Jay-Z Clarifies The ‘Water To A Whale’ Line From ‘U Don’t Know’
Following Arby’s and Pusha T’s diss track to McDonald’s, fans are wondering if Pusha’s made a reference to Jay-Z’s Blueprint cut “U Don’t Know.” In the “Spicy Fish Diss Track,” Push raps,…
LONDON, ENGLAND – OCTOBER 06: Producer Shawn Carter AKA Jay-Z attends “The Harder They Fall” World Premiere during the 65th BFI London Film Festival at The Royal Festival Hall on October 06, 2021 in London, England.
(Photo by John Phillips/Getty Images for BFI)Following Arby's and Pusha T's diss track to McDonald's, fans are wondering if Pusha's made a reference to Jay-Z's Blueprint cut “U Don’t Know." In the “Spicy Fish Diss Track,” Push raps, “I could sell water to a whale,” directly referencing “U Don’t Know.” In the lyric video, Push says "whale" but it was making fans wonder if Jay-Z originally said, “I’m a hustler baby, I sell water to a whale,” or “sell water to a well.”
Hip-hop journalist Sowmya Krishnamurthy reached out to Just Blaze who produced "U Don't Know" for some clarification on the lyrics.
“Haaaa!!!! Well/whale,” said Jay, in a text from Blaze. “It’s never a coincidence when these things happen. I try to make things work on multiple levels every time I sit down to create. It keeps me engaged.”
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