Song Cry - Wikipedia Song Cry `` Song Cry '' Single by Jay - Z from the album The Blueprint Released March 23, 2002 Format 12 - inch single CD single Recorded July 2001 Genre Hip hop Length 5 : 03 Label Roc - A-Fella Def Jam Songwriter ( s ) Shawn Carter Douglas Gibbs Randolph Johnson Justin Smith Producer ( s ) Just Blaze Jay - Z singles chronology `` Jigga That Nigga '' ( 2002 ) `` Song Cry '' ( 2002 ) `` Honey '' ( 2002 ) `` Jigga That Nigga '' ( 2002 ) `` Song Cry '' ( 2002 ) `` Honey '' ( 2002 ) `` Song Cry '' is a song by American rapper Jay - Z and produced by Just Blaze. It was the fourth and final single from his sixth studio album The Blueprint and also appears on the 2001 live album Jay - Z : Unplugged. `` Song Cry '' was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Male Rap Solo Performance but lost to `` Hot in Herre '' by Nelly. Contents 1 Background and content 2 Live performances 3 Sampled by other artists 4 Charts 5 See also 6 References 7 External links Background and content In an interview with Bill Maher, Jay - Z stated that this song was actually inspired by three different relationships he had in the past, and he wrote about his different experiences all together in different verses. The song is a slow and quiet melodic rap ballad in which Jay - Z laments the break - up of an earlier relationship due to his own neglect and infidelity. Admitting that he is too prideful to publicly display his emotions ( `` I ca n't see ' em coming down my eyes '' ), Jay - Z forces the song to `` cry '' instead. This allows Jay - Z to mourn the break - up free of any damage to his masculine image as a street hustler. This furthers the notion that emotional vulnerability is a sign of weakness, especially within the Black community, as Black men in particular suppress vulnerability `` in order to survive. '' `` Song Cry '' features female vocalist Jaguar Wright singing a sample of `` Sounds Like a Love Song '' by Bobby Glenn, though Wright is not identified in the liner notes of the album. Live performances During his 2006 Water for Life Tour, Jay - Z performed `` Song Cry '' at the Royal Albert Hall, the venue 's first ever hip hop show. American actress Gwyneth Paltrow did the chorus. Sampled by other artists By Ghostface Killah in his song `` Back Like That '' By Mila J in her song `` Complete '' By LeToya in her song `` When I Get Around Him '' By Keyshia Cole in her song `` You 've Changed '' By Deemi in her song `` Was n't Surprised '' By Rihanna in her song `` Good Girl Gone Bad '' By Stat Quo in his song `` I Am Hip Hop '' By Gagong Rapper in his song `` Mahal Kita '' By Lloyd featuring Lil Wayne in the song `` You '' By Sleepy Malo `` Even Players Get Played '' By Rey King `` Geezy '' By LaTrell C. in his song `` Quishea '' By Young Sam - `` Fell in love '' By Joey Bada $ $ in his song `` Pennyroyal '' By D - Pryde in his song `` Got a Story to Tell '' Charts Chart ( 2002 ) Peak position U.S. Billboard Hot R&B / Hip - Hop Singles & Tracks 45 See also List of songs recorded by Jay - Z References Jump up ^ Chaney, Cassandra ( Spring 2014 ). `` Typologies of Black Male Sensitivity in R&B and Hip Hop '' ( PDF ). Journal of Hip Hop Studies. Jump up ^ hooks, bell ( 2004 ). We Real Cool : Black Men and Masculinity. New York, NY : Routledge. p. 115. ISBN 0 - 415 - 96927 - 1. Jump up ^ `` Jay - Z joined by onstage by Chris and Gwynnie at London show ''. www.nme.com. Retrieved 2009 - 08 - 22. Jump up ^ `` Jay - Z -- Jay - Z. Albert Hall, London ; Wednesday, September 27 -- Live Reviews -- NME.COM ''. www.nme.com. Retrieved 2009 - 08 - 22. Jump up ^ Myrie, Russell ( 2006 - 