Jay Z and Will Smith’s Musical “Fela!” Wins At Tony Awards
Jay-Z and Will Smith were associate producers of the Bill T. Jones production alongside ?uest Love of the Roots and Will’s wife Jada. Congrats to Broadway’s “Fela” on its 3 Tonys!
Jay-Z, Stevie Wonder, Kings Of Leon Beat The Heat At Bonnaroo
“Wait till I tell my mom Stevie Wonder stayed for my set,” … “I want to make Bonnaroo my second home, if that’s OK with yall” ~Jay-Z
Jay brings fan on stage:
cute!
Kanye West joined Jay at his Isle of Wight festival performence last night. In celebration of his birthday earlier this week, the crowd and Jay-Z sang Happy Birthday. (not in the vid)
via NME Jay-Z was joined by Kanye West tonight (June 11) as he headlined the first night of this year’s Isle Of Wight Festival in the UK.
The rapper played for around an hour and twenty minutes for his show and, as well as West, was joined by Mr Hudson during the performance.
After playing hits including ’99 Problems’, ‘Empire State Of Mind’ and ‘Thank You’, Jay-Z was joined by Mr Hudson, who performed vocals on ‘Young Forever’.
Following the song Kanye West emerged to huge cheers and rapped on ‘Run This Town’. Jay-Z then ended his set with a version of his Linkin Park collaboration ‘Numb’.
Earlier in the show, Jay-Z, sporting black shorts, shirt and sunglasses, introduced rapper Memphis Black to guest on various songs and also asked security guards to go easy on fans surging to the front of the arena.
Setlist after the jump:
via Rap-up.com M.I.A. tweets Jay-Z for the remix to “XXXO,” the first single from her new album /\/\/\Y/\. “This is not my politically correct flow,” Jay raps on the electro-pop song. A pregnant M.I.A. performed “Swagga Like Us” with Hov at the 2009 Grammys. Last we heard, she was planning to film the video with director Hype Williams. Here’s hoping Jay makes a cameo. < –that would be awesome!
Tinchy Stryder (left) and Jay-Z have gone into business together
US rap giant Jay-Z has joined forces with British hip-hop star Tinchy Stryder to launch a music company to break new talent.
Takeover Roc Nation is a joint venture between Jay-Z’s firm Roc Nation and Stryder’s management company Takeover.
It will handle the stars’ merchandise and tours as well as signing new acts.
Stryder said: “Jay-Z is my music and business inspiration and to go into business with him is a dream come true.”
Writing on his blog, he said: “It’s taken nearly a year to get the deal right so I’m excited to start signing artists to the label side of the joint venture deal.”
Stryder also asked for demos from budding stars. The MC has two UK number one singles to his name and also runs his own clothing label, Star in the Hood.
He will continue to release his own music through Island Records in the UK, while Jay-Z currently has a UK record deal with Atlantic.
BBCNews
Jay-Z photographed in New York on May 14, 2010.
Photograph by Mark Seliger
He’s had more Number One albums than Elvis Presley. He hangs with Barack Obama at the White House. And he’s riding high after leaving his longtime label Def Jam to work a $150 million deal with Live Nation, delivering some of his best live performances ever. At the age of 40, Jay-Z qualifies as an elder statesman of hip-hop, a fact that’s more remarkable considering other rap peers have hung up the mike to pursue careers in Hollywood. So how does he run the game?In the latest issue of Rolling Stone, contributing editor Mark Binelli goes one-on-one with the New York legend, watching Jay-Z try on a new suit in his sprawling Manhattan office and tagging along to the Four Seasons, where the rapper goofs by mispronouncing actor Kelsey Grammer’s name at a watch auction (after calling the Frasier star “Chelsea,” he asks Binelli how to spell “faux pas”). It seems the man who made his name rhyming about hustling and hos in Brooklyn’s Marcy Projects is actually more comfortable around an unlikely new crowd: indie rockers. “I love the energy coming out indie rock right now,” he says, name-checking Grizzly Bear. “It has this rebellion thing that hip-hop is missing now, the thing that made hip-hop hip-hop.”
courtesy of clashmusic.com
Photo gallery from Jay-Z‘s gig in Manchester last night
Concert Review: A masterclass in rap from Jay-Z
HE’S known it for some time, and last night the crowd definitely agreed. Now I am happy to confirm that Jay Z IS the king of rap.
Update: Young Forever ft. Mr Hudson:
Usher has told Capital FM that he’s penciled in a number of high-profile collaborations. Among those set to appear on some of his tracks are Jay Z, Rihanna and Pitbull.
