Tag: jay-z

Jay-Z & Kanye West Bring Out Hit-Boy In Paris (Video)

Karen Civil was present to capture a moment Hit-Boy will never forget. Jay-Z and Kanye West invited the “Niggas in Paris” producer Hit-Boy to join them onstage in Paris. Jay-Z made sure to remind the entire crowd, “If it wasn’t for him, this song would not be happening right now.” What an amazing feeling. Congrats Hit-Boy!

Jay-Z’s Made In America Festival Lineup

Here is the first batch of artists that will be performing at Jay-Z’s first Made In America Festival. It will take place on September 1st and 2nd at Fairmount Park in Philadelphia. Tickets go on sale May 23rd.

The artists are: Jay-Z, Pearl Jam, Skrillex, Miike Snow, Afrojack, Calvin Harris, Odd Future, D’Angelo, Maybach Music (feat. Rick Ross, Wale, Meek Mill), Passion Pit, Santigold, Dirty Projectors, X, Janelle Monae, Prince Royce, Rita Ora, Savoy (DJ set), The Knocks

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Jay-Z Announces ‘Made in America’ Festival (Video)

Alongside Mayor Michael Nutter, Jay-Z announced his Budweiser Made In America music festival this morning in front of the Philadelphia Art Museum. The two-day festival will feature 28 musical acts of all genres including Hov headlining the event.

The festival will be held September 1 and 2 at Philly’s Benjamin Franklin Parkway in Fairmount Park. Tickets go on sale May 23 with proceeds going towards the United Way.

[Rap Radar]

Video: Jay-Z – ‘From Marcy to Barclays’ Rocawear Commercial

The first ever Rocawear commercial is a retrospective of Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter’s journey as a kid growing up in the humble projects of Brooklyn aspiring to make music and eventually making history. On that journey, the first business beyond music was the birth of Rocawear. Carter’s Rocawear brand represents his prowess as a business man who continues to challenge himself to be more than merely a musician.