Hollywood (Jay-Z song)

Hollywood
Jay-Z feat. Beyoncé Knowles
publication	January 23, 2007
length	4:17 3:18 (Beyoncé version)
Genre (s)	Hip-hop , R&B
text	Shawn Carter , Shaffer Smith
music	Reggie "Syience" Perry
album	Kingdom Come
Cover version
2006	Welcome to Hollywood by Beyonce Knowles

Hollywood is a song by the American rapper Jay-Z from his ninth music album, Kingdom Come (2006). The single was released in the United States on January 23, 2007. The song is a collaboration and duet with his wife, singer Beyoncé Knowles . Hollywood is a mix of hip hop and R&B .

Music critics praised the musical implementation of the song and especially Beyoncé Knowles singing. Hollywood was only released as a digital single, and through download sales and airplay on various radio stations, it entered the US hot R & B / Hip-Hop charts and the rap charts in March 2007. In Australia , the song also made it into the charts . Beyoncé Knowles later recorded a solo version of the song, which was entitled Welcome to Hollywood and appeared on the deluxe edition of her second music album, B'Day (2006).

background

Hollywood , a collaboration with Beyoncé Knowles, is the tenth track on Jay-Z's ninth album, Kingdom Come (2006). The song was written by Shawn Carter with Shaffer Smith and produced by Reggie "Syience" Perry. Musically it can be assigned to hip-hop and R&B and also contains elements of disco and dance music. The song was released for the first time on January 23, 2007 by the record company Def America for playing on the US special radio stations (for the so-called "Rhythmic Radio"), it was played on the mainstream stations from February 6, 2007.

The song deals with stardom in Hollywood with all its negative idiosyncrasies, the paparazzi , drug addiction, the self-love, the pressure to succeed and the self-denial that is common to many Hollywood stars. The song describes the problem from the perspective of the two singers and alludes to their biographies.

criticism

Hollywood received a mixed record from music critics , with Beyoncé's vocals in particular and the song's R&B elements receiving positive reviews. Spence D., editor of IGN Music, said that Knowles "shines" in Hollywood . Kelefa Sanneh of The New York Times had the same opinion, saying that Knowles was singing fabulous once again in Hollywood . Henry Adaso of About.com, however, described the collaboration between Jay-Z and Knowles in Hollywood as the worst song on the album. Louis Pattison of the New Musical Express stated that Knowles made the song impressive with her vocals. Michael Endelman of Entertainment Weekly described Hollywood said that would likely include title in a revue in Las Vegas, as a modern hip-hop album. Azeem Ahmad from musicOMH thinks the song is too poppy and cliché-laden. It's just a weak copy of Do U Wanna Ride by Kanye West featuring John Legend .

Track list

• CD single

1. Hollywood (radio version)
2. Hollywood (album version)
3. Hollywood ( instrumental piece )

Charts

Beyoncé Knowles in 2007

Hollywood debuted on February 17, 2007 at number 78 on the US Hot R & B / Hip-Hop chart. On March 3, 2007, the song rose from number 72 to number 56 and reached its highest ranking. This week, the title also managed a successful jump by several places, only Beyoncé Knowles' lists (2007) posted even higher leaps in the charts. On March 3, 2007, Hollywood debuted at number 21 on the US Hot Rap Songs Chart, which remained the highest position.

In Australia , Hollywood made its debut on April 23, 2007 at number 78 on the Australian charts and at number 27 on the Australian urban charts. The next week the song reached number 47.

Placements

Chart (2007)	Highest position
Australia	98
US Hot R & B / Hip-Hop Songs	56
US hot rap tracks	21st
US Rhythmic Top 40	36

Beyoncé Knowles Solo Version

The song also appeared in 2007 as the fifth song on the Deluxe Edition of Knowles B'Day (2006) under the title Welcome to Hollywood . All of Jay-Z's rap passages have been removed and replaced with Knowles Hook . Jay-Z's last verse, however, was snapped by Knowles. In the chorus , however, you can still hear Jay-Z in the background. Knowles solo version also appeared on their live album The Beyoncé Experience 2007. A karaoke version appeared in 2008 on her karaoke album Beyoncé Karaoke Hits, Vol I .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Jay-Z : Kingdom Come (album) . Ed .: Roc-A-Fella Records . 2006.
2. ↑ ^{a b} D. Spence: Jay-Z - Kingdom Come . IGN Music . November 21, 2006. Archived from the original on August 20, 2013. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved March 19, 2011. 
3. ↑ Mayers, Norman: Jay-Z Kingdom Come . In: Prefix Magazine . November 20, 2006. Retrieved March 19, 2011.
4. ↑ ^{a b} Louis Pattison: Jay-Z: Kingdom Come. In: New Musical Express . November 24, 2006, accessed March 19, 2011 . 
5. ^ Rhythmic . In: Radio and Records . January 23, 2007. Archived from the original on March 16, 2012. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved April 10, 2011. 
6. ↑ Available for Airplay . In: FMQB . Retrieved April 20, 2011.
7. ↑ Kelefa Sanneh: Uneasy Lies the Head . In: The New York Times . Ochs Sulzberger Jr. Arthur . November 19, 2006. Retrieved March 19, 2011.
8. ↑ Henry Adaso: Jay-Z - 'Kingdom Come' (Roc-A-Fella / Def Jam) . About.com . Retrieved March 19, 2011.
9. ↑ Azeem Ahmad: Jay-Z - Kingdom Come (DefJam) . musicOMH . November 27, 2006. Archived from the original on October 9, 2012. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved March 19, 2011. 
10. ↑ Michael Endelman: Kingdom Come . In: Entertainment Weekly . Time Inc. . November 27, 2006. Retrieved March 19, 2011.
11. ↑ Azeem Ahmad: Jay-Z - Kingdom Come (DefJam) . musicOMH . November 27, 2006. Retrieved March 10, 2011.
12. ↑ Jay-Z featuring Beyoncé : Hollywood (Single) . Ed .: Roc-A-Fella Records . 2007.
13. ↑ R & B / Hip-Hop Songs - Week of February 17, 2007 . In: Billboard . Prometheus Global Media . Retrieved March 19, 2011.
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