On Sunday night (April 3), JAY-Z earned a Grammy Award for Best Rap Song. The trophy came courtesy of his newsworthy appearance on Kanye Wests Jail last year. In the last 24 hours, Hov delivered another noteworthy feature verse care of Pusha-Ts Neck & Wrist. The latest look from Pushas Grammy-nominated DAYTONA follow-up has Jay spitting lucid lyrics about his status in the wake of his late friend and collaborator, Biggie Smalls.


Neck & Wrist follows Diet Coke as the second look from Pushas upcoming LP. It is produced by his mentor, Pharrell Williamswho provides some vocals in the song. As is tradition, Push raps about achieving fame and fortune after a proud past in the dope game. The money counter ding is so exciting / Summertime, Winterfell, Im The Night King / The Colgate kilo, the hood needs whitening / We fishscale ni**as like we all Pisces, he says, with seafood wordplay. He follows with sinister bars: Your b*tch in my bubble like Im still typing / She hopin that you let her go like a kite string / Your eco-friendly jewelers, you keep recycling / Cartier bust-downs just not my thing / The B in the center of that left and right wing / The only time youll ever see me next to Breitling / Wonder where this started from, the facts are frightening / Richard Pryors flame gave birth to pipe dreams.

Following Pushas financial flexes, Jay matches that energy. The phase Im on, love, I wouldnt believe it either / Id be like, JAY-Zs a cheater, I wouldnt listen to reason either. Jay references the infidelity and marital woes which he addressed on 2017s 4:44. He then comes back to erroneous labels used against him from his past. Jay did this with Pusha years ago, including Tomi Lahrens disparaging remarks on 2016s Drug Dealers Anonymous. All I know is hes a felon, how is he sellin? / Weed, the Caliva brothers, deep down, I believe you love us, huh / Feast your eyes, the piece unique, its sapphire / Rappers (are) liars, I dont do satire / Neither I nor my wrist move mockingly / Yall spend real money on fake watches, shockingly / They put me on lists with these ni**as inexplicably / I put your mansion on my wall, are you sh*ttin me? JAY-Z moves from promoting his cannabis company to seven-figure Richard Mille time pieces on his wrist to his art collection. He does all of this while distancing himself from the Rap pack.

In closing, Jay brings up the criticism hes faced about finding stardom after the death of friend and classmate Christopher Wallace. They like, If Big was alive, Hov wouldnt be in his position / If Big had survived, yall would have got The Commission, he raps. Notably, The Commission was a super-group planned to include The Notorious B.I.G., JAY-Z, Puffy Daddy, Lil Cease, and Charli Baltimore. Biggies manager Lance Un Rivera was said to have orchestrated the collective, which Biggie shouted out on Whats Beef and Victorytwo songs released after Biggies 1997 death. Heads also got a taste of the Jay and Big Commission chemistry on Whatchu Want from the Duets: The Final Chapter LP, which was credited to the crew. In 2022, JAY-Z muffles the speculators with the closing bars: Hov was gon always be Hov / It twas the universe will cause Allah said so, and now Im here. The lyric video, embedded above, uses a font that resonates with Pusha-Ts brand.

Following a Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame induction in late 2021 (alongside LL Cool J), JAY-Z uses this feature verse to own his mistakes as well as assert his greatness.

Listen to the track Neck & Wrist below:


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