Rocafella is the name of Jay-Z’s record label but also the name of John D. “When the clouds come we gone, we rocafella”
Jay-Z mentions in the second line “let it rain”, basically saying he does not care for the financial crisis, “I hydroplane in the bank”, here he is basically saying when the financial crisis floods us all he is above water and surviving the crisis. If we dissected the song and looked deeper we could say that it has a pessimistic view on the future. If this were to collapse, we can look at a market crash. We can get this from the line in the lyric when it says “coming down with the Dow Jones”, the Dow Jones is the main indicator of the health in the stock market. If you didn’t get it we could basically say this “storm” that is crashing down is the economy and financial world. Lets take a closer look at this part of the lyric When the clouds come we gone, we RocafellaĪn anticipation, for precipitation. Here is Jay-Z’s rap in the beginning of the song: However, the second character is herself, the dialogue we could basically say is based on this evil entity and Rihanna - like a Devil like entity.īefore I break down the music video I would like to talk about Jay-Z’s rap at the beginning of the song: He portrays as someone who is already possessed and already “under the umbrella” of this evil entity who we could say is the Devil. At the beginning of the video she portrays an evil entity trying to seduce and possess her. So lets break down the song into an analysis and break out the truth of this song: As we know Rihanna is the singer of this song from beginning to end but takes on two roles of characters. Thus indicating that this person offering you protection has superior power than you. when I first listened to this song I was convinced it was about a woman’s unconditional love towards her man, but I was proven wrong when I did my research on the song the song pertains to a storm about to take place and she is offering her lover protection under her umbrella “you can stand under my umbrella”.
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With an 8x platinum certification in the US and Spain, 5x platinum in Australia and 2x platinum in Sweden and Denmark, as well as a wide array of samples and covers by both amateur and professional artists, Umbrella is a song that surely deserves a place in the musical sands of time.We have all listened to this song that has become a hit all over the world that many of us sing out loud regardless of knowing what it means. This song gave Rihanna an ultimate push into the limelight, bagging numerous nominations and awards.Īfter its release on Maas the lead single from the album, the song topped charts in the US, UK, Canada, Australia, Germany, Spain, Ireland, Sweden, and Switzerland.Īlso, at the 2008 Grammy Awards, the song bagged the Grammy Award for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration whilst picking two awards at the MTV Video Music Awards the previous year. It features American rapper Jay Z, who co-wrote the song with its producers Tricky Stewart and Kuk Harrell, and The Dream. Umbrella is an R&B pop song by Barbadian songstress Rihanna, from her 2007 third studio album Good Girl Gone Bad.
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