“Me and Pitbull also talked about doing something, and Jay Z too… I did something on his album, so this will be the second time”.
source: usherraymond
Jay-Z performed at the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy yesterday.
I have only found some pictures of the crowd so far.
courtesy of DJAddicts
Another 3 HQ-Videos of the “Rock Am Ring” concert:
Pic courtesy of RAPRADAR.COM (Rollingstone Cover says: “King of America – Jay-Z)
NYDAILY: Jay-Z swears it’s true: He has no blueprint for bringing his pal LeBron James to the Nets. “That’s his decision,” the hip-hop mogul, who owns a piece of the Brooklyn-bound hoopsters, tells “Rolling Stone.”
”We’re friends – we’ve still gotta hang out! I don’t want to convince somebody to do something, then have to see him and say, ‘Uh, yeah, we’re 4-30 …sorry.’” Recruiting the NBA’s reigning two-time MVP is instead up to new Nets owner Mikhail Prokhorov – and Jay-Z thinks the deep-pocketed Russian is up to the task.
The pair first met at the posh Four Seasons hotel in midtown Manhattan, and the rapper recalls he was duly impressed by the multibillionaire oligarch. “I’d been staying there for 10 years, and I always thought I was at the top level,” Jay-Z said.
“But when I met Prokhorov, they took me up to this extra, extra room that I had never even heard of before. “Now there’s something else to shoot for. There’s always an extra level you don’t know about.”
Speaking of extra levels – the June 24 issue featuring the interview also includes a first-of-its-kind peel-off front cover – with a second Jay-Z photo underneath.
First ten minutes:
Audio: Jay-Z Live @ Rock Am Ring 2010 [Full Set]
Tracklist:
01. Dynasty Intro
02. Run This Town
03. Diamonds Remix (Verse)
04. On To The Next One
05. D.O.A.
06. Takeover (Bleek Introduction)
07. U Don’t Know
08. 99 Problems
09. Is That Yo Bitch
10. Can I Get A…
11. Mundian To Bach Ke (Beware…)
12. I Just Wanna Love You (Give It To Me)
13. P.S.A.
14. Heart Of The City (“Sunday Bloody Sunday” Version)
15. Empire State Of Mind
16. A Dream [Verse] (over “Sing for the Moment”)
17. Dirt Off Your Shoulders
18. Hovi Baby
19. Jigga What/Jigga Who
20. Swagger Like Us x Jockin Jay-Z
21. Thank You
22. Medley (I.Z.Z.O/Big Pimpin/Hard Knock Life and more)
23. Encore
spotted at RR
Jay-Z performed today in front of 70,000 people at the Rock Am Ring festival in Nuernburg, Germany.
What an amazing crowd!
MTV: In his massive hit “Empire State of Mind,” Jay-Z raps that he’s “the new Sinatra.” And it turns out he wasn’t joking.
During Saturday’s 142nd running of the Belmont Stakes, “Empire” will be played as the horses are brought out onto the race track, replacing Sinatra’s classic “New York, New York,” according to a spokesperson for the New York Racing Association.
“[It's] the quintessential 21st century theme song for New York City,” an NYRA official told The Associated Press.
A spokesperson for the NYRA confirmed the change to MTV News.
The leak comes courtesy of Evil Empire’s Trending Topics 4 mixtape and the album version is said to be featured on Diddy-Dirty Money’s Last Train to Paris. Hov name-checks Lady Gaga (“My fame’s a monster, ladies go Gaga”) and spits a verse for Puff (“I’m ultra hot, mixing the pineapple with coconut Ciroc”).
Apparently Jay-Z and band are flying to Europe tomorrow to start rehearsing for his upcoming European tour.
Tour dates are as follow:
June 4, Rock am Park in Germany
June 5, Rock am Ring in Germany (Festival)
June 6, Paris, France – Bercy Popb Center
June 7, Manchester – Man Arena, UK
June 9, Birmingham, UK
June 11, Headliner of the Isle of Wright Festival, UK
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July 2, Jay-Z headlines Eurockeennes in France, Belfort
July 4, Headliner of Wireless Festival in London, Hyde Park
July 10, Openair Frauenfeld in Switzerland
July 9-11, T In The Park (Scottish Bash)
July 8-11, Oxygen Festival (Scottland)
US Dates: * June 13, Headliner of Bannaroo Festival, Texas
June 27, BET AWARDS 2010
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