"What It Feels Like" is a song by American rappers Nipsey Hussle and Jay-Z, from the soundtrack to the film Judas and the Black Messiah.
Jay-Z's verse replaced that of Lopez's and was written specifically for Judas and the Black Messiah.
[4] The song opens with Nipsey Hussle rapping a verse about surviving as a rapper,[5] also mentioning selling his mixtape Crenshaw.
[2] In the next verse, Jay-Z briefly name-drops Canadian rapper Drake and record producer 40.
[5] Jay-Z also notes being born on the same day that Fred Hampton was assassinated, a fact which he previously mentioned in the song "Murder to Excellence".