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Jay-Z drapes his vocals over a sample from David Ruffin’s “Common Man”, rapping about some of his familiar life stages: growing up poor, selling crack, making music, getting rich and never changing.

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What did JAY-Z say about "Never Change"?
Genius Answer

Pre-fame Kanye West explained the meaning behind his most important tattoo on a 2002 MTV interview. The tattoo contains a list of songs he worked on earlier in his career, including “Never Change”.

‘Ye calls the tattoo “the scroll of my life,” and goes on to point out songs that helped propel him to success as a producer, including “Izzo (H.O.V.A.)” and “Never Change.”

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