Jay-Z Rolling Stone Cover
Cover of Rolling Stone? Check.
In a corner of Jay’s office, on the floor, there’s a street sign that says MARCY AVE., a remnant from his days in the Marcy projects. And on his desk, in the center, is the Best Rap Solo Performance Grammy he won for "99 Problems," the guitar-heavy 2003 single produced by Rick Rubin from the CD that announced Jay’s retirement as a recording artist, The Black Album. The Grammy arrived a few days ago, and he decided to let it sit on his desk for a moment before bringing it home. Six years ago, Jay boycotted the Grammy Awards, saying, "Too many major rap artists continue to be overlooked." Not anymore. "I didn’t care about Grammys until we won one," he says. This is his fourth. Beyonce has eight. He says she teases him about having so few.
Read an excerpt from the article here. (via PrefixMag)
November 30th, 2005 at 11:37 pm
WHAT MORE CAN I SAY THIS IS GUY EVERYBODY HATES BUT THEY STILL HAVE AN ALBUM OR TWO HOV IS THE UNDISPUTED KING OF NY NOBODY IN THE GAME IS ON HIS LEVEL EVEN IF THEY GOT MORE DOE WITCH IS VERY FEW PEOPLE HES A LIVING LEGEND AND HE KILLED 40CENT WITH LESS THAN A SENTENCE HES JUST A BAD LITTLE BOY TO JAY
November 30th, 2005 at 11:42 pm
‘’7 STRAIGHT SUMMERS CRITICS MIGHT NOT ADMIT IT BUT NOBODY IN RAP DID IT QUITE LIKE I DID IT AND IF YOU DIDNT I DONE IT BEFORE YOU GET IT I HAD IT I GOT MAD AT IT AND DONT WANT IT NO MORE'’.
November 30th, 2005 at 11:49 pm
‘’LIKE I AINT THE NIGGA WHO MASTERED ALL FLOWS AND THE REASON THEY CANT SELL THEM 4.0`S LIKE I AINT 5MIL AND WHAT DID YOUR JOINT GO EXCUSE ME NIGGA DONT CONFUSE ME I AINT ONE OF YOU RAPPERS THAT GOT A DEAL IM ONE OF THE FEW NIGGAS SPITTING IT AND GOT IT FOR REAL AND EVEN IF YOU DONT HATE ME YOU GONNA KNOCK ME AND YOU WILL TILL THE DAY I STOP THIS ILL'’.
December 1st, 2005 at 3:27 am
Jay-Z is the greatest Rapper Alive. Period.
December 1st, 2005 at 8:21 am
Jay better get some help at Defjam though.. Besides Kanye and Beanie, he got a fleet of doo-little artists.
Rapper Grade = A+
CEO Grade = C-
December 1st, 2005 at 9:42 am
FUk A GRAMMY!
December 1st, 2005 at 10:39 am
Rap mags try and use my black ass
So advertisers can give ‘em more cash for ads, fuckers!
I don’t know what you take me as
Or understand the intelligence that Jay-Z has
I’m from, rags to riches, niggaz I ain’t dumb
I got 99 problems, but a bitch ain’t one - hit
December 1st, 2005 at 10:44 am
“I’m Michael Jordan, I play for the team I own”
Something like that, it was good.
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