JAY-Z has teamed up with D’Angelo for a new song titled “I Want You Forever.”
The nine-minute (!) collaboration appears on the newly released soundtrack to the JAY-Z produced film The Book of Clarence. “I Want You Forever” was made with Jeymes Samuel, a musician who also wrote and directed the movie.
In a statement, Samuel said the story and music for The Book of Clarence were “percolating” in his mind even while working on previous projects. “There was never a question as to whether I would compose the score and write and perform on the soundtrack, as well as write and direct the movie,” he stated. “It was all one amazing journey where one depended on the other.”
The Book of Clarence is out now in theaters. Other artists featured on the soundtrack include Lil Wayne, Kid Cudi, Jorja Smith, and Doja Cat.
JAY-Z and Samuel previously collaborated on the latter’s feature directorial debut, 2021’s The Harder They Fall. That film’s soundtrack included JAY-Z and Kid Cudi’s anthemic “Guns Go Bang.”
D’Angelo’s most recent album was 2014’s Black Messiah. In 2019, he made a cameo on Rapsody’s “Ibtihaj.” As for JAY-Z, he shared an “Empire State of Mind” remix featuring Gil Scott-Heron this past April.
