![]() That world will eat you up and spit you out. as Danger Mouse - the name of the title character of a cartoon he had. When you’re not, they’re gonna put pictures of you drunk driving and, like, embarrass you. from Jay-Zs The Black Album with the music from the Beatles White Album. would get to a space where he’s like, ‘I’m not black, I’m O.J.’ Like Tiger Woods would get to a space and think, ‘I’m above the culture.’ And that same person when he’s playing golf and playing great, you’re protected. Jordan, Jay says, “We tend to, as black people - because we never had anything, which is understandable - we get to a place, and we just think we separate ourselves from the culture.” In “Footnotes for ‘The Story of O.J.’,” a mini documentary that features interviews from Chris Rock, Kendrick Lamar, Mahershala Ali, Will Smith, and Michael B. An animated Josephine Baker and Nina Simone, whose song “Four Women” is sampled on the track appear in the video as well.Īs Jay explores America’s history, he raps about Black people’s image in America -that no matter our social standing, the money we make, the ladders we climb, we will always be seen as n-gas in the eyes of many. Simpson’s memorable line, “I’m not Black, I’m O.J.,” “The Story of O.J.” follows a Disney-inspired animation of Jay as he walks through America’s racist past, while rapping about its present.
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