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Nas, Beanie Sigel, The Lox: Jay-Z Unleashes Big Guns For "War"
Friday - October 28, 2005 by Carl "H.D." Chery & Dark Kent
Jay-Z
There was no No. 45 jersey, but teammates, both old and new, came out to support Jay-Z as he made a Michael Jordan-esque comeback last night at his "I Declare War" concert at New Jersey's Continental Airlines Arena.
The location, which also serves as home to Hov's New Jersey Nets, seemed like a fitting one. As the jerseys of Nets greats like Julius "Dr. J" Erving hung from the rafters, there was a sense of history in the air.
For those in attendance at the first of two scheduled "I Declare War" shows-the second to be held in Philadelphia tomorrow night-they got to witness a Hip-Hop reunion and a new alliance in the same night.
First there was the reunion as Beans made his return to the Roc. Dispelling rumors that he would or had signed a deal with 50 Cent's G-Unit imprint, Beans, decked out in Roc-A-Fella chains, emphatically said, "Roc for life, nigga."
If that weren't enough, later in the show Jigga was joined by Nas. In a move that many thought would never happen, the two emcees not only shared the same stage-they performed "Dead Presidents."
While Jay and Nas have reconciled, the Queens emcee take what appeared to be a jab at a certain multiplatinum MC who's also from Queens: "I don't understand niggas making all this money and being mad at the world...We're bringing NY back." (god damn i hope he shuts 50 cent down)
Despite all the speculation as to who Jay was going to "declare war on," the rest of the show was beef-free. The Lox performed with no mention of rival G-Unit. They teamed with Jay, Beans and Sauce Money for "Reservoir Dogs." The Yonkers trio even reunited with Diddy for "All About The Benjamins."
In true Jay fashion, the show also featured a host of other celebrities who have in one way or another worked with President Carter. The show included appearances by Young Jeezy, T.I., Paul Wall, LeBron James, Swizz Beatz, Akon, Tiearra Mari, Ne-Yo, Peedi Peedi, and GLC.
In between the star-studded collabos and guest appearances, Jay did perform a host of his classics like "Song Cry.," "What More Can I Say" and "Hard Knock Life," among others.
Jay-Z closed the show appropriately with "Encore." With Nas on the hook and his famous friends backing him up, Jay closed the show as only a president could-diplomatically.
"That beef sh*t is wack," he said. "We did that, we had fun. Now lets get this money."
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i wish i was at that concert lol, seeing jay-z and nas performing 'dead presidents' and 'encore' together would have been fucking awesome. Good to hear beanie sigel is not signing to gay ass G-Unit and is back with the R O C.
i heard a rumour that this concert might be going to DVD if so YAY.
Friday - October 28, 2005 by Carl "H.D." Chery & Dark Kent
Jay-Z
There was no No. 45 jersey, but teammates, both old and new, came out to support Jay-Z as he made a Michael Jordan-esque comeback last night at his "I Declare War" concert at New Jersey's Continental Airlines Arena.
The location, which also serves as home to Hov's New Jersey Nets, seemed like a fitting one. As the jerseys of Nets greats like Julius "Dr. J" Erving hung from the rafters, there was a sense of history in the air.
For those in attendance at the first of two scheduled "I Declare War" shows-the second to be held in Philadelphia tomorrow night-they got to witness a Hip-Hop reunion and a new alliance in the same night.
First there was the reunion as Beans made his return to the Roc. Dispelling rumors that he would or had signed a deal with 50 Cent's G-Unit imprint, Beans, decked out in Roc-A-Fella chains, emphatically said, "Roc for life, nigga."
If that weren't enough, later in the show Jigga was joined by Nas. In a move that many thought would never happen, the two emcees not only shared the same stage-they performed "Dead Presidents."
While Jay and Nas have reconciled, the Queens emcee take what appeared to be a jab at a certain multiplatinum MC who's also from Queens: "I don't understand niggas making all this money and being mad at the world...We're bringing NY back." (god damn i hope he shuts 50 cent down)
Despite all the speculation as to who Jay was going to "declare war on," the rest of the show was beef-free. The Lox performed with no mention of rival G-Unit. They teamed with Jay, Beans and Sauce Money for "Reservoir Dogs." The Yonkers trio even reunited with Diddy for "All About The Benjamins."
In true Jay fashion, the show also featured a host of other celebrities who have in one way or another worked with President Carter. The show included appearances by Young Jeezy, T.I., Paul Wall, LeBron James, Swizz Beatz, Akon, Tiearra Mari, Ne-Yo, Peedi Peedi, and GLC.
In between the star-studded collabos and guest appearances, Jay did perform a host of his classics like "Song Cry.," "What More Can I Say" and "Hard Knock Life," among others.
Jay-Z closed the show appropriately with "Encore." With Nas on the hook and his famous friends backing him up, Jay closed the show as only a president could-diplomatically.
"That beef sh*t is wack," he said. "We did that, we had fun. Now lets get this money."
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i wish i was at that concert lol, seeing jay-z and nas performing 'dead presidents' and 'encore' together would have been fucking awesome. Good to hear beanie sigel is not signing to gay ass G-Unit and is back with the R O C.
i heard a rumour that this concert might be going to DVD if so YAY.
but yeh it got it, it looked awesome