Did you know that the Jay Z album Magna Carta… Holy Grail, had a track “F.U.T.W. (F… Up The World)” with the lyrics going on like this?
”Feeling like a stranger in my own land
Got me feeling like Brody in Homeland”
![source: tv.com](https://i0.wp.com/www.fanfunwithdamianlewis.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/brodytvcom.jpg?resize=600%2C300)
Ha, ha, of course, you know… especially if you saw Damian Lewis’ appearance on Jonathan Ross Show last year.
![source: GQ.co.uk](https://i0.wp.com/www.fanfunwithdamianlewis.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/GQstyleoftheweek.jpg?resize=656%2C300)
Damian jokingly revealed on the show that he knew he made it “across the pond” when he found out about the Jay Z song: “He referenced Brody in one of his songs which was, I don’t know, if you want to arrive anywhere, that’s where you want to arrive isn’t it? In a Jay Z song.”
When asked if he had spoken with Jay Z about the song, Damian joked: “It’s ‘Jay’ now between us two but no, no I haven’t.”
Damian had spoken to Esquire about the Jay Z track in 2013. When asked about whether he was aware of FUTW track in the Jay Z album Magna Carta… Holy Grail, Damian said:
![source: esquire](https://i0.wp.com/www.fanfunwithdamianlewis.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/esquire2013.jpg?resize=500%2C690)
“I was aware of that, yeah.”
“That’s quite a cool thing, isn’t it?”
“It’s one of the coolest things that’s ever happened to me.”
“Are you serious? It’s pretty good, right?”
“My natural habitat is quite a long way from, you know, a gangster rapper. So the fact I’ve somehow straddled popular culture to find myself name checked… From the RSC…”
“To the Jay Z?”
“To the Jay Z. I did actually walk around playing it on-set to anyone who’d listen: ‘just in case you might be interested… have you heard this?’” 🙂
If you want to listen to the track, here it is — with VERY explicit lyrics, please listen at your own risk.