Listen to this when
Big Brother
Love you, also want to beat you 🏆
Who it's for
Kanye West examines his complicated bond with his mentor Jay-Z, mixing admiration with feeling held back and competitive.
Conflicted and overshadowed→Honest and respectful
Feelings it meets
What it is
"Big Brother" is the closing track on Kanye West's 2007 album Graduation, produced by DJ Toomp around a Prince sample. It is a tribute to Jay-Z, whom West regards as a close friend and mentor, almost like an older brother. West reflects on the highs and lows of their relationship, including both his long admiration for Jay-Z and their rivalry.
Where to find it
All major streaming services.
Before you start
Heads up: Explicit language.
Age: Suggested 16+
There is a time in every man's education when he arrives at the conviction that envy is ignorance; that imitation is suicide;Ralph Waldo Emerson, Essays: First Series, “Self-Reliance”
