On June 16, Jay-Z and Beyoncesurprise droppedtheir first joint albumEverything Is Love.
We break down the details below.
The distinctly Jamaican voice introducing the track is Rory, a selector for Stone Love.
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This isn’t the first time the couple has incorporated fine art into their creative process.
Jay-Z famously collaborated with performance artist Marina Abramovic on the visual for “Picasso Baby.”
As has since been revealed, the couple apparently didn’t go because of issues in their own marriage.
At the time, Wallace called the shirts “disrespectful” and “disgusting.”
That’s not the only time Jay and Bey reference ancient Egypt, either.
In “Apes” the duo share a scene in front of the “Great Sphinx of Tanis.”
A “Still D.R.E.”
callbackThe infamously catchy hook to Dr. Dre’s “Still D.R.E.”
On the Pharrell-produced “Nice” Beyonce brings it back to Blue Ivy’s infamous freestyle on4:44.
The oldest Carter child indeed delivers the same line about ceilings in the first verse of her freestyle.
Jay again references Badu and Common on “Lovehappy.”
The sweating obviously paid off because all seems to be well in the land of Carter at the moment.
