Jay-Z New Song 2013 'Oceans' Featuring Frank Ocean Lyrics & VIDEO Preview From New Album 'Magna Carta Holy Grail'
Pharrell Williams posted a photo on Twitter in October 2012 where he's seen with Jay-Z and Frank Ocean, and now the song they were working on has been disclosed.
Ocean will be featured on Jay-Z's upcoming album Magna Carta Holy Grail on the song titled Oceans. While the track itself hasn't been officially released, Jay-Z revealed the song's lyrics through his album's mobile app.
"This water mixed in my blood, this water tells my story, this water knows it all, go ahead and spill some champagne, in the water," are some of the words.
View all the lyrics here.
In a promotional video posted Wednesday on YouTube, Jay-Z talked briegly about the song's meaning. In the footage he says, "It's like me now, no matter where I go in life and the things that I accomplish, you walk in that room, your past still comes in with you."
Watch the full video here.
As Enstars previously reported, Jay-Z released other short videos, giving fans a glimpse of what they can expect from the upcoming record.
"Pretty much what the album is, it's this duality of how do you navigate through this whole thing, through success, through the failures, through all this and remain yourself?" he said in one teaser.
Williams and producers Timbaland and Swizz Beatz also appear in the studio with Jay-Z in the videos, confirming that they worked with him on the album. Other collaborators include Justin Timberlake. Lyrics were recently released for the track they Timberlarke worked on with the Brooklyn emcee.
The rapper is also planning to support the release of the album with a performance at the Ed Sullivan Theater in New York City on July 8, but is waiting for approval from the city, according to the New York Post.
"If he gets permission from the mayor's office, it's going to be off the hook," a law-enforcement source told the publication. "They'll have to shut down Broadway around the Letterman building. They'll have to have a strong police presence. It's going to be chaos with so many fans."
Jay-Z's 12th studio album will be released on July 7.
