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"What More Can I Say" | |
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Song by Jay-Z | |
from the album The Black Album | |
Released | November 4, 2003 |
Recorded | 2003 |
Genre | Hip hop |
Length | 4:55 |
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Producer(s) | The Buchanans |
"What More Can I Say" is a song from rap artist Jay-Z's studio album The Black Album. It was released as a street single simultaneously as the official single " Change Clothes". It premiered on Hot 97 on October 22, 2003 and was the first track from The Black Album to be heard by the public.[ citation needed] The song includes additional vocals from Vincent "Hum V" Bostic and was produced by The Buchanans.
The intro has a sampled monologue by Russell Crowe from the film Gladiator, the song also samples "Something for Nothing" by MFSB from their self-titled album released in 1973. This sample prompted Jay-Z to quote a The Notorious B.I.G. lyric as he was featured on that song.
The rings and things you sing about, bring 'em out. It's hard to yell when the bar-rel's in your mouth.
The quote appears immediately after the song addresses accusations of Jay-Z stealing lyrics from The Notorious B.I.G.[ citation needed] Busta Rhymes is mentioned in the song with Jay-Z stating that his isn't "animated, like say a, Busta Rhymes".
The song was sampled by T.I. in his song " Bring Em Out".
On The Grey Album, "What More Can I Say" is mashed up with The Beatles' " While My Guitar Gently Weeps".
Rapper Tyler, the Creator of OFWGKTA sampled it in his song "Jack and the Beanstalk" from his 2009 album, Bastard.
The song " Otis" from the collaboration album Watch the Throne by Kanye West and Jay-Z carries the following line "What more can I say?". It samples " Top Billin'" from American hip-hop duo Audio Two, who released the album What More Can I Say? in 1988.
Memphis Bleek raps the line of the song " Do My..." which was released in the opening track featuring former labelmate Jay-Z, which he also sampled three years later from his 2000 album The Understanding.
Used as the outro to Sway Calloway's radio show Sway in the Morning on Shade 45.