Charlie Rose

JuneBug  01/02/2011 11:22 AM Report

Thank you Charlie for having my life-long mentor on the show... amazing Q&A after that amazing interview... love it... thank you!

Leet  12/29/2010 01:58 AM Report

My Name is Aleta Kerr, I have been a fan of Jay-Z (Hov) since the beginning.I just want to thank you for doing this incredible interview with Jay-Z and giving us, his fans a chance to see the bigger picture about him. Thank you.

robdverity  12/28/2010 08:43 PM Report

Here's an aspect of rap/hip-hop that may be obvious to its fans, but is totally whimsical for me (a run-of-the-mill old white classical music enthusiast, that's looking forward to Tavis Smiley's upcoming interview with Gustavo Dudamel).

Puerile crotch-groping is as about as subtle and appealing as nose-picking and equally charming; which I suspicion is the whole idea directed at convention and the establishment in general.

Just curious, would the same groping happen in Africa - or would the impact novelty take on a different hue (pun intended)?

Can't be too serious until rappers couple nose-picking with crotch grabbing, topped off with licking the offending finger - with theatrical relish. Or come up with their own encore in the race to the bottom.

1800mylogo  12/28/2010 05:41 PM Report

Dear Mr. Rose,

You're right in your closing last words in this interview when you referred to the questions from the audience as a "love-in".

The chance the audience members had to ask Jay-Z direct socially responsible questions was not seized by the audience and instead many giddy and crying fans asked irrelevant questions related to their "personal" quest and "personal" success. In my opinion, I believe the most selfish person was at 14:49, that didn't even mention her name, and, instead tried to plug her product. Jay-Z replied "that's a good question", the audience laughed, Jay-Z as a gentleman got up, took the product from the lady, and then gave it to his assistant.

I believe that Jay-Z, with his immense experience, both as a rap/hip-hop artist, and former president of Def-Jam records, has a social responsibility to address more advanced and serious issues related to the social aspect rap/hip-hop has on society.

The only audience member that asked a socially responsible question was Sean (at 12:20) the psychologist, who asked about improving/renovating the Marcy Projects, and Jay-Z answered it brilliantly, that simply renovating the Marcy projects won't help much and that the "thinking" of people who live in the projects has to change.

Here's a few questions I would of asked if I had the chance to be an audience member:

1) In your own words, Jay-Z, you used the term "greater-good". How do you view the responsibility of SOME (not all of course) rap/hip-hop artists use of pro-gang-violence and lyrics involving violence/guns and the term "stop-snitchin"?

2) Where do you believe are the the next emerging markets for rap/hip-hop artists, and do you see a regionalism of rap-artists (for example, a new Chinese rapper singing about the Chinese ghettos or Chinese projects?)

3) How do the fashion industry, telecom industry and car industry benefit from rap/hip-hop to sell their products,

and what other industries can benefit from the rap/hip-hop audience?

I probably would have other questions, instead of jumping up and down and crying at the microphone like some of those fans. Please don't get me wrong, there's nothing wrong with being a passionate fan, just, this rare type of symposium town-hall style with Jay-Z merits a more serious conversation.

Those fans should understand that Jay-Z's experience and high rankings in rap/hip-hop merit more serious socially responsible questions.

Cheers,

David Tartamella