BUT WE’RE DELAYING IT FOR NOW. I WANTED TO TELL YOU ALL THAT.
TURN TO ANOTHER IMPORTANT STORY.
YOU KNOW, DONALD TRUMP SEEMS
SOMETIMES LIKE THE MOST CULTURE
OBSESSED PRESIDENT IN MODERN
TIMES.
TIMES. SO IT MAY BE PRETTY PAINFUL FOR
HIM TO SEE CULTURAL LEADERS
BLAST HIM OVER EVERYTHING FROM
POLICE BRUTALITY AND NFL TO WHAT
WE’VE BEEN DISCUSSING TO NIGHT,
THE POLICY ABOUT SPLITTING
FAMILIES AT THE BORDER.
THE BIGGEST MOMENT IN THE
CULTURE RIGHT NOW IS DEFINITELY
RELEVANT TO TODAY’S POLITICS.
A RARE JOINT ALBUM FROM THE MOST
FAMOUS POWER COUPLE IN MUSIC,
BEYONCE AND JAY-Z, THEY HAVE
DRAWN STRONG REACTIONS FROM
TRUMP AND OBAMA ALIKE.
>> SHE CAN’T GET ANYBODY TO GO
TO RALLIES.
TO RALLIES. SO SHE GETS JAY-Z?
>> DO YOU LIKE HIP HOP?
>> OF COURSE.
>> WHO DO YOU LIKE?
>> YOU KNOW, I GOT TO ADMIT,
LATELY I’VE BEEN LISTENING TO A
LOT OF JAY-Z.
I MEAN THIS NEW AMERICAN
GANGSTER ALBUM IS TIGHT.
>> THAT’S JAY AS FOR BEYONCE,
SHE’S BECOME MORE THAN A
MUSICIAN IN AMERICAN LIFE.
SHE’S OFTEN CALLED ON TO EMBODY
AMERICA ITSELF.
AMERICA ITSELF. HEADLINING THE SUPER BOWL
HALFTIME SHOW AND JOINING THE
RANKS OF ARETHA FRANKLIN AND
FRANK SINATRA TO SING AT A
PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURATION.
PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURATION. ♪ AND THE HOME OF THE BRAVE ♪
>> THEY RELEASED ALBUMS VOFRG
THE CHEATING AND THEY
UNLEASHEDED A NEW ALBUM THAT
CELEBRATES TLIR JOURNEY.
THEY LITERALLY SING "CAN’T
BELIEVE WE MADE IT."
IF YOU HAVE NOT SEEN THIS YET,
WHAT YOU’RE ABOUT TO SEE WHICH A
LOT OF PEOPLE ARE TALKING ABOUT
IS WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE WHETHER
YOU TAKE TWO WORKS OF ART,
IMMERSE THEM IN MORE WORKS OF
ART TO CREATE A NEW WORK OF ART.
>>> THIS ALBUM TACKLES A WIDE
RANGE OF ISSUES.
SHE SAYS HER GREAT, GREAT
GRANDCHILDREN WILL ENSURE A LOT
OF BROWN CHILDREN ON YOUR FORBES
LIST.
LIST. SHE PACKS LAYERS AND REFERENCES
CITING, IN FACT, A CLASSIC
MOMENT WHETHER A WRAPPER DERAPPE
RESPECT ON HER NAME.
GIVE ME A CHECK, PUT RESPECT ON
MY CHECK AND PAY ME IN EQUITY.
THE FIRST EQUITY IS ABOUT PAY
EQUITY FOR WOMEN.
THE SECOND IS ABOUT GETTING MORE
THAN A PAYCHECK AND GETTING PAID
IN AN EQUITY OWNERSHIP STAKE.
MEANWHILE, JAY-Z WHO CAM PANLDPA
FOR OBAMA USING THE COMPLAINT
THAT HE USES SWEAR WORDS, YOUR
PRESIDENT TWEETING ABOUT HOV
LIKE HE KNOWS US, MY ROAD TO THE
TOP IS TAKE WHAT YOU KNOW US, I
GIVE AN F WHAT THAT MAN TRUMP
FIND VULGAR, JUST LOOK IN MY
EYES WHO YOU TOAST US.
FOR MORE ON HOW THIS ALBUM CAME
TOGETHER, WE TALK TO TWO PEOPLE
WHO PRODUCED FOUR SONGS ON THE
ALBUM, COOL AND JAY.
THEY WORKED IN PARIS AND
PRODUCED FOR OTHER ARTISTS.
I’M ALSO JOINED BY DANIEL
BELTON, EDITOR IN CHIEF OF THE
ROOT.
ROOT. THANKS TO EVERYBODY.
COOL AND DRAY, EVERYONE IS
TALKING ABOUT THIS.
WHAT WAS IT LIKE WORKING ON THE
ALBUM?
ALBUM? WHAT ARE THE HIGHLIGHTS?
AND WHAT SHOULD PEOPLE THAT
HAVEN’T HEARD IT YET KNOW?
>> OH, MAN.
