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\"Moonlight\" star Mahershala Ali and Danny Glover were featured in a black-and-white first album teaser, which previewed an unnamed song on the album. While Glover holds a boxing bag, Ali throws punches like a pro.

JAY-Z's song starts, \"Letter to my dad that I never wrote / Speeches I prepared that I never spoke / Words on the paper that I never read / Proses never penned, they stayed in my head.\"

The teaser was aptly titled \"Adnis,\" which was the name of the rapper's father, Adnis Reeves.

.@S_C_’s ‘4:44’ available exclusively to TIDAL and @Sprint customers on 6/30. https://t.co/mM3hBjpPJu #TIDALXSprint pic.twitter.com/5WAGtXR3PC

— TIDAL (@TIDALHiFi) June 27, 2017

In a 30-second teaser called \"MaNyfaCedGod,\" released Wednesday, Oscar winner Lupita Nyong'o breaks down in tears.

4:44 x @S_C_ x 6/30 https://t.co/mLoyPQKTsc pic.twitter.com/olFHF2vl3O

— Lupita Nyong'o (@Lupita_Nyongo) June 28, 2017

And in a final teaser, titled \"Kill JAY-Z,\" also released Wednesday, a young boy runs down a city street as sirens fade in and out of the track. The camera pulls back to reveal he's wearing a \"Stay black\" T-shirt.

.@S_C_‘s ‘4:44’ coming 6/30. https://t.co/i6EYCWUCBO #TIDALXSprint pic.twitter.com/LIEjubHQv7

— Melvin Ingram (@MelvinIngram) June 29, 2017

The album is set to be released Friday. It will be available on Tidal, the music streaming service Jay-Z owns. Sprint customers can also get their hands on the album.

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