Rapper JAY-Z has defended Kanye West for his outburst at Sunday’s MTV Video Music Awards. West interrupted Taylor Swift’s award speech to tell the world her award should have gone to JAY-Z’s wife, Beyonce. JAY-Z told BBC’s Radio 1 that Kanye is a super-passionate person although he admitted it was rude for Kanye to interrupted Swift.
“I think it was rude but the way they’re treating him… He’s on the cover of every paper. He didn’t kill anybody. No one got harmed.”
Watch JAY-Z’s rendition of Oasis’ Wonderwall as he mocks Oasis’ Noel Gallagher criticizing of him for headlining Glastonbury.
“That bloke from Oasis said I couldn’t play guitar / Well, someone should have told him I’m a f*cking rock star / Today is gonna be the day that I’m gonna throw it back to you.”
JAY-Z is set to rack up his 11th American number one album, overhauling Elvis Presley as the solo artist with the most chart-toppers in US chart history.
Rapper JAY-Z’s new album The Blueprint 3 is on course to top the Billboard 200 chart, taking him pass Elvis’s record of 10 number ones. So far, Blueprint 3 has sold over 476,000 copies.
Jay-Z filled in for The Beastie Boys after they were forced to pull out of All Points West after Adam Yauch was revealed to have cancer. Jay-Z made music history by becoming the first rapper to headline a major American rock festival as he performed Beastie Boys’ classic Licensed To Ill track, “No Sleep ‘Til Brooklyn.”
Coldplay performed "Viva La Vida" at the 51st Annual Grammy Awards with an appearance from Jay-Z. This is one of the many great collaborations of the night. Coldplay may have not won the Grammy for Record of the Year, but we all know Coldplay has not lost. Viva La Vida Coldplay.
Country duo, Robert Plant and Alison Krauss dominated the 51st Annual Grammy awards by winning five out of five of the categories they were nominated including the coveted Album of the Year beating the likes of Coldplay, Adele, M.I.A. and Leona Lewis. They won Record of the Year, Album of the Year, Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals, Best Country Collaboration With Vocals, Best Contemporary Folk/Americana Album.
Coldplay, meanwhile won Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals, Song of the Year, and Best Rock Album.
In the Rap category, Lil Wayne won Best Rap Album, Best Rap Song, Best Rap Solo Performance and Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group.
The night was filled with great performance and collaborations with the highlight goes to the performance of Lil Wayne, Jay-Z, T.I., Kanye West and a pregnant M.I.A.
Though there is no official confirmation, the friend says, “It happened earlier this evening. Jay wanted it to be a really private affair – close friends and family.”
The ceremony was followed by a lavish party at the rapper’s Tribeca apartment that drew Beyoncé’s mother Tina Knowles, her father/manager Mathew, her sister Solange, her Destiny’s Child mates Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams, and the couple’s friend Gwyneth Paltrow. Also seen was Gwyneth Paltrow’s husband, Chris Martin.
According to People, Beyoncé Knowles and her rapper boyfriend Jay-Z have taken out a marriage license in Scarsdale, N.Y.
A source told the magazine that the pair obtained a license Tuesday morning. The document is valid for 60 days.
Despite that, denials were still strong. When reached for comment, a rep for Beyoncé told People, “No comment.” While Jay-Z’s spokesperson could not be reached.
Beyoncé, 26, and Jay-Z, 38, have been dating since year 2002, though the couple have stood reluctant to discuss their relationship publicly. Rumors about their romance began circulating after the singer appeared on Jay-Z’s song “03 Bonnie & Clyde,” followed by collaborations on Beyoncé’s solo hit “Crazy in Love,” in 2003.
Beyoncé once said, “You can’t rush a man into anything – whether it’s a relationship, marriage or having children. When he’s ready, he’ll let you know.”