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"On to the Next One" is a song by American rapper Jay-Z, released on December 15, 2009 as the fourth single from his eleventh studio album The Blueprint 3 on his Roc Nation label and also released as the fourth single in the United Kingdom after "Young Forever".
In July 2009, Jay-Z confirmed The Blueprint 3 as the album's title during an interview with radio station Shade 45. [5] By November 2008, he had finished the album but with lengthy negotiations with Def Jam, he went on to reworking it. [6] In January 2009, Jay-Z confirmed continued production of the album and admitted the leak of several songs.
In the song "Takeover", Jay-Z attacks the two Queensbridge rappers, using a sample of the song "Five to One" by The Doors [6] and an interpolation of David Bowie's "Fame". [7] On The Blueprint , Jay-Z and his producers used vintage soul as inspiration, including a vocal sample on almost every track from such artists as Al Green , Bobby "Blue ...
Jay Z (on left) with Teck at the MTV studios in New York for ‘Spankin New Music Week’ on DFX. 11/17/00 Photo: Scott Gries/ImageDirect – Credit: Photo Scott Gries / Getty Images Jay-Z was ...
Beyoncé drops her first song dedicated to Jay-Z, "Crazy in Love," from her debut solo studio album, Dangerously in Love. The track goes on to win best R&B Song and Best Rap/Sung Collaboration the ...
The song's title is a reference to Jay-Z's "Hova" nickname, which itself is a reference to Jehovah, one of God's names. [1] [2] He said the nickname was given to him by a friend for his ability to rap without writing down the lyrics—like a "God". [2] "
Beyoncé thanks Jay-Z while accepting iHeartRadio's Innovator Award in April 2024 At the 2024 iHeartRadio Music Awards on April 1, Beyoncé accepted the Innovator Award from presenter Stevie Wonder.
Jay-Z admitted to Angie Martinez in a 2009 interview on the BET program Food for Thought that he hoped the song would be a success like "Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)" due to their similarities but was surprised when it wasn't, even saying "I dropped the record and then nothing". The song did, however, achieve moderate success in the UK ...