The Story of O.J.

JAY-Z * Track #2 On 4:44

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Album 4:44

ALBUM

JAY-Z

2017

The Story of O.J. by JAY-Z

Release Date

Fri Jun 30 2017

Performed by

JAY-Z

Produced by

No I.D. & JAY-Z

Writed by

JAY-Z & No I.D. & Nina Simone & Gene Redd Jr. & Jimmy Crosby

About

The song title refers to O.J. Simpson, the former NFL running back who was accused and acquitted of killing his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ron Goldman. The trial was named the “Trial of the Century” due to the massive amount of public attention and scandal related to the celebrity o...

The Story of O.J. Lyrics

[Intro: Nina Simone]
Skin is, skin is
Skin black, my skin is black
My, black, my skin is yellow

[Chorus]
Light nigga, dark nigga, faux nigga, real nigga
Rich nigga, poor nigga, house nigga, field nigga
Still nigga, still nigga
I like that second one
Light nigga, dark nigga, faux nigga, real nigga
Rich nigga, poor nigga, house nigga, field nigga
Still nigga, still nigga

[Interlude]
O.J. like, "I'm not black, I'm O.J.," okay

[Verse 1]
House nigga, don't fuck with me
I'm a field nigga, with shined cutlery
Gold-plated quarters, where the butlers be
I'ma play the corners where the hustlers be
I told him, "Please don't die over the neighborhood
That your mama rentin'
Take your drug money and buy the neighborhood
That's how you rinse it"
I bought every V12 engine
Wish I could take it back to the beginnin'
I coulda bought a place in DUMBO before it was DUMBO
For like 2 million
That same building today is worth 25 million
Guess how I'm feelin'? Dumbo

[Chorus]
Light nigga, dark nigga, faux nigga, real nigga
Rich nigga, poor nigga, house nigga, field nigga
Still nigga, still nigga
Light nigga, dark nigga, faux nigga, real nigga
Rich nigga, poor nigga, house nigga, field nigga
Still nigga, still nigga

[Interlude]
You wanna know what's more important than throwin' away money at a strip club? Credit
You ever wonder why Jewish people own all the property in America? This how they did it

[Verse 2]
Financial freedom my only hope
Fuck livin' rich and dyin' broke
I bought some artwork for one million
Two years later, that shit worth two million
Few years later, that shit worth eight million
I can't wait to give this shit to my children
Y'all think it's bougie, I'm like, it's fine
But I'm tryin' to give you a million dollars worth of game for $9.99
I turned that 2 to a 4, 4 to an 8
I turned my life into a nice first week release date
Y'all out here still takin' advances, huh?
Me and my niggas takin' real chances, uh
Y'all on the 'Gram holdin' money to your ear
There's a disconnect, we don't call that money over here, yeah

[Chorus]
Light nigga, dark nigga, faux nigga, real nigga
Rich nigga, poor nigga, house nigga, field nigga
Still nigga, still nigga
Light nigga, dark nigga, faux nigga, real nigga
Rich nigga, poor nigga, house nigga, field nigga
Still nigga, still nigga

The Story of O.J. Q&A

Who wrote The Story of O.J.'s ?

The Story of O.J. was written by JAY-Z & No I.D. & Nina Simone & Gene Redd Jr. & Jimmy Crosby.

Who produced The Story of O.J.'s ?

The Story of O.J. was produced by No I.D. & JAY-Z.

When did JAY-Z release The Story of O.J.?

JAY-Z released The Story of O.J. on Fri Jun 30 2017.

Is there a music video?

Yes, you can watch it on TIDAL here or below through YouTube:

What did JAY-Z say about "The Story of O.J."?

‘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.

What has producer No I.D. said about the use of the Nina Simone sample?

Yes, that was definitely [JAY-Z choosing the sample.] He put both of those on there. That’s the score to his life. That’s the core reason for using them. There’s a million things to sample that could sound good.

This is where switching up the process helped me. Maybe before I go, ‘We can’t use two...

Why is JAY-Z listed as a co-producer on the track?

Some of the tracks that say they were co-produced by Jay-Z, those are the ones where he gave me the idea of the song to sample, like Nina Simone’s ‘Four Women’ on ‘The Story of O.J.’

Where can I watch the Footnotes special?

Footnotes for “The Story of O.J.” is currently viewable exclusively on TIDAL:

When did JAY-Z record this track?

During his appearance on the TIDAL-exclusive Rap Radar podcast, Hov revealed that he began the track on January 3, 2017, along with “Kill Jay Z” They were the first two tracks he recorded for 4:44.

What has producer No I.D. said about the track?

‘O.J.’ came from us just sitting around and having a conversation. The unique thing about working with Jay is if something didn’t happen, he’s not going to say it. He’s true to himself [and tells real stories]. He doesn’t box himself in. [To make the songs] we had to talk it out. He’s so smart that...