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| Single by Jay-Z featuring Chrisette Michele | ||||
| from the album Kingdom Come | ||||
| Released | November 21, 2006 | |||
| Recorded | 2006 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 3:43 | |||
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"Lost One" is the second single from Jay-Z's comeback album Kingdom Come.
Its music video was released on December 4, 2006, Jay-Z's 37th birthday and notably features the rare concept car Maybach Exelero.
Music and lyrics
The song features Chrisette Michele and is produced by Dr. Dre and Mark Batson. The song is composed by S. Carter, D. Parker, C. Payne, M. Batson, and A. Young.
Dr. Dre also told Scratch magazine in a 2004 interview that he has been studying piano and music theory, like in this song.
The first verse is rumored to be about Jaz-O, his former mentor and business partner, but is also speculated as being about long-time friend, business partner, and co-founder of Roc-a-fella Records Damon Dash. In the song Jay-Z states, "I heard motherfuckers saying they made Hov; made Hov say, 'Okay, so, make another Hov.'" Hov refers to his previous stage name Young Hov and the lyrics parallel the history between him and Jaz-O.
The second verse is about Beyoncé. The opening lyric, "I don't think it's meant to be, B," is very arguably addressed to Beyoncé. Jay clarified in Decoded that this verse is about Beyonce.
The third verse is about his nephew, Colleek D. Luckie, who died in a car accident with the car, a Chrysler 300, that Jay-Z bought him for his graduation present. He also mentions Colleek's girlfriend was pregnant when he died. Jay-Z personally blames his nephew's death on himself. [1]
Jay-Z makes a reference to the film "Casino" with the line: "Shoulda stayed in food and beverage/ Too much flossing/ Too much Sam Rothstein."[2]
Jay-Z can be seen pretending to drive a Maybach Exelero in the video.
The beat was used in the 2006 Rap Up by Skillz.
Charts
| Chart (2006)[3] | Peak Position |
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| US Billboard Hot 100 | 58 |
| US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard) | 19 |
| US Hot Rap Tracks (Billboard) | 10 |
| US Pop 100 (Billboard) | 83 |
See also
- List of songs recorded by Jay-Z
References
- ^ Jay-Z Interview Archived 2006-12-06 at the Wayback Machine. AllHipHop.com. December 5, 2005. Retrieved January 16, 2007.
- ^ "The Power Play: Jay-Z's Omission of Dame Dash". Clutch Magazine. Retrieved 2016-04-04.
- ^ "Jay-Z's – Show Me What You Got: Charts". Archived from the original on September 29, 2007. Retrieved November 17, 2006.
External links
- Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics