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When I first saw the cover of the latest issue of NME, I thought "Ok, NME...let's not get ahead of ourselves here." As Jay-Z's mock cover of Oasis' "Wonderwall" gets freshly penned in as One Of The Greatest Moments In Music History, I wasn't necessarily a believer that the rapper had reborn the music festival. Deliver an epic performance he did, but I wasn't really buying that it made any major effect other than the entertainment factor. REBORN …that’s a bit much. Then I ... MORE
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In this LiveNation interview, Jay-Z talks about touring in depth. Everything from what differentiates his performances from his peers, to playing for international non-english-speaking fans. He also touched on the brilliance of Mark Ronson, who Jay says DJ'd for him 15 years ago. When asked about the Glastonbury controversy, Jay expresses that he's never had this sort of negative attention just for simply playing a show. He understands that people want to protect the her... MORE
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Both Jay-Z and R. Kelly are being sued and for the life of me I can't determine which case is a bigger bastardization of the legal system. Jay-Z is being sued for $88 million dollars by a boxer who claims Jay stole his "whispering rhyme style" and used it for monetary gain. Mitchell Rose claims to have given Jay-Z a demo tape at a boxing match in 2001, and soon noticed the rapper using his techniques on hit songs. "I saw Jay-Z as we were leaving the arena after the... MORE
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jay z and rick rubin
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for those of you that haven't sen the jay-z documentary, "fade to black", i suggest you do immediately. this is one of my favorite parts of the film. jay-z's quote at 1:30 is some of the best shit i've heard. as most of you know, rubin produced the track "99 problems".....
ill footage of rick rubin and mike d speaking of jay-z's uncanny photographic memory.
