Jay-Z

To say the least.

To say the least.

To say the least.

Well, what happened was my sister's name is Andrea Carter, and we call her Annie for short. So when the TV version of the play came on and it was like there's a story called Annie, I was immediately drawn to it, of course. This is my sister's name. Like, what is this about? So I watched it, and I was immediately drawn to that story. And those words, instead of treated, we get tricked.

Well, what happened was my sister's name is Andrea Carter, and we call her Annie for short. So when the TV version of the play came on and it was like there's a story called Annie, I was immediately drawn to it, of course. This is my sister's name. Like, what is this about? So I watched it, and I was immediately drawn to that story. And those words, instead of treated, we get tricked.

Well, what happened was my sister's name is Andrea Carter, and we call her Annie for short. So when the TV version of the play came on and it was like there's a story called Annie, I was immediately drawn to it, of course. This is my sister's name. Like, what is this about? So I watched it, and I was immediately drawn to that story. And those words, instead of treated, we get tricked.

Instead of kisses, we get kicked. it immediately resonated with me. So fast forward, I'm on the Puff Daddy tour, and I'm about to leave stage, and a DJ by the name of Kid Capri plays this track, no rap on it, just instrumental. It stopped me in my tracks. It immediately brought me back to my childhood and that feeling.

Instead of kisses, we get kicked. it immediately resonated with me. So fast forward, I'm on the Puff Daddy tour, and I'm about to leave stage, and a DJ by the name of Kid Capri plays this track, no rap on it, just instrumental. It stopped me in my tracks. It immediately brought me back to my childhood and that feeling.

Instead of kisses, we get kicked. it immediately resonated with me. So fast forward, I'm on the Puff Daddy tour, and I'm about to leave stage, and a DJ by the name of Kid Capri plays this track, no rap on it, just instrumental. It stopped me in my tracks. It immediately brought me back to my childhood and that feeling.

And I knew right then and there that I had to make that record and that, you know, people would relate to the struggle in it and the aspiration in it as well.

And I knew right then and there that I had to make that record and that, you know, people would relate to the struggle in it and the aspiration in it as well.

And I knew right then and there that I had to make that record and that, you know, people would relate to the struggle in it and the aspiration in it as well.

Yeah. Well, I mean, we got the rights already, so it was a bit late. Because I exaggerated a touch. You know, it's typical when you have to clear a song, you have to send it, a sampled song, you send it to the original writers and they grant you permission and you pay a fee for that permission. You know, with some writers, their art is, for them, very important.

Yeah. Well, I mean, we got the rights already, so it was a bit late. Because I exaggerated a touch. You know, it's typical when you have to clear a song, you have to send it, a sampled song, you send it to the original writers and they grant you permission and you pay a fee for that permission. You know, with some writers, their art is, for them, very important.

Yeah. Well, I mean, we got the rights already, so it was a bit late. Because I exaggerated a touch. You know, it's typical when you have to clear a song, you have to send it, a sampled song, you send it to the original writers and they grant you permission and you pay a fee for that permission. You know, with some writers, their art is, for them, very important.

So it has to be the right sort of... attitude and the right take and the emotion on the record has to fit, you know, what was originally intended. So we're having difficulties clearing the sample. And I wrote a letter about how much it meant to me, you know, what it meant to me growing up and how I went to like a Broadway play, which was an exaggeration.

So it has to be the right sort of... attitude and the right take and the emotion on the record has to fit, you know, what was originally intended. So we're having difficulties clearing the sample. And I wrote a letter about how much it meant to me, you know, what it meant to me growing up and how I went to like a Broadway play, which was an exaggeration.

So it has to be the right sort of... attitude and the right take and the emotion on the record has to fit, you know, what was originally intended. So we're having difficulties clearing the sample. And I wrote a letter about how much it meant to me, you know, what it meant to me growing up and how I went to like a Broadway play, which was an exaggeration.

I saw it on TV and, you know, we got the rights.

I saw it on TV and, you know, we got the rights.