Hollywood (Jay-Z song)
"Hollywood" is a disco-influenced R&B song with lyrics that detail the tiredness music stars, working in the American cinema industry, sometimes feel.Knowles later recorded a solo version of the song, which was re-titled "Welcome to Hollywood", and included it on the Deluxe Edition of her second studio album, B'Day (2006)."Hollywood", featuring guest vocals from Knowles, was included as the tenth track on Jay-Z's ninth studio album, Kingdom Come (2006).Although the irony of this will (probably) have been deliberate, it's a far cry from the soulful "Do U Wanna Ride" featuring John Legend on a Kanye West production."[15] Michael Endelman of Entertainment Weekly described "Hollywood" as a "brassy, sassy" R&B song with a chorus belonging "in a Vegas revue, not a hip hop album.[19] It was the second greatest gainer that particular week,[19] only behind Knowles' "Listen" (2007), which was released as the lead single off the soundtrack album Dreamgirls: Music from the Motion Picture.
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