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| Single byPusha T featuringJay-Z andPharrell Williams | ||||
| from the albumIt's Almost Dry | ||||
| Released | April 6, 2022 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 3:29 | |||
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| Producer | Pharrell Williams | |||
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"Neck & Wrist" is a song by American rapperPusha T featuring fellow American rappersJay-Z andPharrell Williams. Produced by the latter, it was released on April 6, 2022 as the third single from the former's fourth studio albumIt's Almost Dry (2022).
In 2020, actor and comedianFaizon Love claimed that Jay-Z had been lying about his drug-dealing past. Jay-Z addresses Love's comments in the song.[1]
The artwork of the single was created bySterling Ruby, who also previously designed the artwork for Pusha T's single "Diet Coke".[2]
The song finds Pusha T and Jay-Z reflecting on their music careers and the benefits of their luxurious lifestyles, over an instrumental of heavy drum beats.[3][4] In his verse, Jay-Z begins with responding to Faizon Love's claims ("The phase I'm on, love, I wouldn't believe it either / I'd be like, 'Jay-Z's a cheater,' I wouldn't listen to reason either"),[1][5] and raps that ifThe Notorious B.I.G. were alive, he and him would have dominated the New York hip hop scene as The Commission, a supergroup that Jay-Z and B.I.G. had planned to form before the latter's death.[1][6]
Jessica McKinney ofComplex praised the song'scocaine metaphors and called Jay-Z's performance "captivating".[4]
Fans have speculated that Jay-Z had dissed American rapperBirdman in the song with the lyrics, "I blew bird money, y'all talk in Twitter feeds". Audio engineerYoung Guru, a longtime collaborator and associate of Jay-Z, suggested that the line could have multiple meanings behind it and stated it was not a diss toward Birdman.[7]
In an interview withVladTV around a week after the song was released, Faizon Love denied that Jay-Z had dissed him.[8]
| Chart (2022) | Peak position |
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| Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[9] | 69 |
| Global 200 (Billboard)[10] | 148 |
| South Africa (TOSAC)[11] | 46 |
| USBillboard Hot 100[12] | 76 |
| USHot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[13] | 23 |
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