Last night kicked off the first of Eminem & Jay-Z‘ two show concert in Detroit and the fans got their moneys worth and a whole lot more. Not only did the two biggest names in rap perform but they brought along a lot of industry friends like 50 Cent, Drake, Jeezy, Dr. Dre, and more. With all of this on the first day and still shows left to perform in New York I wonder what surprises they have in store for the rest of the concerts?
Jay-Z performed at Nike’s inaugural World’s Basketball Festival at New York’s Radio City Music Hall last night (August 12).
J ran through a full set of some of his biggest hits like “Run This Town”, “On To The Next One” featuring Swizz Beatz and “U Don’t Know” featuring Memphis Bleek for the enthusiastic crowd.
Jigga wasn’t done there as he took it back to his first album ‘Reasonable Doubt’ and ripped through “Can I Live’, before dropping “PSA” and “Empire State Of Mind”
Nike will hold the event annually in celebration of the performance and culture of the game of basketball.
The four day event runs through August 15.
Sidenote: No matter when JAY-Z runs through the boroughs and asks whose in the house — Brooklyn is always the loudest.
Jay-Z Performing “Run This Town” x “On To The Next One” ft Swizz Beats x “U Don’t Know” ft Memphis Bleek.
Jay-Z Performing “99 Problems” x “Can I Live” X “PSA” x “Empire State Of Mind”
Eminem delves deep into the love-hate relationship so many couples go though. The rapper joins forces with actors Meagan Fox, who offers a compelling portrayal of a woman in a destructive relationship. Musically, Rihanna anchors this emotional excursion. Peep it. via: AllHipHop.com
For those of you who missed it, the OVO Festival was in Toronto Canada last night where Drake was the headliner. He didn’t disappoint. He brought out JAY-Z, Eminem, Rick Ross, Fabolous, Bun B and Young Jeezy.
We all knew the Kanye return was official after this track leaked but just to solidify it he opened up the 2010 BET Awards with dramatic performance. Unfortunately people were concerned more about the $300,000 jewelry he had on than the actual performance. Either way there shouldn’t be too much doubt that the fall/winter will belong to Mr. West as he and his G.O.O.D. music minions plan to take over the game on September 14th.
His first single from the new album just hit iTunes with some fancy new artwork by George Condo, I can’t tell if any changes have been made to the song which means there probably hasn’t been as I can usually pick up on that stuff. Enjoy.
Eminem's "Recovery" will blast in at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart this week with 741,000 sold according to Nielsen SoundScan -- the largest sales week for a single album since October 2008, when AC/DC's "Black Ice" debuted with 784,000 in its first week.
“Recovery” is the hip-hop king’s sixth straight No. 1 debut — and sixth overall chart-topper on the Billboard 200. His only set to miss the top spot was his “Slim Shady LP” debut, which bowed and peaked at No. 2 in 1999. Among hip-hop acts with the most No. 1 albums, only Jay-Z has earned more, with 11.
“Recovery’s” debut week sales surpasses the first week of Eminem’s last set, “Relapse,” which began at No. 1 in 2009 with 608,000. It also beats the opening of 2005′s “Curtain Call: The Hits” which entered at No. 1 with 441,000 in 2005.
Eminem’s new album also wows digitally, as downloads made up 255,000 of its first week. That’s the second-biggest digital week for an album in history. Only Coldplay’s “Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends” notched a larger frame, when it debuted with 288,000 downloads in the summer of 2008.
Eminem also naturally makes big news on the Digital Songs chart with his “Recovery” collaboration with Rihanna titled “Love the Way You Lie.” It debuts at No. 1 with 338,000 downloads sold. It’s the sixth time Em has topped the Digital Songs chart and the second time he’s done it this year, following “Not Afraid’s” entry atop the list back in May with 379,000.
Check back here on Wednesday morning for the full recap of this week’s top 10 on the Billboard 200.