Jay-Z ended 2023 by celebrating some of his favorite artists – including his better half, Beyoncé.

On Thursday, December 21, Tidal unveiled a playlist titled “Couple Songs of ’23: JAY-Z,” sharing what the 54-year-old rapper thought were some of the year’s best songs. Beyonce’s “My House,” the song she debuted with her Renaissance concert film, was on the playlist, as were André 3000’s “Ninety-Three ‘Til Infinity And Beyoncé,” Kendrick Lamar and Baby Keem’s “The Hillbillies,” Tyla’s “Wayer” and Latto’s collab with Cardi B, “Put It on Da Floor Again.”

However, Jay-Z didn’t pick sides in the longstanding rivalry between Cardi and Nicki Minaj: the “Empire State of Mind” rapper included Nicki’s “Everybody,” her song featuring the soon-to-be-retired Lil Uzi Vert.

 

Jay-Z is also a huge fan of Drake, putting four songs by the Canadian rapper on this year-end playlist: “8am in Charlotte,” “First Person Shooter” (Drake’s collab with J. Cole), “IDGAF” (featuring Yeat) and “Red Button.” The last song is the one where Drake called out Kanye “Ye”West, rapping how “every time that Yeezy called a truce, he had my head inflated,” and saying that this attempt at making peace was just a “premeditated” move.