Telling my family: "I'll be back soon"; that was December
'85 and Jay-Z rise 10 years later

from Jay-Z – Politics As Usual Lyrics on Rap Genius

Jay-Z left home in December ‘85

He released Reasonable Doubt in june 1996. Thus there’s a reasonable chance this song was recorded in December, 1995 (ie, 10 years later)

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