{"id":29379,"date":"2026-08-06T04:19:22","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T23:19:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=29379"},"modified":"2026-08-06T04:19:22","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T23:19:22","slug":"listen-to-jay-zs-first-verse-since-2022-on-beyonces-morning-dew-donk-remix","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=29379","title":{"rendered":"Listen to Jay-Z&#8217;s first verse since 2022 on Beyonc\u00e9\u2019s &#8216;Morning Dew (Donk)&#8217; remix"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/jay-z\">Jay-Z<\/a>\u00a0has delivered his first original rap verse in four years on a new remix of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/beyonce\">Beyonc\u00e9<\/a>\u2019s \u2018Morning Dew (Donk)\u2019 \u2013\u00a0listen\u00a0below.<\/p>\n<p>The track was released today (August 5) as part of a four-track remix pack, with Jay\u2019s verse coming after a reworked chorus and post-chorus. He uses the appearance to\u00a0brag about his marriage to\u00a0Beyonc\u00e9 on lines including, \u201c<i>Bitch so bad, I had to give her my last name<\/i>\u201d and \u201c<i>We just\u00a0makin\u2019 love, we just\u00a0gettin\u2019 rich<\/i>\u201c.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/beyonce-marks-independence-day-by-gifting-steamy-new-song-morning-dew-donk-to-fans-3955039\">The original \u2018Morning Dew (Donk)\u2019\u00a0 was\u00a0surprise\u00a0released on July 4<\/a>, making it Beyonc\u00e9\u2019s first new song in two years. It is set to feature\u00a0on the upcoming 20th\u00a0anniversary reissue of \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/beyonce-378-1351398\">B\u2019Day<\/a>\u2018, her second solo record, which is expected next month to coincide with the singer\u2019s 45th\u00a0birthday on September 4.<\/p>\n<p>Check out \u2018Morning Dew (Donk) Remix\u2019 here:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"MORNING DEW (DONK) REMIX (EXPLICIT)\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3eoZrQ6XZBQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u2018Morning\u00a0Dew (Donk)\u2019\u00a0dates from the \u2018B\u2019Day\u2019 sessions and was\u00a0written by Beyonc\u00e9,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/pharrell-williams\">Pharrell Williams<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/the-dream\">The-Dream<\/a>\u00a0and Darius Dixon,\u00a0with production\u00a0by Beyonc\u00e9 and Pharrell.<\/p>\n<p>Jay-Z\u2019s last original rap verse\u00a0was\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/dj-khaled-god-did-drake-kanye-west-jay-z-eminem-more-2-3298222\">his guest appearance on DJ Khaled\u2019s 2022 track \u2018God Did\u2019<\/a>. He later\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/jay-z-and-dangelo-team-up-on-soulful-new-song-i-want-you-forever-3569643\">collaborated with D\u2019Angelo on \u2018I Want You Forever\u2019 in 2024<\/a>, although his contribution to the track was spoken word rather than a rap verse.<\/p>\n<p>The married couple also recently performed together during\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/watch-jay-z-bring-out-eminem-rihanna-and-pharrell-at-yankee-stadium-nights-2-and-3-3956732\">Jay-Z\u2019s three-night run at Yankee Stadium in New York<\/a>, with\u00a0Beyonc\u00e9 joining him on the opening night for \u2018Can\u2019t Knock\u00a0The\u00a0Hustle\u2019 and on the final night on \u2018Drunk\u00a0In\u00a0Love\u2019.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/jay-z-adds-more-london-and-los-angeles-shows-to-30th-anniversary-tour-3959387\">Jay-Z will continue his run of big shows with two nights at London\u2019s Tottenham Hotspur Stadium<\/a>\u00a0on September 4 and 5.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/jay-z-announces-huge-shows-in-paris-los-angeles-celebrate-legacy-buy-tickets-3949895\">He then heads to Paris\u2019 Stade De France on September 10, before two shows at Los Angeles\u2019 SoFi Stadium\u00a0on\u00a0October 23 and 24<\/a>. Find any remaining tickets\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ticketmaster-uk.tm7559.net\/c\/2862475\/431519\/7559?sharedid=NME&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ticketmaster.co.uk%2Fjayz-tickets%2Fartist%2F781009\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For a while now, there have been\u00a0rumours\u00a0that\u00a0he is\u00a0is\u00a0working on\u00a0a the\u00a0follow-up to his last album, 2017\u2019s \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/reviews\/jay-z-444-review-2096750\">4:44<\/a>\u2019. Despite speculation, though,\u00a0friend\u00a0and collaborator\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/cash-cobain\">Cash Cobain<\/a>\u00a0recently dismissed hopes and said that the rapper told him recently that he is \u201cabsolutely not dropping an album\u201d anytime soon (via\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2026\/music\/news\/jay-z-2026-concerts-paris-los-angeles-1236770169\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i>Variety<\/i><\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>The rapper will be releasing one new song with\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/eminem\">Eminem<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/rakim\">Rakim<\/a>, though, and it will be their first partnership\u00a0in\u00a0 25\u00a0years and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/jay-z-and-eminem-to-reunite-on-rakim-album-with-first-track-together-in-25-years-3949977\">feature on the latter\u2019s upcoming album<\/a>, due out on August 28.<\/p>\n<p>As for Beyonc\u00e9, the speculation about her next full-length project is ongoing, with fans continuing to look for clues about the long-awaited \u2018Act III\u2019.\u00a0It is expected to complete the trilogy that began with 2022\u2019s \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/reviews\/album\/beyonce-renaissance-review-tracklist-artwork-3278806\">Renaissance<\/a>\u2019 and continued with 2024\u2019s \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/reviews\/album\/beyonce-cowboy-carter-album-review-tracklist-lyrics-3611699\">Cowboy Carter<\/a>\u2019, although no official details about the project have been confirmed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n  !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n  {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n  n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n  if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n  n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n  s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window, document,'script',\n  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n  fbq('consent', 'revoke');\n  fbq('init', '370979561341328');\n  fbq('track', 'PageView');\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jay-Z\u00a0has delivered his first original rap verse in four years on a new remix of\u00a0Beyonc\u00e9\u2019s \u2018Morning Dew (Donk)\u2019 \u2013\u00a0listen\u00a0below. 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