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Jay Z Acquires Swedish Tech Company Aspiro & Their Lossless Music Streaming Service Tidal
Jay Z Acquires Swedish Tech Company Aspiro & Their Lossless Music Streaming Service Tidal

Listen To Jay Z Rap About Police Brutality On New Song 'Spiritual'

Jay Z I Got The Keys

In the light of the deaths of Alton Sterling in Baton Rogue, Louisiana andPhilando Castile in a suburb of St. Paul,Minnesota, Jay Zhas released a new song, his first solo track in a long while. It's called Spiritual. Jay Z released the song exclusively on, yup you guessed it, Tidal.Jay Z touches on the painful subject of police violence, speaking on such issues as, "trans generational trauma."Beyonc released a message concerning the killings earlier today.

Jay Z raps onSpiritual:

No, I'm not poison

Just a boy from the hood

That got my hands in the air, in despair

Don't Shoot

I just wanna do good

Jay Z also released a message detailing the story behind the song. It says:

I made this song awhile ago, I never got to finish it.

Punch (TDE) told me I should drop it when Mike Brown died, sadly I told him, "this issue will always be relevant." I'm hurt that I knew his death wouldn't be the last...

I'm saddened and disappointed in This America - we should be further along.

Read the note in full below and listen to Jay Z's new track Spiritual here.

Jay Z Message Spiritual 1

Jay Z Message Spiritual 2