Jay-Z will commemorate the eighth anniversary of the Sept.11 terrorist attacks by performing at Madison Square Garden in New York City
The date also coincides with the release of his new album The Blueprint 3.
The benefit concert will raise money for The New York Police and Fire Widows’ and Children’s Benefit Fund, a charity created to support the families of police officers and firefighters who have died in the line of duty, The New York Times reports.
Jay-Z — whose single “D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune)” is nominated for Best Hip-Hop Video and Best Male Video at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards — will perform a song from his eagerly-awaited album, The Blueprint 3 at the live ceremony in New York City September 12.
Former Tonight Show host Jay Leno will roll out the red carpet for hip-hop royality on his new comedy show. Jay-Z will perform with Rihanna and Kanye West on the inaugural night of Jay’s new primetime series The Jay Leno, premiering September 14, Access Hollywood has learned.
The group will perform “Run This Town” from Jay-Z’s eagerly-anticipated album The Blueprint 3, which drops on September 11
Jay-Z unveiled the cover art for his eagerly-awaited album The Blueprint 3. A tracklist — featuring a mirage of tracks produced by Kanye Wet — has hit the net as well.
Jay-Z’s The Blueprint 3 debuts September 11, 2009.
Here’ the rumored tracklist:
1. What We Talking About (Produced by Kanye West)
2. D.O.A. (Produced by No I.D.)
3. Weigh Me Down Feat. Kid Cudi (Produced by Kanye West)
4. Unforgiven (Produced by Kanye West, Additional Production: MGMT)
5. Run This Town Feat. Rihanna & Kanye West (Produced by Kanye West)
6. Empire State Of Mind Feat. Nas (Produced by Kanye West & No I.D.)
7. When It Comes To This (Produced by Timbaland)
8. Always Feat. Drake (Produced by Kanye West)
9. Scenes From The Past (Produced by No I.D., Co-produced by Kanye West)
10. Everyday A Star Is Born Feat. Mr. Hudson (Produced by Kanye West)
11. Already Home (Produced by Kanye West)
12. Forever Young Feat. Mr. Hudson (Produced by Kanye West)
13. Thank You (Produced by No I.D.)
Bonus Tracks:
14. Sound Of The 70s (Produced by Kanye West)
15. We Made History (Produced by Kanye West)
Is the insanely-secretive Jay-Z is planning to tell all about his marriage in a new book?
The acclaimed rapper is set to pen an autobiography in which he will open up about his life with wife Beyonce Knowles, despite their pact to never speak publicly about their relationship.
“It’s going to cover everything from his days on the streets as a drug dealer to his fairytale wedding to Beyonce,” a source told Britain’s Daily Mirror Wednesday.
Jay-Z is so frightened that his new album leaking onto the internet he will personally deliver the disc to the boss of Atlantic Records in London next week. Read the rest of this entry »
