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by Jane Mayer
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10/27/2004
Jay Z
A conversation with rapper and entrepreneur Jay-Z
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A conversation with rap impresario Jay-Z about his retirement and film "Fade to Black".
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@ paul escobar: your comments are ignorant. this is just one interview..if you or anybody else wants to see more than this narrow picture of jay-z and is accomplishments/contributions just do a bit of research. or simply listen to the lyrics to jay-z's ''what more can i say?'' and think about them for a minute.. these lyrics will tell you better than ANYONE could ever articulate the contributions jay-z has made to hip hop and to young people who have practically no other role models in todays society!!
If you did not see the underlining theme that anyone can do anything that they set themselves to do... or that I can do it better than those before me, because I can see how it's done.. than you may want to watch this interview again. Charlie, thank you for allowing me the chance to get to know Mr. Carter, and thank you for being prepared for such an interview. Charlie, you give me no reason to knock the hustle!
So the moral of the story is that wealth and power are the finest ends to human life. I am not impressed. Jay-Z has many wonferful qualities, but his and Charlie's reflections on materialism needed to go much further. The emphasis on wealth and power and domination in Hip Hop (and in American culture altogether) have dulled the originality, humor, and meaningful social critique that once characterized it.
THIS INTERVIEW IS AN INSULT TO HIP HOP!!! Only an IGNORAMUS could believe that Jay-Z has contributed anything to hip-hop culture. It's telling that 99% of the interview has Charlie congratulating Jay on how rich he is. While only 1% of the interview focuses on the music. That's precisely because Jay-Z is the hip-hop worlds "Britney Spears". He, and Britney, are pop-tarts. You can't discuss music with pop-tarts. The masters of hip hop, aren't people like "50 Cent" or "Jay Z". The masters are people like "Tupac Shakur (RIP)", "Immortal Technique", "Killah Priest", "Common", "Papoose", "Mos Def", "etc. It's those people who deserve a seat at the table.
I'm inspired by Jay-Z. He is the eptiome of the American Dream. I love his sense of self...and that he believed in himself. He gives hope to others...that dreams are tangible.
very interesting interview!