Jay Z says 4:44 was the toughest project he’s had to write..
“4:44 was the toughest thing I had to write. And not lyrically, not the greatest metaphors I've ever created, but like the vulnerability, and the honesty and transparency, that's hard. That's a difficult thing.
I suck at love, I think I need a do-over, I'll be emotionally available if I invited you over
But to do it for the entire album, and to sit in that, and like talk about real subjects, and real talk about, you know, how your kids are going to feel, and, you know, at some point you're going to have to sit down and speak to them, and all these different topics. That was the most difficult album that I've had to..."