Jay-Z Hopes Bands Like Grizzly Bear Will 'Push Hip-Hop'
Jay explains why he was at the 'incredible' indie-rockers' concert in Brooklyn on Sunday.By James Montgomery, with reporting by Tim Kash
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Attention, all you hand-wringing hipsters out there, Jay-Z doesn't understand why you were so shocked to see him at the Grizzly Bear show on Sunday. After all, if his back catalog is proof of anything, it's that Jigga's taste in music isn't strictly limited to hip-hop.
"I don't understand why people are always surprised...
MTV.com News — Jay explains why he was at the 'incredible' indie-rockers' concert in Brooklyn on Sunday.By James Montgomery, with reporting by Tim Kash
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Brooklyn Vegan — photo by Tim Griffin The story of the day, Sunday, August 30th, would have been that, after an opening set by Beach House (who played after Vega) followed by a brief intr... more info
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Blueprint 3 is out 9/11, eight years to the day of The Blueprint's release, and Jay-Z is pulling out all the publicity stops. Over the weekend he courted the commie p... more info
Stereogum — Blueprint 3 is out 9/11, eight years to the day of The Blueprint's release, and Jay-Z is pulling out all the publicity stops. Over the weekend he courted the commie pothe... more info
Stereogum —
Blueprint 3 is out 9/11, eight years to the day of The Blueprint's release, and Jay-Z is pulling out all the publicity stops. Over the weekend he courted the commie p... more info
Stereogum —
Blueprint 3 is out 9/11, eight years to the day of The Blueprint's release, and Jay-Z is pulling out all the publicity stops. Over the weekend he courted the commie p... more info
VH1 News — Jay-Z explains that he was at Sunday's Grizzly Bear show in Brooklyn because he's a fan, and he hopes indie rock will inspire hip-hop to evolve the way rap once did for r... more info
Mercury News, California — The New York Police and Fire Widows' and Children's Benefit Fund says the rapper is scheduled to make the announcement Monday at Madison Square Garden. more info
Topix — Jay-Z will hold a Sept. 11 benefit concert in New York City. The New York Police and Fire Widows' and Children's Benefit Fund says the rapper is scheduled to make the ann... more info