Just the other day, the site posted a brand new song by Sade featuring Jay-Z. The song, entitled “The Moon and The Sky (Remix)”, is one of three new songs featured on Sade’s two-disc greatest hits compilation, The Ultimate Collection.
When I first heard Jay-Z’s verse, I wasn’t blown away, but I was intrigued. The most obvious thing I heard was a guest eager to make an impression. I believe this is Sade’s first and only collaboration with a hip-hop artist, and Jay sounded like he was aware this type of collaboration was a milestone in his career so digging up one of those old rhymes in his head wouldn’t cut it. He has a brief 16, but he goes for it here.
For whatever reason, probably because I’m easily distracted, I didn’t give “The Moon And The Sky (Remix)” repeated listens, but I told myself I would revisit it later. Like I said, I heard something in Jay’s verse that deserved deeper analysis.