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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox song
| name = Family Feud
| type = single
| artist = Jay-Z featuring Beyonc
| album = 4:44
| released = January 26, 2018
| recorded = 2017
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Hip hop
| length = 4:11
| label = Roc Nation
| writer =
| producer = No I.D.
| chronology = Jay-Z
| prev_title = Bam
| prev_year = 2017
| next_title = Top Off
| next_year = 2018
| misc =
}}
"'Family Feud'" is a song by American rapper Jay-Z featuring American singer Beyonc. It is taken from Jay-Z's thirteenth studio album '4:44' (2017) and was produced by No I.D. The song was released to British contemporary hit radio on January 26, 2018, as the album's third single.
Background and composition
A sample of "Ha Ya" by The Clark Sisters is used in the song and also interpolated by Beyonc. Lyrically, Jay-Z criticizes old and new school rappers unfairly insulting each others' styles and feuding, while also noting how his previous affair became a liability to him ("Yeah, I'll fuck up a good thing if you let me / Let me alone, Becky").
Shortly after the song was released, American rapper Young Thug thanked Jay-Z on Instagram for encouraging old school rappers to respect the newer ones.
Music video
The official music video was released on December 29, 2017. It was directed by Ava DuVernay. It begins in the year 2444, when a fight over sovereignty results in a murder. After that, the video shifts back in time through different eras. The story of a family's rise to power in the video is revealed to have begun in 2050 with a constitutional convention of the Founding Mothers led by a grown-up Blue Ivy. The video flashes back to 2018 at a church, and the song begins. In the present year, young Blue Ivy watches her parents Jay-Z and Beyonc perform in confessional booths pulpits.
The following actors appear in the video: Michael B. Jordan, Thandiwe Newton, Trevante Rhodes, Irene Bedard, Omari Hardwick, Jessica Chastain, David Oyelowo, Emayatzy Corinealdi, America Ferrera, Aisha Hinds, Storm Reid, Henry G. Sanders, Susan Kelechi Watson (who plays an adult Blue Ivy), Brie Larson, Constance Wu, Niecy Nash, Rosario Dawson, Janet Mock, Mindy Kaling and Rashida Jones.
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References
Category:2017 songs
Category:2018 singles
Category:Jay-Z songs
Category:Beyonc songs
Category:Roc Nation singles
Category:Song recordings produced by No I.D.
Category:Songs about hip hop
Category:Songs written by Jay-Z
Category:Songs written by Beyonc
Category:Songs written by No I.D.
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