Alicia brings out Jay as a suprise guest during her show at Madison Square GArden last night!
Mar 18, 2010
Mar 11, 2010
Jay-Z at the Barclays Center Groundbreaking
This afternoon, a press conference was held for the groundbreaking of the Barclays Center in Brooklyn Yards. Set to open in 2012, the 18,000 seat arena will become the new home of the New Jersey Brooklyn Nets. Many local residents oppose the move due to imminent increases in traffic and living costs. In attendance were Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Rev. Al Sharpton, and Governor David Paterson. Nets co-owner Jay-Z, gave a brief speech, in which he paid homage to the memory of his nigga, Biggie. We did it Brooklyn! [via RapRadar]
Mar 5, 2010
Jay visits the White House!
Hi Haters! LOL
It was the president of rap meeting the President of the United States. During the Washington, D.C. leg of his trek in support of The Blueprint 3, the Carter administration (including Jay-Z, wife Beyoncé, her mom, tourmate Trey Songz and manager Kevin Liles) visited President Barack Obama at the one and only White House.
In the past, Hov has bragged in his raps that he he frequently chats with Obama "on the text" and recently told the media the commander in chief works out to his latest album, but nothing was more evident of their relationship when a few photos of Jay, B and company made its way to the Internet.
One of two photos depicts the cast sitting around a table awaiting Obama's arrival. Ironically, Jay sits in a chair directly underneath the Presidential seal that hangs slightly over his head. (Is that Obama's seat? Doesn't Jigga sort of look right in that spot?) via MTV.Com
Mar 3, 2010
NY-Z Trailer: Jay-Z Behind The Scenes
Last night’s BP3 Tour stop at Madison Square Garden was part of the ABSOLUT Concert Series at MSG. Absolut Vodka just released this trailer of their Jay-Z film, documenting the lead up to his concert on 9/11 at the Garden.
They commissioned rock photographer Danny Clinch to capture intimate and behind-the-scene moments with Jay at MSG. The documentary drops on March 22nd at facebook.com/ABSOLUT. [via Nahright]
Mar 2, 2010
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Feb 1, 2010
Jay takes home 3 Grammies!
Wins: D.O.A for Best Rap Solo Performance, Run This Town feat. KanYe & Rihanna for Best Rap Song, & Run This Town for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration. This makes 10 Grammy's for Jay!
Here's the acceptance speech for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration Win for "Run This Town"
Here's the acceptance speech for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration Win for "Run This Town"
Cute Moment: Beyonce Accepts Award for Female Pop Vocal Performance
Jan 25, 2010
Jan 21, 2010
Inside the Recording of Bono and Jay-Z’s Haiti Single “Stranded”
Inside the Recording of Bono and Jay-Z’s Haiti Single “Stranded”
Bono wrote the hook for “Stranded” — his new Haiti benefit single with Jay-Z and Rihanna, which is subtitled either “Haiti Mon Amour” or “Haiti Mi Amore” — while on the phone with producer Swizz Beatz. “The idea of the song is ‘We’re not gonna leave you stranded’ and that’s what the chorus is,” Swizz Beatz tells Rolling Stone. “So me and Bono started going back and forth with ideas, and he was like, ‘You know this word stranded keeps standing out to me’ and I asked him to sing it, and he put me on hold ’cause he’s recording the ideas on a Dictaphone — so he did it there and then on the phone.”
Swizz Beatz got the song started by sending simultaneous texts to Jay-Z and Bono — but when they both called, he accidentally hung up on Jay while trying to conference them. After three hours of phone tag, they all agreed to the project, which came together in geographically scattered sessions, with extra production work by the Edge. “I knew that Jay would be able to tell a story, and that Bono would be able to sing and bring it home. The last component that I added was Rihanna, and she’s kinda like the angel that’s on the track, softening it up and giving it that caring feeling, because this hook is so powerful.”
The song will debut with a live performance on Friday night’s multi-network telethon for Haiti, and will soon be released as a single on iTunes, according to Swizz Beatz.
Stick with RS for full coverage of tomorrow night’s Hope for Haiti concert, including a live blog here on RollingStone.com.
More: Jay-Z To Perform On “Hope For Haiti Now: A Global Benefit For Earthquake Relief”
Jan 14, 2010
Jan 13, 2010
Radio: Jay on Ed Lover, Angie Martinez [1/13/09]
Jay, Jeezy, Trey Songz appeared on the Ed Lover & Angie Martinez today to promote the BP3 Tour. Check out the interviews below.
Jan 2, 2010
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