5 months ago 27th Jun 14:50
He’s one of the world’s biggest hip hop stars, and he’s got a mouth to match. Ahead of Glastonbury, and his O2 Wireless show, Jay-Z talks exclusively to Time Out about Winehouse, the Whitehouse and why rappers will always ‘hold their nuts’.
Not content with deserting his longtime label Def Jam, where he masterminded the careers of ‘Umbrella’-bearing Rihanna and friend Kanye West, Jay-Z arrives on a wave of contention relating to his appearance at Glastonbury this week opinion divided fiercely over whether a hip hop artist was appropriate to headline the festival.
Jay has said it was the biggest controversy he’s ever been involved in, which, considering he was once arrested for stabbing someone, is quite a statement.
'I believe that hip hop should play anywhere. I believe any music should play anywhere.'
'Rock bands, they play the small clubs, then someone discovers them and they get a record deal. With rap, you go in the studio, you make music, you put the music out, then all of a sudden you’re a star: you have a big record on the radio and you’re on stage, and you’ve never done it before.
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