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| "What More Can I Say" | |
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| Song byJay-Z | |
| from the albumThe Black Album | |
| Released | November 4, 2003 |
| Recorded | 2003 |
| Genre | Hip hop |
| Length | 4:55 |
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| Producer | The Buchanans |
"What More Can I Say" is a song by American rapperJay-Z's eighth studio album,The Black Album (2003). It was released as a "street single" concurrently with the album's official single, "Change Clothes". It premiered onHot 97 on October 22, 2003 and was the first track fromThe Black Album to be heard by the public.[1] The song includes additional vocals from Vincent "Hum V" Bostic and was produced byThe Buchanans.
The intro has a sampled monologue byRussell Crowe from the filmGladiator, the song also samples "Something for Nothing" byMFSB from their self-titled album released in 1973. This sample prompted Jay-Z to quote aThe 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 byT.I. in his song "Bring Em Out".
OnThe Grey Album, "What More Can I Say" is mashed up withThe Beatles' "While My Guitar Gently Weeps".
RapperTyler, the Creator ofOFWGKTA sampled it in his song "Jack and the Beanstalk" from his 2009 album,Bastard.
The song "Otis" from the collaboration albumWatch the Throne byKanye West and Jay-Z carries the following line "What more can I say?". It samples "Top Billin'" from Americanhip-hop duoAudio Two, who released the albumWhat 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 albumThe Understanding.
Used as the outro toSway Calloway's radio show Sway in the Morning onShade 45.
