![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() In the track Smile he raps about Gloria’s struggle to come out as a lesbian while raising her four children as a single mother in the projects. While his confirmation of his infidelities and public apology to Beyonce might have been what the world was hoping to hear, the masterful rap entrepreneur had a shock in store: the revelation of his mother Gloria’s sexuality. Jay-Z does continue to extol the virtues of champagne and luxury cars in rhyme on this latest record, but he does so to underscore the black man and woman’s ongoing struggle for financial power and equal opportunity in America. Much-anticipated and acutely-analysed, 4:44 arrives as pop’s cycle is shifting from vacuous odes about artists behaving badly to unguarded moments where a singer or songwriter wears their soul on their sleeve. Jay and his mother Gloria who makes an inspiring cameo on Smile.
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