The House of Blues was host to musical icon Jay-Z on the night of his 11th studio album release of the Blueprint 3 in stores now! It's not often you get to witness a living legend perform LIVE in such a close personal setting. This is the man that is not a businessman, but a business in itself! He is a prime example of a mind that envisions a world with no limits.. building his conglomerate from the ground up, and directly changing culture through vivid imagination without even picking up a pen...
Highlight: Jay Z Chicago Freestyle at the House of Blues
The Blueprint that 'Ye followed/ Too hard a pill for R. Kelly to swallow/ But I helped your other man/ Now the whole world gotta listen to Chicago/ Obama, O' Winfrey, ask 'em about me they tell you the boy's windy/ That boy HOV so cold, that when you come to my shows its like it snowed 10 feet/ I got my hat broke off/ I report to the ghetto I'm the black Brokaw/ No I'm the rap two-three/ So any championships must go through me!
There was a lot of respect for Jay that night with a hype Chi audience, and celebrity attendees such as Lupe Fiasco, Dwayne Wade, Derrick Rose, Michael Finley and Andre Igoudala. I was psyched to see Lupe watching the show and cheering Jay on; the juxtaposition of two great musical geniuses, one performing and one enjoying the show was a rare experience to witness.
Jay was draped in black when he came out on stage to open with "Run This Town", paying homage to the dark aesthetic of the video they premiered earlier. Black tee, black jeans, black kicks, black shades, black watch, and my personal favorite black & gold Jesus piece! As for the performance he was notably known for his great delivery of letting his massive persona fill the house with a high energy show throughout.
He ran through an hours' worth of hits covering other new Blueprint 3 singles like "D.O.A.", "Venus vs. Mars", and "Hater" along with classics like "Heart of the City", "H to the Izzo", "Dirt Off Your Shoulder", and "Jigga What, Jigga Who". It definitely panned out to be a classic show for the history books, as Jay tore down the house with a long finale which included chopped up mega hits like "Hard Knock Life", "Can I Get A", "Give It To Me", "Encore", and more! Everyone was eating it up, and who could blame them?
I especially liked when Jay Z went A Capella and really showed off the crisp lyrical skill you can see in the freestyle above. He even handed the mic to a female MC in the closing moments to lay down a few dope lines for everyone to hear. Then lastly after a heartfelt speech and thank you to the entire audience, Jay left the building to a roaring House of Blues and we wouldn't have it any other way.
I want to give a big thank you to Samsung & AT&T who put on the FREE event as part of their Summer Krush Tour stop here in Chicago, and of course to Jay Z who never ceases to impress!
Jay was draped in black when he came out on stage to open with "Run This Town", paying homage to the dark aesthetic of the video they premiered earlier. Black tee, black jeans, black kicks, black shades, black watch, and my personal favorite black & gold Jesus piece! As for the performance he was notably known for his great delivery of letting his massive persona fill the house with a high energy show throughout.
He ran through an hours' worth of hits covering other new Blueprint 3 singles like "D.O.A.", "Venus vs. Mars", and "Hater" along with classics like "Heart of the City", "H to the Izzo", "Dirt Off Your Shoulder", and "Jigga What, Jigga Who". It definitely panned out to be a classic show for the history books, as Jay tore down the house with a long finale which included chopped up mega hits like "Hard Knock Life", "Can I Get A", "Give It To Me", "Encore", and more! Everyone was eating it up, and who could blame them?
I especially liked when Jay Z went A Capella and really showed off the crisp lyrical skill you can see in the freestyle above. He even handed the mic to a female MC in the closing moments to lay down a few dope lines for everyone to hear. Then lastly after a heartfelt speech and thank you to the entire audience, Jay left the building to a roaring House of Blues and we wouldn't have it any other way.
I want to give a big thank you to Samsung & AT&T who put on the FREE event as part of their Summer Krush Tour stop here in Chicago, and of course to Jay Z who never ceases to impress!
Photo Credits: Barry Brecheisen/WireImage.com
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2 Comments
Shari Weiss said:
Lupe opened for Jay-Z last year when I saw him at Madison Square Garden.
Maks G said:
That must have been awesome... lets hope it happens again
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