Monday, June 30, 2008
The Greatest To Ever Do It
Jay-Z is the greatest rapper ever, and this performance solidifies that...
After being blamed for slow ticket sales by Noel Gallagher, the frontman from the rock band Oasis, for headlining the Glastonbury Rock Festival in England, Jay-Z performed for a sold-out crowd of over 200,000 enthusiastic fans from all over the world. Noel predicted that the concert would be a disaster with Jay as the headliner because he didn't believe that rock fans would embrace hip-hop.
What makes this performance so gangsta is that Jay opened his set by coming out to Oasis' hit song, Wonderwall, which was a polite way of taking the high road while simultaneously saying "f*** you" to Gallagher. That hilarious intro was then followed by "99 Problems", thus making it the first rap song of his hour-long set to ever be played at the festival.
Call him what you want, but Jay is the greatest rapper to ever touch the mic. I'm sure a lot of people would debate that point, but what other rapper has accomplished what Jay has? What rapper has a catalogue and the clout to headline a rock concert of almost a quarter-million international fans?
He said he would not lose eight years ago, and he's still winning.
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I hate to say it, but...
I concur...
"I came to take this sh!t and i did" - jay
That sums it up. He took the rap game... There really is no comparison... Like, it was arguable five years ago when he dropped the black album... But, I don't even think it's up for debate anymore. His resume is way too tight... He's STILL doing unprecedented things... And, it's 12 years after his first classic...
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