Jay Z has never shied away from talking about the drug game, his role and his perspective on it. The mogul recently teamed up with the NY Times to narrate a short film to discuss just that — the war on drugs.

The 4-minute video, narrated fully by Hov, discusses the start of this ongoing war and what’s happened as a result. Jay didn’t hold back one bit either. “Rates of drug use are as high as they were when Nixon declared this so-called war in 1971. 45 years later, it’s time to rethink our policies and laws,” Hov says. “The War on Drugs is an epic fail.”

Check out this intriguing new video, produced by dream hampton with illustrations from Molly Crabapple.