The City’s Soundtrack: Knicks’ Comeback Triggers a Spike for “Empire State of Mind”
A 1,245 percent streaming jump for Jay-Z and Alicia Keys’ 2009 anthem after Game 4 measures the moment’s impact more clearly than any highlight reel.
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After Years of Quiet, Jay-Z Reappears With Anniversary Shows and a 40/40 Club Revival
The rapper has booked a series of live dates tied to Reasonable Doubt and The Blueprint, revived his 40/40 Club for a Fanatics Fest activation, and scheduled international shows—while remaining silent on whether new music follows.
JAY-Z Brings 30th Anniversary Show to Los Angeles’ SoFi Stadium
The one-off date caps a run of celebratory performances marking three decades since Reasonable Doubt, following a sold-out Yankee Stadium stand and his first solo concert in six years.
Jay-Z Reunites State Property at a Reformed Roots Picnic
Jay-Z’s Saturday night headlining set paired a career-spanning performance with a rare onstage gathering of the full State Property crew, while the festival itself showed the results of a necessary relocation.
Jay Z Addresses Drake, West, Minaj in Roots Picnic Freestyle
During his headlining set with The Roots at Yankee Stadium, Jay Z debuted a freestyle that responded to Drake’s recent diss and took direct aim at Kanye West and Nicki Minaj.
Jay-Z’s Roots Picnic Return Cut Through the Noise with a Freestyle That Named Names
After seven years away from festival stages, Jay-Z headlined Roots Picnic with a career-spanning set and an opening freestyle that targeted Drake, Nicki Minaj, and Kanye West directly.
Barack Obama Details Debate-Night Rap Ritual in New Rolling Stone Essay on American Music
The former president writes about listening to Jay-Z and Eminem before debates, and traces a lineage from spirituals to suffrage anthems to civil rights.
Lemonade at Ten: The Album That Broke Pop’s Rules
Ten years later, Beyoncé’s Lemonade remains a high-concept flex that redefined pop ambition, even as its cultural moment has cooled.
JAY-Z Cites Personal Fulfillment, Explains Withholding "Angry" Album
In a new GQ interview, JAY-Z states he is musically "fulfilled" and chose not to release a recent project he felt was an "angry offering" to the world.
The Stadium as Archive: JAY-Z's Yankee Residency and the Geography of Legacy
The announcement of a third Yankee Stadium show extends more than a concert run; it formalizes a spatial claim, turning a borough into a monument.