"What More Can I Say" is a song from rap artist Jay-Z

Jay-Z

Shawn Corey Carter , better known by his stage name Jay-Z, is an American rapper, record producer, entrepreneur, and occasional actor. He is one of the most financially successful hip hop artists and entrepreneurs in America, having a net worth of over $450 million as of 2010...

's studio album The Black Album

The Black Album (Jay-Z album)

The Black Album is the eighth studio album by American rapper Jay-Z, released November 14, 2003, on Roc-A-Fella Records. It was promoted as his final studio album, which serves as a recurring theme, although Jay-Z returned to solo recording with Kingdom Come in 2006.The album debuted at number one...

. It was released as a street single simultaneously as the official single "Change Clothes

Change Clothes

"Change Clothes" is the first official single from rapper Jay-Z's studio album The Black Album. It features additional vocals by Pharrell and is produced by The Neptunes. The song reached #10 on the Billboard Hot 100 in December, 2003. The video features appearances from supermodel Naomi Campbell,...

". It premiered on Hot 97 on October 22, 2003 and was the first track from The Black Album to be heard by the public. The song includes additional vocals from Vincent "Hum V" Bostic and was produced by The Buchannans.

The intro has a sampled monologue by Russell Crowe

Russell Crowe

Russell Ira Crowe is a New Zealander Australian actor , film producer and musician. He came to international attention for his role as Roman General Maximus Decimus Meridius in the 2000 historical epic film Gladiator, directed by Ridley Scott, for which he won an Academy Award for Best Actor, a...

 from the film Gladiator

Gladiator (2000 film)

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, the song also samples "Something for Nothing" by MFSB

MFSB

MFSB was a pool of more than thirty studio musicians based at Philadelphia’s famed Sigma Sound Studios. They worked closely with the production team of Gamble and Huff and producer/arranger Thom Bell, and backed up such groups as Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes, the O’Jays, the Stylistics, the...

 from their self-titled album released in 1973. This sample was also used on the Tracey Lee

Tracey Lee

Tracey Lee is a former rapper and is now a Lawyer. He became known in 1997 when his single "The Theme " had some commercial success. His debut album Many Facez followed on March 25, 1997...

 song "Keep Your Hands High" from his album Many Facez

Many Facez

Many Facez is the first and only album released by American rapper, Tracey Lee. It was released on March 25, 1997 through Universal Records with production handled by Tracey Lee, DJ Parley and D-Dot and Amen-Ra of the The Hitmen...

and the Groove Armada

Groove Armada

Groove Armada is an English electronic music duo from London, England comprising Andy Cato and Tom Findlay. They are perhaps best known for their singles "I See You Baby" and "Superstylin'"...

 song "Suntoucher". This sample prompted Jay-Z to quote a The Notorious B.I.G.

The Notorious B.I.G.

Christopher George Latore Wallace , best known as The Notorious B.I.G., was an American rapper. He was also known as Biggie Smalls , Big Poppa, and The Black Frank White .Wallace was raised in the Brooklyn borough...

 lyric as he was featured on that song.

The quote appears immediately after the song addresses accusations of Jay-Z stealing lyrics from The Notorious B.I.G.. Busta Rhymes

Busta Rhymes

Trevor Tahiem Smith, Jr., better known by his stage name Busta Rhymes ,Smith is an American rapper, producer and actor. Chuck D of Public Enemy gave him the alias Busta Rhymes after NFL wide receiver George "Buster" Rhymes...

 is mentioned in the song with Jay-Z stating that his isn't "animated, like say a, Busta Rhymes".

The song was sampled by T.I.

T.I.

Clifford Joseph Harris, Jr. , better known by his stage name T.I., is an American rap artist, film and music producer, actor and author. He is also the founder and co-chief executive officer of Grand Hustle Records....

 in his song "Bring Em Out".

On The Grey Album

The Grey Album

The Grey Album is a mashup album by Danger Mouse, released in 2004. It uses an a cappella version of rapper Jay-Z's The Black Album and couples it with instrumentals created from a multitude of unauthorized samples from The Beatles' LP The Beatles...

, What More Can I Say is mashed up with The Beatles

The Beatles

The Beatles were an English rock band, active throughout the 1960s and one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music. Formed in Liverpool, by 1962 the group consisted of John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Starr...

' "While My Guitar Gently Weeps

While My Guitar Gently Weeps

"While My Guitar Gently Weeps" is a song by George Harrison, first recorded by The Beatles in 1968 for their eponymous double album...

"

Rapper Tyler, The Creator

Tyler, the Creator

Tyler Okonma , better known by his stage name Tyler, The Creator, is an American rapper, record producer, music video director, actor, graphic artist and fashion designer from Los Angeles, currently signed to English independent record label XL Recordings and his own record label, Odd Future...

 of OFWGKTA

OFWGKTA

Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All, often abbreviated OFWGKTA and also known simply as Odd Future or Golf Wang, is an alternative hip hop collective from Los Angeles, California...

 sampled it in his song "Jack And The Beanstalk" from his 2009 album "Bastard

Bastard (album)

- Samples :* "Odd Toddlers" contains a sample from "Huit Octobre 1971" By Cortex* "Jack and the Beanstalk" contains a sample from "What More Can I Say" by Jay-Z...

"

The song "Otis

Otis (song)

"Otis" is a single by American rappers Jay-Z and Kanye West from their collaboration album Watch the Throne, and is the fourth song on the tracklist. The song's existence, along with several other tracks from the album, was confirmed during a listening session hosted by Jay-Z on July 7. It was also...

" from the collaboration album, Watch the Throne

Watch the Throne

Watch the Throne is a collaborative studio album by American rappers Jay-Z and Kanye West, released on August 8, 2011, by Roc-A-Fella Records, Roc Nation, and Def Jam Recordings. Recording sessions for the album took place at various recording locations and began in November 2010. It was...

by Kanye West

Kanye West

Kanye Omari West is an American rapper, singer, and record producer. West first rose to fame as a producer for Roc-A-Fella Records, where he eventually achieved recognition for his work on Jay-Z's album The Blueprint, as well as hit singles for musical artists including Alicia Keys, Ludacris, and...

 and Jay-Z

Jay-Z

Shawn Corey Carter , better known by his stage name Jay-Z, is an American rapper, record producer, entrepreneur, and occasional actor. He is one of the most financially successful hip hop artists and entrepreneurs in America, having a net worth of over $450 million as of 2010...

 carries the following line "What more can I say?". It samples "Top Billin'

Top Billin'

"Top Billin" was the breakout hit for American hip-hop duo Audio Two, although it was released as the B-side to "Make It Funky" in 1987, from the album What More Can I Say?. The song made a deep cultural impact on hip hop. The song was voted #8 in About.com's Top 100 Rap Songs...

" from American hip-hop duo Audio Two

Audio Two

Audio Two were the Brooklyn, New York hip hop duo of emcee Kirk "Milk Dee" Robinson and DJ Nat "Gizmo" Robinson, most famous for its first hit, the classic "Top Billin'." The members of the duo are also the older brothers of female hip-hop star MC Lyte.-History:The duo’s debut single, "Make it...