Jay-Z is not only one of the most respected rappers of all time, he's arguably the greatest of all time, so when he speaks, everybody in the culture listens. At 47, its remarkable how that's still the case considering rap is a young man's game.
And when he dropped his album, one of the young rappers who gets a lot of attention thrown his way because of the way he dresses thanked Jay-Z for the song "Family Feud." Because in the song, Jay-Z said, "And old niggas, y'all stop actin' brand new, like Tupac ain't have a nose ring too, …show more content…

Recently, Uzi Vert was asked about what he was wearing at the Billboard Music Awards. During the red carpet interview, Sway asked him if he cared about people considering him feminine because of what he wears and Uzi Vert said," You know what it is? They've never felt these fabrics before."
So with all of these times rappers having to defend themselves or get criticized, it's important for someone like Jay-Z, who the old heads love to remind the old heads like hey, Tupac wore a nose ring. Tupac who is considered one of the greatest rappers of all time pushed the boundaries too. So when Jay-Z brings up a point like this, he becomes the person who can really bridge the gap in hip hop because he's one of the rare rappers who is loved by the entire culture.
Now at this point in his career, it's clear he's the godfather of rap and with a position like that, he has the power and influence to really speak on the things that our impacting the culture and the disconnect right now in the culture is real. It's always been there, but right now, it's glaring, and through his song, "Family Feud" he's trying to fix things. And at the end of the day, if he can't fix things, at least someone in his position is trying and embracing the youth. Like Young Thug said, "Thanks

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