Who's gonna run this town tonight? Jay-Z has the answer: Roc Nation, the label he set up the previous year: "This is Roc Nation, pledge of allegiance." He's never been shy about promoting his endeavors in his songs.
Rihanna does a lot of the lifting on this song, singing the hook, which also opens the track. Jay-Z signed Rihanna to Def Jam Records in 2005 after she came to America from Barbados. He left the label in 2007 after guesting on her hit "Umbrella." In 2013, after Rihanna's Def Jam contract was fulfilled, she signed with Roc Nation.
Kanye West is also on the track, adding a verse. He and Jay-Z go back a long way; West was a producer on Jay-Z's original The Blueprint album in 2001 before he was a solo artist.
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