In 2014, Kanye West made a comment about his once close music collaborator Jay-Z. By comparing each other’s careers, he offered a contrasting view.
“He is the model child of winning… I was the model child of fighting and winning. But you always saw the fight. And with Jay, you always saw the victory,” Ye said at the time.
Now, more than a decade later, Jay-Z is finally addressing the Donda hitmaker’s bold claim, stating that his story isn’t full of notable victories.
Instead, the reality is a little more nuanced.
Narrate GQ magazinehe gave examples of his tracks You gotta love me, sorry, And Soon you will understand.
“I showed the whole picture,” Jay-Z explains, referencing the songs above, which he says provide insight into her pain and the hard lessons he’s endured.
In the midst of this, the Grammy winner seemingly adds a twist that sometimes makes recognizing his wins so big that it distracts from him.
“The wins are so big… people forget the losses,” he says, adding confidently. “I do say, ‘I won’t lose.'”
West and Jay-Z’s long collaboration was a classic example of pop culture redefining rap music.
