Lost One

"Lost One" is the second single from Jay-Z's comeback album Kingdom Come.

This article is about the Jay-Z song. For the song by Lauryn Hill, see The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill. For the song by Enigma, see The Platinum Collection (Enigma album). For the song by Jazmine Sullivan, see Lost One (Jazmine Sullivan song).
"Lost One"
Single by Jay-Z featuring Chrisette Michele
from the album Kingdom Come
ReleasedNovember 21, 2006
Recorded2006
GenreHip hop
Length3:43
Label
Songwriter(s)
  • Shawn Carter
  • D. Parker
  • C. Payne
  • Mark Batson
  • Andre Young
Producer(s)
Jay-Z singles chronology
"Overnight Celebrity"
(2006)		 "Lost One"
(2006)		 "Confessions Pt. 2"
(2007)
Chrisette Michele singles chronology
"Lost One"
(2006)		 "Can't Forget About You"
(2007)

Its music video was released on December 4, 2006, Jay-Z's 37th birthday and notably features the rare concept car Maybach Exelero.

Music and lyrics

The song features Chrisette Michele and is produced by Dr. Dre and Mark Batson. The song is composed by S. Carter, D. Parker, C. Payne, M. Batson, and A. Young.

Dr. Dre also told Scratch magazine in a 2004 interview that he has been studying piano and music theory, like in this song.

The first verse is rumored to be about Jaz-O, his former mentor and business partner, but is also speculated as being about long-time friend, business partner, and co-founder of Roc-a-fella Records Damon Dash. In the song Jay-Z states, "I heard motherfuckers saying they made Hov; made Hov say, 'Okay, so, make another Hov.'" Hov refers to his previous stage name Young Hov and the lyrics parallel the history between him and Jaz-O.

The second verse is about Beyoncé. The opening lyric, "I don't think it's meant to be, B," is very arguably addressed to Beyoncé. Jay clarified in Decoded that this verse is about Beyonce.

The third verse is about his nephew, Colleek D. Luckie, who died in a car accident with the car, a Chrysler 300, that Jay-Z bought him for his graduation present. He also mentions Colleek's girlfriend was pregnant when he died. Jay-Z personally blames his nephew's death on himself. [1]

Jay-Z makes a reference to the film "Casino" with the line: "Shoulda stayed in food and beverage/ Too much flossing/ Too much Sam Rothstein."[2]

Jay-Z can be seen pretending to drive a Maybach Exelero in the video.

The beat was used in the 2006 Rap Up by Skillz.

Charts
Chart (2006)[3] Peak
Position
US Billboard Hot 100 58
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard) 19
US Hot Rap Tracks (Billboard) 10
US Pop 100 (Billboard) 83

See also

References
  1. Jay-Z Interview Archived 2006-12-06 at the Wayback Machine. AllHipHop.com. December 5, 2005. Retrieved January 16, 2007.
  2. "The Power Play: Jay-Z's Omission of Dame Dash". Clutch Magazine. Retrieved 2016-04-04.
  3. "Jay-Z's – Show Me What You Got: Charts". Archived from the original on September 29, 2007. Retrieved November 17, 2006.
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