Starpulse — Jay-Z paid tribute to the Beastie Boys with a rousing rendition of their hit song No Sleep Till Brooklyn as he opened his set at the All Points West Festival in New Jersey on Friday night.[...] Read more! more info

Rolling Stone — Jay-Z’s first American festival show at Friday’s All Points West festival was a hard-rocking, non-stop blizzard of hits, punctuated by tributes to the Beastie Boys and Michael Jackson, and included some exclusive tastes of his upcoming album The ... more info

MTV.com News — Jay opens his set with Beasties' classic 'No Sleep Till Brooklyn.'By Jem Aswad, with additional reporting by Sabrina Rojas Weiss Jay-Z performs at All Points West on Friday Photo: Rob Loud/FilmMagic Jay-Z, who replaced the Beastie Boys in ... more info

VH1 News — Jay-Z, who replaced the Beastie Boys in the All Points West festival lineup after the group's Adam "MCA" Yauch was diagnosed with cancer, paid tribute to the group and the MC during his performance at the fest on Friday night. more info

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Brooklyn Vegan — Jay-Z @ APW in Liberty State Park, Jersey City, NJ - 7/31/09 (by Tim Griffin) Brooklyn's own Jay-Z opened up his headlining set at All Points West on Friday night with a cover of the Beastie Boys classic "No Sleep... more info

NME — Hova also pays tribute to Michael Jackson as he closes day one more info

NME — They send their love to cancer-stricken MCA at festival more info

Jay-Z will make his U.S. festival debut when he replaces the Beastie Boys at the All Points West Music & Arts Festival in New ... more info

Pasta Primavera — With all the hoopla/sadness of the recent announcement of Adam Yauch having throat cancer and the canceling of their tour dates and the pushing back of their upcoming album, I completely overlooked the recent leak of that fabulous new track featuring... more info