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Jay-Z Alexandra Palace Show Sells Out in 15 Seconds

October 9, 2009 by Rich Leave a Comment

Jay-Z broke his own record today as tickets sold out in just 15 seconds for his Alexandra Palace show on November 4th. Jay-Z last month left people stunned as his London Roundhouse show sold out in 20 seconds, he’s only gone and done it again just several weeks later though, and has now set an even more impressive record.

Jay-Z’s latest studio album ‘The Blueprint 3’ has already racked up worldwide sales in excess of one million since its release on September 8th 2009, and his current UK popularity is demonstrated in the fact that three of his singles presently sit within the Official UK Top 40, two of which are in the top six (‘Empire State of Mind’ feat. Alicia Keys is Number 2, ‘Run This Town’ feat. Rihanna and Kanye West is Number 6, and ‘Young Forever’ featuring Mr. Hudson right now sits at Number 40).

Rich

UK based film graduate with a huge passion for music, sports and video games.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Jay-Z

Jay-Z ft. Alicia Keys – Empire State of Mind

September 28, 2009 by Rich 5 Comments

Jay-Z ft. Alicia Keys - Empire State of MindA track surely destined for Number One, ‘Empire State of Mind’ is the latest single from Jay-Z, and is arguably one of the best he has ever written. Featuring the powerful vocals of Alicia Keys as well as the unmistakeable rap style of Shawn Carter, ‘Empire State of Mind’ is an incredibly hard hitting hip-hop song, and an absolutely fantastic follow-up to ‘Run This Town’.

With its infectious chorus and absolute style and class; ‘Empire State of Mind’ is destined to become an absolute Jay-Z classic, and the live performance at the MTV Video Music Awards this year was quite simply electric. Jay-Z is most definitely a man that knows exactly how to please with his music, and getting Alicia Keys on board here really has worked well. The whole track is just an absolute masterpiece, and this one has hit me in a way that no Jay-Z track ever before has done.

Jay-Z is an undeniably incredible hip-hop artist and businessman, and ‘Empire State of Mind’ has taken my respect for the man to a whole new level. ‘Empire State of Mind’ is without doubt my favourite song of the year thus far, and I very much doubt that anything else will come along to top it in 2009. A truly sensational track, and one that has just absolutely blown me away.

Label: Roc Nation
Release Date: November 30th 2009

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Rich

UK based film graduate with a huge passion for music, sports and video games.

Filed Under: Reviews Tagged With: Alicia Keys, Jay-Z

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