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Track 04 · 2003
Dirt Off Your Shoulder
Jay-Z
- hip-hop
- swagger
On the charts
Peaked at #5 on the Hot 100 from The Black Album.
Why it mattered
Timbaland's beat was alien. Jay-Z's swagger was untouchable. The shoulder brush became a whole cultural gesture — Obama even did it. This was confidence as a song.