Music
On July 8, 2008, Jones' released "The Good Shit" featuring production from Ron Browz and a guest appearance from fellow ByrdGang member NOE, as the first offering off the album. It was intended to be the first single, but was just used for airplay and promotional purposes. "Pop Champagne" a song Jones recorded with Juelz Santana and Ron Browz was leaked late in the summer of 2008. It quickly became a club banger and hit single, and was released as the lead single on September 4, 2008. On January 1, 2009 a song titled "Na Na Nana Na Na" was premiered and on February 17, 2009 was released to iTunes. It serves as the second single and features up and coming singer Brittney Taylor AKA Bree-Beauty.
In a listening session a few tracks were revealed. The "Intro" was originally titled "Across 110th Street" and "How to Be a Boss" was originally titled "Follow this Blueprint". On the sixth track, titled "Frienemies", Jones' addresses his strained relationships with Cam'ron and Max B. "My My My" is a song he recorded his deceased friend Stack Bundles. Jim Jones says he likes to call this track "Emotionless Pt. 2". According to Jim Jones, "My My My" is one of the hardest songs for him perform because of his emotions. The passing of Stack Bundles was one of the main inspirations for the album Pray IV Reign.
A track that was rumored to be on the album was the remix to MGMT's "Electric Feel":
| “ | They did a show up in Washington Heights, the initial conversation was just that it was an honor to meet them, I think they're kinna cool. And from there it led into me saying, It'd be crazy if I remixed "Electric Feel". They were like, Yeah, that would be crazy. So I said, Let me get the beats and shit. | ” |
A bonus track on the album was "Jackin' Swagga from Us" featuring Twista, Lil Wayne and NOE, a direct diss to Jay-Z and T.I. mocking their song "Swagga Like Us".
Read more about this topic: Pray IV Reign
Famous quotes containing the word music:
“Who that has heard a strain of music feared then lest he should speak extravagantly any more forever?”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)
“If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured or far away.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)
“Franceska: I was happy in the life I built up for myself. I put a fine high wall of music around me and nothing could touch me. I was safe and secure. And then you had to come along and knock it all down and I hate you for that.
Maxwell: On the contrary, you love me.”
—Muriel Box (b. 1905)