The Hip Hop Chronicle — Last night was historic for Jay-Z and Brooklyn as The Barclays Centre finally opened it’s doors. Earlier today we blogged the new verse Hov spat during the concert, now we get more footage (via RR) from last night’s events. Check out the rapper p... more info

Guardian Music — Controversial venue opens with Friday concert, attracting thousands of Jay-Z fans and a few diehard protestersNew York is already known for mega-venues like Madison Square Garden and tiny cult spaces like Joe's Pub and the Blue Note, but now a new na... more info

The Hip Hop Chronicle — As the US elections comes to it’s climax in November, Diran Lyons and Vrüden Jakov have put together a remix of Jay-Z’s “99 Problems” using the voice of Barack Obama. Check it out below.   The post Barack Obama – 99 Problems (Explicit Pol... more info

The Hip Hop Chronicle — Last night The Barclays Centre opened it’s door for opening night. Jay-Z performed the first of 8 shows. During his set, Hova performed an acapella of a new verse. “No really, I got shooters on my team”.   The post Jay-Z Performs New Verse At ... more info

ContactMusic — Rap superstar and New York native Jay Z paid tribute to Brooklyn's other son, the late Notorious B.I.G., on Friday (28Sep12) as he kicked off his... more info

Consequence of Sound — "Ya'll don't mind if I take my time? I'm really overwhelmed in the moment." more info

Sky News — In front of 18,000 fans, the US rapper described his humble beginnings in a public housing project near the new basketball venue. more info

411 Mania — Well, kind of… more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Jay-Z just finished his first of eight shows in a row in the brand new Barclays Center (that, concerts aside, he has a huge economic stake in). The first night was just mostly Jay. He kept the special guests... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Hologram Biggie! (via highacez) Move over hologram Tupac! At tonight's Jay-Z show at the new Barclays Center, his first of eight, Jay brought out hologram Biggie! Stay tuned for more on this show.... more info