![]() ![]() On how music and songwriting can transcend division in society: In addition to truth-telling in songs, the men also talked songwriting methods, the needless barriers of genres, and how music can act as the ultimate unifier. Because I believe that truth, whether it happens now, whether this album was successful now or 20 years from now, it was going to be successful because it was honest and it was true.” I would rather not sell any records than (not tell) my truth. “I think the success … will give more artists the … confidence to be yourself and not chase things (that) you don’t know about that aren’t true to you,” said Jay-Z, who was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame this year. He hopes the honestly on his “4:44” and Rhett’s “Life Changes” will encourage and inspire others to be authentic in songwriting. Jay-Z said that many times the fear with artists is that creators get to a point where they start trying to make something popular instead of recording honest, vulnerable music. More: Thomas Rhett tops charts again with “T-Shirt," “Star of the Show” More: Exclusive: Thomas Rhett reveals new album Life Changes The couple adopted a daughter, Willa, from Africa earlier this year and Akins recently gave birth to their daughter, Ada. Today Rhett's contemporary, genre-busting songs are often inspired by wife Lauren Akins, who is universally adored by his fans. In the end, the payoff to you as an artist … as someone who is super credible and someone who cares about their craft … far outweighs the difficulty in getting to that point.”įor Rhett, who released his Grammy-nominated “Life Changes” in September, writing a song that conflicts with his image is “a scary thing.”Įarly in Rhett’s career, he wore cowboy boots and had a significantly more traditional sound than his current music. But this is my real life … and people, especially when they are critiquing things, they don’t have the empathy. You feel naked … for the whole world to judge what you’re saying and your truth and sometimes minimize it to a song. “You don’t want to be vulnerable in front of the world. “Yeah, it’s is very difficult, it’s difficult for a lot of reasons,” Jay-Z said. 'Don't leave'? All this is new for me," Hova recounted.Rhett and Frasure became acquainted with Jay-Z through their joint ventures with Roc Nation, a music and entertainment company the rapper co-founded. "What is happening to my body right now? Did I just say. The rapper then recalled how he reached a breaking point in his marriage, while on vacation with Beyoncé, and how he begged her not to leave. Then we had to get to a point of 'Okay, tear this down and let's start from the beginning. Things start happening that the public can see. "I just ran into this place and we built this big, beautiful mansion of a relationship that wasn't totally built on the 100 percent truth and it starts cracking. He enlisted the help of a host of famous faces for the visual, including Chris Rock, Kendrick Lamar, Meek Mill and Will Smith, who all candidly discuss relationships and the general struggles to find love.ĭuring the mini-film, Jay speaks about the emotional toll that the near-breakdown of his marriage to Beyoncé had on both him and her. Jay-Z released a TIDAL documentary to accompany the song titled Footnotes for 4:44. ![]()
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