Song Cry

Album: The Blueprint (2001)
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Songfacts®:

  • In this rap ballad, Jay-Z regrets a breakup that he knows he was responsible for, and expresses how music his how he expresses himself.
  • This contains a sample of "Sounds Like a Love Song" by Bobby Glenn. >>
    Suggestion credit:
    Donovan Berry - El Dorado, AR, for above 2
  • 20 years later, Jay-Z contributed a verse to DJ Khaled's track "Sorry Not Sorry," which incorporates the same "Sounds Like a Love Song" sample.

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  • Vickie from Edison, NjThis is a very, very good song. The lyrics are powerful.
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