america jay kanye_west song america song american hip hop artists kanye_west jay-z collaborative album watch throne 11th track album features vocals singer lyrically song explores themes family life expresses hardships youth coming age track received positive reviews music critics praised ocean vocal hook subject matter verses song compared inspirational ballads late period michael_jackson song charted position jay-z west performed song watch throne tour background jay-z kanye_west american rappers collaborated tracks began production recording collaborative record watch throne recording artist released debut nostalgia ultra early critical acclaim release interested west reported big fan west invited ocean write sing songs record frank wrote provided vocals tracks church wild america songs recorded new_york composition song described understated soft pop track influence michael_jackson charity single world ocean hook pays tribute course sweet baby jesus album track spin stated frank ocean sings subdued triumphant america jay recalls banana complains south_park song heroes civil rights movement reflects west jay seized american dream jay-z drug dealing past lines like apple pie supplied utilizing skill triple meanings line west verse describes original terms web traffic conflict fame tinged political socio economic west offers verse starts humble end power critics magnetic synthetic beat dots pretty piano clusters crafted producer reported jay vulnerable revealing things thinking regularly willing share song chorus honor america track look history shared differing reception america received positive reviews music critics pitchfork_media commented track reminded inspirational ballads late period michael_jackson said song silly succeeds pure orchestral excess rolling_stone stated rappers deliver sentimental verses ocean carries emotional weight usa today commented equally potent america talk rises fame acknowledging helped inspired sputnikmusic tyler fisher noted asks god church wild later sweet baby jesus america track thought album los_angeles_times writer stated album highlight instant classic america solid slow paced jam american dream reveals main difference west jay-z writer frank ocean sweet baby jesus stuck head rest day manages thanks rise fame generate eye roll rolling_stone second appearance album keeper hip hop heads singing honey voiced themed hook fall jay-z thoughtful mood going verses respective rises fame bbc_music perceived america fails contrived chorus pays homage west independent found stand track featuring assured vocal rappers muse familiar themes loyalty sexuality maternal solidarity track briefly charted week promotion track performed west jay-z watch throne tour ocean performed hook song performances concert series europe adopted jay-z annual america festival park philadelphia september jay-z curator festival
Made in America (Jay-Z and Kanye West song)