A second look into the stylings of Jay-Z’s wildly anticipated forthcoming Blueprint 3 has arrived in the form of "Run This Town," a new track featuring Kanye on verses and and Rihanna on the hook.
Chips to Kanye for his semi-ironic callback of “no homo,” a hilariously ridiculous homophobic phrase that never seems to die. Through the track Jay, Kanye, and Ri-Ri claim their hold on the “town,” which apparently should be taken as a metaphor for the entire state of rap music.
While the lyrics are tight and it's refreshing to hear the Hov's swagger hit full gear once more (much as I celebrated the message, "D.O.A" did nothing for me), Kanye inarguably takes a strong upper hand in his verse ("I'm just tryin' to change the color of your mood ring"), which is a callback to his College Dropout style. Rihanna's contributions are the most noteworthy, however, providing her most prominently memorable vocal return since the Chris Brown incident.
Check out the song for yourself: RapRadar has all the download links you need.
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