FIRST OF ALL, IT’S GOOD TO BE ON
THE SHOW.
THE SHOW. ONE OF MY FAVORITE SHOWS.
#.
#. >> THE ALBUM IS AMAZING TO WORK
ON.
ON. TO BE IN THE SAME ROOM WITH
THESE TWO GENIUS TALENT LEVEL
ARTISTS.
ARTISTS. >> AND THIS ALBUM IS AMAZING.
IT IS BEING RECEIVED SO WELL.
WE FEEL FORTUNATE TO BE A PART
OF IT.
OF IT. >> GO AHEAD, BOTH OF YOU.
ANYTHING TO ADD?
>> OH, YEAH.
I MEAN LIKE DRE SAID, BASICALLY,
THIS -- WE HAVE BEEN DOING THIS
FOR A LONG TIME.
AND THIS EXPERIENCE IS
DEFINITELY SOMETHING DIFFERENT.
JUST BEING IN PARIS AND THE WAY
THEY HAVE THE STUDIO SET UP LIKE
THEY LITERALLY HAD OWNERS BOXES
IN THE STADIUM.
YOU SEE THE STAGE WITH ALL THE
LIGHTING AND ALL THAT.
IT WAS JUST A LOT OF INSPIRATION
TO WORK OFFER OF.
AND THEY DID THEIR WORK IT TO,
IT WAS ANOTHER LEVEL.
>> DANIELLE, WHAT DOES THIS
ALBUM MEAN WHEN YOU THINK OF THE
ROLE OF BEYONCE?
>> IT’S BEEN SO AMAZING JUST TO
WATCH HER TRANSFORMATION OVER
THE YEARS.
THE YEARS. I THINK OF THE FIRST
COLLABORATION I LOVED WHICH IS
"CRAZY IN LOVE" UNTIL NOW, THE
AMOUNT OF GROWTH SHE MADE AS A
SINGER AND THE FACT SHE OPENED
UP HER LIVES TO US.
LIKE THESE SONGS ARE
AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL.
AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL. IT’S LIKE READING A BOOK SET TO
MUSIC ABOUT HER MARRIAGE ABOUT,
HER FAMILY, ABOUT HER KIDS.
IT’S REALLY POIN YANLTGNANT.
>> TAKE A LISTEN.
THIS IS SOMETHING THAT PEOPLE I
THINK ARE BOTH INTRIGUED BY AND
HARD TO RELATE TO.
HOW MUCH OF THIS IS OUT THERE
WITH TLIR
WITH TLIR WITH THEIR MARRIAGE.
THIS IS A INTERVIEW AS JAY-Z
TALKING BUILT AS THERAPY.
>> WE’RE USING OUR ART ALMOST
LIKE A THERAPY SESSION.
WE STARTED MAKING MUSIC
TOGETHER.
TOGETHER. >> WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO WOMEN
THE WAY SHE DEALT WITH THE
PROBLEMS IN THEIR MARRIAGE?
>> WELL, I THINK IT’S -- WHEN
SOMEONE AS POWERFUL AND
BEAUTIFUL AND TALENTED AS
BEYONCE, IT REALLY HUMANIZES
HER.
HER. THE FACT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT
A LOT OF WOMEN GO THROUGH.
THEY’RE IN A LONG TERM
RELATIONSHIP.
RELATIONSHIP. A PARTNER MIGHT STRAY.
AND YOU HAVE TO DECIDE WHETHER
YOU’RE GOING TO STAY OR GO.
ARE YOU GOING TO WORK ON IT OR
TIME TO FALL APART?
BEYONCE DECIDED TO DOUBLE DOWN
IN THE MARRIAGE.
SHE LOVES JAY.
THAT IS EVIDENT IN EVERY SONG.
JAY LOVES HER.
CHRIS RICHARDS OF "THE
WASHINGTON POST" POP MUSIC
CRITIC THERE BASICALLY SAID
THEY’RE EACH OTHER’S FAVORITE
RAPPERS.
RAPPERS. SHE’S SPITTING BARS ON THIS
ALBUM AND INCREDIBLE.
AND IT’S -- HE WRITES THAT EASY
TO RELATE TO JAY-Z.
HE’S A BEYONCE FAN TOO.
>> I BELIEVE HE IS A BEYONCE
FAN.
FAN. >> HE IS HARD CORPS.
>> ON THAT POINT, YOU GUYS WERE
IN THERE.
IN THERE. AND YOU ARE A PART OF THIS DOING
FOUR SONGS IS NO SMALL MEASURE.
I WANT TO READ ONE OF THE LINES.
THIS IS FROM 7:13.
YOU KEPT ME ON THE KNOWN WHILE
YOU WERE AWAY.
YOU CAME BACK.
I LET YOU SET THE DATE.
INTO BOO ON THE PLATE.
I BROUGHT MY DUDE TO PLAY IT
COOL.
COOL. MY FIRST FOOLISH MISTAKE.
DO YOU HAVE ANY INSIGHTS INTO
THAT EXCHANGE ABOUT THEIR
MEMORIES OF THEIR FIRST DATE?
