Neck_&_Wrist

Neck & Wrist

Neck & Wrist

2022 single by Pusha T featuring Jay-Z and Pharrell Williams


"Neck & Wrist" is a song by American rapper Pusha T featuring fellow American rapper Jay-Z and American musician Pharrell Williams. Produced by the latter, it was released on April 6, 2022 as the third single from the former's fourth studio album It's Almost Dry (2022).

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Background

In 2020, actor and comedian Faizon 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 by Sterling Ruby, who also previously designed the artwork for Pusha T's single "Diet Coke".[2]

Composition and lyrics

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 if The 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]

Critical reception

Jessica McKinney of Complex praised the song's cocaine metaphors and called Jay-Z's performance "captivating".[4]

Response

Fans have speculated that Jay-Z had dissed American rapper Birdman in the song with the lyrics, "I blew bird money, y'all talk in Twitter feeds". Audio engineer Young 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 with VladTV around a week after the song was released, Faizon Love denied that Jay-Z had dissed him.[8]

Charts

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References

  1. Lindner, Grant. "Decoding the Subliminals on Pusha T and Jay-Z's "Neck & Wrist"". GQ.
  2. Todd, Jessica (April 14, 2022). "Faizon Love". VladTV.

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