Between the Lines: A Track by Track Breakdown of Jay-Z's "Magna Carta Holy Grail"

We counted all the Basquiat and Hublot references, so you don't have to!

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At 12:00 AM last night, Jay-Z's Magna Carta Holy Grail was finally unleashed upon the world. Although immediate reactions are already pouring in through Twitter, Facebook, and other websites, we're holding off just a bit before we can say too much about Jay's latest album. Instead, we took a couple of careful listens of the new material and made a few observations about the lyrical content of the album, counting up all the references to pop culture, art, and rich guy stuff we only hear about from Jay-Z. Plus we threw in some album info and quick reactions to the songs to put together Between the Lines: A Track by Track Breakdown of Jay-Z's Magna Carta Holy Grail. We'll be sure to have more Magna Carta material as the days go by, but for now here's a few key facts. 

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"Holy Grail" f/ Justin Timberlake

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"Picasso Baby"

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"Tom Ford"

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"Fuckwithmeyouknowigotit" f/ Rick Ross

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"Oceans" f/ Frank Ocean

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"F.U.T.W."

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"Somewhereinamerica"

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"Crown"

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"Heaven"

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"Versus"

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"Part II (On the Run)" f/ Beyonce

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"Beach Is Better"

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"BBC" f/ Nas, Justin Timberlake, Beyonce, Swizz Beatz, Pharrell & Timbaland

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"Jay-Z Blue"

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"La Familia"

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"Nickels and Dimes"

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