Forbes Magazine Analyze’s Jay-Z’s “H.A.M.” + Suggests Jay Disses Lil Wayne & Baby
Apparently Jay-Z’s net worth, business hustle and recent single, H.A.M. with Kanye West is cause enough for Forbes Magazine to do a whole article analyzing the song’s recent lyrics.
Forbes wrote: “Jay-Z complains that his competitors merely fantasize about what he does on a daily basis — including, but not limited to, schmoozing with Warren Buffet and Steve Forbes. He also cites this writer’s $450 million valuation of his personal net worth, rounding up slightly to “half a billie,” before taking a shot at a fellow Hip-Hop Cash King or two: ‘Really, you got baby money.'”
The journalist continues, “The line is a double entendre meant both as a general reference to the small amount of money that other rappers have in comparison to Jay-Z, and as a specific reference to the wealth of rapper Dwayne ‘Lil Wayne’ Carter, also known as ‘Weezy Baby,’ and fellow New Orleans rapper and record executive Brian ‘Birdman’ Williams, also known as ‘Baby.'”
Read the full article here.