Jay Z is in the lab fixing up some new music, reveals the new issue of Us Weekly, and word in the press is that it will be a concept record written in response to wife Beyonce's Lemonade. "Jay is working on an album telling his side of things," the magazine quotes a source close to the couple.
It has been three years since the 46-year-old ROC boss last served up a track list, with Magna Carta Holy Grail. His next opus will mark the 13th studio album of his career, and with the elephant in the room he's had to confront as a result of themes of infidelity represented in Beyonce's new project, it may be his most personal. The buzz around Lemonade looks to continue growing as the physical copy of Beyonce's "visual album" is set for release by in-store retailers on Friday (May 6). It's April 23 debut will long be remembered for how it broke the internet in the days to follow, as lyrics referencing a home-wrecker she alludes to as 'Becky', resulted in a virtual hunt for who might have possibly be linked to Jay. Rachel Roy, Rita Ora and Mya were some of the names who publicly denied intimate involvement with the rapper/mogul.
“This is your final warning / You know I give you life / If you try this s--t again / You gon’ lose your wife,” Bey declares on one of the tracks.
Dating back to '03 Bonnie and Clyde' [off of The Blueprint 2] the power couple have long put out music that brings their lives and careers to intersect. But while the idea that the songs are rooted in fact is an intriguing one to suppose, there are those surrounding the family who encourage the public to take it for art. “People want to make it about her,” father, Mathew Knowles has said. “Maybe she dug deep and made it about something we all could relate to." Still there are insiders who have maintained that to their knowledge, the work is somewhat autobiographical. “The album says it all,” a source told Us. “It explains how she and Jay got through their problems. The good outweighed the bad, so she gave him a second chance.”
Source: usmagazine.com
