The Black Album Is a Little More Than a Hip Hop Album, You Know?

Jay Z has turned into a mythical figure as much as anybody in hip hop ever was. He's still boasting, you know, it's still kind of the bravado of the boast tracks. It's still I'm the greatest. Can I get a what what? Yeah. H to the O V. But he's also, it's also kind of empowering. The misogyny and the gun play have been dialed down a bit.