The recession (deal with it) in the financial sector showed its ugly face to Michael Eavis (organiser) this year and said, "No, even Jay-Z singing 'Wonderwall' can't save your festival". The biggest outdoor festival the other side of Ganesh Chaturthi at Chowpatty beach made no profits in 2008. Eavis told BBC 6 Music Glastonbury costs £22m now, [...]
Jay is already mapping out yet another tour for the top of the year. J. Cole, N.E.R.D. and Wale are his openers this time around, but he says that his friend and collaborator Young Jeezy may be on the bill for the next jaunt.“Yeah, that’s a possibility,” Jay affirmed. “Young Jizzle. I got a great [...]
The critics have been rather vocal in the UK, 'Jay-Z is the wrong choice for headliner of this year's Glastonbury Festival.' The issues has been one of heated debate, but recently Jay-Z fired back.He said: "It's ridiculous, if we don't embrace what is new, then how do we progress?"He continued: "I've never actually experienced anything like that before."It's 2008, what is that about? That's suc...
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...
TICKETS GO ON SALE STARTING NOVEMBER 13TH AT LIVENATION.COM LOS ANGELES, Nov. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- In the midst of his first college tour, promoting his latest #1 album The Blueprint 3 and his recently released video game sensation "DJ Hero: Renegade Edition," the unstoppable JAY-Z confirms North American tour dates for 2010's BP3 tour. The...
Positive.Jay-Z, being the first ever hip-hop to headline Glastonbury, was subject to a fair amount of criticism, but that didn't stop the Grammy award winning rapper from coming out and giving a "world class show."Many cite the music and arts festival -the world's largest - held in Pilton, England a rock stronghold. Noel Gallagher of Oasis claimed that hip-hop had no place at the festival, even...
To help promote his upcoming show in Chicago on July 7th, Hov called into WGCI to talk about a few things. Auto-Tune, not taking DJ Webstar seriously, touring, how he wants Kobe to get his ring (which he will), the Nets break ground (in Brooklyn) this September, his personal top 5 (Biggie, 2pac, Scarface, Eminem [...]
Obama says he's old school as he lists off who's on his iPod in this fantastic and revealing interview with the Presidential candidate. (that's Presidential with a capital P - like Flowdan would use the word...) Quotes: "The thing about hip hop today is, it's smart. It's insightful." "Hip hop is not just a mirror of what is, it should also be a reflection of what can be." Thanks to Matt Shade...
breaking news from CNN:http://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/Music/11/03/defjam.suicide.ap/index.html ATLANTA, Georgia (AP) -- The executive who succeeded Jay-Z as the head of hip-hop music label Def Jam Recordings died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound near Atlanta, police said Sunday.Shakir Stewart was named the head of hip-hop music label Def Jam Recordings in June.Executive vice president Shak...