About this song
Holy Grail was the first track released from the album Magna Carta. It was made available to Samsung users through the Magna Carta app, which let them preview the lyrics, as part of what Jay-Z called the #newrules.
What it's about
The song deals with the love-hate relationship that Jay-Z and Justin Timberlake have with fame.
Fun facts
- Samples “Smells Like Teen Spirit by Nirvana” and “How I'm Comin' by LL COOL J”.
- Sampled in 7 other songs, like “Holy Grail by Bizzle (Ft. GemStones)”.
- Covered 3 times, including “Holy Grail by Jason Chen”.
- Written by JAŸ-Z, Justin Timberlake, Timbaland, The-Dream, J-Roc and No I.D..
- Produced by Timbaland, The-Dream, J-Roc and No I.D..
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