10 - 09 ). `` Jay - Z, Royal Albert Hall, London -- Reviews, Music -- The Independent ''. www.independent.co.uk. Retrieved 2009 - 08 - 22. External links Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics Jay - Z songs Reasonable Doubt `` Dead Presidents '' `` Ai n't No Nigga '' `` Ca n't Knock the Hustle '' `` Feelin ' It '' In My Lifetime, Vol. 1 `` ( Always Be My ) Sunshine '' `` Wishing on a Star '' `` The City Is Mine '' Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life `` Can I Get A... '' `` Hard Knock Life ( Ghetto Anthem ) '' `` Money, Cash, Hoes '' `` Nigga What, Nigga Who ( Originator 99 ) '' Vol. 3... Life and Times of S. Carter `` Jigga My Nigga '' `` Girl 's Best Friend '' `` Do It Again ( Put Ya Hands Up ) '' `` Things That U Do '' `` Big Pimpin ' '' The Dynasty : Roc La Familia `` I Just Wanna Love U ( Give It 2 Me ) '' `` Change the Game '' `` Guilty Until Proven Innocent '' The Blueprint `` Izzo ( H.O.V.A. ) '' `` Girls, Girls, Girls '' `` Jigga That Nigga '' `` Song Cry '' `` Renagade '' `` Takeover '' The Best of Both Worlds `` Honey '' The Blueprint 2 : The Gift & The Curse `` ' 03 Bonnie & Clyde '' `` Hovi Baby '' `` Excuse Me Miss '' The Black Album `` Change Clothes '' `` Dirt off Your Shoulder '' `` 99 Problems '' `` Encore '' `` My 1st Song '' `` What More Can I Say '' Unfinished Business `` Big Chips '' Collision Course `` Numb / Encore '' Kingdom Come `` Show Me What You Got '' `` Lost One '' `` Hollywood '' American Gangster `` Blue Magic '' `` Roc Boys ( And the Winner Is )... '' `` I Know '' The Blueprint 3 `` D.O.A. ( Death of Auto - Tune ) '' `` Run This Town '' `` Empire State of Mind '' `` On to the Next One '' `` Young Forever '' `` A Star Is Born '' Watch the Throne `` H A M '' `` Otis '' `` Lift Off '' `` Niggas in Paris '' `` Why I Love You '' `` Gotta Have It '' `` No Church in the Wild '' `` Who Gon Stop Me '' `` Made in America '' Magna Carta Holy Grail `` Holy Grail '' `` Tom Ford '' `` Part II ( On the Run ) '' `` Picasso Baby '' `` FuckWithMeYouKnowIGotIt '' `` Oceans '' `` Heaven '' 4 : 44 `` 4 : 44 '' `` Bam '' Featured singles `` Show & Prove '' `` I 'll Be '' `` Be Alone No More '' ( Remix ) `` Money Ai n't a Thang '' `` Heartbreaker '' `` Best of Me Part II '' `` Is That Your Chick ( The Lost Verses ) '' `` Do My... '' `` Fiesta '' ( Remix ) `` Welcome to New York City '' `` Beware of the Boys ( Mundian To Bach Ke ) '' `` Back in the Day '' `` Frontin ' '' `` Crazy in Love '' `` Storm '' `` Dear Summer '' `` Go Crazy '' `` Get Throwed '' `` Déjà Vu '' `` Umbrella '' `` Roc - A-Fella Billionaires '' `` Hot Tottie '' `` XXXO '' ( Remix ) `` Monster '' `` I Do '' `` Talk That Talk '' `` Suit & Tie '' `` Bitch, Do n't Kill My Vibe '' ( Remix ) `` Pound Cake '' `` Know Bout Me '' `` Drunk in Love '' `` The Devil Is a Lie '' `` They Do n't Love You No More '' `` Seen It All '' `` Pop Style '' `` I Got the Keys '' `` Shining '' `` Biking '' Promotional singles `` Shake It Off '' ( Remix ) `` Upgrade U '' `` Rehab '' ( Remix ) `` Mr. Carter '' `` Put On '' ( Remix ) `` Bye Bye '' ( Remix ) `` Brooklyn Go Hard '' Other singles `` In My Lifetime '' `` Who You Wit '' `` It 's Alright '' `` Anything '' `` Hey Papi '' `` Swagga Like Us '' `` Jockin ' Jay - Z ( Dopeboy Fresh ) '' `` Glory '' `` Clique '' `` All the Way Up '' ( Remix ) `` Lost+ '' `` Stranded ( Haiti Mon Amour ) '' `` Power '' ( Remix ) `` So Appalled '' Book This 2000s hip hop single - related article is a stub. 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Question: who was jay z talking about in song cry
Answer: three different relationships he had in the past