Jay-Z drops "DP3" (Dead Presidents 3) produced by Young Guru - a track floated around the internet following an unofficial mixtape leak in 2007 - after a fan inquired about the whereabouts of an official release during a Twitter Q&A yesterday afternoon. Hov interacted with fans to celebrate the release of Magna Carta Holy Grail, fielding questions from the masses in real time. Jay-Z responded to a request from Twitter fan Jordan Clemons as follows:
Recorded around the time of American Gangster, "DP3" takes a cue from Jay Electronica's "Exhibit A" and its predecessors in the Hov canon with the tinny piano sample and streetwise lyrical sincerity. Jay-Z's willingness to release the official track under such informal circumstances is a continuation of the actions speak louder than words approach he's taken lately with the release of MCHG and a pretty cool moment in hip-hop history, especially as many artists and celebrities recoil at the effects of social media and the increased proximity it allows their fans to have to them. Check the track below. Purchase Jay-Z's Magna Carta Holy Grail LP via iTunes.
