JAY-Z and Pharrell Team Up For Empowering Black Excellence-Inspired “Entrepreneur” Song

Written By Cyrus Langhorne

Music mogul JAY-Z and Pharrell Williams are getting ready to shock the world. The hip-hop pair have announced they've linked up for a new Black empowerment song called "Entrepreneur."

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JAY-Z and Pharrell’s Entrepreneur Song

On Thursday, buzz developed about JAY and Pharrell having new music on deck. To make things even better, the song is expected to premiere in the coming hours and focus on inequality toward Black people.

Jay-Z and Pharrell Williams will release a new song, “Entrepreneur,” on Friday (Aug. 21) in conjunction with a Time magazine cover package on “The New American Revolution.” The old friends and collaborators are part of a package that includes chats with Tyler, the Creator, Angela Davis and other activists talking the systemic inequalities that Black people have faced throughout U.S. history and how creating equality in culture, education, sports and policy is the key to making a change. (Billboard)

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Heading into Thursday, JAY’s former Def Jam Records artist Nas hit up Instagram to encourage fans to get involved with his new “Ultra Black” challenge. He also took things a step further by nominating a bunch of high-profile Black celebrities to kick-off the viral trend.

“UltraBlack challenge kicked off by my bro @cormega It’s only right i share my thoughts and nominate some of my brothers / sisters @lupitanyongo @stevestoute @icecube @issarae @kamalaharris @lenawaithe @diddy @hitboy @killermike @chadwickboseman @traceeellisross @dudebro @kyrieirving @kerbito @jungleqb @stevencaplejr @samuelljackson @mrchuckd_pe @kaepernick7”

“Produced by Hit-boy, “Ultra Black” is an anthemic, uplifting reminder of the unignorable contributions made by the Black community. A testament of the times, Ultra Black is a statement to being unapologetically Pro-Black, and thus pro-humanity.”

“While the color black often connotes feelings of darkness, Nas reimagines the term to represent its richness, complexity, and profound beauty. An electrifying phrase honoring the Black community as the life force of culture, the term extends beyond race, class, or creed. It is symbolic of the fortitude, power, legacy, and interconnectedness of all people worldwide. Just as black absorbs all light, Ultra Black represents the unification of all people, spotlighting Black joy and the promising future ahead.” -Nas’ Instagram

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Nas’ Ultra Black challenge has launched.

A few hours ago, The Firm group member Cormega actually helped launch the “Ultra Black” challenge.

“Exalting in what is condemned ,awareness I descended from where all life begins, ultra black as Miles Davis in a dark room,or the cast iron pan that cooked grandmas food, a seed that came up from the dirt and bloomed to cover the earth,with culture and deep soul like Eddie Levert,ultra black as Ali opposing the draft losing his title but gaining a new one as people’s champ, Serena’s dominance, Aretha’s prominence, Khalid Muhammad’s confidence, the Panthers embodied this,manifestation of ultra black is greatness, and arrest the cops that killed Breonna Taylor they racist! #ultrablack” -Cormega’s Instagram

Wait, There’s More

Back in June 2018, Nas appeared to downplay JAY-Z putting out his and Beyoncé‘s The Carters album on the same weekend his NASIR project dropped. To make things even crazier, JAY and Bey’s LP dropped as a surprise release.

Sources close to Nas tell us the Queensbridge rapper isn’t fuming about “Everything Is Love” being released on Saturday, and doesn’t think the Carters will steal any thunder from his new album, “Nasir.” We’re told Nas fully appreciates the fact Jay and Bey are hip-hop royalty at this point, and actually really likes their new record. (TMZ)

Before You Go

On Monday, Nasty Nas went to IG to show off some must-see artwork. Although God’s Son is absent from the cover, his name and plenty of royalty signifiers light up the new King’s Disease album.

“KING’S DISEASE dropping this Friday 8/21 @hitboy @massappealrecs art by the talented @honeiee” -Nas’ Instagram

Nas’ King’s Disease cover is hard-hitting.

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Written by Cyrus Langhorne

SOHH.com Writer. You're likely to find me covering hip-hop news and music releases. Netflix is still my go-to before Disney Plus.

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  1. Entrepreneur is not really empowerment. Jay z restaurant workers went on strike because he paid them such low wages and made them work in bad conditions. For example. So, how was he empowering them, exactly ? They rlly think we dum af

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