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MTV — After having Los Angeles singing about their “Empire State of Mind” at the American Music Awards on Sunday, Jay-Z returned home on Monday evening to share in a different kind of celebration. Along with celebs like Ben Stiller, Harry Belafonte and Gayle King, Jay attended the Broadway opening of “Fela!,” a musical celebrating the work of another great man, the late Nigerian superstar Fela Anikulapo Kuti.
Jay said that he jumped onboard the project as a producer for its Broadway (along with Will and Jada Pinkett Smith) run because he was inspired by the power of Kuti’s music and life story.
“It’s an inspiration, about the power of music. Here’s a guy that’s on the other side of the world who was influenced by James Brown, who takes this thing and makes his own sort of genre of music,” Hov told MTV News. “I just think it’s fascinating.”
Jay-Z was one of those people who enjoyed Kuti’s music. He became involved the play after seeing it during its Off-Broadway run. That might never have happened, however, without the prompting of another hip-hop heavyweight, ?uestlove of the Roots. ?uestlove attended a very early show and sent an e-mail blast declaring “Fela!” to be the best musical ever. Once he saw the play, he said he was instantly moved.
“Moved to the point that I blogged about it for hours, and then when the producers read my blog, they so graciously asked me to go out and bat for them and grab any of my friends that make over nine to 10 figures a year to come and lend their ‘muscle,’ ” ?uestlove told us.
For eight weeks, he begged people, bought tickets and even the balcony out, so that the message would get out there. Pointing to Jay, the drummer added, “As you can see, the right man finally came.”
Hah hah, hey hey, laugh now nigga
My man's right behind you, Kane pull the trigger
I don't play, I'm from the hill where shit is real
And I'll be on your ass like bugs on a windshield....
[Chorus: Gwen Dickey]
I'm wishing on a star to follow where you are
I'm wishing on a dream to follow what it means
[Jay-Z]
Uh huh-uh-huh, yea
Jigga
Trackmasters, yea
Ride
Take it back, let's take it back, uh-huh....
It is indeed a pleasure
To see so many Nubian faces
So many original faces here tonight)
[ Jaz ] Hey yo, what's up, Jay-Z?
[ Jay ] Yo, what's up, Jaz?
[ Jaz ] Ain't nothin
Just chillin, you know
A lotta fronters out there perpetratin
Tryin to rock a old trippin style
Youknowmsayin?....
Beyonce Knowles isn't ready to be a mom. The 'Crazy In Love' singer eventually wants to start a family with husband Jay-Z and would base her parenting skills on that of her own mother.
She said: 'It's not time for that yet. But definitely there will be a time. I want to be a great mother, the kind of mother that I have. I want the same bond that I had with my mom and that would be enough for me.
The pop star's husband of a year-and-a-half was reportedly overheard recently saying he's ready to start having babies with Beyonce and that 'procreating' is high on their agenda right now, but she has since denied this.
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The end of the decade is nearly upon us and on December 9th, Rolling Stone’s panel of critics, artists and industry figures will name the best songs and albums of the past 10 years. But we want to know what you think too. Starting today, we’re asking the Rolling Stone readers to tell us what they think is the Song of the Decade and the Album of the Decade. Plus, be sure to place your vote on the Readers’ Poll ballot to help decide the pick for Artist of the Decade.
Who will it be? Timberlake or Radiohead? Jay-Z or Beyonce? Springsteen or U2? You can only vote for one song, one album and one artist of the decade, so think long and hard before casting your vote. The balloting stars today and runs until Monday, November 30th, giving you 20 days to make these difficult decisions. Click here for the Readers’ Poll ballot and remember to check back on December 9th when we reveal both Rolling Stone’s and the Readers’ Poll picks.
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