Tag: jay-z

Jay-Z Brings “Glory” To Carnegie Hall

[vodpod id=Video.16056783&w=540&h=350&fv=] Decked out in a black tuxedo, Jay-Z performed for the first time last night at Carnegie Hall. The concert was a fundraiser in support of his SC Scholarship Foundation. Thanks to MTV, here’s the first live rendition of  “Glory”. Guess, B.I.C. couldn’t make it. Ha!

’11 Best Singles: #3 The Throne “Niggas In Paris”

Folks of all races skated to one song and this one song only. Over Hit-Boy’s heavy drums and electrifying bridge, Jay and Ye displayed their balling antics on tilt that made even the poorest man wanna dig in his pocket to cop a bottle of bubbly. The Will Ferrell Blades Of Glory-sample during the break was actually quite fitting since we needed a time out from all the kinetic energy. Thankfully the bars were as strong as the bounce. From […]

’11 Best Singles: #6 The Throne “Otis”

Before the album even dropped, this song was a movement by itself. Son! Do you remember how this pass-the-mic, soul sample-packed lyrical exchange shook the rap game up? Over Otis Redding’s “Tenderness,” this nigga Kanye told YMCMB to “tuck their whole summer in.” Crazy! Hov’s callin the paps on himself? This shit still give me chills. Run it back! Maybe Flex likes this shit more than me. But not by a lot. Ha!

Kanye Plays Jay-Z Original “Big Brother” Beat

In the latest episode of Tony Williams’ R2KOTF series, he shares unreleased footage of Kanye’s Graduation studio session where Ye plays the original “Big Brother” beat for Jay, which features a Prince sample. In this 4th episode of #Road2KoTF, Tony takes us into the studio for the creation of ‘Flashing Lights’, the writing sessions for ‘Champion’ & ‘Barry Bonds’ as well as showcasing, for the first time, an intimate look into the New York session when Kanye played ‘Big Brother’ […]

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