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Jay-Z 4 44 Roc Nation - Jay-Z's new 4 44 album has everybody going crazy, and now there's audio of Hov breaking every song on the album down. The new LP was played across over 160 iHeart Radio stations in the U.S. at midnight, and in addition to the album being played on national radio, Jay also gave insight to each track. InchKill Jay-ZInch InchThe first song is called 'Kill Jay-Z' and obviously, it's not to be taken literal. It's really about the ego. It's about killing off the ego, so we can have this conversation in a place of vulnerability and honesty.Inch InchThe Story of OJInch Inch'The Story of OJ' is really a song about we as a culture, having a plan, how we're gonna push this forward. We all make money, and then we all lose money, as artists especially. But how, when you have some type of success, to transform that into something bigger.Inch InchSmileInch Inch'Smile' is just what it is. There are gonna be bad times, and those bad times can do two things they can get you in a place where you're stuck in a rut, or it can make your future that much better because you've experienced these things.Inch InchCaught The EyeInch Inch'Caught The Eye' is a song that's dealing with just being aware of your surroundings. There's a line in it, and it says, 'Your body language is all remedial, how could you see the difference between you and I?' Just being so sharp about your surroundings.Inch Inch4 44Inch Inch'4 44' is a song that I wrote, and it's the crux of the album, just right in the middle of the album. And I woke up, literally, at 4 44 in the morning, 4 44 AM, to write this song. So it became the title of the album and everything. It's the title track because it's such a powerful song, and I just believe one of the best songs I've ever written.Inch InchFamily FeudInch Inch'Family Feud' is about separation within the culture. Like, new rappers fighting with old rapp