Song Cry

Infobox Single
Name = Song Cry


Artist = Jay-Z
[from Album = The Blueprint]
Released = 2002
Format = 12" Single
[Recorded = 2001 ]
Genre = Rap
Length = 5:03
Label = Roc-A-Fella Records
Writer = Carter/Gibbs/Johnson/Smith
Producer = Just Blaze
Chart position =
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Last single = Jigga That Nigga
(2001)
This single = Song Cry
(2002)
Next single = '03 Bonnie & Clyde
(2002)

"Song Cry" was the fourth single and final from Jay-Z's album "The Blueprint". The song is a slow and quiet melodic rap ballad. In it the rapper laments the break-up of an earlier relationship due to his own neglect and infidelity. The song was inspired by Jay-Z's real life relationship with his girlfriend who supported him before he became famous. After he became famous, Jay-Z got a lot of attention from female groupies and cheated on her several times. She responded by cheating on him as well, which he in turn could not handle. In the chorus he points to his music as the only outlet for his emotions: "I can't see'em coming down my eyes, so I gotta make the song cry".

The song contains sample of "Sounds Like a Love Song" by Bobby Glenn.

ampled by other artists

*By Lil' Kim in her song "Hold On"
*By Ghostface Killah in his song "Back Like That"
*By Mila J in her song "Complete"
*By LeToya in her song "When I Get Around Him"
*By Keyshia Cole in her song "You've Changed"
*By Ludacris in his song "Love Song"
*By Deemi in her song "Wasn't Surprised"
*By Rihanna in her song "Good Girl Gone Bad"

ee also

*List of Jay-Z songs