Picasso Baby

Jay-Z

About Picasso Baby

"Picasso Baby" is a song by American hip hop artist Jay-Z from his twelfth studio album Magna Carta... Holy Grail. It is the second track on the album and features additional vocals by The-Dream and Zofia Borucka Moreno. The song was produced by Timbaland and Jerome "J-Roc" Harmon and contains a sample of "Sirens" by Adrian Younge. Following the release of the album, the song peaked at number 91 on the Billboard Hot 100 based on downloads only.


Year:
2013
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I just want a Picasso, in my casa
No, my castle
I'm a hassa, no I'm a asshole
I'm never satisfied, can't knock my hustle
I wanna Rothko, no I wanna brothel
No, I want a wife that f*ck me like a prostitute
Let's make love on a million, in a dirty hotel
With the fan on the ceiling, all for the love of drug dealing
Marble Floors, gold Ceilings
Oh what a feeling, f*ck it I want a billion
Jeff Koons balloons, I just wanna blow up
Condos in my condos, I wanna row of
Christie's with my missy, live at the MoMA
Bacons and turkey bacons, smell the aroma

Oh what a feeling
Picasso Baby, Ca Picasso baby
Ca ca Picasso Baby, Ca ca Picasso baby
Oh what a feeling
Picasso Baby, Ca Picasso baby
Ca ca Picasso Baby, Ca ca Picasso baby

It ain't hard to tell
I'm the new Jean Michel
Surrounded by Warhols
My whole team ball
Twin Bugattis outside the Art Basel
I just wanna live life colossal
Leonardo Da Vinci flows
Riccardo Tisci Givenchy clothes
See me throning at the Met
Vogueing on these niggas
Champagne on my breath, yes
House like the Louvre or the Tate Modern
Because I be going ape at the auction
Oh what a feeling
Aw f*ck it I want a trillion
Sleeping every night next to Mona Lisa
The modern day version
With better features
Yellow Basquiat in my kitchen corner
Go ahead lean on that shit Blue
You own it

Oh what a feeling
Picasso Baby, Ca Picasso baby
Ca ca Picasso Baby, Ca ca Picasso baby
Oh what a feeling
Picasso Baby, Ca Picasso baby
Ca ca Picasso Baby, Ca ca Picasso baby

I never stuck my cock in the fox's box but
Damned if I ain't open Pandora's box
They try to slander your man
On CNN and Fox
My Mirandas don't stand a chance, with cops
Even my old fans like old man just stop
I could if I would but I can't
I'm hot, and you blow
I'm still the man to watch, Hublot
On my left hand or not
Soon I step out the booth
The cameras pops niggas is cool with it
Till the canons pop
Now my hand on the Bible
On the stand got your man in a jam, again
Got my hands in cuff
I'm like god damn enough
I put down the cans and they ran amok
My hairpin pierce skin, ruptures spleens
Cracks ribs, go through cribs, and other things
No sympathy for the king, huh?
Niggas even talk about your baby crazy
Eventually the pendulum swings
Don't forget America this how you made me
Come through with the 'Ye mask on
Spray everything like SAMO
I won't scratch the Lambo
What's it gon take
For me to go
For you to see
I'm the modern day Pablo
Picasso baby

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Jay-Z

Shawn Corey Carter (born December 4, 1969), better known by his stage name Jay-Z, is an American rapper, record producer, entrepreneur, and occasional actor. He is one of the most financially successful hip hop artists and entrepreneurs in America. In 2012, Forbes estimated Carter's net worth at nearly $500 million. He has sold approximately 50 million albums worldwide, while receiving fourteen Grammy Awards for his musical work, and numerous additional nominations. He is consistently ranked as one of the greatest rappers of all-time. He was ranked #1 by MTV in their list of The Greatest MCs of All-Time in 2006. Two of his albums, Reasonable Doubt (1996) and The Blueprint (2001) are considered landmarks in the genre with both of them being ranked in Rolling S… more »

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Written by: ADRIAN YOUNGE, CHRIS GODBEY, GARLAND WAVERLY MOSLEY, JEROME HARMON, SHAWN C CARTER, TIMOTHY Z. MOSLEY, TOMMASO COLLIVA

Lyrics © OLE MEDIA MANAGEMENT LP, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.

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10 facts about this song

Album
"Picasso Baby" is a song from Jay-Z's 12th solo studio album, "Magna Carta Holy Grail," which was released in 2013.
Inspiration
The song is heavily influenced by Jay-Z's interest in art and culture, with lyric references to various famous artists such as Pablo Picasso, Mark Rothko, and Jeff Koons.
Performance Art Film
Jay-Z chose a unique way to release "Picasso Baby" by creating a performance art film, directed by Mark Romanek, which was premiered on HBO.
Art World Collaboration
The video for "Picasso Baby" was not a typical music video. It was shot at the Pace Gallery in New York and featured numerous artists, writers, and musicians such as Marina Abramović, Alan Cumming, Judd Apatow, and Rosie Perez.
Influential Figures
The song also contains references to various influential figures in society, including Francis Bacon, Jean-Michel Basquiat, and Leonardo da Vinci. This song showcases Jay-Z's understanding of high culture and lower culture.
Duration
The official music video of "Picasso Baby" lasts for approximately 10 minutes, making it much longer than most music videos.
Sampling
The instrumental for "Picasso Baby" samples Adrian Younge's "Sirens," a psychedelic soul song released in 2011, demonstrating Jay-Z's knack for pulling creative inspiration from a variety of sources.
Art Imitates Life
The song's lyrics reflect Jay-Z's personal interest in art collecting, a hobby he picked up as his career progressed and his wealth accumulated.
Emotional Impact
Despite its name drop-driven lyrics, "Picasso Baby" is about emotional power as much as it is about name recognition. Jay-Z described the song as an attempt to make a connection between the emotional reaction to art and the emotional reaction to music.
Controversy
Performance artist Marina Abramović, who famously participated in the "Picasso Baby" video, later accused Jay-Z of using her for publicity and not fulfilling his promise of a donation to her institute. Jay-Z denied the allegations, and it was later confirmed that he did indeed make the donation.

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