Jay-Z’s title Kingdome Come has a deeper significance than most know. According to a recent interview with MTV, the rapper got his inspiration from a Superman comic, where Superman comes back from retirement.
“The inspiration came from a song I just did with Guru,” he said. “Guru
is into comic books and all types of stuff. To expound upon ‘Kingdom
Come,’ every man has his kingdom, whether it’s a security guard at the
mall — that’s his kingdom. [Hip-hop] happens to be my kingdom.”
is into comic books and all types of stuff. To expound upon ‘Kingdom
Come,’ every man has his kingdom, whether it’s a security guard at the
mall — that’s his kingdom. [Hip-hop] happens to be my kingdom.”
“I believe hip-hop needs events, not ‘saving,'” Jay declared before adding that there is still hope. “That’s
just a play on words. It needs events to keep its freshness and keep
going. When rock music didn’t have enough events, it went through a
[down] time, and I guess Green Day, the Killers, Fall
Out Boy
and guys like that are bringing them back to where they are supposed to
be. For a moment, rock was struggling because there weren’t enough
events. So watching that happen in rock music, it could definitely
happen in hip-hop.”
just a play on words. It needs events to keep its freshness and keep
going. When rock music didn’t have enough events, it went through a
[down] time, and I guess Green Day, the Killers, Fall
Out Boy
and guys like that are bringing them back to where they are supposed to
be. For a moment, rock was struggling because there weren’t enough
events. So watching that happen in rock music, it could definitely
happen in hip-hop.”
Jay later added that other albums also need to be released soon.
“It’s not like I’m saving hip-hop singlehandedly,” he added. “[Dr.] Dre‘s album is needed also. [We need] different albums like that — big albums.”