>> YEAH, MAN.
I REMEMBER, LIKE YESTERDAY.
JAY CALLED US INTO THE ROOM TO
HEAR THIS SONG.
713.
713. ORIGINALLY IT WAS JUST SUPPOSED
TO BE A HARD CLUB BEAT.
BUT BEYONCE TOLD HIM SHE WANTED
TO DO A HARD CORE LOVE SONG.
HE CALLED US INTO THE STUDIO TO
HEAR IT.
HEAR IT. AND WHETHER WE HEARD THE VERSE,
BEFORE HE DID ANYTHING, HE IS
LIKE, YO, I NEVER, EVER SPOKE ON
HOW, LIKE, ME AND BEYONCE HOW WE
MET IN ANYTHING.
SO HE IS LIKE THIS IS GOING TO
BE CRAZY.
BE CRAZY. SO WHEN HE LET US HEAR IT, HE
WAS JUST LIKE, YO, CAN YOU
BELIEVE, LIKE, I BROUGHT ONE OF
MY HOME BOYS TO OUR FIRST DATE.
>> THAT’S REAL.
>> YOU NO HE WHAT I’M SAYING?
>> THAT’S FOR REAL.
>> WE HAVE SPLUN NAMEDOMEONE NAM
WITH US.
WITH US. WITH THE FOLLOW UP YOU TO, COOL,
HOW COOL IS IT TO BRING A GUY
FRIEND TO A FIRST DATE?
>> I MEAN, YOU KNOW, IT MAKES A
GREAT SONG.
GREAT SONG. YOU KNOW WHAT I’M SAYING.
IT WAS REAL.
IT WAS REAL.
AND HE WAS LIKE, YO, I BROUGHT
MY MAN JUST TO KIND OF LIKE MAKE
THINGS COOL.
THINGS COOL. BUT IT WAS THE WORST THING --
>> CAN YOU HELP US?
THAT’S NOT COOL, IS IT?
>> THAT’S HILARIOUS.
IT REALLY HUMANIZES JAY.
THAT’S WHAT’S SO IMPRESSIVE
ABOUT THE LAST THREE ALBUMS BY
JAY-Z AND BEYONCE.
TRADITIONALLY THEY’VE BEEN SUCH
PRIVATE PEOPLE.
PRIVATE PEOPLE. THEY REALLY KEPT HOW THEY FELT
ABOUT EVERYTHING TO THEMSELVES
WHETHER IT WAS THEIR MARRIAGE
EVEN IN SOME CASES POLITICS AND
THE RECENT YEARS THEY REALLY
JUST LET IT ALL OUT THERE AND
PUT IT OUT THERE IN THE OPEN FOR
THE PUBLIC TO CONSUME.
AND MAKE A CLOIS ONE WAYHOICE ON
ANOTHER.
ANOTHER. ITS SO IMPRESSIVE AND RELATABLE.
I FOUND IT A LOT EASIER TO GET
INTO THEIR MUSIC, THEIR LATTER
MUSIC THAN IT WAS WHETHER I WAS
YOUNGER WHEN BEYONCE WAS DOING
MUCH MORE POP.
>>
>> WHEN IT WAS MORE ABOUT
PERFECTION.
PERFECTION. >> EXACTLY.
>> EXACTLY. >> SPEAK TO DANIELLE’S POINT,
DRE AND WHETHER YOU SAW THAT IN
THE WAY THEY APPROACHED THIS
ART.
ART. AND THE IDEA THAT THEY’RE NOW AT
A STAGE AS PARENTS, BUSINESS
LEADERS, THEY’RE MORE INTERESTED
IN DISCUSSING ATTAINABLE
IMPERFECTION THAT YOU CAN LIVE
WITH OR THAT IS REAL THAN MAYBE
I DON’T KNOW, FAKE PERFECTION.
>> I MEAN, YOU KNOW, JAY AND B,
THEY’RE MUSIC IS ALWAYS BASED IN
REALITY.
REALITY. THAT’S ONE THING WE ALWAYS
APPRECIATE ABOUT THEM.
BUT, YOU KNOW, THE ONE THING WE
NOTICE NOW IS THAT THEY’RE VERY,
VERY CONSCIOUS ABOUT, YOU KNOW,
THE POWER THAT THEY HAVE, THE
INFLUENCE THAT THEY HAVE.
AND THEY WANT TO MAKE SURE THE
MUSIC THEY CREATE NOW, YOU KNOW,
HAS SOME POSITIVE LASTING
EFFECTS.
EFFECTS. >> THIS IS ROCK NATION.
AND IT IS ALL THAT.
IT IS SO FINALLY TIMED.
SO, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE TO SAY,
SENATOR, HARRIS IS NOW, I’M
TOLD, SEATED.
TOLD, SEATED. I HAVE TO GET HER IN AS WELL.
WE HAVE A LOT OF IMPORTANT
PEOPLE.
PEOPLE. COOL AND DRAY, AS WE SAY IN THE