On this album-teasing track Jay Z took the gloves off and addressed multiple issues making headlines at the time; such as his controversial wedding anniversary trip with Beyoncé to Cuba, the standing of his ownership stakes in the Brooklyn Nets and the Barclays Center arena, his new deal with Universal Music Group, and more.

“Open Letter” was premiered on April 11, 2013 on HOT 97’s “Ebro in the Morning” radio show, after being recorded the previous night. Host Ebro Darden had been at the recording session and provided ad-libs for the track. Trey Songz was also present, and provided operatic backing vocals.

The track is available to stream exclusively on TIDAL, and was included as a bonus track on the Third Man Records-produced vinyl edition of Magna Carta… Holy Grail.