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"Blue Magic" is the first single from Jay-Z's tenth studio album, American Gangster. The song was released as a single on September 20, 2007. In the chorus, Pharrell sings an interpretation of the song "Hold On" by the R&B girl group En Vogue, who are also featured in the song. The name "Blue Magic" is a reference to a potent form of heroin sold by Frank Lucas at the height of his drug trade in Harlem, New York. An official remix features Pharrell and Trey Songz. Blue Magic also samples the 1931 horror film, Frankenstein.

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  • "Blue Magic" is the first single from Jay-Z's tenth studio album, American Gangster. The song was released as a single on September 20, 2007. In the chorus, Pharrell sings an interpretation of the song "Hold On" by the R&B girl group En Vogue, who are also featured in the song. The name "Blue Magic" is a reference to a potent form of heroin sold by Frank Lucas at the height of his drug trade in Harlem, New York. An official remix features Pharrell and Trey Songz. The lyrics in the first verse refer to Eric B. & Rakim's song "My Melody". Most of the song itself is a reference to the 1980s. Jay-Z brings up his time as an early age drug dealer with links to the Iran-Contra scandal and CIA and Contras cocaine trafficking in the US that rocked the 1980s and the Reagan Presidency. Blame Reagan for making me into a monsterBlame Oliver North and Iran-ContraI ran contraband that they sponsoredBefore this rhyming stuff we was in concert Blue Magic also samples the 1931 horror film, Frankenstein. Chamillionaire released a freestyle of this song for his Mixtape Messiah 4 called "What the Business Is". Royce Da 5'9" released a freestyle of this song called "Blue Magic". It was a "diss" track on Mistah F.A.B.. (en)
  • Blue Magic è un brano musicale hip hop di Jay-Z, pubblicato come primo singolo estratto da American Gangster. Il brano figura il featuring di Pharrell Williams, che esegue il ritornello su una rielaborazione del brano Hold On del gruppo En Vogue. Del brano è stato prodotto un remix a cui partecipano oltre a Jay-Z e Pharrell Williams anche Trey Songz. Il video musicale del brano è stato diretto da Hype Williams ed è stato trasmesso per la prima volta l'11 ottobre 2007. Il titolo della canzone fa riferimento al "brand" creato da Frank Lucas, potente narcotrafficante nordamericano, per la sua eroina purissima importata direttamente dal sud-est asiatico nei primi anni '70. Lucas riesce per qualche anno, sfruttando la guerra, a procurarsi tonnellate di eroina di altissima qualità e ad un prezzo molto basso. Per non farsi pizzicare dai controlli per trasportare la droga negli States, prende accordi con alcuni elementi dell'esercito nordamericano. La droga verrà stipata negli aerei che trasportano quotidianamente soldati e materiale da e per il Vietnam. (it)
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  • "Blue Magic" is the first single from Jay-Z's tenth studio album, American Gangster. The song was released as a single on September 20, 2007. In the chorus, Pharrell sings an interpretation of the song "Hold On" by the R&B girl group En Vogue, who are also featured in the song. The name "Blue Magic" is a reference to a potent form of heroin sold by Frank Lucas at the height of his drug trade in Harlem, New York. An official remix features Pharrell and Trey Songz. Blue Magic also samples the 1931 horror film, Frankenstein. (en)
  • Blue Magic è un brano musicale hip hop di Jay-Z, pubblicato come primo singolo estratto da American Gangster. Il brano figura il featuring di Pharrell Williams, che esegue il ritornello su una rielaborazione del brano Hold On del gruppo En Vogue. Del brano è stato prodotto un remix a cui partecipano oltre a Jay-Z e Pharrell Williams anche Trey Songz. Il video musicale del brano è stato diretto da Hype Williams ed è stato trasmesso per la prima volta l'11 ottobre 2007. (it)
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