" Lost One " is the second single from Jay-Z 's comeback album Kingdom Come . It was released on November 21, 2006 and peaked at No. 58 on Billboard Hot 100 .
4-433: Its music video was released on December 4, 2006 , Jay-Z's 37th birthday and notably features the rare concept car Maybach Exelero . The song features Chrisette Michele and is produced by Dr. Dre and Mark Batson . The song is composed by S. Carter, D. Parker, C. Payne, M. Batson, and A. Young. Dr. Dre told Scratch magazine in a 2004 interview that he had been studying piano and music theory, like in this song. The beat
8-410: Is about his nephew, Colleek D. Luckie, who died in a car crash involving a Chrysler 300 car, which Jay-Z bought him as a graduation present. In the verse, he mentions Colleek's girlfriend was pregnant when he died. Jay-Z personally blames his nephew's death on himself. Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. 2006 2006 ( MMVI ) was a common year starting on Sunday of
12-433: The lyrics parallel the history between him and Jaz-O. Jay-Z makes a reference to the film " Casino " with the line: "Shoulda stayed in food and beverage/ Too much flossing/ Too much Sam Rothstein." This reference is viewed by many as commentary on Dash. The second verse is very arguably about Beyoncé . The opening lyric, "I don't think it's meant to be, B," seems to be addressing the singer by her nickname. The third verse
16-412: Was used in the 2006 Rap Up by Skillz . The first verse is rumored to be about Jaz-O , his former mentor, but is also speculated as being about former long-time friend and business partner, Damon Dash , co-founder of Roc-a-fella Records . In the song Jay-Z states, "I heard motherfuckers saying they made Hov; made Hov say, 'Okay, so, make another Hov.'" Hov refers to his previous stage name Young Hov and
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