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"Blue Magic" is the first single from Jay-Z's tenth studio album, ''American Gangster''.,〔Shake (September 20, 2007). (Jay-Z to Release 'American Gangster' ). HipHopDX. Accessed September 27, 2007〕 the song was released as a single on September 20, 2007. In the chorus Pharrell sings an interpretation of the song "Hold On" by 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 Jay-Z's first verse are a reference to Eric B. & Rakim's song "My Melody." Most of the song itself is a reference to the 1980s. Jay-Z even brings up his stint 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 Reagan Presidency.〔(Mixtape Maestro | Blue Magic )〕
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. ==Music video== The music video was directed by Hype Williams and debuted on BET's ''106 & Park'' on October 11, 2007. It features rapper Teyana Taylor. It also appeared at the bottom of BET's ''Notarized: Top 100 Videos of 2007'' on December 31, 2007. The video〔, (universalmusicgroup ), official Universal Music Group YouTube channel〕 was noted for prominently featuring wads and a suitcase full of 500 Euro notes, and it was noted that the video gives the euro media attention at a time when the U.S. dollar has sharply lost in value against most major world currencies such as the euro, pound Sterling and Canadian dollar.〔(Rappers join models in insisting on euros as greenbacks fall further out of fashion ), by David Usborne, The Independent, published 17 November 2007, accessed 19 November 2007〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Blue Magic (song)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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