JAY-Z is continuing to release Tidal-exclusive footnotes for the songs on his recent 13th album 4:44. Hov’s “Kill Jay Z” is the latest track to get the visual background treatment.
In the clip, which accompanies the “Kill Jay Z” music video, stars such as Trevor Noah, Anthony Anderson, Michael Che, Charlamagne Tha God, political commentator Van Jones and of course JAY-Z discuss the question “when has your ego hurt you and when has your ego helped you?”
“[Ego] is something we can keep in check, but we can’t kill it,” says black-ish’s Anderson.
“I think your ego is always your best friend and your worst enemy,” says Jones in the clip. “If you’re an African American man…you have to have [ego] twice, because the grade is steeper, the obstacles are bigger…”
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