Pharrell Interview On Jay Z's 'The Black Album' 10th Anniversary

Jay Z’s Life+Times released a video interview with Pharrell Williams discussing his work on The

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Jay Z‘s Life+Times released a video interview with Pharrell Williams discussing his work on The Black Album, to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the classic hip-hop record. Pharrell talks about his admiration of Jay Z, how they inspire each other, how they created the emotional track “Allure,” and how their work on The Black Album led to “Oceans” off Magna Carta… Holy Grail. He gives a detailed look into how he and Jay Z use the music and the lyrics to create color and vivid imagery, and how naturally the lyrics are written on the spot. Watch above.

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