Jay-Z had some pep in his step while enjoying a walk around his neighborhood in The Hamptons on Sunday.
The rap mogul, 51, smiled to himself as he made it around the upscale area with Roc Nation CEO Jay Brown, one of his longtime business partners.
Repping one of his many creative ventures, Hova sported a pair of classic Wild Rider Layers sneakers by Puma.
On the go: Jay-Z flashed a smile while enjoying a walk around his Hamptons neighborhood on Sunday
Letting his shoes take the spotlight, Jay – who is the creative director for Puma’s basketball division – opted for monochrome track pants and a white tee shirt with his socks pulled up high.
He topped off his dreads with an orange trucker hat while shading his eyes from the sun with a pair of round, retro sunglasses.
Making sure to count his steps, Mr. Beyonce Knowles was equipped with an Apple Watch on his wrist.
His companion Brown matched Jay’s vintage-inspired kicks while donning dark workout clothes for their jaunt.
Cool kicks: He was joined by Roc Nation CEO Jay Brown, who sported a pair of matching Wild Rider Layers sneakers by Puma
Sporty: Letting his shoes take the spotlight, Jay – who is the creative director for Puma’s basketball division – opted for monochrome track pants and a white tee shirt with his socks pulled up high
Jay appeared in high spirits, not long after reuniting with Kanye West for a new song off his album Donda – their first collaboration in over 10 years.
‘God in my cell, that’s my celly/Made in the image of God, that’s a selfie/Pray five times a day, so many felonies/Who’s gon’ post my bail? Lord, help me,’ Jay-Z sang on a track, reportedly titled Guess Who’s Going to Jail Tonight.
The next verse may have even hinted at a future collaboration, seemingly referencing their 2011 album Watch the Throne.
‘Hol’ up, Donda, I’m with your baby when I touch back road/Told ’em stop all of that red cap, we goin’ home/Not be with all these sins, casting stones/This might be the return of the throne,’ Jay-Z sang.
He then added, ‘Hova and Yeezus/Like Moses and Jesus,’ comparing themselves to the Biblical figures.
The verse was quite stunning given the history between the two rappers, which dated back to the 90s when West produced tracks for Jay-Z’s Roc-A-Fella Records.
At some point after Watch the Throne though, which celebrates its 10th anniversary in August, the relationship soured.
Unexpected: On Thursday, Kanye West (pictured) surprised fans at a listening event for his new album Donda with a new song with Jay-Z
When Jay-Z and Beyonce didn’t attend Kanye and Kim Kardashian’s May 2014 wedding in Italy, it fueled speculation that the rappers were not on speaking terms.
Two years later, West lashed out at Jay-Z during an October 2016 show in Sacramento, when he criticized the 23-time Grammy winner for not checking in with the couple after Kim was robbed at gunpoint in Paris.
‘Don’t call me after the robbery and say ‘how you feelin?’ You wanna know how I’m feelin? Come by the house. Bring the kids by the house. Like we’re brothers. Let’s sit down. I can’t take this s**t bro. Our kids have never even played together,’ West said.
Jay-Z fired back in June 2017 with his album 4:44 where he dissed West, leading to West leaving Jay-Z’s Tidal streaming service.
The duo did reunite, seemingly amicably, during Diddy’s 50th birthday party in December 2019, though this new song is the first time they have collaborated in nearly a decade.
Water under the bridge: Fans, at the event in at Atlanta’s Mercedes Benz Stadium, were both pleased over the duo’s first musical reunite since their very public falling out; seen in 2012