Sunday Oldskool Episode 75: “Made in America” and the Soul of “Watch the Throne”

We return to Watch the Throne, trying to decide if “Made in America” completes a spiritual bookend started with “No Church in the Wild”. There is either more to the success of Jay Z and Kanye than the riches they revel in throughout the album, or they’re content to celebrate hollow wealth alongside some of the most prophetic civil rights figures. We hope it’s not the latter.

“Made in America” lyric annotations at Rap Genius