"Sorry Not Sorry" is a song by American record producer
DJ Khaled featuring American rappers
Nas
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and
Jay-Z
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and American singers
James Fauntleroy and
Beyoncé
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, the last of whom is credited on the song as "Harmonies by the Hive". Released on April 30, 2021, as the tenth track from Khaled's twelfth studio album ''
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'', the "luxurious" song is an unapologetic ode to their successes.
The official video was released alongside the album and sees Khaled and his crew living a "lush" life at an isolated Las Vegas casino.
Background
To celebrate the collaboration, Jay-Z curated a streaming playlist titled The Genesis that pays homage to Nas.
Following the song's release, Nas laughingly said he had to re-write some of his bars after being impressed by Jay's verse, however Khaled said Nas was only joking.
The two were previously involved in a well-documented feud, and also collaborated four times before.
However, "Sorry Not Sorry" was their first song together in over a decade, since 2008's "
I Do It for Hip Hop" by
Ludacris. They also performed together at
Webster Hall in 2019.
Beyoncé appears on the track as "Harmonies by the Hive", a possible allusion to her fanbase, the Beyhive. With the announcement of the song, it was not immediately clear who Harmonies by the Hive was, as Khaled offered little clarity, simply stating to
Apple Music: "You know what that is. I haven't seen that done like this ever".
It was eventually confirmed to be Beyoncé.
The song marked the third time Jay-Z and Beyoncé collaborated with Khaled, following 2018's "
Top Off" with
Future
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, and 2017's "
Shining"; Khaled also opened for Beyoncé on her
Formation World Tour
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in 2016.
It was also DJ Khaled's second song with Nas and Jay-Z, respectively, behind "
Nas Album Done
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" and "
I Got the Keys
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" from ''
Major Key''.
Khaled said it had been a lifelong dream to get Jay-Z and Nas on a record of his.
Composition
The song contains mellow piano keys,
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