Jay-Z Reflects On “PSA” Second Verse

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Another song emphasized in Jay’s Decoded, is “PSA” off the Black Album. Jay Guevara explains to MTV the origins of the second verse from the Just Blaze-produced track. He ain’t lie.

“The second verse of ‘PSA’ may not have that many hidden jewels in [it], but the story behind why I wrote the second verse is pretty interesting. It’s sort of that look on rap, how this writer had written this article about me wearing this Che Guevara shirt [with a] Jesus piece, and she was like, ‘The Jesus piece is hitting his head,’ and I was like, ‘You’re going a little too far. It’s a T-shirt and a chain. It’s not literally hitting his forehead’. That [experience] inspired the entire verse. ‘I’m like Che Guevara with bling on, I’m complex.’ It’s the whole entire story of how and why I came to write that second verse on ‘PSA.’ “

Previously: “Big Pimpin”

Sidebar: Typo Noticed In Decoded

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  1. RoeLuv says:

    I just found out who the “Strick” was, as in “finish your breakfast”

  2. maVIn says:

    ^^watched “c’mon son” huh?

  3. toad3527 says:

    i hate the second verse on psa but the first verse, specifically the first 4 bars, go hard

  4. Pauper says:

    I still don’t get the line, why can’t the jesus piece to che’s head? Is there some irony or metaphore I’m missing?

  5. toad3527 says:

    @pauper i dunno man, i’m not getting this either………follow me on twitter@toad3527

  6. CEOREALTALK says:

    DAME AINT LIE I DONE CAME THROUGH THE BLOACK IN ERRTHING THAT’S FLY.

  7. Word says:

    Wait…this nigga said ” write” a couple times. I thought Jay don’t write.

  8. Sin says:

    the second verse is the hardest:
    “u kan change but thas just the top layer,
    man u was who u was ‘fore u got here”

    and anyway this nigga do too much to be complex..he basically jus said the second verse is about how i kame to write the second verse

  9. So Icy Boi! says:

    Why Jay-Z Kanye Drake Ross always in the top 5 posts?? what is the top 5 base on views or something yall think is top 5 worthy?

  10. Matt says:

    RoeLuv says:
    I just found out who the “Strick” was, as in “finish your breakfast”

    ^^^
    WHo is he talkin about I always wondered that shit

  11. Lin Boogie says:

    Strick is one of Jay’s friends. Strick always told Jay “Finish your breakfast” as in finish what you’ve started… don’t quit.

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  13. monte ellis says:

    strick used to play in the ebc for jay’s team one year. he was nice as shit down low at the post position.

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