On Monday, JAY-Z released another visual component to complement the song, a mini-documentary called Episode One: Footnotes for 'The Story of O.J.' The eight-minute video features famous black men like Mahershala Ali, Michael Che, Kendrick Lamar, Will Smith, and more talking about 'racism, violence, wealth, and power in America,' as Vulture's Halle Kiefer wrote. But how, when you have some type of success, to transform that into something bigger.' 'We all make money, and then we all lose money, as artists especially. ''The Story of OJ' is really a song about we as a culture, having a plan, how we're gonna push this forward,' JAY-Z explained to iHeartRadio when the album debuted. It also depicts real-life horrors black Americans have endured: slave auctions, lynchings, and burning crosses. According to Slate, the video tackles the history of racism in cartoons in this country, as well as stereotypes about African Americans in the form of caricatures like Uncle Toms and mammies. It's much more than just an impressive track from a master, though. JAY-Z fans will certainly agree that 'The Story of O.J.' was worth waiting for - and it's sure to make them anxious for more.

Now, the masses can finally get their first glimpse of Hov's latest project, beyond desperately reading the lyrics of his ten new songs on Genius and wondering in vain what they must actually sound like. But on Wednesday, the lot of the Tidal-less flipped, at least a little, when the video surfaced on YouTube. The animated video for the song, which JAY-Z himself directed alongside longtime collaborator Mark Romanek, first graced Tidal Friday, the same day the full album did.

Now, though, the visual partner of one of the album's most affecting tracks has broken free of its Tidal confines and is finally available to all, so here's how to watch JAY-Z's 'The Story of O.J.' music video - with or without that coveted Tidal account. Those who couldn't were in for days of FOMO as their neighbors' speakers started blaring, the think pieces started rolling, and the album quickly went platinum. The release of JAY-Z's highly anticipated visual album 4:44 exclusively on Tidal last week had fans clamoring to sign up for the rapper's own music streaming service, or at least to score a friend's login information.

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