Mr. Carter has taken up yet another career, but this time not as a Rapper, Director, or CEO, but as a writer. Above are two excerpts written by Jay-Z from Rolling Stones upcoming issue. He writes about what music means to him and how music has changed for the better and for the worse. (The Source)
Excerpts of Jay’s piece have also been photo copied online.
“A great song doesn’t attempt to be anything – it just is. When you hear a great song, you can think of where you were when you first heard it, the sounds, the smells. It takes the emotions of a moment and holds it for years to come. It transcends time. A great song has all the key elements – melody; emotion, a strong statement that becomes part of the lexicon; and great production. Think of “Bohemian Rhapsody,” by Queen. That song had everything – different melodies, opera, R&B, rock — and it explored all of those different genres in an authentic way, where it felt natural.”
