JAY-Z Discusses the Current State of Rap Music With 'The New York Times'

After dropping what maybe one of the best albums of the year in 4:44, JAY-Z has been taking the project's theme of social issues and politics into the real world where he's been vocal on a number of topics, including police brutality, prison reform and social equality in America. Today, the 47-year old musical icon was honored with a cover on The New York Times who commissioned Henry Taylor to paint a portrait of JAY-Z for the December cover of the style imprint T Magazine. Along with cover, Hov...